Jana Verdnik
Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of Ljubljana
Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education
2021–2024, MA in Psychology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Thesis: Vloga čustvene valence pri vplivu socialne opore na zaznavo bolečine: EEG raziskava [The role of emotional valence in the effect of social support on pain perception: an EEG study]
Supervisor: Satja Mulej Bratec, Ph. D. (Germany)
Co-supervisor: dr. Marina Horvat
2018–2021, BA in Psychology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Thesis: Psihometrične značilnosti vprašalnika deloholizma MWS (ang. Multidimensional Workaholism Scale) [Psychometric characteristics of the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS)]
Supervisor: dr. Marina Horvat
Teaching
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- 2024 - present: Cognitive psychology - lab course
- 2024 - present: Motivation and emotion - lab course
Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
- 2024 - present: Psychology of Eating - lab course
Research Projects
- Neural processes underlying the social regulation of emotions and pain, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor
- Working conditions and well-being at work at UKC Maribor, Center for Research and Professional Psychological Activities, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor
Presentations
- Poster: Čustveni učinki socialne opore na občutek bolečine: preliminarni rezultati [Emotional effects of social support on the perception of pain: preliminary results], presented at The 9th Slovenian Congress of Psychologists, 2023, Portorož, Slovenia
Research Interests
- Cognitive psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Differential Psychology