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Kira Maur is a researcher affiliated with the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNTIM) since 2025, where she works in the Department of Implementation Research. Previously, she served as a Research Assistant at the same institute from 2021 to 2024. Her work focuses on strategies that integrate climate and health protection through behavioral insights, with a specific emphasis on psychological drivers and barriers at individual, societal, and political levels.
- M.Sc. in Health Communication (University of Erfurt, 2024)
- B.Sc. in Health Promotion (University of Applied Sciences Fulda, 2020)
Her research connects behavioral science with planetary health, examining how social norms and occupational health professionals influence risk perception and willingness to adopt protective measures like workplace heat mitigation. She also explores health literacy in educational settings, analyzing curriculum integration of health-related lessons in German schools.
Her recent publications highlight behavioral interventions for climate action and health education policy. These works span subfields such as planetary health, implementation research, and environmental risk communication, reflecting interdisciplinary trends between public health and climate science.
Kira is part of the Implementation Research department at BNTIM, contributing to projects like the Planetary Health Action Survey (PACE). She has also interned at the Global Health Hub Germany and maintains ties with the University of Erfurt through her academic background.
