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| Reseach Interests: | Psychophysiology Hormones and brain functions Cognitive functions Emotions and socio-emotional behaviour Mental health Menstrual cycle Hormonal contraception (peri)Menopause Stress |
| Present Position: | Associate professor, VU LSC Institute of Biosciences |
| Education: |
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Vilnius University MSc in Neurobiology, Vilnius University BSc in Biology, Vilnius University |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2013–present - associate professor, Vilnius University 2010–2013 - researcher, lecturer, Vilnius University 2003–2010 - junior researcher, administrator of EU funded projects, Vilnius University 2001–2003 - technician, Vilnius University |
| Human physiology, Neurobiology, Psychophysiology, Research project | |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Erik Ilkevič 2022 - 2026 Gintarė Dagytė-Kavoliūnė 2020-2025. Consultant. Ieva Brimienė 2021–2026 Rimantė Gaižauskaitė 2019–2024 Ingrida Zelionkaitė 2019–2024 Rasa Mončiunskaitė 2016–2020 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB PubMed |
| Academic Cooperation: | Dr. Jūratė Aleknavičiūtė and Dr. Astrid Kamperman, Erasmus University, The Netherlands Prof. Birgit Derntl, University of Tübingen, Germany. Dr. Helen Uusberg and Dr. Andero Uusberg, University of Tartu, Estonia. Prof. Markus Hausmann, Durham University, United Kingdom. Dr. Elena Čėsnaitė, Institute of Psychology, University of Münster, Germany. Dr. Eglė Mazgelytė, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania. PhD candidate Melanie Kowalczyk SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology, Poland. PhD student Gintarė Dagytė-Kavoliūnė, faculty of economics and business administration, Vilnius University, Lithuania. PhD student Dovilė Mikučionytė, Faculty of Phylosophy, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Lithuania. Dr. Violeta Cimalanskaitė-Kazlauskienė, Faculty of Phylosophy, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Lithuania. |
| Projects and Grants: | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks „Maintenance of Brain Health in Postmenopausal Women (MenoBrain)“. 2025-2029. „To Aid the Teacher: The use of Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Mitigate Stress and Burnout and Enhance Work Performance in School Teachers“, The Research Council of Lithuania, 2025-2027. “Evaluation of Men’s Ability to Regulate Emotions Using Psychophysiological Methods in the Context of Biological and Psychosocial Factors,” The Research Council of Lithuania, Agreement No. S-SV-24-144. 2024 07-08. „Men's mental well-being: A psychophysiological study of interactions between empathy, stress, and sex hormones.“ The Research Council of Lithuania, Agreement No. P-ST-23-309, 2023 10 – 2024 05. „Rhythms in human body: the search for relationships between brain oscillations and fluctuations of sex hormones“ Agreement No, 2023/7 The Baltic-German University Liaison Office is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic Germany. 2023.06–11. "Open to life: strengthening the sexual health of children and youth and preventing risky sexual behavior using innovative educational tools" („ Atviri gyvenimui: vaikų ir jaunimo lytinės sveikatos stiprinimas ir rizikingos lytinės elgsenos prevencija, taikant inovatyvias mokymo priemones”) No. S-577, 2021, The Research Council of Lithuania, Vytautas Magnus University. "Lateralization of cerebral hemispheres in foreign language and working memory processing " (code 09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-22-0170) ", The Research Council of Lithuania, 2020 11 – 2021 04. The processing of highly salient and biologically relevant emotional stimuli: gender differences and relationship to sex steroids, AGREEMENT NO. 2020/7 The Baltic-German University Liaison Office is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic Germany. 2020.06 – 12. Institutional partnership project “State-dependent information processing: implementation of electrical neuroimaging approach in Lithuania” in collaboration with University of Geneva and University Hospital of Psychiatry Bern, CH-3-ŠMM-02/03 from the Research Council of Lithuania within the Lithuanian-Swiss programme „Research and development“; 2016.01-07 |
| Improvement of Qualification, Sertificates: | Training for PhD students’ supervisors, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania The workshop “Hormonal fluctuations across the female lifespan: Fostering mental health and wellbeing through all ages, Lorentz Center, Leiden University, The Netherlands EDTech course, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. IMPRS NeuroCom Summer School, Max Plank Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzigas, Vokietija Workshop “Active teaching methods, Vilniaus Universitetas, Lietuva Workshop „Topographical EEG/ERP“, Vilniaus Universitetas, Lietuva |
| Other Related Activities: | Membership in scientific organizations • Since 2024, member of FLAME Female Lifespan Association for Mental Health and Neuroendocrinology. • Since 2023, CuttingEEG Association, Member. • Since 2016, member of the International Society for Brain Electromagnetic Topography. • Since 2003, member, board member, treasurer of the Lithuanian Neuroscience Association. Work as a referee • Reviewer for journals: Psychoneuroendocrinology, Psychophysiology, Brain Topography, Scientific Reports, Biological Psychology, Experimental Brain Research, Acta Neuropsychiatrica, Stress, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Journal of Cognitive Psychology, BMC Psychology, Hormones and Behavior, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, Biology of Sex Differences. • Referee, external referee, and member of the PhD thesis defense committees. |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (native), English, German, Russian |