About
Summary
Ph.D. in 2020 in the field of nutrition, deals with the upbringing and education of adolescents and researches the application of knowledge and skills acquired in STEM subjects; explores working methods for educating young people about healthy lifestyles; uses a holistic approach to target groups - teachers and students; advocates a greater connection between public health and education; in the field of education, conducts research on methods of working with gifted students in the STEM field; author and co-author of several publications; participates in international conferences and events related to the education of young people on education for health and healthy lifestyles; interested in teamwork and research in the field of health education and further professional development in Croatia and abroad
Positions
PhD Apr 2008 -
senior advisor for chemistry, Education and Teacher Training Agency
Participation is in the professional development of chemistry teachers and cooperation with colleagues related to the improvement of teaching issues in natural science. The aim is to continue research on effective teaching methods based on scientific achievements. Methods of work in the teaching of natural subjects should be motivating for students due to the application of acquired knowledge and skills in everyday life for the sake of sustainable living.
Education
University of Zagreb, Faculty of science 2020 -
Field of study: biology and chemistry
Degree: Ph.D. in the field of nutrition
Ph.D. thesis, Dietary habits and metabolic syndrome in adolescents
The aim of the study was to determine eating habits, anthropometric characteristics, and biochemical parameters of blood and to determine the frequency of weight gain, obesity, and prediction of metabolic syndrome in participants of different ages and genders in Dalmatia, Eastern, and Central Croatia. The other aim was to examine the effects of education on nutrition and healthy lifestyles during a period of one year with respect to the observed parameters. Conclusions were drawn on the changes in participants' dietary habits, the frequency of their overweight, obesity, and predictions of metabolic syndrome. The adolescents differ from each other in dietary habits and prediction of metabolic syndrome by age, gender, and geographical region. The positive effect of education on dietary habits and healthy lifestyles is manifested in significant changes in the dietary habits of the female participants compared to the total number of participants from all regions. After the education, there are no significant changes in the normal diet of participants in both gender from Dalmatia and Central Croatia, while the number of overweight participants from Dalmatia and obese participants from Eastern Croatia is increasing. Before and after education, the prediction of metabolic syndrome was established in one participant from Dalmatia, according to the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Programs (NCEP). The most common parameters of participants with the prediction of metabolic syndrome are high blood pressure and lowered HDL-cholesterol.
Skills
assertive in communication, persistent in achieving the set goal, patient, task-oriented, organized in planning and realization of goals, more self-critical than critical of others, very realistic, ready to adapt to new living conditions, and flexible in relation to other people's attitudes, open-minded.
Professional interests
teaching students in college and university about health education related to science education in schools; promoting a healthy lifestyle through continuing communication in schools; conducting research about applying skills and knowledge in everyday life; writing scientific papers in field od interdisciplinary field (education; chemistry, biology, biotechnical science, and public health).
Keywords: Behavioral ecology, Behavioral Economics, Biochemistry , Biomedicine, BioTechnology, critical thinking, Educational Strategy, Public Health Sciences, Science Communications, Scientific writingCV
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