Michaela Jaterková
Michaela Jaterková
QUALIFICATIONS
Ongoing studies Mgr., Transcultural communication, University of Hradec Králové
2017 Mgr., International Development Studies, Palacký University Olomouc
2013 Bc., Physiotherapy, Czech Technical University in Prague
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Humanities; Environmental Entanglement; Health and Well-being from Cross-disciplinary Perspectives; Medical Anthropology.
RESEARCH PROFILE
My current role is a research assistant in the Praemium Academiae RESOURCE project, which investigates the frugal practices of Czech and Dutch households. In this project, my focus is particularly on Czech household practices related to water consumption and food waste generation.
In previous research, I have explored the broader impacts of physiotherapy on local patients in post-disaster settings in Káthmándú, Nepal. My ongoing thesis research has been related to the topics of postpartum health and well-being strategies, biomedical waste and environmental entanglement.
Ongoing Projects and Grants
2025–2028 Research on Environmental Sustainability and on the Use of Resources in Central European Households (RESOURCE Project, PI Dr. Petr Jehlička). Praemium Academiae grant, Czech Academy of Sciences. Position: Research Assistant.
Past Projects and Grants
2022-2023 Placentophagy in Anthropological Perspective: A Study from the Contemporary Czech Environment (PI Mgr. Jana Karlová, Ph.D.). The Specific University Research, by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic - grant No 2115/01290/1210, Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové. Position: Student Researcher.
2015 The Role of Physiotherapy in Development, Nepal. The Vavroušek Scholarship by the Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc. Role: Principal Investigator.
Memberships
2022 – present Member of the European Association of Social Anthropologists
2022 – present Member of the Czech Association for Social Anthropology
