Pavlína Jurníčková is an Assistant Professor at Department of Christian Social Work, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Palacký University Olomouc. She studied Sociology and Andragogics (2007, degree Mgr.) and completed her doctoral studies in the field of sociology (2013, Ph.D.). She focuses on the fields of research methodology and gender studies and has actively researched in the fields of volunteering, social work, and family group conferences.