Dr Katharine Steentjes

Dr Katharine Steentjes was CAST Co-ordinator based at Cardiff University and mainly responsible for designing and delivering project 1.4 under Theme 1, which entailed multi-wave, multi-country surveys on public perceptions of climate change with a special focus on the Centre’s…

Dr Lois Player

Lois Player is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. Her PhD research explores the public acceptability of climate transport policies, and she routinely collaborates with local policymakers to help them design fair, effective…

Dr Kaloyan Mitev

Dr Kaloyan Mitev is an environmental psychologist and a behavioural scientist. He currently works at the Competence Centre for Behavioural Insights, EU Policy Lab, at the Joint Research Centre, EU Commission. His work is focused in the areas of climate change,…

Katharine Lee

Katharine Lee is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. Her doctoral research explored adolescents’ understandings of and responses to climate change. Following this, she won an ESRC one-year postdoctoral fellowship to further expand…

Dr Caroline Verfuerth

Dr Caroline Verfuerth is a lecturer at Cardiff University Business School and her research is focused on creating a climate-friendly, healthier, and fairer food system. She joined Cardiff Business School in 2024 after working as a Research and Knowledge Exchange…

Dr Steve Westlake

Dr Steve Westlake is a Research Fellow at Cardiff University. He was formerly a Knowledge Exchange Associate for CAST, and has worked in the Climate Change Committee secretariat. Steve’s research explores how leading by example with high-impact pro-environmental behaviour influences the…

Dr Jo Swaffield

Dr Jo Swaffield’s current research at Newcastle University focuses on the acceptance, adoption and effectiveness of sustainable technologies. She is working on three projects that explore these areas with a focus on water and energy use in the home. This…

Dr James Graham

Dr James Graham is a Senior Research Associate with the Science, Society and Sustainability (3S) research group and CAST, based at the Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. His research has moved from a background in green technology and policy to a thesis…

Dr Susan Lee

Dr Susan Lee is a Research Fellow within the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) employed by Leeds University Business School. Her current research assesses consumer food purchase behaviours in response to external shocks, the usefulness of eco-labelling and the impact…

Dr Paul Bain

Dr Paul Bain is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Psychology at the University of Bath, with expertise in social and cross-cultural psychology. Paul is currently the University of Bath Pathway Lead for Sustainable Futures in the South West Doctoral Training…