Mgr. Natálie Zemková

 

Teaching activities

Bachelor's level:

• Academic essentials

 

Master's level:

• Selected issues in developmental psychology

 

Research focus

• Clinical psychology

 

Thesis topic: Bio- behavioral mechanisms of stress reactivity in the context of life experiences: The moderating effect of protective factors in relation to adverse childhood experiences and hair cortisol.

This project investigates bio-behavioral mechanisms within the context of early life stress and compensatory- corrective experiences during childhood/ adolescence, examining their relation to hair cortisol, a biomarker for cumulative, long- term stress. The aim of the project is to expand knowledge about the functioning of the hypotalamic- pituitary- adrenal axis in the context of childhood experiences, adaptation mechanisms in adulthood with an emphasis on groups of individuals prone to maladaptive stress response.