CURRICULUM VITAE

Professional specialization

Education and qualifications

• (2023) — prof. – Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc
• (2017) — Ph.D. – Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc
• (2004) — Ph.D. – Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc

Publications – WoS / Scopus

• Jana Kvintová, Lucia Lacková, Hongyang Liu, Lucie Váchová, Milon Potmesil, Veronika Růžičková, Kamil Kopecký & Vojtech Regec. (2026). Resilience displays similar associative patterns with academic achievement regardless of the personality and mental health profile of future teachers. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03697-7. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105029177605&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Q2 WoS Q3 WoS
• Morelli M., Rosati F., Cattelino E., Urbini F., Baiocco R., Bianchi D., Laghi F., Gasseau M., Sorokowski P., Misiak M., Dziekan M., Hudson H., Marshall A., Nguyen TT., Mark L., Kopecký K., Szotkowski R., Demirtaş ET., Ouytsel JV., Ponnet K., Walrave M., Zhu T., Chen Y., Zhao N., Liu X., Voiskounsky A., Bogacheva N., Ioannou M., Synnott J., Tzani C., Balakrishnan V., Okumu M., Small E., Nikolova SP., Drouin M., Ragona A., Chirumbolo A. (2025). Emotionally Tough, Sexting Rough: Investigating the Relationship Between Callous Unemotional Traits and Aggravated Sexting in 11 Countries. PSICOTHEMA. https://doi.org/10.70478/psicothema.2025.37.22. https://doi.org/10.70478/psicothema.2025.37.22. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, K., Voráč, D. (2025). The phenomenon of deep nudes—a new threat to children and adults. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02425-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02425-4. Q2 WoS
• Novotný, J.S., Kvintová, J., Váchová, L., Szotkowski, R., Kopecký, K., Romero-Rodríguez, J.M. (2025). Exploring the Negative Consequences of Online Body Shaming: A Study of Czech Adolescents. J Child Fam Stud. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-025-03032-z. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-025-03032-z. Q2 WoS Q3 WoS
• Kvintová, J., Vachová, L., Hongyang, Liu, Novotný, J. S., Lacková, L., Kopecký, K. (2025). Patterns of Cognitive‐Emotional Responses to Online Body Shaming and Pathological Behavior Odds Among Adolescents (11–17). Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.70054. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sjop.70054. Q2 WoS
• Kopecký, K. & Voráč, D. (2025). Possibilities of using generative artificial intelligence to support education from the perspective of primary and secondary school students in the Czech Republic. Revista Electrónica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado, 28(2), 145-159. https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.661521. https://revistas.um.es/reifop/article/view/661521/382271. Q3 WoS
• Kopecký, K. (2025). Zneužití nástrojů umělé inteligence pro generování dětské pornografie. Pediatrie pro praxi, 26(4):234-237. https://doi.org/10.36290/ped.2025.046. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105018622712&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Q4 Scopus
• Kopecký, Kamil; Voráč, Dominik; Szotkowski, René; Krejčí, Veronika; Mackenzie, Karolína; Ramos-Navas-Parejo, Magdalena. (2023). Teachers in a world of information: Analysis on detecting false information. Profesional de la información, v. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2023.sep.01. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2023.sep.01. Q1 WoS Q2 WoS
• Romero-Rodríguez, J.M., Hinojo-Lucena, F.J., Kopecký, K. & García-González, A. (2023). Digital fatigue in university students as a consequence of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Educación XX1, 26(2), 165-184. https://doi.org/10.5944/educxx1.34530. https://doi.org/10.5944/educxx1.34530. Q1 WoS
• (2023). Sharenting u českých rodičů a jeho rizika. Pediatrie pro Praxi. https://doi.org/10.36290/ped.2023.011. https://www.pediatriepropraxi.cz/incpdfs/ped-202301-0001_10_001.pdf. Q4 Scopus
• Kopecký, K., Szotkowski, R., Krejčí, V. Gómez-García, G. (2022). Digital safety and its importance in teacher education. Analysis of children's online behaviour in the Czech and Polish context. Revista Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado, 98(362),79-92. https://doi.org/10.47553/rifop.v98i36.2.94062. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/RIFOP/article/download/94062/69403/340872. Q3 WoS
• Kopecký, K., Voráč, D., Mikulcová, K., Krejčí, V., Gómez García, G. (2022). Disinformation and Its Negative Impact in The Changing World of Mass Media (Specifically Focused on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic). Libri. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2021-0048. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2021-0048. Q3 WoS
• Romero-Rodríguez, José-M., Kopecký, K., García-González, A., Gómez-García, G. (2022). Sharing images or videos of minors online: Validation of the Sharenting Evaluation Scale (SES). Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 136, 106396, ISSN 0190-7409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106396. Q1 WoS
