Radim Kuba

Mgr. Radim Kuba

Contacts:

E-mail: radim.kuba@natur.cuni.cz

Tel.: +420 221 95 1924

Room: P36 (Viničná 7, ground floor, left)/ 248 (Viničná 7, second floor)

Personal web (in Czech): http://www.prvnipomocprfuk.eu/radim-kuba/

Research Interests:

Under the auspices of the Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, I focus on first aid and communication in normal and crisis situations. I also teach several subject related to this problematics.

In my research activities, I examine, for example, the first aid teaching and general population knowledge regarding urgent medicine. I focus on emotional experience of individuals who provide first aid and other factors that impact efforts to provide assistance to injured people. At the same time, I take part in projects examining the learning disposition of students, their success in education and the psychological characteristics related to this - such as the birth order.

I examine the birth order (family/sibling constellations) as a part of my doctoral studies at the Department of Philosophy and History of Science at the Charles University Faculty of Science as well. I am focusing on the influence of siblings on various aspects of the human personality. This primarily involves research into the influence of the family environment as the most important epigenetic factor affecting character traits, sexual strategy, resolution of moral dilemmas, and even the physiological or morphological traits of a person.

Teaching:

Supervised Theses:

Chrenová Karolína: The influence of step family on human personality

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Peňázová Petra: First aid in drowning in the context of Czech Republic

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Bc. Lenka Ročková: First aid skills of pupils in elementary schools – cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba, consultant
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Bc. Iveta Sekerášová: First aid skills of pupils in elementary schools – the approach towards an unconscious person and breath checking

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba, consultant
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Mgr. Podojilová Anna: The teacher’s comparison of siblings regarding their birth order

• final thesis of lifelong learning class, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba, consultant: RNDr. Jiřina Rajsiglová, Ph.D.
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Richter Jan: Birth order and its influence on biological differences

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Polienko Arina: The influence of family constellation on social pathology

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Havlová Andrea: The factors influencing the willingness to provide first aid

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Mgr. Tomášková Anežka: The analysis of psychological first aid knowledge among teachers

• final thesis of lifelong learning class, in progress since 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Mikundová (Hrabčuková) Barbora: The effect of birth order on educational achievement and comparing siblings by teachers

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Bc. Adéla Křečková: Analysis of Misconceptions with Regard of First Aid Topic among Teachers and General Population of Czech Republic

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba, consultant: Mgr. Kateřina Nodžáková
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Bc. Pavlína Šámalová: Innovation in teaching of somatology in courses for medics of children's camps

• final thesis of lifelong learning class, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Bc. Gabriela Zvěřinová: Analysis of Misconception with Regard of First Aid Topic

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2017, defended 2018
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba, consultant: Mgr. Radka M. Dvořáková
• Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science

Aneta Rintová: The influence of family constellation on human health

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Hana Pitáková: Family constellation and its influence on human sexuality

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2016, defended 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Viktorie Poneszová: The effect of parental age on the offspring's life

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2016, defended 2017
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Dominik Horký: Family constellation and its influence on IQ

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2015, defended 2016
• supervisor: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Consulted Theses:

Bc. Pavla Dostálová: Analysis of Emotional and Psychological Strain of Emergency Line Workers

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Ing. Roman Říha, consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

Bc. Kamila Michalíková: Analysis of the Impact of Psychological Stress on Victims of Traffic Accidents and Interfering IRS Members

• Diploma Thesis, in progress since 2017
• supervisor: Ing. Roman Říha, consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

Dominika Schejbalová: The Stress Factors among the Call Takers of the Emergency Phone Numbers 112 and 150

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2016, defended 2017
• supervisor: Ing. Roman Říha, consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

Tereza Fliegerová: The Effects of a Work in Emergency Phone Centre on Call Taker‘s Sleep Quality

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2016, defended 2017
• supervisor: Ing. Roman Říha, consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

Kamila Michalíková: Emotional Experience of an Individual During a Traffic Accident

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2014, defended 2016
• supervisor: Ing. Roman Říha, consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

Barbora Kneblová (Jislová): Influence of birth order on personality type of an individual studied by Cattell´s, Cloninger´s and Big Five questionnaire

• Bachelor Thesis, in progress since 2013, defended 2015
• supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc., consultant: Mgr. Radim Kuba
• Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science

Grants:

Principal investigator:

