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eliness as a Risk Factor for Suicidality: 13th Triple i | Koper · Slovenia | 31 May–1 June 2022
Characteristics of Vulnerable Populations
and Preventive Approaches
Invited lecture · Nuša Zadravec Šedivy, Martina Mravlja, and Vanja Gomboc
Assist. Nuša Zadravec Šedivy is a post-doctoral researcher at the UP IAM Slovene
Centre for Suicide Research and is engaged in research and prevention of suicidal
behaviour, focusing on the study of mental health and quality of life of specific
vulnerable groups and on the design of preventive activities for suicidal behavio-
ur. As a researcher, she is involved in various national and international research
and intervention projects in the field of mental health and suicidal behaviour.
In addition to her research work, she teaches in the undergraduate program in
Biopsychology and the master’s programs in Applied Psychology and Biopsycho-
logy at the University of Primorska. She authored and co-authored original sci-
entific articles, scientific abstracts and papers at the conference, and chapters in
a monograph.
Martina Mravlja is a PhD student at the University of Primorska. Her research fo-
cuses on the elderly population and on how the social environment, especially
social isolation and loneliness as risk factors, can influence the (mental) health of
the elderly population. She has a strong background in anthropology and cultu-
ral studies and has received several scholarships for her academic performance
during her previous studies. In her professional work, she is involved in develo-
ping guidelines and policies in the field of quality in higher education. She trains
experts and representatives of higher education institutions on the topic of qua-
lity in education and research. She is currently exploring various frameworks lin-
king ageing, public mental health and higher education to bring the latter closer
to the advancement of public mental health and healthy ageing.
Vanja Gomboc is a PhD Student at University of Primorska and a researcher at
the UP IAM Slovene Centre for Suicide Research. She participates in the imple-
mentation of various national and international research and intervention pro-
jects in the field of mental health and suicidal behaviour. Her primary research
focus is on suicide media coverage and the public response to media content
about suicide. Thus, she cooperated in the preparation of the Recommendati-
ons for responsible reporting of suicide during a pandemic. As a member of the
Department of Psychology and a teaching assistant in Faculty of Mathematics,
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Characteristics of Vulnerable Populations
and Preventive Approaches
Invited lecture · Nuša Zadravec Šedivy, Martina Mravlja, and Vanja Gomboc
Assist. Nuša Zadravec Šedivy is a post-doctoral researcher at the UP IAM Slovene
Centre for Suicide Research and is engaged in research and prevention of suicidal
behaviour, focusing on the study of mental health and quality of life of specific
vulnerable groups and on the design of preventive activities for suicidal behavio-
ur. As a researcher, she is involved in various national and international research
and intervention projects in the field of mental health and suicidal behaviour.
In addition to her research work, she teaches in the undergraduate program in
Biopsychology and the master’s programs in Applied Psychology and Biopsycho-
logy at the University of Primorska. She authored and co-authored original sci-
entific articles, scientific abstracts and papers at the conference, and chapters in
a monograph.
Martina Mravlja is a PhD student at the University of Primorska. Her research fo-
cuses on the elderly population and on how the social environment, especially
social isolation and loneliness as risk factors, can influence the (mental) health of
the elderly population. She has a strong background in anthropology and cultu-
ral studies and has received several scholarships for her academic performance
during her previous studies. In her professional work, she is involved in develo-
ping guidelines and policies in the field of quality in higher education. She trains
experts and representatives of higher education institutions on the topic of qua-
lity in education and research. She is currently exploring various frameworks lin-
king ageing, public mental health and higher education to bring the latter closer
to the advancement of public mental health and healthy ageing.
Vanja Gomboc is a PhD Student at University of Primorska and a researcher at
the UP IAM Slovene Centre for Suicide Research. She participates in the imple-
mentation of various national and international research and intervention pro-
jects in the field of mental health and suicidal behaviour. Her primary research
focus is on suicide media coverage and the public response to media content
about suicide. Thus, she cooperated in the preparation of the Recommendati-
ons for responsible reporting of suicide during a pandemic. As a member of the
Department of Psychology and a teaching assistant in Faculty of Mathematics,
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