Assistant Professor at the Chair of Bioethics and Health Psychology, Jagiellonian University Medical College.
Holds a PhD in the field of social sciences and a Master’s degree in legal sciences.
His research focuses primarily on issues related to the prevention of aggressive behavior towards medical staff and on methods of reducing the use of coercive measures in healthcare.
From 2020 to 2024, he was a Core Group member and WP 5 Leader in the project FOSTREN: Fostering and Strengthening Approaches to Reducing Coercion in European Mental Health Services (COST 19133).
Member of the European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group.
Selected publications:
- Lickiewicz, J., Hughes, P. P., Sałapa, K., Tychmanowicz, A., & Makara-Studzińska, M. (2019). Perceptions of Fear, Likelihood of Victimization, and Confidence About Dangerous Situations Among University Women in Poland. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519888190
- Lickiewicz, J.; Jagielski, P.; Hughes, P.P.; Makara-Studzińska, M. (2020) The Gender-Related Impact of a Violence Management Training Program on Medical School Students—Preliminary Results. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17, 7130.
- Lickiewicz, J.; Piotrowicz, K.; Hughes, P.P.; Makara-Studzińska, M. (2020) Weather and Aggressive Behavior among Patients in Psychiatric Hospitals—An Exploratory Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17, 9121.
- Lickiewicz J., Adamczyk N., Hughes, PP., Jagielski P., Stawarz B., Makara- Studzińska M. (2021) Reducing aggression in psychiatric wards using Safewards—A Polish study, Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Vol. 57, nr 1, s. 50-55
- Lickiewicz, J., Husum, T. L., Ruud, T., Siqveland, J., Musiał, Z., & Makara-Studzińska, M. Measuring staff attitudes to coercion in Poland. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 1857. Nov 16;12:745215. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.745215
- Husum, T. L., Ruud, T., Lickiewicz J., Siqveland, J. (2022) Measurement Properties of the Staff Attitude to Coercion Scale: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13:744661. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.744661.
- Lickiewicz J., Hughes P.P., Makara- Studzińska M. (2023) Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, and Confidence About Dangerous Situations Among University Women in the United States and Poland, SAGE Open, 13 (4), https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231216177
- Lickiewicz, J., Efkemann, S. A., Husum, T. L., Lantta, T., Pingani, L., & Whittington, R. (2024). Expert opinions on improving coercion data collection across Europe: a concept mapping study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1403094.
- Lickiewicz, J.; Kolb, B.; Piątek, J.; Lorenz, L.S. Photovoice and Health Perception in a Group of Early-Career Nurses. Nurs. Rep. 2024, 14, 2192-2206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030163
- Lickiewicz J. Hallet N., Pekara J. Oud, N. (2024) Preventing and managing challenging behaviour: staff training. In: Hallet N., Whittington R., Richter D., Eneje E. (Eds) Coercion and Violence in Mental Health Settings Causes, Consequences, Management Second Edition Springer, pp. 313-330 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61224-4.
- Squires,A.,Dutton,H.J.,Casales-Hernandez,M.G.,Rodriguez López,J.I.,Jimenez-Sanchez,J.,Saldarriaga-Dixon,P.etal. (2025) A descriptive analysis of nurses’ self-reported mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international study.International Nursing Review,72, e13099.https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.13099