The innovation and quality improvement of practical teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among students of teaching and teachers

• IP project, faculty of Science
• Year of project inception: 2018, duration of project: 1 year

Family constellation as human epigenetic factor

• GAUK, project No. 269215
• Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.
• Year of project inception: 2015, duration of project: 3 years

Co-researcher/ collaboration:

Human aesthetic perception of flowers – differences in the rating of beauty of real flowers and their photographs

• GAUK, project No. 1494217
• Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.
• Principal investigator: Mgr. Martin Hůla
• Year of project inception: 2017, duration of project: 2 years

Morphological characteristics of flowers and their attractiveness for humans

• GAUK, project No. 388315
• Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.
• Principal investigator: Mgr. Martin Hůla
• Year of project inception: 2015, duration of project: 2 years

Perception of potential opponents and allies in physical encounters

• GAČR, project No. P407/15/05048S
• Principal investigator: Doc. Mgr. Jan Havlíček Ph.D.
• Year of project inception: 2016, duration of project: 3 years

The role of raising cats and dogs and of their infections in development of clinical and subclinical forms of depression, OCD, phobias and psychoses

• GAČR, project No. P407/16/20958
• Principal investigator: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.
• Year of project inception: 2016, duration of project: 3 years

Publications or Selected Publications:

Kuba, R., Flegr J. &  Havlíček J (2018). The effect of birth order on the probability of university enrolment. Intelligence, 70, 61-72. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2018.08.003.

Flegr, J., & Kuba, R. (2016). The Relation of Toxoplasma Infection and Sexual Attraction to Fear, Danger, Pain, and Submissiveness. Evolutionary Psychology, 14(3).

Conferences:

2018 – účast na konferenci „1000 podob krizové intervence III“ (REMEDIUM Praha o.p.s., 6. – 7. 11. 2018, Praha, ČR)

2018 – the conference “1000 forms of crisis intervention III” (REMEDIUM Praha o.p.s., 6. – 7. 11. 2018, Prague, Czech Republic)

2018 – the conference „Experience based first aid teaching III“, ZDrSEM – první pomoc zážitkem, z.s., 3. 11. 2018, Prague, Czech Republic, the title of presentation „ Analysis of Misconceptions with Regard of First Aid Topic among Teachers and General Population of Czech Republic”

2018 – the conference DidSci+ (Conference on Research in Didactics of the Sciences, 25.  – 27. 6. 2018, Prague, ČR) – plenary talk „Experience based first aid teaching and its use in teachers education on the example of first aid training“ and poster „The Effect of Birth Order on Educational Achievements“

2018 – the conference of Czech Resuscitation Council (ČRR), 8. 6. 2018, Prague, Czech Republic

2017 – the conference „Experience based first aid teaching II“, ZDrSEM – první pomoc zážitkem, z.s., 11. 11. 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

2017 – the conference of Czech Resuscitation Council (ČRR), 9. 6. 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

2017 – 6th Summer Institute of International Society for Human Ethology, ISHE, 4. – 6. 6. 2017 Boise, Idaho, USA – poster "Who is the second kindest relative? New support for the theory of paternity uncertainty."

2017 – 29th Annual Meeting of Human Behavior and Evolution Society, HBES, 31. 5. – 3. 6. 2017 Boise, Idaho, USA – poster "The age-gap and gender do matter! The effect of gender and age difference between siblings on educational achievements."

2017 – participant and co-organizer of the conference „Experience based first aid teaching“, 5. 4. 2017, Department of Adapted Physical Education and Sport Medicine of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport and Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prague – the titles of presentations: „The key and marginal themes in first aid teaching“ and „The pupils education vs. the education of teachers“

2017 – the conference „EDUCO 2017, 23. – 25. 3. 2017, Institute of Education and Communication, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Tatranská Štrba, Slovakia – the title of presentation: „The education of recent and future teachers in advanced first aid themes“

2017 – the conference „Cooperation of the Integrated Rescue System During Emergencies and Disasters – Training vs. Reality“, 1. 3. 2017, Coordination Centre of Disaster Medicine at the University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

2016 – the conference „Textbooks in Didactic Fields: Creation – Assessment – Use“, 8. 12. 2016, Brno – Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

2016 – the conference „First Aid in Battle“, 3. 12. 2016, Via-Protect, organized by Via–Protect department of tactical battle medicine, Hradec Králové)

