e-mail: aleksandra.ciochon@uj.edu.pl 

Education 

• 2020 – present: Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków 

• 2022 – 2023: Management of Healthcare Units – Postgraduate Studies, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków 

• 2017 – 2019: Jagiellonian University Medical College, Master’s Degree (Full-time), Field of Study: Physiotherapy 

• 2014 – 2017: Jagiellonian University Medical College, Bachelor’s Degree (Full-time), Field of Study: Physiotherapy 

Scientific Interests 

Mental and physical health of pregnant women; the impact of physical activity on the human body; statistical analyses in medical and health sciences; orthopedic and urogynecological rehabilitation. 

Research Projects and Theses 

• 2024 – 2025: Multidimensional analysis of determinants of pregnant women’s mental health based on Machine Learning methods, Research Support Module Grant No. U1C/W43/NO/28.16 under the strategic program Jagiellonian University Initiative of Excellence; principal investigator. 

• 2022 – 2023: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? – Physical and mental health of pregnant women and newborns in the context of preventive and COVID-19 vaccinations, 
  Research Support Module Grant No. U1C/W43/NO/28.01 under the strategic program Jagiellonian University Initiative of Excellence; principal investigator. 

• 2020 – present: Corona Mums. The impact of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland on the physical and mental health of pregnant women, pregnancy course, and newborn anthropometric outcomes.  

Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Anna Ziomkiewicz-Wichary, PhD, Jagiellonian University, Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Urszula Marcinkowska Trimboli, PhD, Jagiellonian University 

• 2018 – 2019: Comparison of the effects of classical massage and water exercise on functional status and subjective low back pain in pregnant women.  

Scientific supervisor: Prof. Jolanta Jaworek, MD, PhD 

Awards and Distinctions 

• 2023: Second-degree Individual Award in the Excellence Module competition for publication achievements; Strategic Programme Initiative of Excellence – Research University (ID.UJ); Jagiellonian University Medical College. 

• 2021: Distinction in the Young Scientists Session at the 1st National Scientific Conference “Health Sciences in an Interdisciplinary Dimension”, Katowice. 

• 2021: Finalist of the competition organized by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) – “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” – Poland Edition. 

• 2020: First distinction for sound research methodology and the significance of the research topic at the 28th International Medical Students’ Conference, Kraków. 

Research Internships 

• Apr – May 2023: Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE), Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Kliegr, PhD 

• Jun – Jul 2022: Department of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Danel, PhD 

• Apr – May 2022: Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Balwicki, MD, PhD 

Selected Publications, Scientific Monographs, and Conference Contributions 

• Ciochoń A., Balwicki Ł., Klimek M., Danel D. P., Apanasewicz A., Ziomkiewicz A., Galbarczyk A., Marcinkowska U. M. Cigarette smoke exposure as a potential risk factor for sleep problems in pregnant women. Peer Community Journal, Volume 5 (2025), Article no. e90. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.621 

• Ciochoń A., Balwicki Ł., Klimek M., Danel D., Apanasewicz-Grzegorczyk A., Ziomkiewicz A., Galbarczyk A., Marcinkowska U. M. Cigarette smoke exposure as a potential risk factor for sleep problems in pregnant women. 19th Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), Newcastle upon Tyne, 2025. 

• Ciochoń A., Kozela M., Pająk A. Loneliness and the prevalence of injuries, falls and fractures in older people. European Journal of Public Health, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_3, November 2024, ckae144.1953. [https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.1953]* (Conference: 17th European Public Health Conference 2024, Lisbon, 2024). 

• Kozela M., Ciochoń A., Pająk A. Unveiling loneliness: health determinants of feeling alone in older urban residents. 17th European Public Health Conference 2024, Lisbon, 2024. 

• Ciochoń A., Kozela M., Danel D., Winczowska P., Klimek M., Mijas M., Zabdyr-Jamróz M., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. “To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?” – mothers’ perspectives on immunization and vaccination. 19th Annual Meeting of the Polish Social Psychological Society, Katowice, 2024. (Invited talk) 

• Ciochoń A., Danel D., Kozela M., Klimek M., Ziomkiewicz A., Winczowska P., Mijas M., Zabdyr-Jamróz M., Marcinkowska U.M. “To vaccinate or not to vaccinate” – opinions of pregnant women on their own and their newborns’ vaccinations. 4th Congress of Young Science – International Scientific Conference, Gdańsk, 2024. 

• Ciochoń A., Danel D., Winczowska P., Klimek M., Mijas M., Zabdyr-Jamróz M., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. “I believe in science, not my aunt’s opinion” vs “Vaccination is one big conspiracy” – mothers’ views on immunization and COVID-19 vaccination. 18th Conference European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), Montpellier, 2024. 

