Joanna Rudzińska-Wojciechowska

Joanna Rudzińska-Wojciechowska, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economic Psychology, Kozminski University. Her research focuses on psychological mechanisms underlying financial behaviors such as savings, investment decisions, and risk-taking. She has conducted extensive work on how factors like cognitive flexibility, sense of power, and emotional states influence financial decision-making processes.

She holds a Ph.D. and has been affiliated with Kozminski University since 2019, where she teaches research methodology courses. Her research has been supported by a prestigious FUGA grant from Poland’s National Science Centre for a project investigating saving behaviors and financial commitments at SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities.

Rudzińska-Wojciechowska’s research interests include the interplay between executive functions, power dynamics, and financial risk assessment. She has explored how gender roles, cognitive load, and optimism modulate decision-making in financial contexts. Her work bridges economic theory with psychological principles, emphasizing real-world applications in behavioral finance.

• Scientific awards: FUGA grant from Poland’s National Science Centre

Her publications emphasize mediation and moderation effects in decision-making processes, particularly in domains such as loss/gain framing, gambling tasks, and investment choices under varying psychological states. She has contributed to understanding how demographic variables and time perspectives shape financial behaviors.

Advising and grants: Her FUGA-funded project at SWPS University explores saving and financial commitment mechanisms. No formal advisee list is provided in the text. She has presented research at conferences and authored reviews on behavioral economics topics.