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.

RM

Prof. Roxanna Morote Rios

Collaborator · NTNU

KC

Dr Katia Chaton-Østlie

Collaborator · NTNU

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