I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Boleková

I.2 - Name

Veronika

I.3 - Degrees

PhDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1988

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1

I.7 - Position

associate professor

I.8 - E-mail address

bolekova4@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25385

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Psychology

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0003-2076-1096

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2010

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology/psychology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2012

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology/psychology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University

II.b - Year

2015

II.c - Study field and programme

School Psychology / Educational, Counseling and School Psychology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

II.c - Study field and programme

II.5 - Professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

II.a - Name of the university or institution

II.c - Study field and programme

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Associate professor	Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University	since 2026
Assistant professor	Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University	2025 - 2026
Psychologist	2nd Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, University Hospital Bratislava	since 2019
Associate professor	Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University	2023 - 2026
Assistant professor	Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University	2015 - 2023

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
Design thinking & problem based learning	Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava	2018
Participatory learning	PDCS - Partners for Democratic Change Slovakia	2024
Neuropsychology – foundations and practice	PsycheEduca, s.r.o.	2025
ICD-11 in practice	Institute of Education in Clinical Psychology	2025

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
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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.2.a - Name of the study programme	V.2.b - Degree	V.2.c - Field of study
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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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure	V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
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V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

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
Research Methods in Psychology	Psychology	I.	Psychology
A Critical Approach to Psychological Research	Psychology	I.	Psychology
Positive Psychology	Psychology	I.	Psychology
Clinical Neuropsychology II.	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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

138

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

129

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Boleková, V., Chlebcová, V., & Naništová, E. (2021). Psychoonkológia: indikátory – merania – intervencie. Typi Universitatis Tyrnavienesis.

Straka, I., Minár, M., Škovránek, M., Grofík, M., Danterová, K., Benetin, J., Kurča, E., Gažová, A., Boleková, V., Wyman-Chick, K.A., Kyselovič, J., & Valkovič, P. (2019). Adherence to pharmacotherapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease taking three and more daily doses of medication. Frontiers in neurology, 10, 799, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00799

Albertová Majerčáková, S. & Boleková, V. (2022). Relationships between Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Meaning in Life in Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Happiness and Health, 2(2), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v2i2.20

Boleková, V., Brandoburová, P., Hajdúk, M., Straka, I., Valkovič, P., & Košutzká, Z. (2023). Overenie psychometrických vlastností slovenskej verzie Mattisovej škály demencie u zdravej populácie a pacientov s Parkinsonovou chorobou – pilotná štúdia. Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie, 86/119(3), 185– 192.

Boleková, V., & Chlebcová, V. (2024). Predictors of forgiveness in cancer patients after treatment. Health Psychology Report,12(3), 219-226.https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr/177729

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

Boleková, V., Chlebcová, V., & Naništová, E. (2021). Psychoonkológia: indikátory – merania – intervencie. Typi Universitatis Tyrnavienesis.

Boleková, V., & Chlebcová, V. (2024). Predictors of forgiveness in cancer patients after treatment. Health Psychology Report,12(3), 219-226.https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr/177729

Brandoburova, P., Bolekova, V., Hajduk, M., Straka, I., Jezberova, M., Valkovic, P., Marecek, R., & Kosutzka, Z. (2026). Emotion recognition from faces and bodies in Parkinson's disease and its relationship to MRI-based brain volumetry. Scientific reports, 10.1038/s41598-026-35889-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35889-5

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

Straka, I., Minár, M., Škovránek, M., Grofík, M., Danterová, K., Benetin, J., Kurča, E., Gažová, A., Boleková, V., Wyman-Chick, K.A., Kyselovič, J., & Valkovič, P. (2019). Adherence to pharmacotherapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease taking three and more daily doses of medication. Frontiers in neurology, 10, 799, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00799

Citation: Feldmann, F., Zipprich, H., Witte, O., & Prell, T. (2020). Self-Reported Nonadherence Predicts Changes of Medication after Discharge from Hospital in People with Parkinson's Disease. Parkinsons Disease, 44, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4315489

Straka, I., Minár, M., Škovránek, M., Grofík, M., Danterová, K., Benetin, J., Kurča, E., Gažová, A., Boleková, V., Wyman-Chick, K.A., Kyselovič, J., & Valkovič, P. (2019). Adherence to pharmacotherapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease taking three and more daily doses of medication. Frontiers in neurology, 10, 799, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00799

Citation: Zipprich, H., Mendorf, S., Lehmann, T., & Prell, T. (2021). Self-Reported Nonadherence to Medication Is Not Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease. Brain Sciences, 11(2), 1 – 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020273

Straka, I., Minár, M., Škovránek, M., Grofík, M., Danterová, K., Benetin, J., Kurča, E., Gažová, A., Boleková, V., Wyman-Chick, K.A., Kyselovič, J., & Valkovič, P. (2019). Adherence to pharmacotherapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease taking three and more daily doses of medication. Frontiers in neurology, 10, 799, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00799

Citation: Tosin, M.H.S., de Oliveira,B.G.R.B., Goetz, Ch.G., Morisky, D., McConvey, V., Skorvanek, M., Schrag, A., Martinez-Martin, P., Stebbins, G.T., members of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Clinical Outcome Assessments (MDS-COA) Scientific Evaluation Committee (2022). Rating Scales for Medication Adherence in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review for Critique and Recommendations. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice , 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13586

Boleková, V., & Chlebcová, V. (2024). Predictors of forgiveness in cancer patients after treatment. Health Psychology Report, 12(3), 219-226. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr/177729

Citation: Tock, W. L., Maheu, C., Blondin, S., Lee, V., Neuman, S., & Meterissian, S. (2025). The Effect of Life Coaching on Post-Traumatic Growth and Well-Being in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psycho-oncology, 34(10), 1099-1611. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70295

Citation: Zhou, J., & Toikko, T. (2025). Reliability and validity of mental health measurement of young people in a Chinese urban context. PloS one, 20(6), e0321523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321523

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

KEGA 001PEVŠ-4/2022 Possibilities of phonemic awareness development in bilingual children with a focus on Romani-Slovak bilingualism - investigator

Erasmus+2020-1-LV01-KA226-SCH-094599 Supporting teachers to face the challenge of distance teaching - investigator

VEGA/0305/18 Cognitive-Existential Profile and Specifics of Post-Traumatic Growth in Cancer Survivors - investigator

GAA/03/2019 Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth in Cancer Survivors - principal investigator

GAAA/2022/12 Measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus - principal investigator

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
Member of the Scientific Council	Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University	2020-2026
Secretary of the Doctoral Studies Committee for the Study Programme in School Psychology	Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University	2023-2026
Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Student Psychology Days	International Student Psychology Days	since 2023
Head of the Institute of Clinical Psychology	Faculty of Psychology, Pan-European University	2024-2026
Evaluation of VEGA and KEGA Research Projects	The Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic	since 2023

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

VIII.a - Name of the institution	VIII.b - Address of the institution	VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay)	VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Faculty of Humanities, Charles University	Pátkova 2137/5, 182 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic	21.-23.11.2023	Erasmus, staff training

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2026-02-06

Name and surname:	PhDr. Veronika Boleková, 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