CV

HIGHLIGHTS:

Postdoc abroad: Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Sweden, 9.2013-8.2015
Postdoc abroad: Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, 9.2011-8.2013

Member of editorial board: Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 2015-
Member of editorial board: IATSS Research, 2015-

EDUCATION:

2009 – PhD at the Department of Psychology,  University of Helsinki, Finland

2004 – Postgraduate student at the Department of Psychology,  University of Helsinki, Finland

2001 – Graduated at the University of Rijeka, Croatia; Gained a B.Sc. degree as a psychologist (corresponds MA of the University of Helsinki)

1995 – Graduated at the Navy Faculty of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Department of Ship’s Electrical Engineering and Electronics

1992 – High school diploma in Mathematics and Computers, Gymnasium Dubrovnik, Croatia

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2017, 2018 Traffic psychology, Department of psychology and logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki  

2013/2014, 2014/2015 Human factors in traffic safety, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki

2005 – 2006 Cognitive practicum, Department of Psychology,  University of Helsinki

1996 – 2000 Student assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, teaching statistics and student counseling

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

1.1.2017- University researcher, Department of psychology and logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki 

1.9.2015- 31.12.2016 University researcher, Institute of Behavioural Sciences,  University of Helsinki 

1.9.2013-31.8.2015 – Postdoctoral researcher, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

1.9.2011-31.8.2012 – Postdoctoral researcher, Department of applied mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

2008 – Researcher at the Human Factors and Safety Behavior Group, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki

2002 – Researcher at the Traffic Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki

1999 – 2001 Working with handicapped persons while being in the army serving as civilian in The Center for mental and body invalid persons, Rijeka, Croatia

1996 – 2000 Part-time job: data collection and analysis, giving private lessons

ADDITIONAL DATA:

Language skills: Fluent English, Serbo-Croatian, advanced Finnish

Computer skills: SPSS, MS Office, dBase, made this web page, refusing to learn Matlab

Personal interests: Basketball (playing in the fourth Finnish division), proud owner of a borderterrier bitch Niki, traveling around Europe in a passenger car