2016 – the conference „Experience based first aid teaching“, ZDrSEM – první pomoc zážitkem, z.s., 12. 11. 2016, Prague, Czech Republic, the title of presentation „The first aid education at faculty of Science, Charles University – the education of recent and future teachers

2016 – the conference of Czech and Slovak ethological society (ČSEtS, 2. – 5. 11. 2016, Nitra, Slovakia), the title of presentation „The influence of sex and age-gap on birth order effect“

2016 – the conference „Aspekty práce pomáhajících profesí – Zdravotnické a humanitární aspekty řešení krizových situací“ (Společnost pro radiobiologii a krizové plánování České lékařské společnosti Jana Evangelisty Purkyně/ČVUT v Praze – Fakulta biomedicínského inženýrství, 7. 10. 2016, Praha, ČR) – the title of presentation „The romantic Relationships in families of workers in helping professions“

2016 – XXIII Biennial Congress on Human Ethology of International Society for Human Ethology, ISHE, 1. – 5. 8.2016 Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom – poster "How big is the difference? The effect of gender and age–gap between siblings on educational achievements"

2016 – the conference of Czech Resuscitation Council (ČRR), 3. 6. 2016, Prague, Czech Republic

2016 – The 11th Annual Conference of European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association, EHBEA, 5. – 8. 4. 2016, London, United Kingdom – poster "Firstborns are overrepresented among biology students: The influence of family constellation on education considering age–gap and gender of siblings"

2015 – the conference of Czech and Slovak ethological society (ČSEtS, 4. – 7. 11. 2015, České Budějovice, ČR) – poster „Jsou prvorození lepší biologové? Vliv rodinných konstelací na vzdělání s ohledem na věkové odstupy a pohlaví sourozenců“

2015 – the conference of European Resuscitation Council (ERC, 29. – 31. 10. 2015, Praha, ČR)

2014 – the conference of The European Conference on Behavioural Biology (ECBB, 17. – 20. 7. 2015, Praha, ČR) – member of the organization team

2010 – Schola Ludus, Nové Hrady, project „The Periodicity of water dissolved oxygen in algae culture“; „collage students“ category

2009 – Summer institute (LAK), Nové Hrady, project „Carrying capacity of residues from biogas station studying on photosynthetic oxygen releasing“; „high school students“ category

2008 – Summer institute (LAK), Nové Hrady, project „Life cycle of Scenedesmus quadricauda“, „high school students“ category; collaboration on the project „Cytocompatibility of metal layers“

Fellowships and visits abroad:

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Education:

2009-2012 Charles University, Faculty of Science

• Bachelor studies (Specialization: Biologie - Biologie)
• bachelor thesis: " Family constellation and its influence on human personality"
• supervisor: prof. RNDr. Stanislav Komárek, Dr.

2012-2015 Charles University, Faculty of Science

• Masters studies (Specialization: Biology - Theoretical and evolutionary biology)
• diploma thesis: "The influence of family constellation on education considering age-gap and gender of siblings"
• supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.

2012-2015 Charles University, Faculty of Science

• Teaching course – biology for high schools, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts, Charles University
• final thesis: "First Aid Manual – advanced themes "
• supervisor: Mgr. Radka Marta Dvořáková

2015 - current Charles University, Faculty of Science

• Ph.D. studies (specialization: Theoretical and evolutionary biology), studies in programme „Ph.D. STARS"
• disertation: Family constellation as human epigenetic factor
• supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Flegr, CSc.

Employment:

 april 2018 – current – teacher of social skills, Elementary School and   Preschool K Dolům, Prague

september 2017 – current – Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology – Researcher with teaching responsibilities

january 2017 – august 2017 – Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology – cooperation in didactic and pedagogical research

november 2016 – current – collector of primary prevention programme, Elementary School and Preschool K Dolům, Prague

august 2015 – january 2018 – National Institute of Mental health (NIMH), Klecany – junior researcher/ Ph.D. student (research program RP3 Applied Neurosciences and Brain Imaging, Workgroup on evolutionary and social perception, supervisor: doc., Mgr. Jan Havlíček, Ph.D.)

august 2012 – current – Charles University, Faculty of Science, Children Summer Camps, medic (since 2014 head of medics)

june 2012 – current – Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology – teaching of subjects related to first aid, protection of population during extraordinary situations, first aid for teachers and accredited lifelong learning class (e. g., The medic of recreational activities)