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prof. Mgr. Andrea Madarasová Gecková, PhD.   SK

Email:
andrea.geckova@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://coherentsite.com/
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
UPZMV - Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology
Office:
MC9O10
Phone:
+421 55 234 3395
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
UPZMV - Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology
Office:
MC9O10
Phone:
+421 55 234 3395
ORCID ID:
0000-0003-2993-3798
Professor Andrea Madarasová Gecková is engaged in health psychology research. She is leading the research team mapping new developmental challenges of Generation Z, and another one focusing on mental health challenges associated with providing health care.

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, 1995, psychology/ subsidiary pedagogy study
Third degree of higher education:
University of Groningen, UMCG Faculty of Medical Sciences, The Netherlands, 2002, PhD in Health Sciences
Associate professor:
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech republic, 2010, Social Psychology
Professor:
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech republic, 2015, Social Psychology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
Study programme: Supervisor of PhD study in Public Health, study field: Public Health, UPJS MF Kosice, III degree
Study programme: Supervisor of PhD study in Health Psychology, study field: Psychology, UK FSEV Bratislava, III degree
Study programme: Supervisors of PhD study in Health Sciences, study field: Health Sciences, RUG/UMCG Groningen, III degree
Profile courses
Psychológia zdravia/ Health Psychology - Psychology, UK, I. degree degree
Klinická prax z perspektívy pacienta (Clinical practice from patients perspective) - Psychoógia (Psychology), UK, II. degree degree
Semináre z psychológie zdravia (Health Psychology Seminars) - Psychológia zdravia (Health Psychology), UK, III. degree degree
Metodológia a štatistika (Methodology and statististics) - Verejné zdravotníctvo, Epidemiológia, Vnútorné lekárstvo .... LF UPJŠ, III. degree degree
Selected publications

Bobakova D., Veselska Dankulincova Z., Babinska I., Klein D., Madarasova Geckova A., Cislakova L.: Differences between Roma and non-Roma in how social support from family and friends helps to overcome health care accessibility problems. (2015) International Journal for Equity in Health, 14:37. Impact Factor: 2.595 https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-015-0165-z A

Kolarcik P., Cepova E., Madarasova Geckova A., Elsworth G.R., Batterham R.W., Osborne R.: Structural properties and psychometric improvements of the Health Literacy Questionnaire in a Slovak population. (2017) International Journal of Public Health 62(5):591-604. Impact factor: 2.419 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-017-0945-x A

Badura, P., Madarasova Geckova, A., Sigmundova, D., Sigmund, E., van Dijk, J. P. Reijneveld, S. J. (2017). Do family environment factors play a role in adolescents' involvement in organized activities?, Journal of Adolescence, 59, 59-66. Impact Factor: 2.284 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.017 A

Badura P, Sigmund E, Madarasova Geckova A, Sigmundova D., Sirucek J, et al. (2016) Is Participation in Organized Leisure-Time Activities Associated with School Performance in Adolescence? PLOS ONE 11(4): e0153276. Impact Factor: 2.870 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153276 A+

Urbanova L., Holubcikova J., Madarasova Geckova A., Reijneveld S.A., van Dijk J.P.: Does Life Satisfaction Mediate the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Excessive Internet Use? (2019) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,16(20):3914. Impact factor:2.849, https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/20/3914 A

Selected projects

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme; Call: H2020-SC1-2020-Single-Stage-RTD; Proposal: 964353 — RIVER-EU: Reducing Inequalities in Vaccine uptake in the European Region - Engaging Underserved communities 2020-2025

COST CA19113 The European Researchers´ Network Working on Second Victims 2020-2024, national coordinator

WHO collaborative study, Health Behavior in School-aged Children, national coordinator since 2008

Slovak Research and Development Agency APVV-18-0070 Generation Z-new challenges in youth development 2019-2023, principal investigator

The Czech Science Foundation, GAČR 19-18964S The association of stressful life events across life span, insecure attachment following childhood trauma, and resilience with health 2019-2020, principal investigator

