Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm

robert.boehm@gmail.com

Fellow (Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB))

Contact

C19.01.15

Mailing address

Universität Erfurt
Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB)
Postfach 90 02 21
99105 Erfurt

Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm

About the person

Robert Böhm is Professor of Social Psychology in the Context of Work, Society and Economy at the University of Vienna. There he heads the Social and Economic Psychology group and is director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Social and Behavioural Research in Antimicrobial Resistance (SABRAR). He is also co-director and co-founder of the Antimicrobials: Behaviour and Cognition (ABC) network.

He completed his doctorate in the intersection of psychology and behavioural economics at the University of Jena in 2010. This was followed by research positions at the University of Erfurt, RWTH Aachen University and the University of Copenhagen, where he was Professor of Applied Social Psychology and Behavioural Science. Since 2021, he has been researching and teaching at the University of Vienna on socially relevant behaviour in the context of global challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.

Curriculum Vitae

About the research project

During his stay at the IPB, Robert Böhm will focus on the role of individual decisions and social dynamics in the context of global challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases and climate change. The focus is on questions of how people react to complex risks and corresponding political measures and how their behaviour in turn influences political processes.

With its interdisciplinary approach and innovative methods, the project contributes to the development of effective communication strategies and behavioural interventions. It thus strengthens central research objectives of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour: the promotion of social transformations and the improvement of political acceptance in times of planetary crises.

Duration: 01 July 2025 - 31 October 2025