• Żyrek J., Klimek M., Apanasewicz A., Ciochoń A., Danel D. P., Marcinkowska U. M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A., & Galbarczyk A. Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 6906 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57477-1 

• Ciochoń A., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. What or who reduces anxiety in pregnant women? 4th Scientific and Training Conference “Modern Statistical Methods in Medical Research”, Bydgoszcz, 2023. 

• Marcinkowska U.M., Apanasewicz A., Ciochoń A., Danel D., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A., Galbarczyk A. Anxiety and pre-term births – evidence from a large-scale study during the COVID-19 pandemic. 9th International Conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies, Padua, 2023. 

• Ciochoń A., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. Instrumental and informational support reduces pregnant women’s anxiety. 9th International Conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies, Padua, 2023. 

• Wachowicz A., Galbarczyk A., Danel D., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Ciochoń A., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. Does maternal anxiety during pregnancy relate to infant sleep behaviour? 17th Conference European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), London, 2023. 

• Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. The impact of social support, depression, and anxiety on smoking status in pregnant women. 8th International Conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies, Sopot, 2022. 

• Apanasewicz A., Danel D., Ciochoń A., Galbarczyk A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Marcinkowska U.M., Ziomkiewicz A. Fathers’ help in childcare is associated with mothers’ parity and infant sex. 22nd EAA Congress, Vilnius, 2022. 

• Apanasewicz A., Danel D., Klimek M., Galbarczyk A., Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. The mother’s, but not the father’s, childhood trauma is related to infant body size. 48th Polish National Scientific Conference of the Anthropological Society, Łódź, 2022. 

• Ciochoń A., Apanasewicz A., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Klimek M., Ziomkiewicz A., Marcinkowska U.M. Antenatal Classes in the Context of Prenatal Anxiety and Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19(5073). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095073 

• Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. Participation in antenatal classes and levels of anxiety and depression before and after childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic. 16th Conference European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, 2022 (online). 

• Ziomkiewicz A., Apanasewicz A., Ciochoń A., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Marcinkowska U. Mothers and others – the association between maternal social support, infant body size at birth, and breast milk composition. 47th Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association, Denver, 2022. 

• Klimek M., Apanasiewicz A., Ciochoń A., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Marcinkowska U.M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. Pandemic mindfulness: is there a difference in pregnancy and birth outcomes between women practicing relaxation techniques or not? Pandemic Babies? The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Fertility and Family Dynamics., Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Berlin, 2021. 

• Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Danel D., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. Participation in birth classes, anxiety and depression levels among Polish women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. 7th International Conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies, Białystok, 2021. 

• Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Apanasewicz A., Klimek M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. Access to healthcare and anxiety levels among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Scientific Conference “Public Health – Current Achievements and New Challenges”, ASPHER Young Researchers Forum, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, 2021 (online). 

• Nowak K., Marianowska J., Galbarczyk A., Apanasewicz A., Ciochoń A., Danel D., Klimek M., Marcinkowska U.M., Mijas M., Ziomkiewicz A. Who cheers pregnant women up? 15th Conference European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), Kraków, 2021 (online). 

• Ciochoń A., Marcinkowska U.M., Galbarczyk A., Ziomkiewicz A., Mijas M. Is there a difference in the level of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic between women who have or do not have previous children? 1st National Scientific Conference “Health Sciences in the Interdisciplinary Dimension”, Katowice, 2021 (online). 

• Ciochoń A., Jaworek J. Comparison of the effects of classic massage and water exercises on the functional state and subjective pain in the lumbar spine among pregnant women. Art of Healing, 2020, 1, 27–38. https://doi.org/10.34938/r867-8k15 

• Ciochoń A. Rehabilitation management after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the STG method – case report. Review of Issues in Physiotherapy and Sport. Scientific Publishing House TYGIEL Ltd., Lublin, 2020, pp. 17–30. ISBN: 978-83-66489-17-2 

Science Popularization / Summer Schools 

• Oct 2025: 1st Edition of the Epidemiological School, Medical University of Białystok (Autumn School). 

• Jun 2025: “One Thing About Health” – campaign promoting awareness and care for health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College. 

• Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2024: 7th Edition of the Young Talents Workshop of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jabłonna (Summer School). 

• May 2023: Scientific seminar “Knowledge Engineering Group”, Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE). 
  Presentation title: Corona Mums Project – preliminary results and conclusions based on statistical analyses. 

• May 2022: Marcinkowska U.M., Ciochoń A. “Mama w Koronie: How the health of pregnant women affects their children?” – article for the blog of the Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College. 

• May 2021: Corona Mums. Polish scientists study the impact of the pandemic on pregnant women and their children. Article in Gazeta Wyborcza. 

• Mar 2021: Member of the Organizing Committee of the EHBEA 2021 Conference. 

• Feb 2021: Why is it worth studying at the Doctoral School? – Interview for the Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College.