Doc. PaedDr. Jana Marková, PhD.

Contact and position
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3851-6267
e-mail: markova2fedu.uniba.sk
Position: associate professor on the position of professor
Qualification
1985-1989: Higher education: Faculty of Education of the Comenius University Bratislava, Teaching for schools for youth requiring special care
1994: Special training for the performance of work in the healthcare sector, certification exam in the field of Clinical Speech and Language Therapy, Institute for Further Education of Healthcare Workers Bratislava 2000:
Rigorous procedure (rigorous exams and preparation of a rigorous thesis) in the field of Speech and Language Therapy (Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, PaedDr.)
2000-2004: Internal doctoral studies (dissertation exam, preparation of a dissertation) in the field of Speech and Language Therapy
2012: Habilitation in speech and language therapy (Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava)
Current and previous appointments
since 2012: Department of Speech Therapy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, associate professor
2007-2012: Department of Speech Therapy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, assistant professor, full-time
2004-2007: DHL Express, part time
2004-2007: Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University of Bratislava, assistant part-time
2002: Stay at the University of Groningen, Grant Sasakawa
2000-2004: Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, internal doctoral student
1989-2000: National rehabilitation center Kováčová, clinical speech and langauge therapist
Teaching courses at PdF UK
Basics of applied linguistics and neurolinguistics for speech and language therapists
Exercises in applied linguistics and neurolinguistics
Cognitive-communication disorders in adults
Speech fluency disorders
Case seminar: Disorders of speech fluency
Scientific research activity
Grants: VEGA 1/0122/22 Contexts of verbal communication and language processes of the subdominant cerebral hemisphere. – chief investigator. (2022-2024).
VEGA 1/0263/22 Identification of dyslalia as prevention of dyslexia for preschool children. – member of the investigative team. (2022-2024)
VEGA 1/0214/18 Analysis of spontaneous speech production in the Slovak language in an intact adult population and its use in speech therapy practice. - chief investigator.
APVV grant (2016-2019): Impaired communication ability in Parkinson's disease. - member of the investigative team. (2016-2019).
VEGA 1-0141-09, Identification of factors affecting lexica.l retrieval in the naming test in the intact adult population and in persons with brain damage (co-investigator), 2009-2011.
VEGA 1-0439-12, Identification of factors influencing the understanding of sentences in the Slovak language in an intact child and adult population (grant leader), 2012-2014.
VEGA 1-0147-12 Language-specific deficits in Slovak-speaking patients with focal brain lesions (co-investigator), 2012-2014.
APVV 0048-11 Cognitive-communication disorders in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia (representative), 2012-2015.
Co-investigator of the scientific grant VG SZU 7/2010: Mapping of developmental dysfluencies in Slovak-speaking children without stuttering aged 2.5-3.5 years - analysis of disfluency in speech production. Center for Dysfluencies SZU, 2010-2012.
PhD research supervision/doctoral students:
Mgr. Viktória Čiernik-Kevická, PhD.
Mgr. Kristína Mocsári
Active participation in scientific events
2023
PhD Existence: Czech-Slovak psychological conference (not only) on doctoral students and for doctoral students with the theme "(Un)lucky numbers", 30-31 January 2023 in Olomouc. Mocsári, K., Marková, J.: Therapeutic possibilities of speech therapists in removing stuttering in children of preschool and younger school age - poster
2022
XV. Slovak Psychiatric Congress - poster: Kevická, V., Marková, J.: Spontaneous speech of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Bratislava, June 23-25, 2022
XVII. SAL international conference - presentation: Kevická, V., Marková, J.: Test of language contexts - TEJKO. Nový Smokovec, October 12-14, 2022
2021
Kevická, V., Marková, J.: Analysis of spontaneous speech in adults. SAL course, Bratislava 2021.
Kevická, V., Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs.: Narrative Discourse in Broca's Aphasia. 8th Nordic Aphasia Conference. Reykjavik, Iceland (Online conference), 10.6. 2021.
2019
Kevická, V., Marková, J. Discourse analysis of Slovak-speaking patients with Parkinson's disease. Neurogenic communication disorders XIII. Year Bratislava, 18-19 October 2019.
Kevická, V., Marková, J. Logopedic approach to the assessment of oral discourse XXVIII. Colloquium of young linguists, Nitra, 20-22 November 2019
Kevická, V., Marková, J. Analysis of linguistic parameters in the discourse of patients with Parkinson's disease. 33rd Czech and Slovak Congress of Neurology, Prague, 27-30 November 2019
Marková, J. Cséfalvay, Zs., Kušnírová, A. et al. Sentence comprehension in Slovak-speaking patients with Parkinson's Disease. ASHA Convention, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 2019.
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J., Mičianová, Ľ. et al. Communication disorders in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's Disease without Dementia. World congress of Neurology, UAE, Dubai, October, 2019.
Králová, M., Šujanská, K., Cséfalvay, Zs. et al. Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Parkinson's Disease. Wordl Congress and Neurology, UAE, Dubai, October, 2019.
Kušnírová, A., Košutzká, Z., Cséfalvay, Zs. et al. Speech and language changes in cognitive impairment subtypes in patients with Parkinson's disease. International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Nice, France, September, 2019.
2018
Kevická, V., Marková, J. Evaluation of language processes at the discourse level XVI. SAL speech therapy conference, Nový Smokovec, 11-13 October 2018
Cséfalvay, Zs., Jánošková, P., Marková, J. : Picture naming in non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease. 17th ICPLA Conference, 23.-25.10.2018, St. Julians, Malta.