• Morelli M, Urbini F, Bianchi D, Baiocco R, Cattelino E, Laghi F, Sorokowski P, Misiak M, Dziekan M, Hudson H, Marshall A, Nguyen TTT, Mark L, Kopecky K, Szotkowski R, Toplu Demirtaş E, Van Ouytsel J, Ponnet K, Walrave M, Zhu T, Chen Y, Zhao N, Liu X, Voiskounsky A, Bogacheva N, Ioannou M, Synnott J, Tzani-Pepelasi K, Balakrishnan V, Okumu M, Small E, Pavlova Nikolova S, Drouin M, Chirumbolo A. (2021). The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052526. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, K.; Fernández-Martín, F.-D.; Szotkowski, R.; Gómez-García, G.; Mikulcová, K. (2021). Behaviour of Children and Adolescents and the Use of Mobile Phones in Primary Schools in the Czech Republic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 18(16):8352. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168352. 10.3390/ijerph18168352. Q1 WoS Q2 WoS
• Morelli, M., Chirumbolo, A., Bianchi, D., Baiocco, R., Cattelino, E., Laghi, F., Sorokowski, P., Misiak, M., Dziekan, M., Hudson, H., Marshall, A., Nguyen, T. T. T., Mark, L., Kopecky, K., Szotkowski, R., Toplu Demirtaş, E., Van Ouytsel, J., Walrave, M., Zhu, T., Chen, Y., Zhao, N., Liu, X., Voiskounsky, A., Bogacheva, N., Ioannou, M., Synnott, J., Tzani-Pepelasis, K., Balakrishnan, V., Okumu, M., Small, E., Nikolova, S. P., & Michelle Drouin. (2020). The Role of HEXACO Personality Traits in Different Kinds of Sexting: A Cross-Cultural Study in 10 Countries. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106502. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, K., Szotkowski, R., GÓMEZ GARCÍA, G., HINOJO-LUCENA, F. J. (2020). Behaviour of Young Czechs on the Digital Network with a Special Focus on YouTube. Children and Youth Services Review, 116, 105191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105191. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, K., Szotkowski, R., AZNAR-DÍAZ, I., & ROMERO-RODRÍGUEZ, J. M. (2020). The phenomenon of sharenting and its risks in the online environment. Experiences from Czech Republic and Spain. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104812. Q1 WoS
• AZNAR-DÍAZ, I. A., Kopecký, K., Szotkowski, R., ROMERO-RODRÍGUEZ, J. M. R. (2020). Self-expression and addiction: Instagram use by Czech and Spanish university students. Plaridel. http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/self-expression-and-addiction-instagram-use-by-czech-and-spanish-university-students/. Q4 WoS
• DÍAZ, I. A., Kopecký, K., RODRÍGUEZ, J. M. R., RECHE, M. P. C., & TORRES, J. M. T. (2020). Pathologies associated with problematic internet use: A systematic review and meta-analysis in wos and scopus. Investigacion Bibliotecologica. https://doi.org/10.22201/iibi.24488321xe.2020.82.58118. https://doi.org/10.22201/iibi.24488321xe.2020.82.58118. Q4 WoS
• Kopecký, Kamil a René Szotkowski. (2018). Sexting in the Population of Children and Its Risks: A Quantitative Study. International Journal of Cyber Criminology [online]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3365620. Q4 WoS
• Kopecký, K. (2017). Online Blackmail of Czech Children Focused on “Sextortion” (Analysis of Culprit and Victim Behaviors). Telematics and Informatics, 34 (1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.04.004. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, Kamil a René Szotkowski. (2017). Cyberbullying , cyber aggression and their impact on the victim - the teacher. Telematics and Informatics, 34 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.08.014. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, Kamil a René Szotkowski. (2017). Specifics of Cyberbullying of Teachers in Czech Schools – A National Research. Informatics in Education, 16 (1), 103–119. https://doi.org/10.15388/infedu.2017.06. https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/72/info. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, K. (2016). Misuse of web cameras to manipulate children within the so-called webcam trolling. Telematics and Informatics, 33 (1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2015.06.005. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/telematics-and-informatics/vol/33/issue/1. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, Kamil. (2016). Czech Children and Facebook – A Quantitative Survey. Telematics and Informatics, 33 (4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.02.008. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.tele.2016.02.008.
• Kopecký, K. (2016). Cyberbullying in a Population of Slovak Teenagers (Quantitative Research). Human Affairs, 26(2):117-127. https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2016-0013. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/humaff-2016-0013/html?srsltid=AfmBOor3QmRKOfYDfne4QUddgABmJGuqfHoHHmX7UGuPwqTcp67MVs3Y. Q3 WoS
• TOMCZYK, Łukasz a Kamil Kopecký. (2015). Children and Youth Safety on the Internet: Experiences from Czech Republic and Poland. Telematics and Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2015.12.003. Q1 WoS
• Kopecký, Kamil. . (2012). Sexting among Czech preadolescents and adolescents. New Educational Review. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864819528&partnerID=tZOtx3y1. Q4 WoS

