Teodora Vuletić Joksimović
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Education
PhD Candidate in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2019 - present
  • Mentor: Prof. Dr. Petar Jevremović
  • Doctoral thesis: The Concept of "Family Complex" in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory of Subject Development 
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2017-2018
  • Mentor: Prof. Dr. Petar Jevremović
  • Master thesis: The Influence of the Sibling Relationship on the Psychological Development of the Subject in Lacan's Theory of the Mirror Stage 
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2013-2017
Career
Research Assistant
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2024 – present
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2022 – 2024
Entrepreneur
Psychological Counseling Center ANIMA, TIN: 112376733, ID: 660621552021 – present
Teaching Associate
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2019 – 2024

Subjects: Developmental Psychopathology, Psychopathology of Children & Youth, Psychology of Religion, Psychopathology of Group Processes

Junior Research Assistant
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2019 – 2022
Research intrests
  • Youth Well-Being & Mental Health
  • Identity & Self-Image Development
  • Leisure Time of Adolescents
  • Qualitative Analysis & Hermeneutics
  • Psychoanalysis & Systemic Psychotherapy
Selected publications

Nikitović, T., Vuletić, T., Ignjatović, N., Ninković, M., Grujić, T., Krnjaić, Z., & Krstić, K. (2023). Crisis as Opportunity, Risk, or Turmoil: Qualitative Study of Youth Narratives About the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(4), 686-692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.017 

Vuletić, T., Ignjatović, N., Stanković, B., & Ivanov, A. (2021). “Normalizing” Everyday Life in the State of Emergency: Experiences, Well-Being and Coping Strategies of Emerging Adults in Serbia during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Emerging Adulthood, 9(5), 583-601. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F21676968211029513

Vuletić, T., Lakićević, M., Karalejić, E., Nikolić, M., & Erić, M. (2023, March). Developing Self Instead of Depression: Mediating Paths to Emerging Adults’ Mental Health [Awarded Poster]. 29th Empirical Studies in Psychology, Institute of Psychology & Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia. 

Vuletić, T., & Krnjaić, Z. (2019). Adolescents' Hobbies and Their Well-Being. In K. Damnjanović, O. Tošković, & S. Marković (Eds.), Proceedings of the XXIV Empirical Studies in Psychology (pp. 88-90). Institute of Psychology & Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade. 

Vuletić Joksimović, T. (2024). The Mediating Role of a Sibling in Identity Development: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspective. Teme48(4), 873-890. https://doi.org/10.22190/TEME231017050V

Selected research projects

UPSHIFT program for youth, UNICEF Serbia and Institute of Psychology (2024-now)

Humans & Society in Times of Crisis, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade (2020-2024)

STRIVE global - Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism, Psychosocial Innovation Network – PIN (2019-2020)