Research Team

Prof. Aleksandra Luszczynska

Professor of Psychology, specializing in processes of health behavior change (e.g., psychosocial aspects of interventions promoting a healthy diet and physical activity) and psychosocial resources facilitating recovery in contexts of stress and illness. She is Senior Co-Editor of Health Psychology section of Social Science and Medicine. She has also been working as an editor or editorial board member for 7 journals in the area of health and clinical psychology. Her research has been continuously supported since 2009 (e.g., Horizon 2020, 7^th Framework Program, Joint Programming Initiative – Healthy Diet for Healthy Life). She is the leader of the CARE-BEH.
Email: aluszczynska@swps.edu.pl
For research output see Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-3692-2014 or CV: https://tinyurl.com/2um6cf45.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-9544,
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pl/citations?user=t9yaijMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao,
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Anna Banik

Doctor of psychology, public health specialist. She is a postdoctoral researcher and co-investigator in national and European Commisson funded research projects. Her research field includes determinants of health behaviors, such as diet and physical activity, as well as predictors of the quality of life of people with chronic diseases. She is the Principal Investigator in a research project funded by the National Science Center, Poland, which aims to identify the role of psychosocial determinants of physical activity in youth and adults. She is the author of several publications and conference presentations.
Email: abanik@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-8674-9981
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?pli=1&authuser=1&user=MvmedskAAAAJ,
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Paulina Krzywicka

Doctor of Psychology, a postdoctoral researcher at the CARE-BEH. Her research interests combine aspects of health and environmental psychology, centering around human-environment interactions, environmental preferences, sounds, soundscapes, and restorative environments. Her current research deals with psychosocial and environmental determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior.
Email: pkrzywicka1@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-1959-7535
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Monika Boberska

Doctor of Psychology (SWPS University, Wroclaw). Principal Investigator in a research project funded by the National Science Centre, Poland. She has worked as a research assistant in national and European Commission – funded research projects. Author and reviewer of scientific publications and conference presentations.
Email: mboberska@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-3685-3721
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.pl/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=pl&user=FKqto5oAAAAJ
Research gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Monika_Boberska
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Zofia Szczuka

Assistant professor at SWPS University, Katowice, Poland, and associate research fellow at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. Her research interests focus on modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior. Awarded with a scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland. She is currently involved in international and national research projects funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, and the European Commission.
Email: zszczuka@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-2443-532X
Research gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zofia_Szczuka
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Izabela Pawlowska

Doctor of Psychology, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and supervisor. Senior lecturer at Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology at SWPS University in Wroclaw, Poland. Director of post-graduate studies in psychological diagnosis. Lecturer and supervisor in post-graduate school of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Her main interests include psychology of mental and somatic health, psycho-oncology, psychological diagnosis, abnormal psychology – especially psychopathology of personality, and psychotherapy.
Email: ipawlowska@swps.edu.pl
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Ewa Kulis

Doctor of Psychology (SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland); MA in psychology (at SWPS University, Poland); Bachelor’s degree in physical education (at Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Poland). The office worker at the CARE-BEH, a research assistant in National and European Commission – funded research projects. She was a scholarship recipient at the National Science Center, Poland. An author of scientific publications and conference presentations.
Email: ekulis@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-9631-3962
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Maria Siwa

Doctor of Psychology (SWPS University, Wroclaw). MA in international relations (Wroclaw University, Poland). Research assistant in projects funded by the National Science Center and the European Commission.
Email: msiwa@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-0846-0904
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Karolina Lobczowska

Doctor of Psychology (SWPS University, Wroclaw). Psychologist during the certification process in cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Research Assistant in the project: “Effectiveness of existing policies for lifestyle interventions – Policy Evaluation Network (PEN)”, and as a volunteer in the projects: “Co-Create: Confronting obesity: co-creating policy with youth” and “Physical activity and quality of life: dyadic research in the context of formulating individual, dyadic and collaborative plans”.
Email: karolina.lobczowska@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-8589-9494
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dominika Wietrzykowska, MA

Psychologist, PhD student at SWPS University. Her interests encompass affective and cognitive determinants of health behaviour, specifically predictors of sedentary behaviour.
Email: dseniuk@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-7467-0707
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Hanna Zaleskiewicz, MA

Psychologist, PhD student at SWPS University. Research assistant at the CARE-BEH.
Email: hzaleskiewicz@st.swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-2570-7315
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Ernest Swora, MA

MA in Psychology, SWPS University in Wroclaw, Poland. Psychologist during the certification process in clinical psychology and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Affiliate Lecturer at SWPS University, a practitioner in psychiatry care. His main interests include psychosocial rehabilitation of people with psychotic disorders.
Email: eswora@swps.edu.pl
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Jowita Misiakowska, MA

MA in Psychology, SWPS University in Wroclaw, Poland. Research assistant at the CARE-BEH. Psychologist during the certification process in clinical psychology and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. As a psychologist, she works with patients diagnosed with depression, affective, and anxiety disorders.
Email: jmisiakowska@swps.edu.pl
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Anna Kornafel, MA