Books and book chapters

• Kopecký, K., Krejčí, V. (2023). Social Networks - Introduction to the Issues. https://www.vydavatelstvi.upol.cz/.
• Voráč, D., Kopecký, K. (2023). New Media in Media Education. https://doi.org/10.5507/pdf.23.24462998. https://doivup.upol.cz/artkey/doi-990006-1900_Nova_media_ve_vyuce_medialni_vychovy.php?back=/doilist.php.
• Kopecký, K., Krejčí, V., Kubala, L., Szotkowski, R., Havelka, M. (2021). Modern technologies in teaching (about modern technologies in teaching with educators for educators). https://www.vydavatelstviupol.cz/cz/978-80-244-5926-4.
• Mikulcová, K., Kopecký, K. (2021). Current Issues in Media Education and Media Literacy of Students in the 2nd Stage of Primary School. https://doivup.upol.cz/pdfs/doi/9900/04/4300.pdf.
• (2020). Sexting among Czech children. https://doi.org/10.5507/pdf.20.24457932. https://doivup.upol.cz/pdfs/doi/9900/04/100.pdf.
• (2018). Cyberbullying and other forms of online aggression directed at teachers. https://doi.org/10.5507/pdf.18.24453347.

Other publications

• (2025). For the revision of the RVP ZV. Czech Language and Literature. https://journals.upol.cz/CJL/article/view/218/159.
• Kopecký, K., Kříž, M., Krejčí, V., Mašát, M., Voráč, D. (2025). Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Support Learning with a Specific Focus on Language and Literature Education. Pedagogy (Prague). https://doi.org/10.14712/23362189.2025.4911. https://ojs.cuni.cz/pedagogika/issue/view/401.
• (2024). Men are far more often the targets of extortion using intimate materials (so-called sextortion) than women! This is confirmed by data from the E-Bezpečí counseling service. E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=4017.
• (2024). The negative impacts of artificial intelligence will become increasingly visible. E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=3802.
• (2024). FactNinja. http://factninja.cz.
• (2024). Generative artificial intelligence is significantly changing our perspective on information. What will we believe? And how will it affect, for example, elections? E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=3884.
• (2024). Digital wellbeing: What is it and why is it important? E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=4033.
• (2024). 20 words and 25 acronyms used by Czech children on the internet. E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=3918.
• (2023). The dangerous challenge Blackout Challenge is wreaking havoc again. And it is not the only one; TikTok is full of dangerous challenges! E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=3137.
• (2021). How to ensure the safety of online teaching for educators. School Management. https://www.rizeniskoly.cz/cz/casopis/rizeni-skoly/jak-na-bezpecnost-online-vyuky-pro-pedagogy.m-7709.html.
• (2019). How to secure a computer. E-Safety. https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/index.php?view=article&id=1653.

