CLIMATE CHANGE EMOTIONS · THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROJECT
Team
Shared questions.
Different perspectives.
We brought together environmental psychology, clinical psychology and neuroscience to better understand emotions related to climate change.
PL × NO
Polish–Norwegian research collaboration
The people involved in the Climate Change Emotions project. Roles and affiliations below refer to their work within the project.
Project leadership
A collaboration between the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, NTNU and SWPS University.
Principal investigator · Nencki Institute PAS
Cognitive and affective psychology, and imaging the structure and function of the human brain.
Partner team lead · NTNU
Psychological aspects of climate change and the role of emotions in pro-environmental action.
Partner team lead · SWPS University
Coping with climate change and the mechanisms underlying related psychological difficulties.
Research team
From interviews and psychological tools to experiments, neuroimaging and data analysis.
Postdoctoral researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
Developing research methods to better understand emotions and the psychological aspects of climate change.
Doctoral researcher in the project · Nencki Institute PAS
Climate emotions and their role in communication, decision-making and climate action.
Doctoral researcher in the project · NTNU
Links between emotions, wellbeing and the natural environment, and their relationship to pro-environmental attitudes and behaviour.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
MRI research, IT infrastructure and data management within the project.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
Emotion processing, social cognition and mental health.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
How emotions, bodily sensations and external factors influence behaviour and decision-making.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
The neurobiological foundations of language; supporting fMRI data analysis within the project.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
Cognitive neuroscience and support for fMRI data analysis within the project.
Researcher · Nencki Institute PAS
Research on brain plasticity; supporting the project’s visual design.
Collaborators
People who contributed additional expertise and research perspectives to the project.
Collaborator · University of Warsaw
Emotional responses to climate change and the psychology of action to protect the climate and the environment.
Collaborator · Nencki Institute PAS
Developing questionnaires to study the psychological aspects of climate change.
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Prof. Roxanna Morote Rios
Collaborator · NTNU
KC
Dr Katia Chaton-Østlie
Collaborator · NTNU
Explore our work
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