Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• Jan Krajhanzl, PhDr. Ph.D.

Department/Faculty/University

• Department of Environmental Studies
  Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
  Joštova 218, 602 00

Function, current position

• Assistant professor

Education and academic qualifications

• 2010: Ph.D., PhDr. Social Psychology: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
• 2004: Mgr. Psychology: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
• 2004: Mgr. Teacher training of Psychology for High Schools: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

Professional experience

• 2015-present: Assistant professor – Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2012-2015: Post-doc: Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2008-present: External cooperation (self-employed) as a researcher and lecturer of psychological aspects of environmental issues and consultant for communication strategies in environmental protection
• 2004-2011: Head and social worker, Klub Beztíže – social service for at-risk children and youth.
• 1999-2003: Social worker, Center for Mental Health Care Development: social service for people with mental illness

Teaching activities

• Environmental and Conservation Psychology I, Environmental and Conservation Psychology II, Environmental Communication, Master thesis - preparatory seminar I, Master thesis - preparatory seminar II etc.

Research activities

• 2017-2018: Head of the research team for the project "The Relationship of the Czech Public toward Nature and the Environment", Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2015-2016: Head of the research team for project "Support of information exchange and education about the impact of climate change and adaptation measures on a national and regional level", Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University: http://www.ekopsychologie.cz/vsechny-clanky/ceska-verejnost-a-zmena.
• 2015-2016: Head of the research team for the project "Increasing public awareness for active protection of biodiversity in the Czech Republic", Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University: http://www.ekopsychologie.cz/vsechny-clanky/ochrana-divoke-prirody.
• 2014-2015 Head of research team for project "Civic Engagement 2015": Civic Education Centre, grant: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
• 2011-2012 Head of research team for the project "The Roots of Preschool Education: Head of the research team for the project "The Roots of Preschool Education: Conditions for the healthy development of children in family, kindergarten and nature", Forest Kindergarten Association, grant: Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
• 2006: Head of the research team for project "Psychological characteristics of an individual's personal relationship to nature", Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
• 2004–2005: Researcher for the project "The Alienation of Human from Nature", Toulcův dvůr, grant: Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.

Non-university activities

• 2012-2020: Member of the editorial board of the Sedmá generace, a socio-ecological magazine
• 2009-2011: Member of the expert group for the preparation of the Action Plan of the Education Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
• 2009: Member of the expert group for the preparation of the Action Plan of the Strategy of Environmental Education, Training and Awareness, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
• 2007–present: Czech portal of conservation and environmental psychology, editorial work, www.ekopsychologie.cz
• 2006-2017: Envigogika, member of the editorial board: a peer-reviewed journal in the field of environmental education and training for sustainable development

Most significant professional accomplishments

• 2011: Josef Vavroušek Award, 1st place: competition of student works on topics of social science aspects of environmental issues, award for dissertation thesis Characteristics of personal relationship to nature: introduction to theory and terminology
• 2002: Czech-Slovak competition of student scientific and professional activities in psychology, 1st place

Major publications

• KRAJHANZL, Jan, Tomáš CHABADA and Renata SVOBODOVÁ. Vztah české veřejnosti k přírodě a životnímu prostředí : reprezentativní studie veřejného mínění (The Relationship of the Czech Public toward Nature and the Enviroment : Representative Public Opinion Surveys). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 349 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8966-2. URL info
• KRAJHANZL, Jan and Jan SKALÍK. Czech Greenpeace Donors and the Barriers to their Climate-Friendly Household Behaviour. Sociální studia. Masarykova univerzita, 2015, vol. 12, No 3, p. 71-95. ISSN 1214-813X. Plný text info
• KRAJHANZL, Jan. Psychologie vztahu k přírodě a životnímu prostředí (Psychology of Relationship toward Nature and the Environment). Brno: Lipka, MUNI press, 2014, 200 pp. ISBN 978-80-87604-67-0. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-7063-2014. kniha info
• ČINČERA, Jan and Jan KRAJHANZL. Eco-Schools: What factors influence pupils’ action competence for pro-environmental behavior? Journal of Cleaner Production. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013, vol. 61, No 25, p. 117-121. ISSN 0959-6526. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.030. URL info

2020/07/01