Psychological Research Institute
About the Institute
Psychological Research Institute at AEH gathers research and teaching staff conducting studies in the field of psychology and related disciplines. The Institute was established in 2024 and comprises research teams and centers. We actively carry out research projects, utilizing our laboratories. As part of our activities, we plan and conduct scientific seminars, training related to psychological research, and conferences.
In the discipline of psychology, which we are involved in, the university has an academic category A along with the authority to educate PhD students.
Research and teaching staff of the Institute
Our Institute brings together active researchers, didacticians and practitioners, as well as PhD students and undergraduates interested in developing research in various areas of psychology, cognitive science and interdisciplinary issues.
| Name | E-mail address | Main areas of research profile and research interests | Positions held |
| dr hab., prof. AEH Konrad Janowski |
k.janowski@vizja.pl | research in the field of clinical psychology, focusing on adaptation to life with chronic illness, neuropsychological diagnostics, measurement tools: developing psychometric tools in clinical psychology and health psychology
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Since 2019: Rector, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw; Since 2023: Member of the Team for the Development of the Education System and the Higher Education and Science System |
| dr Piotr Kałowski | p.kalowski@vizja.pl | psycholinguistics, verbal irony in psychological perspective, cross-cultural differences in humor, humor on the Internet, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
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Roles in UEHS: Academic staff, supervisor of master’s studies in psychology in English; technical editor at Advances in Cognitive Psychology External Roles: Member of the research team at Language and Humour Lab; deputy editor-in-chief at Psychology of Language and Communication journal; translator of scientific content from Polish to English in the field of psychology |
| dr Guiseppe Leonardi | g.leonardi@vizja.pl | experimental psychology, dynamic analyses of naturalistic human interactions, recurrence quantification analysis, fractal analysis
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School of Human Sciences UEHS – Dean |
| mgr Anna Olechowska | a.mitrowska@vizja.pl | social psychology, cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, cognitive flexibility
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Head of the EEG Laboratory; Supervisor of the 3.5-year psychology program |
| prof. Mieczysław Plopa | m.plopa@vizja.pl | psychology of close relationships (marital, cohabiting, homosexual relationships); significance of family in human life; values, goals, and life tasks of young adults
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Roles in UEHS: Chairman of the Scientific Council; Chairman of the Doctoral Committee in Psychology; Member of the Senate |
| dr hab., prof. AEH Hanna Przybyła-Basista |
h.przybyla-basista@vizja.pl | psychological well-being, marital and family conflicts, marriage, parenthood, research on determinants of effective individual and family adaptation to changes, adaptation in immigration conditions, socio-cultural and psychological adaptation of immigrants
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Member of the Scientific Council of the UEHS; Member of the Doctoral School Council of the UEHS – Psychology discipline (since 2022); hair of the Recruitment Committee established for the Psychology discipline in the UEHS (since 2022) |
| dr hab., prof. AEH Radosław Rogoza |
r.rogoza@vizja.pl | personality psychology, the trait of narcissism, psychometrics, psychological measurement and various advanced statistical methods that help to better understand the constructs under investigation
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Head of the Psychological Tests Laboratory at UEHS; Deputy Director of the Psychology Research Institute at UEHS; Principal Investigator of the National Science Center Research Grant OPUS (2020/39/B/HS6/00052 and 2023/49/B/HS6/00067) |
| prof. Ryszard Stachowski | r.stachowski@vizja.pl | academic profile history of psychological thought, history of Polish psychological thought, methodology of psychological research
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| dr hab., prof. AEH Anna Zajenkowska |
a.zajenkowska@vizja.pl | primarily on clinical and social psychology, individual differences and cognitive psychology, psychoanalytic understanding of social phenomena, psychodynamic psychotherapy, mentalization, phenomenon of hostile attributions, encoding of social informations (eyetracking)
