Sandro Jenni is a PhD researcher in Psychology at the University of Zurich. His main research areas are in political and environmental psychology, as well as in the psychology of human-animal relations. He’s especially interested in factors shaping policy support for food system change, polarization around plant-based diets and animal welfare, and the measurement of individual differences in these areas.
Email: Sandro.jenni@psychologie.uzh.ch
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandro-jenni
Publications (full list here):
Jenni, S., Trenkenschuh, M., Tan, N. P.-J., Bleidorn, W., & Hopwood, C. J. (2026). Associations between romantic partners’ dietary motives and their plant-based meat alternative consumption. Appetite, 216, 108260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108260
Jenni, S., Ammann, J., Irek, J., & Hopwood, C. J. (2025). Political orientation and attitudes about agricultural reforms around sustainability. Future Foods, 12, 100825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100825
Jenni, S., De Gourville, D., & Rice, S. (2026). Reaching the right: Engaging conservatives in animal welfare. Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations, 5, e19613. https://doi.org/10.5964/phair.19613