Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Prof
Bond University, Faculty of Society & Design
4229 Gold Coast
Australia
Accepting PhD Students
Research activity per year
Dr Oliver Baumann is an experimental psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist researching how environments—both built and natural—shape cognition, memory, and emotional wellbeing. His work integrates human behavioural testing, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and virtual reality to address both fundamental and applied psychological questions.
His research spans three key areas:
•Environmental psychology – Exploring how indoor and outdoor spaces influence cognitive performance, mood, and physiological stress responses, with applications in workplace design, urban planning, and education.
•Memory and spatial cognition – Investigating the mechanisms underlying wayfinding, spatial memory, and the impact of environmental factors on navigation.
•Applied cognitive science – Examining attention, decision-making, and memory retention in high-stakes environments, including law enforcement and healthcare.
Dr Baumann’s work has been widely cited, has influenced real-world applications in urban design, workplace performance, and investigative procedures, and has been featured in leading academic journals and international media outlets.
Dr Oliver Baumann supervises research projects across environmental psychology, applied cognitive science, and workplace psychology, examining how physical and social environments influence cognition, wellbeing, and behaviour. His projects integrate methodologies such as behavioural testing, neuroimaging, virtual reality, and psychophysiological measures.
He is particularly interested in how built and natural environments affect memory, attention, stress, and decision-making. Recent projects have explored biophilic design, open-plan office acoustics, urban density and psychological wellbeing, and psychosocial aspects of the workplace, including employee wellbeing, decision-making under stress, and the impact of environmental design on performance and engagement.
Dr Baumann welcomes discussions with prospective PhD students interested in interdisciplinary and applied research at the intersection of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, environmental design, and workplace studies, including those with industry collaborations or real-world applications.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Psychology, PhD, Neural correlates of audio-visual motion perception during execution of smooth pursuit eye movements and the role of the neocerebellum in eye-movements, an fMRI study. , University of Regensburg
1 Dec 2003 → 6 Dec 2006
Award Date: 6 Dec 2006
Psychology, Master, Direct Scaling of Loudness: Experimental testing of fundamental assumptions. , University of Regensburg
20 Oct 1997 → 24 Nov 2003
Award Date: 2 Dec 2003
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Oliver Baumann (Advisor)
Activity: Professional Development, Mentorship, Supervision and Other Activities › Other
Daniela Ottmann (Speaker) & Oliver Baumann (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
James Birt (Speaker) & Oliver Baumann (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Oliver Baumann (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Oliver Baumann (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
22/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
5/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Rob Marc Orr, Suzanne Gough & Oliver Baumann
5/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Cindy Jingwen Jones & Oliver Baumann
3/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment