Katarina Užarević
Teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb. Katarina Užarević earned her Master’s degree in Psychology from the Catholic University of Croatia in 2024, with Master’s thesis entitled "The Impact of Expressive Writing on Working Memory, Stress, and Mental Health in Students."
During her studies, Katarina received the Departmental Award for the best academic achievement in the academic years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024. She also received the Departmental Award for Outstanding Extracurricular Engagement in the academic year 2020/2021.
Furthermore, she was the recipient of the Rector’s Award for excellence at both undergraduate (2023) and graduate (2025) psychology studies, as well as the Branko Sremec Award for the best student paper in the field of experimental psychology (2024). In the academic years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, she received the university scholarship for excellence.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Psihologija emocija, terapijsko pisanje, psihologija sporta i tjelesnog vježbanja, statističke metode u psihologiji
COURSES:
Modeli analize varijance
Neeksperimentalna kvantitativna metodologija
Praktikum iz metodologije
Psihologija emocija
PROJECTS:
„Physical Activity and Psychological Well-being: From Habit to Identity“ (Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Dragan Glavaš, Ph.D.)
"Sociopsychological Determinants and Methods of Enhancing Risk Perception Regarding Climate Change" (Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Ivana Vrselja, Ph.D.)
"Determinants and Mechanisms of Physical Activity's Contribution to Mental Health (Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Dragan Glavaš, Ph.D.)
