Education and Professional Qualifications
2011 – Mgr. (Master’s degree) in Sociology, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2016 – PhD in Sociology, Comenius University in Bratislava.
Current Professional Activities
Since 2020 – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Trnava University in Trnava.
Selected Publications
Voda a mokrade v environmentálnom vzdelávaní / Diener, Lenka [Autor, 100%] ; Krajina Sídla Památky 2025, 3 [23.04.2025, Brno, Česko]. – DOI 10.13164/KSP.2025.026.
In: Prostor pro život : voda : Sborník 3. ročníku mezinárodní konference Krajina Sídla Památky / Guzdek, Adam [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – [recenzované]. – 1. vyd. – Brno (Česko) : Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 2025. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-214-6354-7. – ISSN 3029-8245, s. 26-35
What do citizens want?: Science communication in the eyes of the public / Rowland, Jussara [Autor, 16.67%] ; Dzimińska, Małgorzata [Autor, 16.666%] ; Rubin, Andrea [Autor, 16.666%] ; Estanga, Edurne Gaston [Autor, 16.666%] ; Diener, Lenka [Autor, 16.666%] ; Vengut-Climent, Empar [Autor, 16.666%] In: How Citizens View Science Communication [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : Pathways to Knowledge / Moreno-Castro, Carolina [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Krzewińska, Aneta [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Dzimińska, Małgorzata [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – [recenzované]. – 1. vyd. – Abingdon (Veľká Británia) : Taylor & Francis Group. Routledge, 2024. – ISBN 9781032510668. – ISBN 9781032510682. – ISBN (elektronické) 9781003400943, s. 25-51 [tlačená forma] [online]
Perceptions of science information on climate change and GMOs / Delicado, Ana [Autor, 20%] ; Moreno-Castro, Carolina [Autor, 20%] ; Brondi, Sonia [Autor, 20%] ; Wiktorowicz, Justyna [Autor, 20%] ; Diener, Lenka [Autor, 20%] In: How Citizens View Science Communication [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : Pathways to Knowledge / Moreno-Castro, Carolina [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Krzewińska, Aneta [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Dzimińska, Małgorzata [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – [recenzované]. – 1. vyd. – Abingdon (Veľká Británia) : Taylor & Francis Group. Routledge, 2024. – ISBN 9781032510668. – ISBN 9781032510682. – ISBN (elektronické) 9781003400943, s. 88-144 [tlačená forma] [online]
The City in Mind [textový dokument (print)] [monografia] : Quality of Life in the City : Case Study of Trnava City / Diener, Lenka [Autor, 100%] ; Zenderowski, Radosław [Recenzent] ; Černá, Jana [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Lublin (Poľsko) : Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II.. Wydawnictwo KUL, 2023. – 95 s. [tlačená forma]. – ISBN 978-83-8288-126-4. – DOI 10.31743/kul.9788382881264
Communicating the Climate Change: The Role of Experts and Policy Makers / Diener Lenka - [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31577/SPS.2022-1.1. In: Studia Politica Slovaca. ISSN (tlačené) 1337-8163, ISSN (online) 2585-8459 2022, vol. 15 (2022), no. 1, p. 3-13.
How to communicate about climate change: an insight into the perception of science communication in selected European countries / Diener, Lenka [Autor, 60%] ; Fero, Martin [Autor, 20%] ; Guráň, Peter [Autor, 20%]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.24193/OJMNE.2022.39.03.
In: Online Journal Modelling the New Europe [elektronický dokument] : interdisciplinary studies. – Kluž (Rumunsko) : Universitatea Babes-Bolyai. – ISSN (online) 2247-0514. – č. 39 (2022), s. 44-68 [online]
Kríza demokracie a nárast extrémistických nálad v Európe / Diener Lenka, Jahelka Tomáš (Editori ) Kudláčová Blanka, Zenderowski Radoslav (Recenzenti). Trnava: TYPI, 2021. - ISBN 978-80-568-0433-9.
Welfare state as one of the principal factors driving post-war european integration process / Katuninec, Milan [Autor, 60%] ; Diener, Lenka [Autor, 40%]. – DOI 10.46763/bssr21170221k. – SCOPUS
In: Balkan Social Science Review [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Stip (Macedónsko) : Goce Delčev University of Štip. – ISSN 1857-8799. – ISSN (online) 1857-8772. – č. 17 (2021), s. 221-239 [tlačená forma] [online]
Participation in Research Projects
2026–2027 – Emotional Dynamics of Housing Policy in the Visegrad Region: Security as a Social Value. Project No.: V4 Grant 22530006.
2025–2028 – Risk Behaviour of Adolescents in Cyberspace and Its Negative Consequences for Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic Period. Project No.: VEGA 1/0557/25. Co-investigator.
2025–2026 – SMART UA: Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine within EU Countries. Project No.: ESF-SI-2024-UA-01-0074.
2025 – Studio 25: Iceland. Project No.: FBR03-098. Fund for Bilateral Relations at the National Level, co-financed by the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
2023–2024 – Education for Sustainable Development: Transferring V4 Countries' Experience for Ukraine's Recovery. Project No.: Visegrad Fund+ 22320172. Team member.
2022–2024 – Save Wetland Together. Project No.: ACC04P03. EEA and Norway Grants. Team member.
2020–2023 – Support for Transferable Work Competences for the Labour Market During University Studies. Project No.: INTERREG V-A SK-CZ/2020/12. Interreg. Member of the expert team.
2018–2021 – Europe in Movement: Multicausality of the Present Democracy Crisis and the Rise of Extremism in Europe. Project No.: VEGA 1/0131/18. VEGA. Team member.
2018–2020 – CONCISE: Communication Role on Perception and Beliefs of EU Citizens about Science. European Union Horizon 2020 project, Grant Agreement No. 824537. Team member.
2018–2020 – PERSIST_EU: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Perceptions about Science among European Students. Project No.: 2018-1-ES01-KA0203-050827. Erasmus+. Team member.
Teaching Activities
Sociological Theories of Modern and Postmodern Society
Foundations of Demography
Dynamics of Social Groups
Environmental Sociology
Social Aspects of Fashion
Social Ecology
Sociology of Sport
Urban Sociology