IGA RZESZEWSKA
Psychologist · Ethnologist · Researcher
igakota@gmail.com
Wimbledon, SW19
07474797187
www.linkedin.com/in/igarzeszewska
Personal Profile
Interdisciplinary and creative multi-lingual Psychologist and Ethnologist with experience in research, taking advantage of both
qualitative and quantitative research methods. Master's Degrees in “Psychology of Social Intervention” and “Cognitive and
Behavioural Neuroscience”. My interdisciplinary education gave me a profound understanding of human´s emotions, behaviour and
reasoning, as well as an insight on cultural background that influences it. Inquisitive and observant by nature, with great attention to
detail, quick to spot patterns and provide valuable insight. Enjoy working with others but, as a self-driven person, equally able to
work on my own initiative. Flexible and adaptive, able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines. Interested in
marketing, brands and consumer behaviour. Highly motivated and eager to learn new skills and gain experience to build a career
within market research. Immediately available and keen to get working.
Key Skills
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Project management, drawing up research proposals and carrying out fieldwork, in-depth interviews, observations and surveys
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Online researching, questionnaires development and adaptation, report writing
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Excellent at keeping accurate records of results and analysis of data
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Extremely analytical and creative approach with excellent attention to detail
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Excellent problem solving skills, always comes up with a suitable and creative solution
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Great organisation and leadership skills gained through managing advanced scientific projects
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build constructive working relationships with others
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Practice of working with laboratory equipment (such as EEG or Eye Tracker) conducting behavioural and cognitive experiments
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IT proficient- Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS
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Language skills: professional fluency in English and Spanish, Polish- native
Education
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MSc Psychology of Social Intervention (1st) University of Granada, Spain
10.2012 – 09.2013
Elaboration and validation of questionnaires, Translation and adaptation of questionnaires, Social cognitive neuroscience
MSc Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience (1st) University of Granada, Spain
10.2011 – 09.2012
Learning, Cognition and behavior, Memory, Perception, Applied neuropsychology
Psychology University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, Warsaw, Poland
10.2009 – 09.2011
Statistic, Introduction to psychology, Biological bases of human behavior, Social psychology
BA Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology University of Warsaw, Poland
10.2008 – 07.2011
Methodology of ethnological fieldwork, Internet as a method and a tool of ethnography, Popular culture and Social Science
Career History
Market Research Interviewer RSM, London
06.10.2014 – 17.10.2014
Conducting interviews and surveys over the phone in 3 languages (B2B)
Research Intern Mindlab Ltd, Brighton
02.2014 – 05.2014
Leadership role in the internal research project aimed to create a database for emotional stimuli, and improve the methodology of
detecting patterns in EEG scalp activity in response to emotional stimuli (http://bit.ly/1sekR2O). Fixed-term contract.
Duties:
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Project management- full life cycle
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Researching and reviewing, gathering the information and searching for a study participants
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Developing questionnaires and carrying out laboratory experiments with participants using EEG and Eye Tracker
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Keeping accurate records, working within a budget
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Reporting progress to Head of Laboratory, analyzing results, writing a white paper on the findings
Private English Teacher Granada, Spain
 Preparation for English exams: PET and FCE Cambridge
Research Assistant Brain House Institute, Granada, Spain
11.2012-02.2014
10.2013 – 02.2014
Participation in planning and conducting research in a dynamic neuromarketing company, that use advanced neuroscientific
equipment to register changes in subject's physiological state in response to marketing stimuli.
Duties:
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Drawing up research proposals, developing and conducting surveys
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Keeping participants records, collection and analysis of psychophysical data (ECG, GSR and EMG)
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Presenting results with spreadsheets and Excel charts
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Writing up website and blog content
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Supporting Leading Research Scientist in his daily duties
Relevant Research Projects
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Participation in Ethnological Research Group "Local community and mass media", 2 years long fieldwork, 2008-2011
“Internet as a method and a tool of ethnography” Conducting a cycle of on-line interviews with Argentinian artist about the
role of social media in his career, 11.2009
Leader role in cross-cultural study on social and cognitive bases of face perception, with participation of Gypsy minority.
Learning, Emotion and Decision Group at Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre, Granada, 2012
Publications
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Rzeszewska, I., Modernity and globalization in Northern Poland. Ethnographic perspective, in: Cichocki Piotr et al., Warsaw
University Press, Warsaw 2012, ISBN 978-83-235-0927-1, 225-244 http://bit.ly/1r0gXKx
Catena, A., Megias Robles, A., Rzeszewska, I., Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (waiting for journal acceptance)
What do you see when you look at me? The eye movement strategies in face perception. Cross cultural study. (Learning,
Emotion and Decision Group at Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre) University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Catena, A., Megias Robles, A., Rzeszewska, I., (in preparation). Electrophysiological bases of face perception. Is N170 sensitive
to race? University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Courses and Conferences
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Feeding Britain's Future 2014: Skills for Work – workshop organized by Unilever (Kingston upon Thames, UK, 09.2014)
Interdisciplinary course "Brain, a journey to interior" (Park of Science, Granada, 2013)
Introduction to Psychology (Coursera)
Neuroeconomics: How the brain makes decisions (Coursera)
A Journey to the psychology of evil to heroism, conference with Philip Zimbardo (Warsaw, 2009)
Interests
Cinema I am a huge fan of film festivals. Among 2 years I had a pleasure to work as a part of the Planete DOC Film Festival team,
which helped me develop organization skills. I am also keen on documentary and ethnographic film.
Travelling For me it is a great opportunity to see new places, experience different cultures, and broaden my horizons. I have already
discovered Spanish and Portuguese culture travelling with a backpack, and hope to explore Asia one day.
Animals I love animals and care about them, which is why since 2013 I am an active member of non-profit organization based in
Granada "Unlucky animals" where I was providing temporary shelter for abandoned dogs and participating in their recovery process.
Anthropology and gender I enjoy observing how cultural background shapes who we are, how we behave, and how cultural roles
are being a subject of constant change in our society.