1. Contact Information
Jaroslaw Kozak
Assistant Professor
Institute of Sociological Sciences
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-8575
https://pracownik.kul.pl/jaroslaw.kozak
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jaroslaw-Kozak
2. Professional Summary
Currently specialising in empirical research on university students' attitudes toward AI, as well as in the sociology of morality and migration. Author of scholarly publications based on empirical research, including studies on Poles' attitudes toward Brexit, the perception and acceptance of artificial intelligence among students in Poland and the UK, and the social and psychological impacts of the armed conflict in Ukraine, with a particular focus on PTSD. Experienced in conducting interdisciplinary research and collaborating with international academic institutions.
3. Academic Experience
2021 – Present: Assistant Professor, Institute of Sociological Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Conducting research in the fields of sociology of morality and sociology of migration.
- Delivering lectures and seminars on topics including social worker ethics, microstructures, demography, and sociology of migration.
- Supervising student projects and theses, fostering their academic development.
4. Research Interests and Expertise
Research interests currently focus on attitudes toward emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and the sociology of religion and migration. Particular emphasis is placed on the socio-demographic and ethical determinants of AI acceptance and the relationship between religiosity and social integration in diasporic communities, including the experiences of Polish migrants in the UK and their reactions to Brexit. Additional areas of interest include mixed marriages and their impact on shaping religious and cultural identities.
5. Conferences
5.1. Organisation of International Conferences
- 2024: Identity – Openness – Integration: Polish Communities in the United Kingdom after Brexit, Lublin, Poland
- 2023: Migrants’ Religious Communities: The Social Resilience in Polish Diasporas from the United Kingdom, London, UK.
- 2022: Migrants’ Religious Communities: The Social Resilience in Polish Diasporas from the United Kingdom, London, UK.
- 2022: Polish Migrants in the United Kingdom in the Context of Brexit, London, UK.
5.2. Active Participation in International Conferences
- 2024: Integration Challenges of Polish Migrant Communities in the United Kingdom after Brexit; Lublin, Poland
- 2023: Structural Conflict in the Polish Migrant Community in the UK; Poznań, Poland
- 2022: Preparation for a marriage of Polish married couples in Poland and the United Kingdom in the background of the results of international research Forschungsprojekt "Zur Ehe berufen". An example of using a Geographic Information System to plan pre-marriage courses; Regensburg, Germany.
- 2022: History and the Present in the Research of Parish Communities; London, UK.
- 2022: Forecasts of Return Migrations and Their Causes; London, UK.
- 2021: Dilemmas on return migration about Brexit faced by Polish Catholic migrants in the UK; Warsaw, Poland.
6. Projects and Collaborations
- 2023 – Present: University Students' Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence in Poland and the United Kingdom – Research on socio-cultural factors influencing students' attitudes toward AI.
- 2019–2023: Poles' Attitudes Toward Brexit Analysis of the impact of Brexit on migration decisions and the perception of Poles in the United Kingdom, culminating in several publications in peer-reviewed journals
7. Scientific and Research Services Abroad
- Developing a research tool necessary to research the involvement, sense of alienation/rootedness, identity and deconversion processes of Polish Catholics in the United Kingdom
- Conducting sociological research on the involvement, sense of alienation/rootedness, identity and reconversion processes of Polish Catholics in the UK
8. Academic Service and Professional Memberships
2024 – Present: Religious Research Association