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Director of the Psychology Research Institute at UEHS; Chair of the Group Section and Member of the Board at the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (EFPP); Principal Investigator of the National Science Center grant, Sonata BIS (2021/42/E/HS6/00018) Head of the Center for the Treatment of Personality Difficulties and Disorders (Dialog Therapy Center), co-director of the Hostility Exclusion Aggression Lab (HEALab) |
| dr Małgorzata Foryś-Nogala | m.forys-nogala@vizja.pl | psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, educational psychology
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Vice-Dean of the School of Human Sciences at UEHS; Head of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Linguistic and Educational Research (ICLER) at UEHS; Scientific and Technical Specialist in the Experimental Linguistics Lab team, led by Prof. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic |
| dr hab., prof. AEH Aleksandra Korwin-Szymanowska |
a.korwin-szymanowska@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Joanna Durlik | j.durlik@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Katarzyna Awruk | k.awruk@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Krzysztof Kiełkiewicz | k.kielkiewicz@vizja.pl | – | – |
| prof. Maria Ryś | m.rys@vizja.pl | – | – |
| prof. Ryszard Kościelak | r.koscielak@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Sebastian Skalski-Bednarz | s.skalski-bednarz@vizja.pl | – | – |
| prof. Stanisława Steuden | s.steuden@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Ilona Laskowska-Levy | i.laskowska-levy@vizja.pl | – | – |
| dr Miranda Chi Kuan Mak | m.mak@vizja.pl (komunikacja w jęz. angielskim) | – | – |
| dr Małgorzata Pięta-Lendzion | m.pieta-lendzion@vizja.pl | intersection of clinical psychology and health psychology
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| mgr Maria Leniarska | – | personality psychology, individual differences, the trait of narcissism
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| mgr Piotr Nowicki | p.nowicki@vizja.pll | – | – |
| mgr Małgorzata Krawczyk | m.krawczyk@vizja.pl | – | – |
| prof. dr hab. Peter Jonason | p.jonason@vizja.pl, Pkjonason@gmail.com | psychometrics, personality, evolution, romantic relationships, sex differences, sexuality
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Full professor of psychology |
| mgr Katarzyna Obarska | k.obarska@vizja.pl | clinical psychology, clinical sexology, integrative psychotherapy, behavioural and substance abuse, statistics
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Internship supervisor for the field of psychology with a specialisation in psychotherapy and sex therapy at UEHS |
| dr Katarzyna Wisiecka | k.wisiecka@vizja.pl | neuropsychology, psychophysiology, social synchronisation, cognitive psychology, mindfulness, eye tracking, HCI (Human Computer Interaction)
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co-coordinator of the Chillout Studies programme at AEH |
PHD Students
| Name | E-mail address |
| Katarzyna Czajkowska | – |
| Michał Skoniecki | m.skoniecki@vizja.pl |
| Agata Sosnowska | a.sosnowska@vizja.pl |
People Research Teams & Centers Grants Research Laboratories Events
The following research teams and centres operate within the institute:
- Hostility Exclusion Aggression Lab (HEALab)
Head: Anna Zajenkowska, PhD; Joanna Rajchert, PhD
www.healab.pl - Interdisciplinary Centre for Linguistic and Educational Research (ICLER)
Head: Małgorzata Foryś-Nogala, PhD
Grants
The institute carries out research projects under awarded grants.
List of projects[pdf, 214 KB]
Research facilities
EEG laboratory
University of Economics and Human Sciences
Okopowa 59 street, 01-043 Warsaw
The EEG Laboratory is a modern facility situated in the basement of the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw. The room, divided into larger and smaller sections, is equipped with 5 computers and rows of chairs for students and research participants. Additionally, our laboratory houses specialized tools including computers for stimulus presentation, EEG-USG cables, hairdressing towels, syringe caps, syringes, blunt needles, and Supervisc gel. Within this space, we conduct both scientific research and classes for students, focusing on enhancing their understanding of EEG technology.
Eyetracking
Within the laboratory, we have access to mobile eyetrackers: Pupil Labs Invisible. They resemble traditional glasses, allowing respondents to remain inconspicuous in public settings. Such eyetrackers are well-suited not only for laboratory research but especially for field studies.
We welcome your research collaboration!
As a university, we are committed to fostering mutual idea exchange. Therefore, we extend an invitation to all researchers interested in advancing EEG research to collaborate with us.
We are optimistic that through our joint efforts, we will discover common solutions, leading to fruitful cooperation. Cooperation contact:
Anna Zajenkowska PhD, a.zajenkowska@vizja.pl
Anna Olechowska, M.A., Head of EEG laboratory, a.olechowska@vizja.pl