Isidora Bojkovska

Isidora Bojkovska Laxenburger Straße, 75/15 1100 Wien, Österreich --- RESEARCH INTERESTS I am an enthusiastic and inquisitive Master student in Cognitive Science, with background in Psychology, who aspires to understand human social behavior by adopting an interdisciplinary perspective. Specifically, I am interested in inter-individual & dyadic differences in reward processing as it relates to attachment, decision-making, and behavior. Otherwise, I am in possession of strong critical thinking and analytical skills. Additionally, I have experience in both assisting and conducting quantitative and qualitative research. I also possess computer skills regarding data analysis in R and SPSS with beginner skills in Python. EDUCATION 2019 – present Master of Science (MSc) Middle European interdisciplinary Master’s programme in Cognitive Science (MEi: CogSci) Wien Universität, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien, Österreich Master Thesis (forthcoming): Understanding Social Reward: A Systematic Review of Experimental Human Studies Research skills: systematic review, implemented a clearly defined methodology for literature search, study selection, data extraction, evidence appraisal and data synthesis Statistical skills: utilized a mixed method, data-driven approach; cluster & network analysis to extract higher order categories of social reward GPA: 1.3 (out of 5.0) 2020 – 2021 Mobility Exchange Semester Abroad Middle European interdisciplinary Master’s programme in Cognitive Science (MEi: CogSci) University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Semester Project: Episodic and Semantic Specificity in Simulating the Decision to Procrastinate Awarded Grade for Semester Project: 10.0 (out of 10.0) Research skills: qualitative research, independently developed research design & adapted methodology (i.e., Autobiographical Interview (AI) & Procrastination Questionnaire) to fit study’s aims, independently conducted, transcribed & analyzed interviews following guidelines Statistical skills: transforming qualitative into quantitative data by following the AI manual, performed correlational analysis to determine relationship between interview & questionnaire data GPA: 10.0 (out of 10.0) 2014 – 2017 Bachelor of Science (BSc) International Bachelor in Psychology (IBP) Leiden University, Rapenburg 70, 2311 EZ Leiden, Netherlands Bachelor Thesis: The Effects of Tyrosine Supplementation on Model-Based DecisionMaking Awarded Grade for Bachelor Thesis: 8.5 (out of 10.0) Research skills: participant recruitment; delivering instructions to participants in a double-blind, within-subjects, behavioral design; data entry & cleaning Statistical skills: descriptive analysis, bivariate statistics, linear regression GPA: 8.10 (out of 10.0), graduated with cum laude distinction RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2020 – present Graduate Research Intern Silani lab, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Wien, Österreich • Co-ordinated data extraction research pair to ensure adherence to inclusion criteria and predefined methodology • Implemented literature search, data extraction & statistical analyses as described above within the frames of a larger lab project regarding social reward in both humans & animals • Co-ordinated team performance during participant e-mail recruitment & monitoring concerning an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study on the psychological effects of COVID 2017 – 2017 Undergraduate Research Assistant Colzato lab, Wassenaarseweg, 52 2333 AK Leiden, Netherlands • Took part in conducting experimental pharmacological & behavioral research in cognitive neuroscience • Independently recruited & tested participants • Delivered instructions to participants while testing • Performed data entry & cleaning within the scope of multiple larger projects in the lab OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 2020 – 2021 Pedagogy Officer Fatima Al-Fihri Open University, remote position • Participated in a team effort for educational program design • Reported findings in weekly pedagogical reports to help the university suggest new courses 2017 – 2019 Social Media Manager Freelancer UpWork • Developed communicational, organizational & leadership abilities • Planned social media schedules and managed communities on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2021 (forthcoming). Bojkovska, Isidora. “Understanding Social Reward: A Systematic Review of Human Studies.” MEi: CogSci Conference, online. 2020 (poster presentation). Bojkovska, Isidora. “Social Reward in Humans and Animals.” MEi: CogSci Conference, Wien, Österreich, (online). TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office (advanced) SPSS (advanced), R (intermediate), Python (beginner) OTHER SKILLS Public speaking & presenting Data collection Critical thinking Data collection LANGUAGES Macedonian (native) English (fluent; C2) Spanish (intermediate; B1) Serbian (fluent; C1) German (learning) Written communication Data management Multidisciplinary team collaboration Data management