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Professor Aleksandra Luszczynska is a researcher in the field of health psychology and clinical psychology. She is interested in determinants of health, such as diet, physical activity, and risky behaviors, as well as factors that improve quality of life for people who experienced traumatic life events or suffer from a chronic illness. She develops psychological interventions, which help to change behaviors and promote better health, and she studies the effectiveness and implementation of these interventions.
Together with her team, Professor Luszczynska investigates overweight and obesity prevention strategies implemented across European countries (see the team’s research projects: BETTER4U, OBCT, CO-CREATE), studies psychosocial factors contributing to breast cancer prevention (MELIORA), and explores determinants conducive to the inclusion of alternative proteins into daily diet (LIKE-A-PRO). Professor Luszczynska is a member of AcademiaNet, an international network of outstanding women researchers from all disciplines, and has been regularly listed among the top 2 percent of most frequently cited researchers in the world. She is a recipient of international awards, such as the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, granted by the International Association of Applied Psychology.
Professor Luszczynska is a member of AcademiaNet, an international network of outstanding women researchers representing all disciplines, and has been regularly listed among the top 2 percent of most frequently cited researchers in the world. She is a recipient of international awards, such as the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, granted by the International Association of Applied Psychology.
In 2024 she has been appointed Senior Co-editor of Social Science & Medicine (the Health Psychology Section). Professor Luszczynska has authored over 200 publications.
At SWPS University in Wrocław, Poland, she leads the leads the CARE-BEH Center for Applied Research on Health Behavior and Health she teaches health psychology, and teaches health psychology.
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