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Miljenko Brekalo
First name: Miljenko
Last name: Brekalo
Title: PhD
Job title: Scientific advisor with tenure
Research field: Interdisciplinary field of science 8., elective fields: economics 5.01, law 5.02 and history 6.04
Teaching position: Full professor with tenure
Address of the institution: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences - Regional Center Osijek | Šamačka 9/2 | 31000 Osijek
Room number at the institution: Regional Center Osijek, 3
Author's books: 6
Editorial books: 29
Papers in international databases: 19
Papers in conference proceedings: 35
National projects:

2019-2020: Koch Buch Project – Project assistant

Year of employment at the Pilar Institute: 2011
Title of the highest academic degree so far: PhD, PhD
Year of obtaining the highest academic degree: 2003 and 2012
Institution and place of obtaining the highest academic degree: Faculty of Law, University of Mostar; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, J. J. Strossmayer University, Osijek
Research field: interdisciplinary field of science, elective fields: economics, law, and history
Research interests: public and monetary finance, financial and monetary law, media law, labor and social law, constitutional law and world and Croatian modern and contemporary history
Participation in professional conferences:

19 national participations
16 international participations

Membership in professional associations:

Academic community “Ante Starčević” of the Osijek-Baranja County

Teaching:

2018-2020: Faculty of Education, University of Mostar – Local History and Historical Workshop artifacts
2015-2016: Dislocated study Osijek – Baltazar Zaprešić Polytechnic – Peculiarities and methods of research and development work (R&D)
2014-2016: Lavoslav Ružička Polytechnic in Vukovar – Labor and Social Law and Public Procurement
2013-2020: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar –Labor and Social Law
2011-2012: College of Tourism Management and Informatics in Virovitica –Commercial Law and Entrepreneurship Economics

Awards and recognitions:

2020: Golden Plaque for Science of the City of Slatina
2020: Golden Plaque for Science of the Osijek-Baranja County
2020: Plaque for Outstanding Contribution to the Development and Promotion of the University of Mostar
2019: Certificate of Appreciation for science of the City of Slatina
2019: Annual State Award for Science
2018: Large Gold Plaque UHBDR91
2018: Plaque of the Seal of the City of Osijek
2018: Charter of Gratitude of Virovitica-Podravina County
2018: Order of the Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Ruđer Bošković
2017: Plaque of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar
2017: Certificate of Appreciation from Matrix Croatica, Osijek Branch

First name: Ana-Marija
Last name: Ćorić
Job title: Assistant
Address of the institution: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences - Regional Center Osijek | Šamačka 9/II | 31000 Osijek
Room number at the institution: Regional Center Osijek
Marina Kotrla Topić
First name: Marina
Last name: Kotrla Topić
Title: PhD
Job title: Senior research associate
Research field: Psychology
Teaching position: Assistant professor
Address of the institution: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences - Regional Center Osijek | Šamačka 9/II | 31000 Osijek
Room number at the institution: Regional Center Osijek
Phone number: +385 31 207 294
Editorial books: 6
Papers in international databases: 12
Papers in conference proceedings: 4
Chapters in books: 4
Other: 3 scientific research reports/studies
National projects:

2020-2024: Child Well-being in the Family Context – CHILD-WELL (Croatian Science Foundation, project leader: Andreja Brajša-Žganec, PhD) – Project associate
2020-2024: Digital Technology in the Family: Behavioral Patterns and Effects on Child Development (Croatian Science Foundation, project leader: Catholic University of Croatia, project leader: Assoc. Prof. Marina Merkaš, PhD) – Project associate
2019: The Relationship between the Use of Digital Media and the Family Literary Environment and the Language Skills of Preschool Children (Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences) – Project leader
2007-2011: Personality Traits, Natural Language and Cognitive Development (Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, project leader: Boris Mlačić, PhD) – Project associate
2004-2006: Personality Traits and Natural Language (Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, leader: Boris Mlačić, PhD). – Project associate

International projects:

2020-2021: Kids’ Digital lives in COVID-19 Times – KiDiCoTi (organiser: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen; leader: Stéphane Chaudron – Leader of the Croatian research section
2015-2017: Children (0-8) and Digital Technology (organiser: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen; leader: Stéphane Chaudron) – Leader of the Croatian research section
2014-2018: COST-ISCH IS Action IS1404: Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation – E-READ (organiser: COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, leader: Anne Mangen) – Project associate
2015-2019: COST-ISCH IS Action IS1410: The Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children – DigiLitEY (organizer: COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, leader: Jackie Marsh – Project associate

Year of employment at the Pilar Institute: 2005
Title of the highest academic degree so far: PhD
Year of obtaining the highest academic degree: 2012
Institution and place of obtaining the highest academic degree: Interdisciplinary university postgraduate study Language communication and cognitive neuroscience, Zagreb
Research field: Cognitive sciences
Research interests: developmental and cognitive psychology, the impact of digital media on child development
Participation in professional conferences:

32 participations

Membership in professional associations:

Croatian Psychological Chamber
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
European Association of Developmental Psychology

Teaching:

Catholic University of Croatia, Department of Psychology, Zagreb:
2020/2021: Teaching assistant at the course Parenting and Child Development (organizer: Assoc. Prof. Marina Merkaš)
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Osijek:
2017/2018: Teaching assistant on the courses Psychology in Dental Medicine and Health Psychology (course leader: Prof. Pavo Filaković, PhD)
2017/2018-: Teaching assistant on the course Psychology in Health (course leader: Prof. Pavo Filaković, PhD)
Faculty of Medicine in Osijek, Osijek:
12017/2018 and 2018/2019: Teaching assistant on the course Medical Psychology (course leader: Prof. Ivan Požgain, PhD)
Faculty of Croatian Studies, Department of Psychology, Zagreb:
2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Teaching assistant on the courses Psychology of Learning, Psychology of Memory, Differential Psychology and Theoretical systems and models in personality psychology (course leader: Prof. Boris Mlačić, Ph.D.)

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