Gloria Estefany Amaris Castro
About
My core expertise in the last ten years has been the use of mathematical models of human behaviour and decision-making. I have focused my research on disentangling the heterogeneity of choices by understanding the role of individuals' characteristics, attitudes and, more recently, psychological constructs through mathematical models. In addition to a strong background in quantitative methods, I have experience in survey design, information collection, forecasting, analysis and evaluation of strategies and policies. I have handled different types of surveys, including longitudinal and stated preference surveys. I have excellent interpersonal skills helping me to build trust with collaborating groups. I have the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team. I have had the opportunity to work simultaneously with groups from different disciplines with whom I have created solid academic links (water research, transportation, environment, health, and psychology). I have good planning, organizational and time management skills since I have been responsible for planning my own components of the work and ensuring they would be delivered on time and meet all objectives in the last ten years. I have taken on various leadership roles in previous projects, including leading tasks related to survey design and implementation, model development, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement. I have a strong early career track record in publications, with four journal papers coming out of my PhD alone.
Research
I have focused my research on disentangling the heterogeneity of choices by understanding the role of individuals' characteristics, attitudes and psychological constructs through mathematical models.
Research areas:
• Choice modelling.
• Behavioral economics.
• Sustainability, energy, water management and policies.
• Nexus between social sciences, water, energy and environment.
Publications
The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents
From mathematical models to policy design: Predicting greywater reuse scheme effectiveness and water reclamation benefits based on individuals’ preferences. Sustainable Cities and Society
Using hybrid choice models to capture the impact of attitudes on residential greywater reuse preferences.
Capturing and analysing heterogeneity in residential greywater reuse preferences using a latent class model. Journal of Environmental Management
Understanding the preferences for different types of urban greywater uses and the impact of qualitative attributes.
2023
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Amaris, Gloria;
Arellana, Julián;
Beck, Matthew;
Behrens, Roger;
Calastri, Chiara;
Hess, Stephane.
(2023)
A multi-country panel study of behaviour, perceptions and expectations during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travel Behaviour & Society
Academic article
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Amaris Castro, Gloria Estefany;
Vesely, Stepan;
Hess, Stephane;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus.
(2023)
Can competing demands affect pro-environmental behaviour: a study of the impact of exposure to partly related sequential experiments.
Ecological Economics
Academic article
2022
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Hess, Stephane;
Lancsar, Emily;
Mariel, Petr;
Meyerhoff, Jürgen;
Song, Fangqing;
van den Broek-Altenburg, Eline.
(2022)
The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents.
Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Journal publications
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Amaris, Gloria;
Arellana, Julián;
Beck, Matthew;
Behrens, Roger;
Calastri, Chiara;
Hess, Stephane.
(2023)
A multi-country panel study of behaviour, perceptions and expectations during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travel Behaviour & Society
Academic article
-
Amaris Castro, Gloria Estefany;
Vesely, Stepan;
Hess, Stephane;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus.
(2023)
Can competing demands affect pro-environmental behaviour: a study of the impact of exposure to partly related sequential experiments.
Ecological Economics
Academic article
-
Hess, Stephane;
Lancsar, Emily;
Mariel, Petr;
Meyerhoff, Jürgen;
Song, Fangqing;
van den Broek-Altenburg, Eline.
(2022)
The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents.
Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Knowledge Transfer
2022
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LectureAmaris, Gloria; Vesely, Stepan; Hess, Stephane. (2022) A choice modelling analysis of pro-environmental behaviour spillover. Stephane Hess and Erlend Dancke Sandorf The International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC) , Reykjavik, Iceland 2022-05-23 - 2022-05-25