Dr. Helena Müller

Establishment and management of an interdisciplinary research group on sustainable urban development

Promotion of interdisciplinary teamwork

Planning, implementation, and evaluation of surveys

Co-organization of events for researchers, teachers, and students

Since 2020 research assistant at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences 

Dr. phil. Psychology, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a.M.

M.Sc. Psychology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

B.Sc. Psychology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Psychological contributions to transdisciplinary/transformative research

Sustainable urban development

Person-environment interactions

Research Group on Sustainable Urban Development

System Innovation for Sustainable Development (s:ne)

Citizen Panel

Hanss, D., Ogunbode, C.A., Doran, R., Renkel, J.E, Müller, H. […], Yadav, R. (2025). Evidence for motivated control? Climate change related distress is positively associated with domain-specific efficacy beliefs and climate action. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 106, 102695.

Zeitler, A., Müller, H., Meyer, H., Führ, M., Kleihauer, S. & Hanss, D. (2024). Die Wärmewende gemeinsam gestalten: Einsichten aus einem transdisziplinären Forschungsprojekt. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 26, 18-33.

Eisen, C., Schenten, J., Theis, A., Rehn-Groenendijk, J., Helferich, M., Müller, H. & Hanss, D. (2024). Towards system innovation for more sustainable chemistry: Insights into consumers' perceptions, knowledge, and behavior related to traceability and product design strategies along leather supply chains. Frontiers in Sustainability, 5, DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1351638.

Müller, H., Novotny, T. L., Theis, A., Engel, L., Schweikert, M., Albers, V. K., Eisen, C., & Hanss, D. (2024). Using insights on potential users' behavior and transport requirements to inform the development of a more sustainable vehicle concept as part of a mobility transition. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 23, 100979, DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2023.100979.

Müller, H., & Rehn-Groenendijk, J. (2023). Increasing impact for sustainable development: Environmental psychology in transformative research. Umweltpsychologie, 27(2), 246-249.

Müller, H., Rehn-Groenendijk, J., & Wasmer, A. (2023). Small-scale urban design interventions: A framework for deploying cities as resource for mental health and mental health literacy. Frontiers in Environmental Psychology, 14, 1112209. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1112209.

Theis, A., Helferich, M., Schweikert, M., Eisen, C., Frommer, B., Führ, M., Meyer, H., Müller, H. & Hanss, D. (2021). Gemeinschaftsbüros – Eine psychologische Analyse der Nutzungsintention und Ableitung von Gestaltungsempfehlungen. Forschungsbericht des Darmstädter Instituts für Wirtschaftspsychologie der Hochschule Darmstadt. ISBN: 978-3-96187-008-0

Müller, H. (2021). Umzüge älterer Menschen in gemeinschaftliche Mehrgenerationen-Wohnprojekte – Eine umweltpsychologische Studie. Opladen: Barbara Budrich.