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Michal Kozák is a Postdoctoral Fellow affiliated with the University of Bergen's Department of Sociology and PROMENTA's research projects focusing on marginalization pathways and mental health gradients. His academic background includes a PhD from the University of Bergen (2020) and a visiting Fulbright fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2019-2020). He specializes in sociological analyses of work values, labor market dynamics, and quantitative methodologies.
His research incorporates panel data, multilevel modeling, and comparative surveys to explore topics such as adolescent work attitudes, pandemic impacts on mental health, and the political economy of labor policies. Notable projects include analyzing how early-life work values influence adult socioeconomic outcomes and investigating automation-related job insecurity across Europe. Methodologically, he emphasizes rigorous statistical techniques and large-scale cross-national data.
Key awards include the Fulbright Scholarship (2018) and the Utrecht Network Young Researchers Grant (2019). His work has been published in venues like Nature Mental Health, Journal of Education and Work, and European Societies.
Current research leverages Norway’s 'Young in Norway' survey panel to study how adolescent aspirations shape adult trajectories in employment, well-being, and social status. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects addressing mental health disparities and healthcare accessibility, such as analyzing geographic disparities in psychologist coverage within Norway's public health system.
