Piotr Mamcarz

Dr. Piotr Mamcarz serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology of Emotions and Motivation at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). His academic career spans over 15 years with continuous research and teaching activities at KUL since completing his Master's degree in Psychology there (2002-2007) and beginning doctoral studies in 2007.

His research interests focus on existential psychology, traffic psychology, stress and anxiety, spiritual fitness, and employability studies. Dr. Mamcarz has developed significant expertise in trauma research, particularly existential trauma, which emerged as a central theme in his early career and continues to influence his current work in crisis intervention and meaning-making processes.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a strong interdisciplinary approach combining existential philosophy with empirical psychology. His work spans transportation psychology (examining driver behavior, stress, and spiritual fitness), health psychology (cancer patients, stress perception), and educational psychology (employability scales, student development). A consistent methodological thread involves mediation and moderation analyses examining complex psychological relationships.

• Exercise Practitioner of the Year (2008)
• Medal KEN (2016)
• Nagroda Instytutu Psychologii KUL (2019)
• Nagroda Rektora KUL (2017)
• Editorial Board membership at PLoS One

Dr. Mamcarz has supervised numerous research projects including those funded by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) and European Union programs. His international collaborations include work with the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute and University of Madeira. He has served on editorial boards for journals including PLoS One and Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration.