M. Sc. Psychology

The environmental and social psychologist Mia Gesa Lehn researches psychological factors influencing collective environmental behavior and the potential of artistic approaches to shape socio-ecological transformation processes in participatory and inclusive ways. 

At the IÖW, she is working on the citizen science study “Be Mobile in Your Own Way”, which focuses on healthy and sustainable mobility behavior and the barriers to civic action. In the REsI project, she investigates how emotions motivate and maintain collective environmenal behavior in the long term.

Publications │ Projects

Main focus

• Social and environmental psychology
• Collective environmental behavior
• Participation and involvement
   

Experience

• Since 05/2025: Researcher at the IÖW
• Since 03/2023: Freelance environmental psychologist, including “Klima-Wegweiser” project and “BNEhoch3” project
• 2022 – 2025: Consultant at Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (german green party) for state of Berlin
• 04/2020 – 07/2020: Internship at e-fect dialog evaluation consulting eG
• 01/2020 – 04/2020: Internship at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
   

Education

• 2016 – 2021: M. Sc. Psychology, University of Hamburg
• 02/2018 – 12/2018: Master of Research Exchange Program, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australien
• 2013 – 2016: B. Sc. Psychology, University of Hamburg
   

Commitment and committees

• Since 03/2023: Board member of Wandelwerk e. V.
• Since 04/2023: KlasseKlima (Berlin University of the Arts)
• 2020 – 2022: Board member of the Initiative Psychologie im Umweltschutz (IPU)