Applied research results

• Czech pupils in the online world — (2025) — Partner: Safer Internet, CZ.NIC
• Czech students and artificial intelligence — (2024)
• Czech schools and artificial intelligence — (2023) — Partner: Microsoft
• Online world in children's homes — (2021–2022) — Partner: NIC.CZ (principal investigator)
• Czech Teacher in the World of Media — (2021) — Czech Teacher in the World of Media (2021), O2 Czech Republic (principal investigator)
• Czech teacher in the world of technology — (2020) — Czech Teacher in the World of Technology (2020), O2 Czech Republic (principal investigator)
• Czech children in the cyberspace — (2019) — Czech children in the cyber world (2019), O2 Czech Republic (principal investigator)
• Old People on the Net — (2018) — Elders on the Internet (2018), Seznam.cz (principal investigator)
• Sexting and risky dating of Czech children in the online environment — (2017) — Sexting and risky dating of Czech children in the online environment (2017), O2 Czech Republic (principal investigator)
• The phenomenon of Minecraft in the Czech environment — (2017) — The phenomenon of Minecraft in the Czech environment (2017), Google, Vodafone (principal investigator)
• Cyberbullying focused on Czech teachers — (2016) — Cyberbullying focused on Czech teachers (2016), O2 Czech Republic, Seznam.cz (principal investigator)
• Czech children and Facebook — (2015) — Czech children and Facebook (2015), Police of the Czech Republic, Vodafone, Seznam.cz, Helpline (principal investigator)
• Parent and parenting in the digital age — Parent and Parenting in the Digital Age (2018), O2 Czech Republic (principal investigator)
• Research on risky behavior of Czech children in the online environment — Research on risky behavior of Czech children in the internet environment (2014), Seznam.cz, Google, Vodafone (principal investigator)

Grant projects

• HumanAId: Human-centered AI for a sustainable and adaptable society — (2025–2028) — Palacký University Olomouc, Charles University (EU funds) 2025-2028
• CEDMO 2 – Central European Digital Media Observatory — (2024–2026) — Palacký University Olomouc, Charles University, and Masaryk University in Brno (EU funds, NPO). 2024-2026
• E-Safety - the dangers of electronic communication for students and teachers — (2013–2025) — Funding: MŠMT
• PIGŽU – Support for Information Literacy of Students and Teachers — OP VVV. Registration number: CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/18_067/0012274, principal investigator
• Project "Enhancing Czech-Polish Cooperation in the Fight Against Cybercrime" / "Usprawnienie czesko-polskej współpracy w walce z cyberprzestępczością" — InterReg Registration number: CZ.11.4.120/0.0/0.0/17_028/0001654, principal investigator
• CEDMO – Central European Digital Media Observatory — Charles University, 2021, subcontractor, team leader

Awards and professional recognition

• (2025) UP Teaching Award 2025 – best teacher
• (2025) European Crime Prevention Award 2025 - 2nd place in the national round (project Mr. Prokoukl).
• (2024) Magister optimus 2024 – best teacher
• (2023) Cyber Award – Best Project 2023
• (2023) Best local crime prevention project (MVČR, 2023)
• (2023) Bronze medal from the Deputy Police President (Police, 2023)
• (2020) Minister of Education Award for Outstanding Educational Activity at the University (2020). Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
• (2020) Lemur Award 2020 (1st place)
• (2020) Participation in the Czech Lion Awards 2020 (In the Network), Crystal Globe 2020 (In the Network), Emmy 2020 (#Marty is dead).
• (2015) 1st place in the national round of the European Crime Prevention Award for the E-Safety project (2015) Award granted by the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
• (2015) 4th place in the European Crime Prevention Award for the E-Safety project – European level. The award was granted by the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic and the European committee of the European Crime Prevention Award.
• (2015) Significant project of the Olomouc Region 2015 for the project Online Counseling for Risky Forms of Behavior in Cyberspace. The award was granted by the Olomouc Region.
• (2009) place in the national round of the European Crime Prevention Award for the E-Safety project (2009) Award granted by the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
• Honorary recognition from the Rector of UP for professional monographs (2016, 2019, 2021).

International cooperation – research stays abroad