| Mgr. et Mgr. Jakub Polák, Ph.D. | |
| researcher | |
| working at: |
RP3 Applied Neurosciences and Brain Imaging |
| v instituci: | 2015 - present |
| telephone: | (+420) 283 088 472 |
| e-mail: | jakub.polak@nudz.cz |
| curriculum vitae | |
Team role: design and coordination of epidemiological studies, psychological testing of participants, standardization of foreign questionnaires, adaptation of CBT and its effects evaluation using fMRI, statistical analyses, writing publications
Publications with IF:
1. Polák J., Rádlová S., Janovcová M., Flegr J., Landová E., Frynta D. (2018): Fear factor: analysis of common animal fears. In prep.
2. Polák J., Sedláčková K., Landová E., Frynta D. (2018): Faster detection of snake and spider phobia: a commentary on Zsido et al. (2018). Submitted.
3. Polák J., Landová E., Frynta D. (2018): Undisguised disgust: a psychometric evaluation of a disgust propensity measure. Current Psychology, First Online. IF = 1.28 [Full-text]
4. Vlček P., Polák J., Brunovský M., Horáček J. (2018): Role of glutamatergic system in obsessive-compulsive disorder with possible therapeutic implications. Pharmacopsychiatry, First Online. IF = 1.77 [Download PDF]
5. Landová E., Bakhshaliyeva N., Janovcová M., Peléšková Š., Suleymanova M., Polák J., Guliev A., Frynta D. (2018). Evaluation of snake beauty and fear: a comparison of two countries with different risk levels of snake bite. Frontiers in Psychology, 9: 333. IF = 2.32 [Download PDF]
6. Polák J., Sedláčková K., Nácar D., Landová E., Frynta D. (2016): Fear the serpent: a psychometric study of snake phobia. Psychiatry Research, 242: 163-168. IF = 2.47 [Download PDF].
7. Landová E., Musilová V., Polák J., Sedláčková K., Frynta D. (2016): Antipredatory reaction of the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) to snake predators. Current Zoology, 62: 439-450. IF = 1.76 [Download PDF]
8. Polák J., Frynta D. (2015): Offspring sex ratio in domestic goats: Trivers-Willard out of natural selection. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 60: 208-215. IF2015 = 1.18 [Download PDF]
9. Polák J., Frynta D. (2010): Patterns of sexual size dimorphism in cattle breeds support Rensch's rule. Evolutionary Ecology, 24: 1255-1266. IF2010 = 2.40 [Download PDF]
10. Polák J., Frynta D. (2009): Sexual size dimorphism in domestic goats, sheep, and their wild relatives. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 98: 872-883. IF2009 = 2.04 [Download PDF]
Publications without IF:
1. Polák J. (2018): Can we recognize cheaters? Psychologie Dnes, 24: 42-43.
2. Polák J. (2007): Mother and child in conflict. Psychologie Dnes, 13: 30-33.
Interests / hobbies
Evoluční psychologie, psychodiagnostika, projektivní testování, behaviorální ekologie, kopytníci.
Professional training and experience
| 2007 - 2007: | Erasmus exchange program - study of social psychology at Tampere University, Finland |
| 2008 - 2008: | RIAPS Crisis centre |
| 2008 - 2008: | Psychiatric hospital Dobřany and Bohnice |
| 2008 - 2008: | Prague-Ruzyně Prison |
| 2008 - 2008: | Qed Group, consultant psychologist |
| 2010 - 2011: | Oliva's Children Clinic, psychologist |
| 2010 - 2011: | Drahonice Prison, psychologist |
| 2011 - 2012: | Kent University, Assistant Clinical (Forensic) Psychologist Practitioner |
| 2011 - 2013: | Sweet Tree, Brain Injury Support Worker |
| 2011 - 2013: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Assistant Psychologist |
Membership in professional organizations
| 2012 - 2014: | British Psychological Society |
Master thesis
| 2000 - 2005: | Reproduction of Capra hircus: mate choice, offspring sex, and maternal investment |
| 2003 - 2010: | Loafing and punishment: psychological study of laziness |
Teaching activities
| 2006 - 2015: | Vertebrate Zoology, Basics of Ethology, Sociobiology and behavioral ecology |
| 2015 - 2015: | Neuropsychology |
Thesis
| 2005 - 2014: | Sexual size dimorphism and related phenomena in ungulates |
Publications
Most important publications
Show all publications of this employee
Select different search criteriaAD Centrum Publications Research Projects Pharmaceutical Industry-Sponsored Research Ethics Commission Postgraduate Students Conferences & Seminars Awards International Course 2015
