Christine Kawa

Christine Kawa is a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, with primary responsibilities at the Rheinbach campus. She is actively involved in the Business Psychology program, teaching Decision Psychology, supervising experimental psychology internships, and overseeing the Topsim business simulation game. Additionally, she contributes to the Healthy University Project through health surveys, evaluation of workplace health promotion measures, and marketing activities.

• Email: christine.kawa@h-brs.de
• Locations: Rheinbach (G029) and Sankt Augustin (G131)

Research Interests:

Her research focuses on applying behavioral economics principles, particularly nudging techniques, to improve health-related decision-making in educational and workplace settings. Key areas include:

• Healthy eating promotion through environmental cues
• Individual differences in nudge effectiveness
• Adolescent nutrition behavior
• Workplace health interventions
• Online behavioral experiments

Publications Overview: Christine's recent work examines how subtle nudges influence food choices in cafeterias and schools, with a focus on scalable interventions for public health. Her research combines experimental psychology with practical applications in education and workplace health.

Administrative Roles: She provides academic advising for bachelor's students, coordinates rooms, and represents the program at events like trade fairs and study information days.

Labs & Projects: Christine is a core member of the Healthy University Project team, conducting field and online experiments to evaluate health promotion strategies.