International mobilities and visits
University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 15-17.2.2022, ERASMUS
Oxford University, UK, Oxford University, UK, sep 2021, ERASMUS
Oxford University, UK, Oxford University, UK, 18.-22.11.2019, ERASMUS
Universidad Del Valle, Reykjavík, Island, 15.-22.6.2019, ERASMUS
WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Benátky, Taliansko, 11.-19.8.2018
St.Andrews University, St.Andrews, UK, 17.-23.6.2013, ERASMUS
Global Innov8 Training and Orientation, Manilla, Philipiny, 16.-22.4.2016, WHO
Organisational activities
Member of Certification cometee - Certification cometee of Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice for research qualification, since 2019
Member of Scientific board - Scientific board of Research Institute for Child Psychology and Patopsychology in Bratislava, Slovak Republik, Since 2019
Member of Subject-area board for PhD study in General and Experimental Psychology - The Subject-area board for PhD study in General and Experimental Psychology, Presov University in Presov, Since 2015
Member of Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Public Health - The Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Public Health, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, Since 2015
Member of Scientific Council - Scientific council of SS. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech republic, Since 2015
Editor-in-chief (one of three) - Editorial board International Journal of Public Health, since 2011

Additional information

Awards
2022 - Member of Slovak Government Council for Science, Technic and innovation since Nov 3, 2022 br> 2022 - Finalist of ESET Science Award 2022 https://www.esetscienceaward.sk/en/finalists/andrea-madarasova-geckova
2022 Silver medal of the Comenius University in Bratislava for an extraordinary contribution to the development of the field of health psychology as a science and scientific contribution in the field of health psychology
Projects
2020-2025 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme; Call: H2020-SC1-2020-Single-Stage-RTD; Proposal: 964353 — RIVER-EU: Reducing Inequalities in Vaccine uptake in the European Region - Engaging Underserved communities; Consortium: UMCG Netherlands, DH – PHE United Kingdom, Prolepsis Greece, EuroHealth-Net Belgium, Connaxis Spain, Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative e.V. Germany, Universiteit Maastricht Netherlands, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Netherlands, European Academy of Paediatrics AISBL Belgium, Uniwersytet Zielongogorski Poland, UPJS Slovakia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Royal Charter UK, Bar Ilan University Israel, 2020–2024 COST CA19113 The European Researchers´ Network Working on Second Victims, národný delegát 2019 – 2023 APVV-18-0070 Generation Z – New challenges in youth development, hlavný riešiteľ 2002-2023 Bilaterálne zmluvy o spolupráci medzi Univerzitou v Groningene, Holandsko a Univerzitou P.J. Šafárika v Košiciach: 2002-2004, 2006-2010, 2010-2014, 2015-2018, 2020-2023 2020-2022 ERASMUS+ EAC/A02/2019 PARIPRE Physical activity-related injuries prevention in adolescents, riešiteľ Terveyden Ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos Finland, European Public Health Association Netherlands, riešiteľ 2017-2020 ERASMUS+ IMPACCT IMproving PAtient-centered Communication Competences: To build professional capacity concerning health literacy in medical and nursing education, riešiteľ 2019-2020 German funds: Health Behavior in School-aged Children study od roku 2008 Hlavný riešiteľ (principal investigator) slovenského národného tímu projektu Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC), medzinárodný projekt v spolupráci s WHO, ktorý má viac ako 30 ročnú tradíciu, participuje na ňom viac ako 40 krajín a je mienkotvorným zdrojom v oblasti podpory zdravia dospievajúcich. - publikované štyri Národné správy o zdraví školákov: 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2013/2014, 2017/2018 a realizované tri vlny zberu údajov: 2009/2010, 2013/2014, 2017/2018 2016 – 2020 APVV-15-0012 Psychosocial development of children with emotional and behavioural disorders in the system of care – longitudinal study hlavný riešiteľ/ riešiteľ 2017 – 2020 VEGA 1/0427/17 Health literacy in a school-aged children as a part of education process in schools and the outcome of school based health education, hlavný riešiteľ/ riešiteľ 2014-2016 VEGA 1/0895/14 Psycho-social development