Králová, M., Izáková, Ľ., Hajduk, M., Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs.: Neurocognitive disorders - the impact of cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms on the language performance. American Psychiatric Association, Annual meeting, May 5-9, 2018, New York, USA.
Králová, M. Hajduk, M., Košutzká, Z., Kušnírová, A., Marková, J. Cséfalvay, Zs.: Parkinson's disease, Cognition, and Language. 31st ENCP Congress, October 6-9, 2018, Barcelona.
2017
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J., Hajduk, M., Kušnírová, A., Košutzká, Z, Valkovič, P. Králová, M.: Communication disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease: research and clinical implication. 17th Czech-Slovak Psychiatric Congress. 19-21 October 2017, Bratislava.
Košutzká, Z., Hajdu, M., Marková, J, Egryová, M. Pápayová, M. Cséfalvay, Zs. Object and Action Naming in Non-demented Slovak Patients with Parkinson's disease. World Congress of Neurology, Kyoto, Japan, Sept. 16-21, 2017.
Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs., Hladká, J.: Sentence comprehension in Slovak speaking patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Nordic Aphasia Conference, Coppenhagen, Denmark, June 14-16, 2017.
Kušnírová, A., Marková, J., Košutzká, Z., Egryová, M., Pápayová, M., Valkovič, P., Cséfalvay, Zs.: Sentence comprehension in Slovak speaking patients with Parkinson's disease - preliminary results. 21st International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver, Canada, June 4-8, 2017.
Cséfalvay, Zs. et al.: Impaired communication ability in patients with Parkinson's disease. XII. conference - neurogenic communication disorders in adults. Brno, 11-12 May 2017.
Cséfalvay, Zs. et al.: Language deficits in patients with dementia in Alzheimer's disease. XII. conference - neurogenic communication disorders in adults. Brno, 11-12 May 2017.
Older conferences:
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J.: Cognitive-communication disorders in mild cognitive impairment. Gerontopychiatric conference, Bratislava, 1 December 2016.
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J.: Primary progressive aphasia - clinical picture and speech therapy diagnosis. Speech therapy conference SAL, Štrbské Pleso, 13-15 October 2016.
Čunderlíková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J., Rapcsak, S.: Oral reading in Slovak speaking patients with stroke induced aphasia and Alzheimer's disease. 5th Nordic Aphasia, 11-13 June 2015, Oslo.
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J.: Language deficits in patients with MCI and AD - what tests to use in detailed diagnosis of language deficits. Cognitive disorders and dementia XII, 8.- 9.10. 2015, Brno.
Mravová, K., Čunderlíková, J., Marková, J., Bauerová, I., Králová, M., Cséfalvay, Zs.: Language deficits in persons with mild cognitive impairment. Aphasiological symposium, 16.-17. October 2015, Bratislava.
Králová, M. Hideghétyová, B., Marková, J. Cséfalvay, Zs.: Sentence comprehension in dementia and MCI and the relationship between language deficit, severity of cognitive decline and BPSD. American Psychiatric Association, 168th Annual Meeting, Toronto, May 16-20, 2015.
Králová, M., Hideghétyová, B., Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs.: Evaluation of sentence comprehension in dementia and MCI - theoretical and clinical implications. The 23rd Congress of European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, March 28-31, 2015.
Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs. et al.: The clinical significance of sentence-level assessment of language processes in dementia? Symposium of practical neurology. 6-7 June 2013, Brno, Czech Republic.
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J.: Cognitive-communication disorders in dementia. Invited lecture. X. aphasiological symposium, 14.-15.3.2013, Brno, Czech Republic.
Čunderlíková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J.: Performance of the Slovak-speaking intact adult population in the diagnostic test for aphasia, alexia, agraphia. X. aphasiological symposium, 14.-15.3.2013, Brno, Czech Republic.
Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs. et al.: Text-level language processes in dementia. X. aphasiological symposium, 14.-15.3.2013, Brno, Czech Republic.
Marková, J., Mikulajová, M.: Comprehension of sentences at younger school age in healthy Slovak-speaking children. XIII. International Speech Therapy Conference of the Slovak Association of Speech and Language Pathologists, Štrbské pleso, 2012.
Marková, J.: The importance of sentence comprehension testing in patients with dementia. Course Cognitive disorders and dementia IX, Brno, 2012.
Marková, J., Cséfalvay, Zs.: What does sentence comprehension reveal? IX. international aphasiological symposium, Bratislava, 2011.
Marková, J., Mikulajová, M. : Oral sentence comprehension in Slovak-speaking, typically developing children, children with specific language impairment, and children with dyslexia. Poster presentation. ELDEL conference, Prague, 2011.
Hošková, K., Marková, j., Štneclová, Ľ., Koreňová, Z.: Developmental dysfluency in intact Slovak-speaking children aged two and a half to three and a half years. Colloquium of young speech therapists, Braislava, 2011.
Cséfalvay, Zs., Marková, J., Šteňová, V.: Communication disorders in dementia. Postgraduate course of AKL CR. Brno, 2011.
Marková, J.: Cognitive-communication deficits. Course of the Slovak Association of Speech-Language Pathologists. Bratislava, 2009.
Scientific and pedagogical characteristics
Summary information on scientific, publishing and pedagogical activities is provided in the file VPCH_Marková (XLSX, 46 KB).