Andrea Stašek was awarded MUNI Scientist 2024

The Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies, Prof. Šárka Pospíšilová, awarded selected scientists from Masaryk University for the period 2023 to 2024 for excellence and significant achievements in the field of research. The award ceremony was attended by 43 researchers and teams in the atrium of CEITEC MU.

One of the awardees was our member Andrea Stašek, who received an award for excellent scientific articles and popularization of science. She was the only person to receive awards for both categories this year. She was also only the second person in recent years to receive this prestigious award without a Ph.D. degree.

Andrea has been recognized for her articles published in Computers in Human Behavior (read a blog about the study here) and The Journal of Sex Research (link here), in which she addressed the topic of video game playing and pornography use. The Masaryk University Grants Agency also recognized Andrea for popularizing research on queer minority health. Although the Queer Health Project was created with only token financial support from INPSY, Andrea's team recruited the largest adult sample of LGBTQ+ people in the country to date, and the survey results resonated across national and local media.

Congratulations!