Leonie is a junior researcher in management and business studies, with a specific research interest in sustainable development and the necessary cognitive shifts required to implement sustainability in organisational settings.
Leonie is pursuing her doctoral degree with a focus on the micro-foundations of sustainable development. Her research links cognitive processes with hands-on sustainable decision-making and organisational actions while exploring opportunities to overcome the knowledge-behaviour gaps in sustainable development. Further areas of interest include regeneration, inner transformations, female thinkers and creative research methodologies.
Prior to joining the doctoral programme, Leonie has been working as a junior educator aiming for transformative learning experiences, particularly in sustainable development. She has presented alternative and innovative teaching approaches on several occasions and developed pedagogical course materials for university students, for example, addressing climate anxiety, sustainable entrepreneurship, Design Thinking for Sustainable Development, etc. She will continue this work throughout her doctoral journey and beyond.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulleonie
