Principal research areas:
Environmental psychology, applied social psychology, and research methodology; including: decision processes, risk issues, hazards and safety, residential behavior, environmental stress (e.g., noise), appraisal of simulated images of environments, teaching quality, survey methods, and structural frameworks.

Suggestions for thesis topics:

Appraisal of Internet/WWW-based approaches to risk communication
        <assessing the utility of websites re hazards such as fires, floods, storms>
The effects of verbal versus visual information on disaster preparedness
        <looking at the impacts on brochures, videos, websites>
The influence of cultural background and profession on risk attitudes
        <comparing pertinent groups of people, utilizing risk questionnaires>
Relation and interaction between risk orientations and actual risk-taking
        <measuring and analysing correlation b/w risk attitudes and behaviors>
The influence of decision-making styles in dealing with risks
        <applying several pertinent scales; developing a model>
Validity of computer-simulations of environments in assessment tasks
        <using 'virtual reality' presentations of real built or natural env's>
The influence of beliefs and motivations on gambling behavior
        <e.g., perceived chances; looking at regular &  problem gambling>
Comparison of scaling approaches (CA/FA/MDS) to hazard perception
        <to be done for a set of hazards investigated previously>
Empirical evaluation of the usefulness of decision-aiding systems
        <employing some existing DAS software>
Sign-posting and way-finding on a university campus
        <How are way-finding problems solved? Impacts of sign-posting?>
The relevance of environmental quality for residential choice
        <incl. a comparison to BR's respective research in Germany>
Perception and evaluation of 'quietness' vs 'noiseness' in public places
        <e.g., trains, offices, restaurants, pubs, shopping venues, waiting rooms>
Preferred sound levels for different types of music
        <considering personal factors (preferences) and situation/context (venue)>
Customer response to music & messages in telephone interactions
        <do people like it or not, and why so; interference caused>
Cross-cultural differences in expressing delight and praise
        <using a set of situations, a set of words, and several nationalities>
The psychological functions of 'virtual' relationships
        <looking at internet-based interactions between two people>
Allocation of personal time: intentions and behaviors
        <decision-making about time in occupational & private contexts>
Psychometric impacts of questionnaire formats in WWW-based surveys
        <comparing "paper-and-pencil" surveys with data collection via the internet>
Psychological factors of responses to course evaluation surveys
        <incl. re-analyses of existing data sets>
 

NOTE:  Further suggestions are welcome if they fit into my research areas - feel free to contact me.