Contact information
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-057X
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG
She/her
Elisa Becker
PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Elisa works on behaviour change interventions that help people reduce their meat intake, both online and in the real world. She is interested in emotional processing of meat and other underlying mechanisms of how and why certain interventions work.
Elisa completed an undergraduate degree in Biology at Humboldt University in Berlin, and a Master’s degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at Newcastle University. During her PhD in Psychology (University of Exeter), Elisa investigated how disgust affects meat avoidance.
Recent publications
The effect of increased availability of vegetarian meals on vegetarian meal sales in worksite cafeterias: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Journal article
Becker E. et al, (2026), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Does unmatching meat and plant-based meals change plant-based meal selection? An evaluation in an online hypothetical randomised trial
Journal article
Garnett E. et al, (2026), Appetite
Disgust and distaste - Differential mechanisms for the rejection of plant- and animal-source foods.
Journal article
Becker E. and Lawrence NS., (2025), Appetite, 212
Would you switch? Understanding intra-peak demand shifting among rail commuters
Journal article
Burger K. et al, (2023), Journal of Public Transportation, 25