
Dr Moja Kljakovic
Senior Lecturer
Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology & Human Development , School of Childhood and Social Care
Dr Moja Kljakovic is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Tutor on the UEL Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She also works as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS supporting older people with memory difficulties and their networks.
Qualifications
- PhD, Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, BSc
Areas Of Interest
Ageing, Older people, Adolescence, Neurodivergence, Bullying, Trauma, Cognitive function.
OVERVIEW
Dr Moja Kljakovic is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Tutor on the UEL Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She also works as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS supporting older people with memory difficulties and their networks, as well as in the private sector supporting neurodivergent young people. Moja is BPS and HCPC registered.
As a senior lecturer and academic tutor, Moja contributes to the teaching and design of the curriculum for the Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She also supervises students in their research and supports students while on placement.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Moja’s PhD focused on bullying in the adolescent age group and much of her research has related to the mental health of adolescents. More recently, her research has focused on older people and factors that impact the well-being and cognitive function of older adults.
Most recent research
- Kljakovic, M., Kelly, A. & Richardson, A. (2021). School refusal and isolation: The perspectives of five adolescent school refusers in London, UK. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26, 1089-1101. Spence, R., Kagan, L., Kljakovic, M. and Bifulco, A. 2021. Understanding trauma in children and young people in the school setting. Educational and Child Psychology, 38), 87-98.
PUBLICATIONS
- Kljakovic, M., Kelly, A. & Richardson, A. (2021). School refusal and isolation: The perspectives of five adolescent school refusers in London, UK. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26, 1089-1101.
- Spence, R., Kagan, L., Kljakovic, M. and Bifulco, A. 2021. Understanding trauma in children and young people in the school setting. Educational and Child Psychology, 38), 87-98.
- Kljakovic, M. & Kelly, A. (2019). Working with school refusing young people in Tower Hamlets, London. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24, 921-933.
- Kljakovic, M. & Hunt, C. (2016). A meta-analysis of predictors of bullying and victimisation in adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 49, 134–145.
- Kljakovic, M., Hunt, C. & Jose, P. E. (2015). Incidence of bullying and victimisation among adolescents in New Zealand. The New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 44, 57-67. Jose, P. E., Kljakovic, M., Scheib, E. & Notter, O. (2012). The joint development of traditional bullying and victimisation with cyberbullying and victimisation in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22, 301-309.
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