Praszałowicz Dorota

Prof. Dorota Praszałowicz is a Full Professor at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University. She serves as Head of the Chair of Migration and Ethnic Studies and chairs the Programme Board of the Jagiellonian Centre of Migration Studies. She is actively involved in national and international academic organizations, including the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish American Historical Association.

Her academic interests include:

• Old and contemporary migrations from a comparative perspective
• Cultural transformations of Polish immigrant communities
• Institutionalization of immigrant life
• Theoretical concepts in migration studies
• Gender perspectives in migration
• Humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border

Her recent publications and research projects focus on Polish diaspora communities in the United States, particularly in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Her work reveals a consistent thematic trajectory: the evolution of ethnic identity, interethnic relations, and the adaptation strategies of Polish migrants across time and space. She employs historical, sociological, and narrative methodologies to analyze both macro-level migration patterns and microhistorical case studies.

She has received notable recognition, including:

• Fulbright Scholar at New York University (2003/04)

Prof. Praszałowicz has supervised numerous research projects funded by the National Science Centre and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She served as Editor-in-Chief of Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny (2009–2022) and continues to lead major collaborative initiatives. She has also directed doctoral studies and served on the Rector’s Permanent Commission for Research Personnel.

She is involved in several research teams and academic networks:

• Researchers on the Border group
• Immigration History Research Center (University of Minnesota – St. Paul)
• University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee collaboration
• Kościuszko Foundation Exchange Program with the University of Washington