Young Researcher
email: martina.starc@psy.ff.uni-lj.si
Education
2011-present PhD Experimental Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
Thesis: Vpliv čustvene nasičenosti dražljajev na delovni spomin [The Effect of Emotional Saliency on Working Memory]
Supervisor: dr. Grega Repovš
2004-2009 B. A./M. Sc. Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
Thesis: Vpliv razpoloženja in motorične akcije približevanja/umika na hitrost iskanja izstopajočih obraznih izrazov [The effect of mood and approach/avoidance motor action on the speed of facial expression search]
Supervisor: dr. Grega Repovš
Academic and professional experience
2011-present
Young researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009-2011
Operative Assistant of Social and Health Programmes, Anton Trstenjak Institute of Gerontology and Intergenerational Relations, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Teaching
Department of Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Laboratory course in Cognitive psychology (2011-present)
- Undergraduate teaching assistant Psychological methodology (2007-2009)
- Undergraduate teaching assistant Psychology of personality (2006-2008)
MEi:CogSci Middle European Interdisciplinary Master Programme in Cognitive Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Cognitive psychology (2012-present)
Editorial service
- Kakovostna starost [Good Quality of Old Age], ISSN 1408-869X, Editorial board member, 2009-2011
Membership in professional organizations
- SiNAPSA, Slovenian Neuroscience Association (bursar 2010-present)
- Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM)
Current projects
- Multimodal study of working memory (project funded by ARRS)
Past projects
- Raziskava 50+: Potrebe, zmožnosti in stališča starejših ljudi v Sloveniji [50+: The needs, capabilites and opinions of elderly people in Slovenia]
Anton Trstenjak Institute of Gerontology and Intergenerational Relations
Research interests
- Working memory
- Social and affective neuroscience
- Well-being, happiness, life-satisfaction and meaning