Jana Sladkova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UMass Lowell.

Jana Sladkova

Associate Professor

College
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Phone
978-934-3145
Office
Coburn - 850 Broadway Street
Email
Jana_Sladkova@uml.edu

Expertise

Psychological issues of migration, qualitative research methods, narrative analysis

Research Interests

Psychosocial issues of migration; Social justice; Race.

Education

  • Ph D: Social Psychology, (2007), City University of New York - New York, NY
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Journeys of Honduran Migrants to the United States
  • MA: English/TESOL, Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, (1994), University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
  • MA: Domestic and International Trade, (1991), Prague School of Economics - Prague, Czech Republic

Selected Publications

  • Sladkova, J. (2016). Stratification of Undocumented Migrant Journeys: Honduran Case. International Migration, (1) 84.
  • Sladkova, J., McCabe, A., Cano, I., Cole, D. (2014). "I don’t like Speaking Spanish:" Delayed Narration in Children of Latino Immigrants. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 5(2).
  • Sladkova, J., Mangado, S.M., Quinteros, J.R. (2012). Lowell Immigrant Communities in the Climate of Deportations. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 12(1) 78-95.
  • Sladkova, J., Bond, M.A. (2011). Las Migraciones como Din micas Dependientes del Contexto en un Mundo de Desigualdades Globales. Psychosocial Intervention, (3) 1-8.
  • Sladkova, J., Bond, M.A. (2011). Migration as a Context-Dependent Dynamic in a World of Global Inequalities Las Migraciones como Din mica Dependiente del Contexto en un Mundo de Desigualdades Globales. Psychosocial Intervention, 20(3) 327-332.
  • Sladkova, J. (2010). Journeys of Undocumented Honduran Migrants to the United States.
  • Sladkova, J. (2007). Documenting the Undocumented: Journeys of Honduran Migrants to the United States.
  • Sladkova, J. (2007). Expectations and Motivations of Hondurans Migrating to the United States. Journal of community & applied social psychology, 17(3) 187-202.
  • Silin, J.G., Sladkova, J., Viladrich, A., Fruedenberg, N., Duncan, E., Park, E. (2006). Welcoming the Stranger: Essays on Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society. Occasional Paper Series 17. Bank Street College of Education.

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Understanding Triumphs and Challenges of Immigration and Adaptation: An Innovative Model for Economic and Social Integration Success (2014), Grant - UMass President’s Office 2014 Creative Economy Initiatives Fund
    Dinh, K.T. (Principal), Ho, I.K. (Co-Principal), McCabe, A. (Co-Principal), Sladkova, J. (Co-Principal)