Lenka Sokolová

Areas of interest: Educational and school psychology, psychology learning and teaching, well-being in the school setting

Education:

2001 Faculty of Education, CU: Teaching of Psychology and English (MA)
2003 Faculty of Arts, CU: School Psychology (specialization study)
2006 Faculty of Education, CU: Educational Psychology (PhD.)
2019 Faculty of Education, JČU (Czech Republic): Educational Psychology (doc.)
2025 Faculty of Education, Charles University (Czech Republic): Educational Psychology (prof.)

International stays & internships (selection):

2003 University of Guelph, Canada: Rudolf Dreikurs Summer School and Institute ICASSI
2004 University of Cork, Ireland: Rudolf Dreikurs Summer School and Institute ICASSI
2005 FIT, Cyprus: Group Dynamics and Social Skills in the Classroom
2009 ISPA, Malta: Crisis Management in Schools - Training Course for School Psychologists
2018 University of Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic: STA Mobility Erasmus+
2022 Wageningen, The Netherlands: Rudolf Dreikurs Summer School and Institute ICASSI
2023 University of Groningen, The Netherlands: STT Mobility Erasmus+
2023 Dublin City University, Ireland: Rudolf Dreikurs Summer School and Institute ICASSI
2023 Charles University, Czech Republic: STA Mobility Erasmus+
2025 Monash University, Melbourne, Australia: Visiting Scholar

Work experience:

2000 – 2007 elementary school teacher and school psychologist
2007 – 2012 lecturer and coordinator of community projects
2011 – 2015 upper-secondary psychology teacher
2015 – 2025 lecturer of continuing professional development courses
2008 – 2021 assistant prof./assoc. prof. (Faculty of Education, CU Bratislava)
2021 – assoc. prof./prof. (Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, CU Bratislava)

Courses:

Educational and School Psychology, Interventions in School Psychology, Preventive Programmes

Research and educational projects (selection):

ENLIGHT Thematic Networks 2024 Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace from an Interdisciplinary Perspective – POHODA (2025-27)

APVV-22-0078 Mental health in adolescents in the context of current societal challenges (2023-27)

KEGA 035UK-4/2022 Psychological education for non-psychological professions (2022-24)

VEGA 1/0119/21 Learning and attention disorders in higher education students: Prevalence, symptoms, coping and learning strategies (2021-24)

Fond SK-NIC Teacher´s Academy: Video-based E-learning for Teacher Training (www.ucitelskaakademia.sk) (2020-21)

VEGA 1/0409/14 Personality and professional vision of teachers in relation to dealing with challenging situations in the school classroom during the transition to practice (2017-19)

VEGA 1/0562/13 Social-psychological competencies in pre-service training and early teaching career (2013-15)

KEGA 021UK-4/2013 Teaching of psychology and personal and social development courses (2013-15)

VEGA 1/0253/09 Cognitive versus social dispositions of success in people with disabilities (2009-12)

Membership in academic and professional organizations:

European Federation of Psychology Teachers’ Associations (board member, 2019-22 President of EFPTA)

EFPA Board of Educational Affairs (board member 2017-23)

European Society for Psychology Learning and Teaching (member of executive committee, 2025-27)

European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR)

North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP)

Slovak School Psychology Association

Scientific Board of Educational Psychology study programme – doctoral studies Faculty of Education, JČU in České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Selected publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lenka-Sokolova

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8535-5713

Nolan, S., Cranney, J., Jia, F., Sokolová, L., Selvam, S. G., Dunn, D. S., Mena, J. A., Richmond, A. S., Machin, M. A., & Yahiiaiev, I. (2025). Going Global: Intersections of American Psychological Association’s Guidelines 3.0 with International Foundational Competence Frameworks. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, Special Issue: APA Guidelines 3.0., 11(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1037/st10000409  

Brisson, R., Furstová, J., Sokolová, L., Erikson, Ch., Boniel-Nissim, M., & Baďura, P. (2024). Trends in the link between perceived social support and life satisfaction in adolescents (2013/14-2021/22): A cross-national study. International Journal of Public Health, Special Issue: Trends in Adolescent Health And Wellbeing - 40 Years of the HBSC Study, 69, Art. No. 1607283, 1661-8564. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607283

Papageorgi, I., Falzon, N., Sokolová, L., Stuchlikova, I., Salvatore, S., Williamson, M., Foster, J., Pavlin-Bernardic, N., Beara, M., Bakker, H., & Dutke, S. (2024). Skills and competencies gained from a psychology bachelor degree: European graduates perspectives. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 23(1), 43-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257231187532  

Sokolová, L. (2023). Motivation toward choosing psychology as a secondary school subject: A cross-cultural comparison. Teaching of Psychology, 50(1), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211029938  

Sokolová, L., Papageorgi, I., Dutke, S., Stuchlikova, I., Williamson, M., & Bakker, H. (2022). Distance teaching of psychology in Europe: Challenges, lessons learned, and practice examples during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 21(1), 73-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257211048423

Sokolová, L., Lemešová, M., Hlaváč, P., & Harvanová, S. (2022). Through teachers’ eyes: An eye-tracking study of classroom interactions. Sodobna Pedagogika/Journal of Contemporary Educational Studies, 73(4), 127-145.