Tabea Melina Hoffmann
Postdoctoral Associate
Affiliate, Gund Institute for Environment
PRONUNCIATION she/her
- Ph.D., University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- M.S., University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2020
- B.S., University of Tübingen, Germany, 2018
BIO
Tabea is an Environmental Psychologist whose work focuses on the psychology of pro-environmental change. Broadly, her research examines the dynamic relationships between values, identities, and social norms—how they shape sustainable behavior, and in turn, how behavior can reinforce or shift them. She is also interested in how people advocate for climate action and communicate about environmental issues. Tabea earned her Ph.D. from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), where she conducted an interdisciplinary doctoral project at the intersection of Urban Planning and Psychology. During this time, she was also a visiting scholar at Boston College. Before beginning her Ph.D., Tabea received a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Tübingen (Germany) in 2018 and a Research Master’s in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 2020.
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Bio
Tabea is an Environmental Psychologist whose work focuses on the psychology of pro-environmental change. Broadly, her research examines the dynamic relationships between values, identities, and social norms—how they shape sustainable behavior, and in turn, how behavior can reinforce or shift them. She is also interested in how people advocate for climate action and communicate about environmental issues. Tabea earned her Ph.D. from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), where she conducted an interdisciplinary doctoral project at the intersection of Urban Planning and Psychology. During this time, she was also a visiting scholar at Boston College. Before beginning her Ph.D., Tabea received a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Tübingen (Germany) in 2018 and a Research Master’s in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 2020.