Lisa-Maria completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge, in the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy and the Political Psychology Lab.Her research focuses on supporting effective behavioural change and improving judgment and decision-making in complex societal and organisational contexts. Her experimental studies with UK Members of Parliament and European politicians examine how misperceptions of public support for climate policies can discourage stronger climate action, and how interventions can reduce these perception gaps. Her research received international media coverage, including interviews with The Guardian and The Times Radio.

She was awarded a Policy Innovation Grant by the Centre for Science and Policy supporting her policy engagement, which informs ongoing discussions across the UK Parliament, the European Union, and senior industry leaders on the implications of her findings for sustainability leadership. As a science communicator and researcher, she has for instance delivered several invited talks for the UK Parliament including the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Anti-Corruption and the Parliament Climate and Environment Hub, as well as presented keynotes for European policymakers and contributed as an expert speaker to several policy and corporate roundtables ranging from global leading Energy companies looking at how to best position the green transition, to multinational banks interested in promoting sustainable behaviour within their organisations and among their consumers.         

Prior to her PhD, she conducted research at the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication in the University of Cambridge Mathematics Department. 

Areas of interests include organisational behaviour, consumer psychology, decision-making among policy and corporate leaders, behavioural policy, and the psychology of what can drive green transitions across both the public and industry stakeholders.