Miriam Niklová

She has been working at the Faculty of Education of the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2005. At the Department of Pedagogy she worked first as an internal doctoral student then as an assistant professor, and since 2014 as a university associate professor. Since 2018 she has been the Deputy Head of the Department and since 1.9. 2020 is entrusted with the management of the Department of Pedagogy. In her scientific-research, pedagogical and publishing activities, she focuses mainly on social pedagogy, school socio-pedagogical work, social pathology and its prevention with regard to online risk behavior. She has been the main researcher and co-researcher of domestic and foreign research projects APVV, VEGA, KEGA, Vysegrad Fund and others. In 2013, she obtained a habilitation as an associate professor in the field of Pedagogy. As part of her further education, she completed several courses and trainings with regard to bullying prevention, communication skills, facilitation training, and an inclusive approach to education. She is the author and co-author of 9 scientific monographs, 12 university textbooks and textbooks, more than 50 scientific studies published in foreign and domestic journals, scientific and conference proceedings and more than 60 other professional publications. There are 484 responses to these publications, of which 13 are registered in the WoS and Scopus citation indices and 130 responses abroad. She is a recognized expert in academia, but also in practice. She participated in the education and preparation of methodological materials and materials for social educators in the implementation of national projects supporting the inclusive environment of students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in primary schools, participated in the creation and processing of professional standard of Social pedagogue. From 1999 to 2001 she worked at the Children's Rescue Line as a consultant, later as a supervisor. Since 2018, she has been the vice-president of the civic association Association of Social Pedagogues. Since 2005 she has been a member of the Section of Social Pedagogy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. She is on the editorial boards of the international journals Social Pedagogy (in the Czech Republic), Pedagogika spoleczna (in Poland), Empowerment (in Poland). She is a member of the review committee of Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas Pedagogika (in Poland), member of the editorial board of Edukácia. She is also a member of the Association of Educators of Social Pedagogy (in the Czech Republic) and a member of o.z. Preventista. She is an active assessor of scientific monographs, professional publications and scientific and professional studies in Slovakia and abroad. During her practice, she participated in the organization of several international conferences, professional seminars and events, and was also on the scientific committee of scientific conferences. Within the NP Professional Development of Teachers in the position of consultant for the content of the education program and teaching resources, she provided professional expert advice and consulted on the creation of educational programs and teaching resources according to the framework description in the project. She lectured at workshops for primary school teachers for the Methodological and Pedagogical Center, as well as for social educators within the ASPg.