Psychologist, PhD student at SWPS University. Research assistant at the CARE-BEH. Her research interests focus on health and sports psychology, including those related to predictors of alternative protein consumption, obesity, diabetes, and physical activity. 
Email: akornafel@swps.edu.pl
ORCID:  0009-0009-2519-5186
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Natalia Paduszyńska, MA

MA in Psychology, SWPS University in Wroclaw, Poland. Research assistant at the CARE-BEH. As a psychologist, she works with patients diagnosed with affective, anxiety, and eating disorders. Natalia is also a zoopsychologist specializing in canine behavioral problems.  Email: npaduszynska@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0009-0009-9062-7176
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Julia Kuźmińska, MA

MA in Psychology, SWPS University in Wroclaw, Poland. Research assistant at the CARE-BEH. Psychologist during the certification in Bioenergetic Analysis. Her interests encompass health psychology and psychosomatics.
E-mail: jkuzminska@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0009-0000-1507-2371
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Justyna Rodzińska-Nair, MA

MA in Theatre Studies, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. Research center assistant at the CARE-BEH. Justyna is a project coordinator with experience in research, education, physical activity, and art. She is also a martial arts practitioner and coach.
Email: jrodzinska-nair@swps.edu.pl
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Iga Palacz-Poborczyk

Doctor of Psychology, a postdoctoral researcher. She conducts applied research on implementing, contextualising, and evaluating health interventions. She is particularly interested in interventions that combine digital elements with tailored psychological support. She has worked as a researcher in scientific projects funded by the Foundation for Polish Science (European Regional Development Fund) and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. Author of scientific publications and conference presentations, and lecturer in health psychology. Email: ipalacz@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5351-2016
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iga-Palacz-Poborczyk?ev=hdr_xprf
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Aleksandra Borek

Doctor of psychology applied to health (University of Exeter, UK). Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher specialising in behavioural medicine, implementation science and qualitative research. Her research involves identifying determinants of health-related behaviours and developing and implementing behaviour change interventions, with a focus on optimising antibiotic use in primary care/community. She is a Principal Investigator leading a research program about prudent antibiotic use and antimicrobial stewardship interventions in Poland, funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and the National Science Centre (NCN).  Email: aleksandra.borek@swps.edu.pl
ORCID:  0000-0001-6029-5291
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Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Prof. Ralf Schwarzer

Professor of Psychology at SWPS University and Professor Emeritus at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He published more than 500 papers on the effects of psychological resources determining well-being and health behavior. Currently, Ralf is Editor in Chief of Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. He is Past-President of Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), and the Health Psychology Division of the International Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP). He received the German Psychology Award and Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions of IAAP.
Email: ralf.schwarzer@fu-berlin.de
Personal website: http://my.psyc.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-0069-3826

Prof. Karolina Zarychta

Associate Professor of Psychology and certified cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist. Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology, Health and Rehabilitation, an assistant professor at the SWPS University in Wroclaw, and an associate at the CARE-BEH. Certified evaluator of behavior change techniques. Author and reviewer of scientific publications, and Section Editor at Body Image in Eating and Weight Disorders. Her scientific work focuses on the determinants and consequences of healthy, unhealthy, and disordered eating. As a psychotherapist, she works with patients diagnosed with eating, affective, and anxiety disorders. 
Email: kzarychta@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-2072-0841
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pl/citations?user=5NF-eeoAAAAJ&hl=pl&oi=ao
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karolina_Zarychta
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 60, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Natalia Liszewska

Doctor of Psychology, graduate at the SWPS University, and MA in Sociology at the University of Wroclaw. Certified cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist. At the CARE-BEH she runs research in the field of health psychology, and family psychology (relations between children and parents in the context of eating behaviors and physical activity). She lectures in the field of crisis intervention and psychological help and support. Natalia conducts therapy for individuals, families and couples, and also supports people experiencing a psychological crisis.
Email: nliszewska1@swps.edu.pl
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland

Dr Dominika Kwasnicka

Post-doctoral Research Fellow; her research makes three key contributions to the field of health psychology, by: (1) Integrating theories of behaviour-change maintenance, investigating key predictors of maintained health behaviour-change; (2) Testing and advancing these theoretical predictors in systematically-developed studies and evidence-based interventions focusing on diet, physical activity, and weight loss maintenance; (3) Contributing to the development of novel research methods employing upcoming designs such as within-person N-of-1 studies using emerging technologies. Dominika is an active member of EHPS, she is a Head Editor of the Practical Health Psychology Blog www.practicalhealthpsychology.com translated to 20 different languages.
Email: dkwasnicka@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-5961-837X
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=oG1w-esAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pub/dominika-kwasnicka/7/257/245
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dkwasnicka
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dominika_Kwasnicka

Dr Magdalena Domska (nee Kruk)

Doctor of Psychology (SWPS University, Wroclaw), research associate at the CARE-BEH. She has worked in research projects funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, and the European Commission. Her research interests include determinants of health-related behaviors, such as emotional indicators and physical activity. An author of international publications and conference presentations.
Email: mkruk@swps.edu.pl
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8008-7780
Address: SWPS University, Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, CARE-BEH, 30b Ostrowskiego St., Room 61, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland