Mario Herberz

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Assistant

University of Geneva — Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPSE)
Psychology, Behavioral Economics

Supervisor/PI: Tobias Brosch

Thesis

Behavioral sustainable mobility : Insights into the cognitive and motivational drivers of individuals’ preferences

Supervisor/PI:Prof. Tobias Brosch (University of Geneva), Dr. Ulf Hahnel (Universität Basel),

Herberz, M., Uenal, F., Gouiran, M., Krainz, M., Pagel, L., Schmid, D., Spampatti, T., Vallaeys Mora, I., & Brosch, T. (2026). A systematic review and meta-analysis of communication strategies to promote climate action [Article scientifique]. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 114, 103176. Journal of environmental psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103176
Herberz, M., Engel, L., Schneider, C. R., & Brosch, T. (2026). Psychological barriers to improving carbon competence [Article scientifique]. Nature Sustainability. Nature sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01900-0

Herberz, M., Brosch, T., & Hahnel, U. (2023). The impact of perceived partisanship on climate policy support: A conceptual replication and extension of the temporal framing effect [Scientific Article]. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 86, 101972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101972

Herberz, M., Hahnel, U., & Brosch, T. (2022). Counteracting electric vehicle range concern with a scalable behavioural intervention [Scientific Article]. Nature Energy, 7(6), 503–510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01028-3
Mertens, S., Herberz, M., Hahnel, U., & Brosch, T. (2022). The effectiveness of nudging: a meta-analysis of choice architecture interventions across behavioral domains [Scientific Article]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(1), e2107346118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107346118

Pena Bello, A., Parra Mendoza, D., Herberz, M., Tiefenbeck, V., Patel, M. K., & Hahnel, U. (2021). Integration of prosumer peer-to-peer trading decisions into energy community modelling [Scientific Article]. Nature Energy, 7(1), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00950-2

Hahnel, U., Herberz, M., Pena Bello, A., Parra Mendoza, D., & Brosch, T. (2020). Becoming prosumer: revealing trading preferences and decision-making strategies in peer-to-peer energy communities [Scientific Article]. Energy Policy, 137(111098). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111098
Fell, M. J., Pagel, L., Chen, C.-f., Goldberg, M. H., Herberz, M., Huebner, G. M., Sareen, S., & Hahnel, U. (2020). Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses [Scientific Article]. Energy Research and Social Science, 68, 101646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101646
Herberz, M., Hahnel, U., & Brosch, T. (2020). The importance of consumer motives for green mobility: A multi-modal perspective [Article scientifique]. Transportation Research. A, Policy and Practice, 139, 102–118. Transportation Research. A, Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2020.06.021
Herberz, M., Brosch, T., & Hahnel, U. (2020). Kilo what? Default units increase value sensitivity in joint evaluations of energy efficiency [Article scientifique]. Judgment and Decision Making, 15(6), 972–988. Judgment and Decision Making. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1930297500008172