of school-aged children with health disadvantage, hlavný riešiteľ 2019-2020 GAČR 19-18964S The association of stressful life events across life span, insecure attachment following childhood trauma, and resilience with health, vedúca riešiteľka 2017–2019 GACR 17-12579 S trends in behaviour among Czech adolescents in the context of school and family environment: HBSC study between the years 2002-2018, riešiteľ 2015-2016 GACR 15-19968S Spirituality and Health among Adolescents and Adults in the Czech Republic, riešiteľka projektu 2020-2021 VVGS 2020-1444 PURE Zlepšenie zdravia zraniteľných skupín skrze šírenie excelencie, hlavný riešiteľ 2018-2019VVGS UPJŠ - IPPH2020 Šírenie vedeckej excelencie s cieľom zlepšiť životné šance zraniteľných skupín dospievajúcich, hlavný riešiteľ 2011-2015 Work-package leader in SOPHIE HEALTH-F3-2011-278173 Evaluating the impact of structural policies on health inequalities and their social determinants and fostering change, 2011-2015, 7FP, HEALTH.2011.3.3-1 Developing methodologies to reduce inequities in the determinants of health. The coordinating institution is Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Spain. The project is coordinated by Dr. C. Borrel and the consortium consists of representatives of 12 institutions from 8 countries http://www.sophie-project.eu/ 2012-2015 APVV-003211 Social determinants of health of school-aged children, hlavný riešiteľ 2012-2015 Medicínsky univerzitný vedecký park v Košiciach (MediPark, Košice), ITMS 26220220185, Európsky fond regionálneho rozvoja a Štátny rozpočet Slovenskej republiky, Operačný program Výskum a vývoj, riešiteľka výskumného tímu Aktivity č. 3.2. Realizácia aplikovaného výskumu a vývoja v oblasti metabolizmu, aterosklerózy a starnutia 2009-2014 Biennial Collaborative Agreements (BCA) medzi MZ SR and Regionálnou kanceláriou WHO 2011-2014 HepaMeta Prevalence of viral hepatitis B/C and metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in population living in Roma settlements. Institutional grant, 2011, spolukoordinátor 2011-2014 SODEZZ Social determinants of health in social and health disadvantaged and other groups of populations European social fund, ESF OP Vzdelání pro konkurenceschopnosť, Lidské zdroje ve výzkumu a vývoji, riešieľ 2011-2012 International Visegrad Fund: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study: Supporting the Visegrad countries research network, No.21110275 2010-2013 CEMIO – Centre of excellence for researching factors affecting health, with a focus on groups of marginalised and immunocompromised persons, European fund for regional development EFRD, OP Výskum a vývoj, UPJŠ. http://www.lf.upjs.sk/cemio/index.html 2010-2013 CHANCE - ERASMUS Curriculum Development project 511371-LLP-1-2010-1-HU-ERASMUS-ECDSP “MSc in Migrant Health: Addressing New Challenges in Europe” with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. The aim of the consortium is to develop and implement master degree programme on Migrant Health. The coordinating institution is the University of Pecs, Hungary, and the consortium consists of representatives of 8 institutions from 6 countries. http://www.mighealth-unipecs.hu/chance, riešiteľ 2009-2011 INEQiCITIES Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: evidence and policies in the cities of Europe, Call of the European Commission DG Health and Consumer Protection, Public Health. The coordinating institution was Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Spain. The project was coordinated by Dr. C. Borrel and the consortium consisted of representatives from 19 institutions from 16 European cities. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ineqcities/atlas/cities/kosice 2005-2007 EUROTHINE Tackling health inequalities in Europe: an integrated approach, DG Health and Consumer Protection, Public Health. The coordinating institution was Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The project was coordinated by prof. J.P.Mackenbach and the consortium consisted of representatives from 26 countries. http://survey.erasmusmc.nl/eurothine/ 2006-2008 APVV-20-038205, Individual, interpersonal, social and societal factors of risk behaviour in adolescence and early adulthood, riešiteľ 2004-2007 APVV-20-028802 Kosice Institute for Society and Health, hlavný riešiteľ 2002-2006 APVV-20-003602 Socioeconomic inequalities in health, hlavný riešiteľ
Interesting links
https://coherentsite.com/andrea-madarasova-geckova/

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