Michael Siegrist

Prof. Dr. Michael Siegrist

Relation

Full Professor

Contact Data

Tel.: +41 44 632 63 21
Tel. (Sec.): +41 44 632 58 92

Address

ETH Zürich
Michael Siegrist
Institut für Umweltentscheidungen
CHN  J 76.3
Universitätstrasse 16
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

Other Addresses
ETH Zürich
Michael Siegrist
Professur für Consumer Behavior
CHN  J 76.3
Universitätstrasse 16
8092 Zürich
Switzerland
Organisations Full Professor at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology
http://www.hest.ethz.ch/
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Michael Siegrist has been Professor of Consumer Behavior at ETH Zurich since April 2007.

Michael Siegrist was born 1965 in Vordemwald. He studied psychology, economics and mass communication at the University of Zurich. He worked as a research assistant at the Psychology Department of the University of Zurich. In 1994 he wrote his dissertation at the University of Zurich. During 1997-1998 he worked as a Project Manager at the ZVSM (Zentralverband schweizerischer Milchproduzenten), Department of Marketing Research. During 1998-2000 he was a visiting researcher at Western Washington University, WA, USA (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation). He returned back to the University of Zurich, and worked as a senior researcher. He was the principal investigator of several projects examining lay people's risk perception. In 2001 he completed his 'Habilitation' at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zurich. Starting from 2004 he was also involved in research and teaching activities at ETH Zurich.

The research focus of Michael Siegrist is on risk perception, risk communication, acceptance of new technologies, and decision making under uncertainty. He is especially interested in food and consumer behavior.

Course Catalogue
701-0721-AAL Psychology
752-2120-AAL Consumer Behaviour I
752-2121-00L Consumer Behaviour II
752-2123-00L Risk Awareness, Risk Acceptance and Trust
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