Martin Priečko

Martin Priečko serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnology and Non-European Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Constantine the Philosopher in Trnava, Slovakia. He completed his habilitation procedure on November 8, 2022, earning the scientific and pedagogical title of Associate Professor in ethnology (field code 7106 (3.1.3)) through a rigorous evaluation by an international committee.

His research centers on the social, historical, and economic dimensions of traditional lifestyles in dispersed rural settlements, with a geographic focus on the Kysuce region of Slovakia. Key interests include cultural preservation in marginalized communities, historical settlement patterns, and the socioeconomic dynamics of non-urban populations. His habilitation thesis Kysuckí vrčárí. Social, historical and economic aspects of the way of life in a dispersed settlement established foundational work in Central European ethnology.

Dr. Priečko actively contributes to academic governance through committee participation, as evidenced by his habilitation review involving scholars from Comenius University Bratislava, Matej Bel University, and Masaryk University. While specific awards and publications remain undocumented in available records, his scholarly impact is reflected in the formal recognition of his habilitation by the Faculty of Arts leadership.