Researchers

Ewa Butowska-Buczyńska

Assistant Professor, SWPS University

PhD: SWPS University (2024) - Psychology

MPhil: Manchester University (2016) - Psychology and Neuroscience

MA: University of Aberdeen (2014) - Psychology

Ewa's main interests are cognitive psychology and healthy ageing. She spends most of her spare time in the stables with her horse.

Aleksandra Krogulska

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Adam Mickiewicz University

PhD: University of Warwick (2023) - Psychology

MSc: Jagiellonian University (2014) - Psychology (as part of Inter-faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities)

BA: Jagiellonian University (2012) - Philosophy (as part of Inter-faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities)

Aleksandra's main research interests are metamemory, self-regulated learning, and social influences on memory.

Krzysztof Piątkowski

Assistant Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University

PhD: SWPS University (2024) - Psychology

MSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2017) - Psychology

Krzysztof's main interests are cognitive psychology and social cognition. His thesis work was concerned with the influence of distraction on cognitive performance. He leads a PRELUDIUM project entitled Transferability of incidental chunk learning effects, funded by the National Science Centre.

Agnieszka Leszczyńska-Pietkiewicz

PhD student, Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University

MSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2013) - Cognitive Science

Agnieszka's main research interests are learning and memory, metacognition, and meta-reasoning in problem solving tasks, learning strategies, and the use of new technologies by medical personnel. As a student, she spent two years (2010-12) at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. She has experience with project management (Scrum, Agile) in the IT branch. Beyond academia, she enjoys belles-lettres, learning the piano, and hiking.

Sandra Nowak

PhD student, Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University

MSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2023) - Psychology

Sandra is mainly interested in auditory distraction and metacognitive illusions. She spends her free time at the gym, walking in nature, or reading psychological thrillers.

Jan Odyniec

PhD student, Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University

MSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2025) - Psychology

Jan’s primary scientific interests are at the intersection of cognitive psychology, psychology of individual differences, and neuroscience. Additionally, he is keen on history of art, particularly architecture, and, more recently, cinema.

Paulina Pietrak

PhD student, Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University

MSc: University of Warsaw (2019) - Applied Sociology and Social Anthropology; SWPS University (2021) - Psychology

Paulina's main interest is in forensic applications of cognitive psychology. In her free time she enjoys solving fictional crimes.

Mikołaj Wieczór

PhD student, Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University

MSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2023) - Psychology

Mikołaj's primary research interests are psychology of learning and cognitive development in adulthood. Beyond academia, he nurtures a passion for playing and collecting unusual musical instruments.

Elmira Aliyeva

Research Assistant

MSc student, Research in Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University

BSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2025) - Cognitive Science

Elmira’s main interests are centered on memory, learning, and the application of learning strategies in real-world educational environments. Beyond academia, she enjoys exploring linguistics, psychoanalytic perspectives, creating abstract art, and hiking.

Ioanna Zhazhkova

Research Assistant

MSc student, Research in Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University

BSc: Adam Mickiewicz University (2024) - Cognitive Science

Ioanna's research interests mainly lie in perception, memory, and language. In her free time, she likes discovering new music, learning to play the piano, learning languages, and spending time in nature.

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