UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA Faculty of Philosophy Department of Psychology Trg I. Klobučarića 1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia MLADENKA TKALČIĆ e-mail: mlat@human.pefri.hr           florimpex@ri.tel.hr

CURRICULUM VITAE
 

EDUCATION

1998    Ph.D., University of Zagreb, Croatia
1990    Master of science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1986    Graduated at the University of Rijeka, Department of Psychology
             Gained a B.Sc. title as a psychologist
1981    High school, Diploma in Phylosophy and Sociology, Rijeka

WORK EXPERIENCE

1988 -1990 Assistant researcher at the Department of Psychology
1990 -  ...     Assistant professor at the Department of Psychology
                      Subjects taught: Biological basis of psychology, Neuropsychology ,
                      Introduction to psychology, Applied research design in psychology
1994 -          Coordinator of the International Psychological Summer School, Punat, Croatia
1998 - ...      Counseling activities in Psychology Counseling Centre, Faculty of Philosophy,
                      University of Rijeka
2000-2002  Head of the Department

 KEY COURSES ATTENDED

1990        Scientific French Language Course, Grenoble, France
1995        Internet Course, Motovun, Croatia
1996        First neuroimmune summer school, Rimini, Italy
1997        Cognitive-behavioral therapy basic course, Rijeka, Croatia
1999        University of Strathclyde, Counselling Unit, Glasgow, Scotland -
                 Introduction to Person-centred therapy

SOME OF THE RELEVANT PAPERS ON CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOP

1990 - The content of gender sterotypes - a comparative study, Days of Ramiro Bujas, Zagreb, Croatia

1991 - Construction and validation of the sex-role orientation scale, Days of psychology, Zadar, Croatia
          - Self-concept and make-up use in student population, II. Alps-Adria Symposium on Psychology, Trieste, Italy
          - Sex-role stereotypes, occupational preferences and hobbies, II. Alps-Adria Symposium on Psychology, Trieste,
                 Italy

1993 - Can allergies be explained in terms of psychoneuroimmunology? III. Alps-Adria Symposium of Psychology,
                 Ljubljana, Slovenia

1994 -  Educational computer programs for the field of neuropsychology, Computers and Psychology, Rijeka, Croatia

1996 -   Psychoneuroimmunological aspects of asthma and allergies in children, II. Congress of the Croatian Pediatric
               Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia
          -   New technologies in teaching psychology at the university level, IV. Alps-Adria Psychology Symopsium,
               Zagreb, Croatia

1999 -   Psychoneuroimmunological aspects of alopecia areata, VI European Congress of Psychology, July 4-9,
               Rome, Italy
          -   Sexual Behavior and self-esteem of patients with condilomata acuminata: a preliminary study, V. Alpe-Adria-
                 Danube Sexually Transmitted Diseases Workshop, October 29-31, Opatija, Croatia
                 (Apstract in: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica, 7, p. 190, 1999)
           -  Sex differences in adolescent existential crisis, XIV. Ramiro Bujas' Days, December 16-18, Zagreb, Croatia

2000  -  Psychoneurimmunologic perspectives of alopecia areata and psoriasis, International Conference on Psychology
                 "Psychology After The Year 2000", June 12-14, University of Haifa, Israel
           -  The Interdisciplinary Workshop "The Acting Brain", September 21-22, Trieste, Italy

2001  -   Psychosocial factors and immunological changes in alopecia areata, The 16th World Congress on Psychosomatic
                  Medicine , August 24-29, Goteborg, Sweden (First Price for the presentation - Investigator Reward)
            -  Biology of emotion, 9. Annual Conference on Psychology,  October 18 - 21, Pula, Croatia          
            -   School stress and pupils' health, XV. Ramiro Bujas' Days, December 13-15, Zagreb, Croatia

