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Speerpunten

My main research interests focus on understanding environmental behaviour, in particular household energy use and car use. I am especially interested in understanding which individual and situational factors affect intrinsic motivation to act pro-environmentally. Also, I study which factors affect the effectiveness and acceptability of environmental policy and technology. I am involved in various interdisciplinary research projects that aim to understand how to realise a sustainable energy transition. Among other activities, I am past-president of the Environmental Division of the International Association of Applied Psychology, member of the Advisory Group on Energy for Horizon 2020, member of the Board of Directors of the University of Twente, member of the scientific board of the Groningen Energy and Sustainability Program, and associated member of the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure. Also, I coordinate the European PERSON platform (see www.person.eu) that aims to unite and advise socio-economic research on the human dimensions of sustainable energy transtiions aimed to promote a secure, clean and efficient energy system.

Publicaties

A critical reflection on behavioural difficulty: proposing a barrier-first approach

A systematic review of public acceptability and perceived impacts of eleven energy sources and mitigation technologies

Circular citizenship behaviors: How individuals can promote systemic change toward a circular economy

Climate action on Twitter: perceived barriers for actions and actors, and sentiments during COP26

How company history and hydrogen type shape public trust and acceptability: A reputation management perspective

Reducing environmental pressure through a more circular consumption of clothes

Representing the drivers of lifestyle change in Integrated Assessment Models using theories from environmental psychology: introducing the Motivation, Agency, and Past Behaviour (MAP) framework

Temporal stability of public acceptability of novel and established energy technologies

Understanding the Drivers of Workplace Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Role of Biospheric Values and Efficacy Beliefs

Values at work: Understanding how individual and perceived organisational values relate to employees' motivation and pro-environmental behaviour at work

Pers/media

Met schuldgevoel vliegen naar de Spaanse zon? Niet nodig, stelt Bernice Notenboom

Heat pump truther or denier – which side are you in the battle dividing Britain?

How to reduce your waste on Black Friday

Groene waterstof: 12 miljoen euro voor onderzoek naar impact

Nieuw onderzoek van start naar sociaaleconomische impact waterstof

Klimaatdoelen alleen haalbaar als ook onze leefstijl verandert

Gedragsverandering onmisbaar voor CO2-neutraal Nederland