• college pedagogue
• secretary of the department of science and research
• secretary of the department of wellness and nutrition
• executive editor of Acta Salus Vitae

PhDr. Jana Kočí, PhD. is a graduate of the Charles University. She studied and participated on several research fellowships at a foreign university in USA within her doctoral programme. Her professional specialization is education in nutrition and healthy lifestyle and psychology of health. Jana is and internal teacher at College Palestra, secretary for science and research and a pedagogue on the Faculty of Education, Charles University. Jana’s main research  interests lie in the support of well-being in the field of physical, psychic and social health and the creation of support programmes focused on the support of personal and community well-being.

Education

• PhDr. in health education (psychology, didactics of health education, philosophy), Charles University (2020).
• PhDr. in pedagogy (psychology of health, social pedagogy, school psychology), Charles University (2019).
• Research fellowship, University of Nebraska – Lincolm, USA (2017, 2016, 2014).
• Study of nutritional therapy and sciences of health, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA (2013).
• Mgr. in the field health education – physical education (graduated with honors), University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (2011).
• Bc. In the field of health education (graduatet with honors), University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (2009).

Main topics of professional interest

• healthy lifestyle and health education
• support of well-being in biological, psychological and social areas of health
• design of educational health support programmes
• workplace well-being; support of well-being among college pedagogues
• influence of positive relationships on personal health
• psychology of health
• positive psychology

Notable activities

• member of the editorial board of scientific journal Acta Salus Vitae
• member of conference organizational comitees
• member of scientific organizations

Publications

KOČÍ, J. & CHVÁL, M. (2020). Nutrition education intervention: an effective tool for  health promotion and primary prevention. Acta Salus Vitae, Vol 2, No 1 (2020),  ISSN 1805-8787.

KOČÍ, J. & CHVÁL, M. (2020). Design of nutrition education program for elementary schools in the Czech Republic – an effective education curriculum instrument, the chapter in:
Education Curriculum Development: Perspectives, Challenges and Future Directions. New York. https://novapublishers.com/shop/education-curriculum-development-perspectives-challenges-and-future-directions/ ISBN: 978-1-53617-681-0

KOČÍ, J. (2019). Relationship Between Nutrition-Related Knowledge and Nutritional Behavior of Students in Czech Republic (P16-037-19), OXFORD ACADEMICS: Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, June 2019, nzz050.P16–037–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz050.P16-037-19

KOČÍ, J. (2019). The analysis of nutrition-related knowledge and nutrition behavior of students in Czech Republic. Journal of Nutrition and Human Health, Vol 3, No 2
(2019), ISSN 22883959.

KOČÍ, J. (2019). Nutrition for Elementary Schools – Healthy Playfully. First Edition, 77 pgs. ISBN 978-80-270-5394-0.

KOČÍ, J. (2016). Current insight into the nutrition education at the Czech grammar schools. Acta Salus Vitae, Vol 4, No 1 (2016), ISSN 1805-8787.

KOČÍ, J. (2016). Health nutrition education and nutrition education content analysis on Czech Grammar Schools, Food and Nutrition Journal, 72^th edition, number. 2, pg.61-67.

KOČÍ, J. (2015). Analysis of Nutrition Education within the compulsory schooling in Czech Republic, EFSA Journal, Shaping the Future of Food Safety, Together. Proceedings of the 2nd EFSA Scientific Conference, Milan, Italy, 14-16 October 2015. ISSN 1831-4731 page 72.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2015). Current insight into the education of proper nutrition in secondary schools. Reviewed collection of the International Conference ,,Updated knowledge to the educational area Man and Health” held on 14th of September 2015 in Charles University in Prague, FTVS, ISBN 978-80-87647-23-3, str. 110 – 115.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2014). The Burdening of the health economics of the Czech Republic and the European region due to the increasing prevalence of obesity and poor diet of the population. Food and Nutrition Journal, 69^th edition, number. 6, pg. 142-146.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2013). The Curriculum of Health and Nutrition Education in Czech Republic. The Nebraska Educator: A Student-Led Journal.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2013). Health and Nutrition Education in Czech Republic. The Nebraska Educator: A Student-Led Journal.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2012). Analysis of the dietary habits of children with basic education – results of the first preliminary research. Quality in education. Reviewed proceedings of the Graduate Conference: Reflections on the quality of education in doctoral education research (in Prague on May 21, 2012). ISBN 978-80-263-0269-8.

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2011). The Comparison of the Test of gross motor development and Movement assessment battery for children of preschool age children. Thesis (M.Ed.). University of West Bohemia. Faculty of Education, Pilsen

KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. (2009). Reduction of overweight and obesity of school children using the intervention program of physical activity. Thesis (B.Ed.). University of South Bohemia. Faculty of Education, Budweis.