Daria Mundt

Daria Mundt is a Researcher in Developmental Psychology at the University of Kassel, Germany, where she has been employed in the Department of Psychology since March 2018. Her role encompasses both research and teaching, with a focus on cognitive and environmental aspects of learning and behavior. She teaches advanced seminars and project-based courses in developmental psychology, guiding students through empirical research methods within Prof. Dr. Mirjam Ebersbach's research group.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Science in Psychology, University of Kassel (2015-2018)
• Bachelor of Arts in Teaching, Learning, and Training Psychology, University of Erfurt (2012-2015)

Ms. Mundt's research spans environmental psychology, education for sustainable development, cognitive psychology (particularly the testing effect and desirable difficulties in learning), and behavioral interventions including nudging. She investigates how retrieval practice enhances retention of environmental knowledge, the context dependency of social norm interventions for pro-environmental behavior, and environmental awareness among adolescents. Her work bridges cognitive theory with practical sustainability applications through experimental methodologies.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on experimental approaches to sustainable behavior change, with multiple field experiments testing default options, social norms, and retrieval practice in environmental education contexts. Recent work emphasizes real-world applications in education for sustainable development and plastic consumption reduction.

Ms. Mundt has been actively involved in the Loewe-Schwerpunkt research project 'Desirable Difficulties in Learning' and collaborates extensively with international researchers on environmental psychology topics. She regularly presents findings at major conferences including the International Conference of Environmental Psychology and the World Environmental Education Congress.