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prof. Przemysław Bąbel, PhD

Prof. Przemysław Bąbel, PhD, is a full professor of psychology, the director of Jagiellonian University Institute of Psychology, the chair of Jagiellonian University Research Discipline Council for Psychology, and the head of the Pain Research Group at Jagiellonian University. He is the president of the Polish Society of Behavioral Psychology, a member of the Steering Committee of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies and a member of the Committee on Psychological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interests include learning mechanisms of placebo effects, memory of pain, and the psychological factors that modulate pain perception. Prof. Bąbel is also interested in applications of behavior analysis and the psychology of memory in education and therapy, including the therapy of persons with chronic pain and autism spectrum disorder. He has served as a principal investigator of several grants funded by the National Science Centre in Poland, including the highly prestigious Maestro grant that he was awarded in 2021 for the project "Un(learning) pain by consequences. Development of the learning theory of placebo effects". Prof. Bąbel has co-authored over 100 scientific publications, including eight books and more than 100 popular science publications. In 2008, he received the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences’ "Golden Mind – Master in Knowledge Promotion" Award for his contribution to the popularization of science, and in 2018 he received the Prime Minister’s Award for highly valued achievements, on the basis of which his Doctor of Science habilitation was awarded. In 2019, Prof. Bąbel was awarded the Association for Psychological Science Fellow status for his sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology. In 2023, Prof. Bąbel was honored with the Journal of Pain Top Reviewer Award and received recognition in the Stanford-Elsevier ranking, placing within the top 2% of the world's most-cited scholars.

przemyslaw.babel@uj.edu.pl

Zakład Psychologii Ogólnej

ul. Ingardena 6, room 3.21, room 5.17
tel. 12 663 24 73

Office hours
Monday 10:00-11:00, romm 3.21 

Office hours for students
Tuesday 11:30-12:30, romm 5.17

  • psychology of pain with a special interest in psychological factors that modulate pain perception and pain memory
  • psychology of placebo with a special interest in learning mechanisms of placebo effects
  • behavior analysis with a special interest in the therapy of persons with autism spectrum disorder
  • psychology of education with a special interest in increasing the effectiveness of teaching and upbringingand memory training 

For further information visit the USOS website.

For the publications list visit RUJ.

 

Membership

 

Awards

  • Recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier ranking, positioned within the top 2% of the world's most-cited scholars (2023)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for outstanding achievements in scientific work (2023)
  • The Journal of Pain Top Reviewer Award based on timeliness, frequency and quality of reviews (2023)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2021)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2020)
  • Association for Psychological Science Fellow awarded for having made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology (2019)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2019)
  • The Prime Minister’s Award for highly valued achievements based on which the degree of a habilitated doctor of science was awarded (2018)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2018)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2017)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2016)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2014)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in work for an organization (2013)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2012)
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in teaching (2011) received on the basis of the results of students’ evaluation of the classes
  • The Rector’s of the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in work for an organization (2009)
  • The Head’s of the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University Award for achievements in scientific work (2009)
  • The President’s of Polish Academy of Sciences Award „Golden Mind - Master in Knowledge Promotion” (2008)
  • The Scholarship of St. Estreicher’s Foundation (2000-2001)