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Overview
I am an environmental psychologist focusing on the social and behavioural dimensions of pro-environmental behaviour.
I have worked on public acceptance of renewable energy technologies, sustainable transport and food choices, indoor air quality behaviours, and human-technology interaction.
I am associated with CAST, the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, and I am currently working on flight reduction behaviour and Europe-wide segmentation/profile analysis of sustainable behaviour.
Publication
2026
- Tirotto, F. A. et al. 2026. Psychological and contextual drivers of indoor air quality behaviours in a deprived urban community: Evidence from participatory research. Building and Environment 289 114089. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114089)
2025
- Giorgi, I. et al., 2025. I am robot, your health adviser for older adults: do you trust my advice?. International Journal of Social Robotics 17 (5), pp.883-902. (10.1007/s12369-023-01019-8)
2023
- Tirotto, F. A. and Pahl, S. 2023. Exploring the relationship between group-level autonomy and social acceptance of geothermal energy: The role of procedural justice climate, social identity violation, and collective self-determined motivation. Psicologia sociale (3), pp.397-432. (10.1482/108588)
2022
- Giorgi, I. et al., 2022. Friendly but faulty: a pilot study on the perceived trust of older adults in a social robot. IEEE Access 10 , pp.92084-92096. (10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3202942)
- Manca, S. et al., 2022. Socio-psychological and design features related to transport choices: a focus group research in the metropolitan area of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). Frontiers in Psychology 12 808509. (10.3389/fpsyg.2021.808509)
2020
- Lai, A. E. et al., 2020. Two sides of the same coin: environmental and health concern pathways toward meat consumption. Frontiers in Psychology 11 578582. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578582)
Articles
- Tirotto, F. A. et al. 2026. Psychological and contextual drivers of indoor air quality behaviours in a deprived urban community: Evidence from participatory research. Building and Environment 289 114089. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114089)
- Giorgi, I. et al., 2025. I am robot, your health adviser for older adults: do you trust my advice?. International Journal of Social Robotics 17 (5), pp.883-902. (10.1007/s12369-023-01019-8)
- Tirotto, F. A. and Pahl, S. 2023. Exploring the relationship between group-level autonomy and social acceptance of geothermal energy: The role of procedural justice climate, social identity violation, and collective self-determined motivation. Psicologia sociale (3), pp.397-432. (10.1482/108588)
- Giorgi, I. et al., 2022. Friendly but faulty: a pilot study on the perceived trust of older adults in a social robot. IEEE Access 10 , pp.92084-92096. (10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3202942)
- Manca, S. et al., 2022. Socio-psychological and design features related to transport choices: a focus group research in the metropolitan area of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). Frontiers in Psychology 12 808509. (10.3389/fpsyg.2021.808509)
- Lai, A. E. et al., 2020. Two sides of the same coin: environmental and health concern pathways toward meat consumption. Frontiers in Psychology 11 578582. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578582)
Biography
2022: PhD in Social and Environmental Psychology, University of Plymouth, UK.
2015: MSc in Psychology of Development and Social-Work Processes, University of Cagliari, Italy.
2012: BSc in Psychological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Academic positions
2022-Present: Research Associate, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
2022: Research Assistant, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth.
2021: Research Assistant, School of Psychology, University of Cagliari.
2020-2021: Research Assistant, School of Psychology, University of Plymouth.
2020-2022: Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.