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M.Sc. Marie Heitfeld

Ph.D. student

Biography

Research interests:

In my PhD research, I investigate how individual concepts of social justice and dispositions of justice sensitivity affect the perception of policies. I am especially interesed in understanding differences in perceived fairness and thus acceptance of climate policy measures.

In particular, I want to better understand political opinion making and perceptions of fairness of passive bystanders and active opponents of socio-ecological transformation efforts. I will use multimethod approaches to examine the interplay of personal factors with situational factors such as framing and design of policy measures.

 

Scholarships

2023 – today: Full PhD Scholarship by Deutsche Bundestiftung Umwelt

2011 – 2018: Student Scholarship by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

 

Practical Experience

2018 – today: Policy Advisor for Education for Sustainable Development, Germanwatch e.V.

2022 – 2023: Researcher at Institut Futur, Freie Universität Berlin

2017 – 2018: Research Assistant at the department for Cognition, Action, and Sustainability, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

 

Education

2017 – 2018: Semester abroad at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands

(Focus of studies: Environmental Psychology)

2015 – 2018: M.Sc. Cognitive Psychology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

2013 – 2014: Semester abroad at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Canada

2011 – 2014: B.Sc. Psychology, Universität Münster, Germany