Faculty of ArtsComenius University Bratislava

Mgr. Jakub Rajčáni, PhD.

Teaching specialization

general psychology, biopsychology, statistics in psychology

 

Teaching activities

Bachelor's level: 

  • General Psychology 1
  • Biopsychology
  • Statistics in Psychology 1
  • Statistics in Psychology 2

Master's level:

  • Introduction to social, affective, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience
  • Introduction into CBT

Doctoral level:

  • Post-graduate Studies Seminar

  

Research focus

Biopsychology, Stress and Coping

 

Currently ongoing grants

VEGA 1/0545/25. Meranie celoživotného stresu metódou STRAIN (2025 - súčasnosť). Vedúci projektu.

APVV-22-0231. Terapeutický potenciál intervencie redukujúcej stres v komplexnej onkologickej starostlivosti (2022-súčasnosť). Člen riešiteľského kolektívu (zodpovedný za spolupracujúce pracovisko).

Granty riešené v minulosti:

VEGA 1/0217/22. Kognitívna regulácii emócií a jej psychofyziologické a neuroendokrinné koreláty (2022-2024). Vedúci projektu.

KEGA 079UK-4/2021. Rozvoj výučby štatistických metód a praktík otvorenej vedy v spoločenských vedách (2021-2023). Vedúci projektu.

APVV-17-0451. Identifikácia psychických a somatických markerov v súvislosti s vulnerabilitou na stres a analýza efektivity psychologických intervencií (2018-2022). Člen riešiteľského kolektívu.

APVV-0496-12. Kognitívne, osobnostné a psychofyziologické faktory zvládania stresu v kontexte vzťahu anxiety a alergie a možnosti ich optimalizácie (2013-2017). Člen riešiteľského kolektívu.

VEGA 1/0739/17. Psychofyziologické aspekty zdravia a detekcia kognitívnych deficitov v kontexte stresových podmienok (2017-2020). Člen riešiteľského kolektívu.

KEGA 085UK-4/2017. Rozvoj a inovácia vzdelávania biopsychológie na Slovensku (2017-2019). Člen riešiteľského kolektívu

 

Most significant publications

Rajčáni, J., Kačmár, P., Bavoľár, J., Vargová, L., Kočišová, L., Čavojová, V., Martončik, M., & Adamkovič, M. (2024) Štatistika pre reprodukovateľný výskum v spoločenských vedách. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/FIF_kol_statistika_reprodukovatelny_vyskum_spol_ved.pdf

Hamza, J., Vytykačová, S., Janšáková, K., & Rajčáni, J. (2024). Cognitive reappraisal and acceptance following acute stress. Stress and Health, 40(5), e3469. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3469

Rajčáni, J. (2023) Stres: teória a výskum v biopsychológii. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/FIF_JR_biopsychologia.pdf

Rajcani, J., Vytykacova, S., Solarikova, P., Brezina, I. (2021). Stress and hair cortisol concentrations in nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 129, 105245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105245

Rajcani, J., Solarikova, P., Buzgoova, K., Brezina, I., & Jezova, D. (2019). Patients with atopy exhibit reduced cortisol awakening response but not cortisol concentrations during the rest of the day. Immunologic research, 67(2), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-019-09076-w

 

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sk&user=NWFRttgAAAAJ

 

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-9916

 

ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jakub-Rajcani-3?ev=hdr_xprf

 

Other tasks, responsibilities, experiences

  • Membership in scientific societies: International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) since 2018, Czech Society for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CSKBT) since 2019.
  • Active involvement in the international scientific network Reproducibility Network (https://www.slovakrn.org/).
  • Section Editor for the scientific journal Stress and Health since 2023. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15322998/homepage/editorialboard.html
  • Reviewing activity for international scientific journals: Psychoneuroendocrinology; Proceedings of the Royal Society B; Stress; Cognition and Emotion; British Journal of Health Psychology; Stress and Health; Studia Psychologica; Československá psychologie, etc.
  • International stays: April 17, 2017 - June 9, 2017, research stay at the Department of Psychology (Psychophysiology and Stress Research Lab), University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.

 

About me

Jakub Rajčáni’s research is focused on biological connections of psychological processes, mainly in the area of stress and psychoneuroendocrinology, as well as on the area of statistical analysis of data and replicability in psychology research. At the same time, he is also involved in the area of Cognitive-Behavioral therapy (CBT), and works in the psychological counseling office of Commenius University in Bratislava.

 

Qualification:

2014: Mgr. of psychology – Filozofická Fakulta UK, Bratislava.

2018: PhD. in clinical psychology – Filozofická Fakulta UK, Bratislava. Dissertation: Psychological, neuroendocrine and autonomic factors of stress in high anxiety and allergy: Monitoring in naturalistic conditions.

 

Psychotherapeutic courses and education:

2019 – 2023: 5-year  training in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Institute Odyssea. Polní 115, 78372 Velký Týnec-Vsisko, Czech republic.

2025 -present: ISST accredited training in individual schema therapy. First institute of Schema therapy in Czech republic, Vinohrady 101 00 Praha, Česká republika

 

Other education:

  • Effective teaching for internationalization. A professional development course (course, 2022). Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA); Faculty of arts, Commenius University in Bratislava, SR
  • Theory and Practice of Bayesian Hypothesis Testing: An Online JASP Workshop (course, 2021). JASP team, Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam
  • Meta-Analysis Concepts and Applications (course, 2023). Biostat, Inc. Statistics.com