Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Martina Baránková, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Baránková
I.2 - Name
Martina
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1992
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynské luhy 4, Bratislava 821 05, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
martina.barankova@fses.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/30849
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Psychology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-3243

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Trnava University in Trnava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Psychology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Social and Work Psychology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Social and Work Psychology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant Professor Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia 2019 -2026
Psychologist Psychotherapeutic center Vejtusan 2021 -
Lecturer of Professional Courses Statistical Office SR 2019 - 2021
Chief Science Officer EmotionID 2016-2019
Labeler of facial expressions EmotionID 2015-2016
University Associate Professor Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia 2026 -

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Facial Action Coding System Training Paul Ekman group 2016
Emotion Focused Family Therapy Training with Joanne Dolhanty, PhD. 2016
Emotion Focused Therapy Level A with Ladislav Timuľák, PhD. and Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD. 2016
Emotion Focused Therapy Level A with Ladislav Timuľák, PhD. and Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD. 2017
Long-term Training in Psychotherapy SLEA - Spoločnosť pre logoterapiu a existenciálnu analýzu 2017-2022
Compassion Focused Therapy Training Basic with Nicola Petrocchi, PhD. 2018
Compassion Focused Therapy Training Advanced with Nicola Petrocchi, PhD. 2018
CFT for Shame Based Difficulties in Sexual Minorities with Hannah Gilbert, PhD. and Nicola Petrocchi, PhD. 2020

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Health Psychology Psychology I. Psychology
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
20
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
21
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Master thesis seminar I. Psychology II. Psychology

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
52
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
24
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
75
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
50
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
38
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Baránková, M., Halamová, J., Strnádelová, B., & Kanovský, M. (2025). Differences Between High and Low Self-Critics in Compassionate Facial Expression. Psychological Reports, 128(3), 1967-1981.

2

Kanovský, M., Baránková, M., Halamová, J., Strnádelová, B., & Koróniová, J. (2020). Analysis of facial expressions made while watching a video eliciting compassion. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 127(2), 317-346.

3

Baránková, M., Greškovičová, K., Strnádelová, B., Krizova, K., & Halamová, J. (2022). Let Us Take It into Our Own Hands: Patient Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14150.

4

Baránková, M., Halamová, J., & Koróniová, J. (2019). Non-expert views of compassion: Consensual qualitative research using focus groups. Human Affairs, 29(1), 6-19.

5

Baránková, M., Halamová, J., Gablíková, M., Koróniová, J., & Strnádelová, B. (2019). Analysis of spontaneous facial expression of compassion elicited by the video stimulus: Facial expression of compassion. Ceskoslovenska Psychologie, 63(1), 26-41.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Baránková, M., Halamová, J., Strnádelová, B., & Kanovský, M. (2025). Differences Between High and Low Self-Critics in Compassionate Facial Expression. Psychological Reports, 128(3), 1967-1981.

2

Kanovský, M., Baránková, M., Halamová, J., Strnádelová, B., & Koróniová, J. (2020). Analysis of facial expressions made while watching a video eliciting compassion. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 127(2), 317-346.

3

Baránková, M., Greškovičová, K., Strnádelová, B., Krizova, K., & Halamová, J. (2022). Let Us Take It into Our Own Hands: Patient Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14150.

4

Šoková, B., Baránková, M., & Halamová, J. (2024). Fixation patterns in pairs of facial expressions—Preferences of self-critical individuals. PeerJ Computer Science, 10, e2413.

5

Halamová, J., Kanovský, M., Strnádelová, B., Baránková, M., & Greškovičová, K. (2023). The development of the revised COPE 68 inventory with English and Slovak versions. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1202571.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Non-expert views of compassion: consensual qualitative research using focus groups, Martina Baránková, Júlia Halamová, Jana Koróniová; [o1] 2019 - Gilbert, P. - Basran, J. - MacArthur, M. - Kirby, J. N. - Differences in the semantics of prosocial words: an exploration of compassion and kindness. - In: Mindfulness, Vol. 10, No. 11, 2019 ; s. 2259-2271 ; SCOPUSand the corresponding citation.

2

Analysis of facial expressions made while watching a video eliciting compassion Martin Kanovský ... [et al.]; [o1] 2021 - Di Bello, M. - Ottaviani, C. - Petrocchi, N. - Compassion is not a benzo: Distinctive associations of heart rate variability with its empathic and action components. - In: Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol. 15, 2021 ; Art. No. 617443 ; SCOPUS ; SCI ; SSCI

3

Analysis of spontaneous facial experession of compassion elicited by the video stimulus: facial expression of compassion; Martina Baránková ... [et al.]; [o1] 2020 - Mascaro, J. - Florian, M. - Ash, M. - Palmer, P. - Frazier, T. - Condon, P. - Raison, Ch. - Ways of Knowing Compassion: How Do We Come to Know, Understand, and Measure Compassion When We See It?. - In: Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 11, 2020 ; Art. No. 547241 ; SSCI; [o2] 2020 - Ventura, D. - Heredia, L. - Torrente, M. - Vicens, P. - Automated emotional facial epression assessment and emotional elicitation through film clip stimuli. - In: Studia Psychologica, Vol. 62, No. 4, 2020 ; s. 363 ; SCOPUS

4

2025 [01/20] / USA - Devaraja, Kaviya - Daniels, Maureen - Tsang, Derek S. - Edelstein, Kim - Bennett, Julie - Kanter, Cheryl - Mason, Warren - Gupta, Abha A. - Avery, Jonathan. Navigating life with high-grade glioma: Experiences and needs of adolescents and young adults [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1002/cam4.70867 In: Cancer Medicine. Malden: John Wiley & Sons, 2025, Roč. 14, č. 7, art. no. e70867, s. [online]. ISSN (online) 2045-7634. - WOS CC ; SCIE ; SCO, s. art. no. e70867

5

2025 [01/20] / GBR - Liu, Meina. A tale of two paths: the divergent effects of anger and compassion in face-to-face versus computer-mediated dispute negotiations [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1108/IJCMA-05-2024-0113 In: International Journal of Conflict Management. Leeds: Emerald Group Publishing, 2025, Roč. 36, č. 2, s. 297-319. ISSN 1044-4068. ISSN (online) 1758-8545. - SCO ; CCC ; WOS CC ; SSCI, s. 297 - 319

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Public trust, resilience and perceived threat APVV PP-COVID-20-0074

2

Intercultural aspects of compassion, self-compassion and self-criticism and testing their influence VEGA 1/0075/19

3

Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among various helping professions: Development and evaluation of intervention effectiveness and creation of diagnostic parameters using physiological indicators, self‑report measures, and qualitative data. VEGA 1/0054/24

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Board member ECPA - European Community Psychology Association 2020 - 2023
Organisation of international conference Community Psychology in Slovakia 2020 2020
Organisation of international conference Community Psychology in Slovakia 2021 2021
Organisation of international conference Community Psychology in Slovakia 2022 2022
Organisation of international conference 7th Czech‑Slovak Day of Existential Analysis and Logotherapy 2024
Organisation of internationl conference 9th Czech‑Slovak Day of Existential Analysis and Logotherapy 2026

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-04