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Josephine Tröger is a Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Department of Energy Policy and Energy Markets, focusing on environmental attitudes, sufficiency orientation in consumer behavior, and quantitative methods in social research. She holds a PhD from the University of Koblenz-Landau, where she previously served as a lecturer in Environmental Psychology and research assistant in interdisciplinary environmental research groups (2012–2021).
Education:
- PhD in Environmental Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau (2021)
- Masters in Psychology with minors in Literature, Arts & Media (Konstanz, Monterrey, Catania)
Research Interests: Her work bridges environmental psychology and policy, emphasizing sufficiency-oriented behavior change, sustainable consumption patterns, and the psychological drivers of environmental attitudes. She employs experimental and quantitative methods to study mobility behavior, energy policy acceptance, and interventions for socio-ecological transformation.
Key Contributions: Her recent work addresses electric vehicle charging infrastructure, policy impacts on mobility habits (e.g., Deutschlandticket), and the psychological underpinnings of climate anxiety. She collaborates on EU-funded projects like FULFILL, exploring sufficiency strategies in business practices and governance.
Labs/Teams: She leads the ‘Actors and Acceptance in Energy System Transformation’ unit at Fraunhofer ISI, focusing on interdisciplinary policy research and stakeholder engagement.