2002   -   The role of neuropsychological assessment in diagnostic and treatment of dementia,  
                 First Symopsium on Psychogeriatry, May 3-4,  Rab, Croatia
             -   Sex differences, personality and psychosomatic symptoms in adolescence,  13th Psychology Days,
                 May 23-25, Zadar, Croatia
             -   The psychosocial factors and immunological/neuromodulatory states in some dermatoses,
                  The 24th European Conference on Psychosomatic Research, June 19-22, Lisboa, Portugal
                  (Abstract printed in Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 52, 5, May 2002)

ARTICLES PUBLISHED

1.  Tkalčić, M. (1992). Odnos (ne)stereotipnih spolnih orijentacija i nekih aspekata samopoimanja
[The relationship between (non)stereotyped sex-role orientations and some aspects of self-concept] .
    Godišnjak Zavoda za psihologiju, 1, 151-159.
2.  Tkalčić, M., Hudek-Knežević, J., Kardum, I. (1992). Konstrukcija i validacija skale spolne orijentacije
[Construction and validation of the sex-role orientation scale] . Godišnjak Zavoda za psihologiju, 1, 159-164.
3.  Hudek-Knežević, J., Tkalčić, M. (1992). Sadržaj stereotipa spolnih crta - komparativno istraživanje
[The content of gender sterotypes - a comparative study] . Godišnjak Zavoda za psihologiju, 1, 37-42.
4.  Brdar, I., Tkalčić, M. (1992). Govori li upotreba kozmetike nešto o ličnosti žene ?
[Does make-up use express woman's personality] . Godišnjak Zavoda za psihologiju, 1, 25-30.
5.  Tkalčić, M. (1993). Psihoneuroimunologija [Psychoneuroimmunology] . Godišnjak Zavoda za psihologiju,
    2, 143-150.
6.  Hudek-Knežević, J., Tkalčić, M., Kardum, I. (1995). The relationship between gender, sex-role orientation,
    vocational interests and leisure activity preferences. Studia Psychologica, 37, 325-334.
7.  Brdar, I., Tkalčić, M., Bezinović, P. (1996). Women's cosmetics use and self-concept. Studia Psychologica,
    38, 1-2.
8. Tkalčić, M., Smojver-Ažić, S., Živčić-Bećirević, I., Bartoniček-Brgić, V., Manestar, D. (1995/1996).
Psihoneuroimunološki aspekti astme i alergija u djece - novi pristupi liječenju [ Psychoneuroimmunological
aspects of asthma and allergies in children - new approaches to treatment] .
    Godišnjak Odsjeka za psihologiju, 4-5, 77-83.
9.  Bezinović, P., Martinac, T., Pokrajac-Bulian, A., Smojver-Ažić, S., Tkalčić, M., Živčić- Bećirević, I. (1995/1996).
Preliminarna analiza psiholoških poteškoća kod studenata Pedagoškog fakulteta u Rijeci.
Godišnjak Odsjeka za psihologiju, 4-5, 99-105.
10. Tkalčić, M., Lončarić, D. (1997/98). Značajke spavanja i sanjanja studenata psihologije [Characteristics of sleeping
and dreaming in psychology students]. Psihologijske teme, 6-7, 105-114.
11. Bartoniček Valačić, V., Tkalčić, M., Smojver-Ažić, S., Živčić-Bećirević, I. (2000). Obiteljski astma program
      [Family asthma program]. Paediatria Croatica, 44 Suplement, 33-35.
12. Tkalčić, M., Brajković, S. (1999/2000). Hemisferne razlike u kategorizaciji emocionalnih izraza lica kod
ljevorukih i desnorukih muškaraca i žena [Hemispheric differences in the categorisation of emotional face expressions
      in the left- and right.handed males andfemales]. Psihologijske teme, 8-9, 109-127.
13. Tkalčić, M., Malnar Dragojević, D., Brajac, I. (2001). Psychoneuroimmunological perspective of alopecia areata:
         A preliminary report.  Studia Psychologica, 43,  275-285.