Jelena Mladenović


Jelena M. Mladenović
First name, middle initial, last name:Jelena M. Mladenović

Title/Academic Rank:Assistant professor



Department:Department of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

e-mail:jelena.mladenovic@pefja.kg.ac.rs

Name of the institution where the teacher is employed full-time:

Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina, Serbia

ACADEMIC CAREER

Change Year Institution Field
Appointment to Academic Rank:2021.Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina, SerbiaApplied biology
PhD:2015.Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Kragujevac, SerbiaBiological Sciences, Animal and Human Physiology and Molecular Biology
Master’s Degree:1998.Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Kragujevac, SerbiaBiology
Undergraduate Degree:1998.Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Kragujevac, SerbiaBiology

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER’S STUDIES

  1. Natural Sciences
  2. Eclogy
  3. General Hygiene
  4. Developing Scientific Literacy in Classroom Teaching
  5. Research Activities in Integrative Teaching
  6. Sustainable Environmental Development (MS)

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT DOCTORAL STUDIES

  1. Selected chapters from Natural and Social Sciences

REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES

Jelena M. Josijević Mitić; Jelena M. Mladenović. (2026). Identifying Key Vocabulary in Ecology Textbooks for ESP: A Corpus-Based Keyword Analysis. Education Sciences, 16(3), 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16030479

Ivana M. Milić, Jelena M. Mladenović (2025). Students’ Perceptions of the STEAM Approach in University Teacher Education. STEM/STEAM/STREAM Approach in Theory and Practice of Contemporary Education. Conference Proceedings, 31st May, 2024. Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina, Serbia. DOI: 10.46793/STREAM25.147M

Jelena M. Mladenović, Milica G. Paunović, Miloš M. Matić, Veroljub S. Knežević, Branka I. Ognjanović, Andraš Š. Štajn and Zorica S. Saičić. (2014). Copper-induced changes of lipid peroxidation and haemato-biochemical parameters in blood of rats: protective role of flavonoids. Archives of Biological Sciences 66, 3, 1271-1279. doi:10.2298/ABS1403271M

Mladenović Jelena M, Ognjanović Branka I, Djordjević Nataša Z, Matić Miloš M, Knežević Veroljub, Štajn Andraš Š, Saičić Zorica S (2014). Protective effects of oestradiol against cadmium-induced changes in blood parameters and oxidative damage in rats. Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 65, 1, 37-46. doi:10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2405

Branka I. Ognjanović, Nataša Z. Djordjević, Miloš M. Matić, Jasmina M. Obradović, Jelena M. Mladenović, Andraš Š. Štajn, Zorica S. Saičić (2012). Lipid Peroxidative Damage on Cisplatin Exposure and Alterations in Antioxidant Defense System in Rat Kidneys: A Possible Protective Effect of Selenium. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 13, 2, 1790-1803. doi:10.3390/ijms13021790. ISSN 1422-0067.

Jelena M. Mladenović, Mia M. Arsenijević, Ivana M. Milić. (2023). Positive intervention at educational institution as a promoter of subjective well-being of preschool children. Uzdanica, XX, 221–239. DOI 10.46793/Uzdanica20.S.221M

Ivana M. Milić, Jelena M. Mladenović (2022). From plant morphology to rhythmic patterns (of music): A STEAM approach to studying relations in mathematics. Uzdanica, XIX, 221–238. DOI:10.46793/Uzdanica19.S.221M

Milić, I., Mladenović, J. & Spasić, J. (2020). Competencies for creating an integrated approach in the educational process of preschool student teachers. In V. Savić & O. Cekić-Jovanović (Eds.), Professional competences for teaching in the 21st century (pp. 113-128). Jagodina: Faculty of Education. ISBN 978-86-7604-194-7 DOI: 10.46793/pctja.19.113M UDK: 373.211.24:371.315.2

Trifunovic S. V., Mladenovic M. J. (2018). Innovation and Teaching: Museums as Educational Resources for Teaching Sustainable Development of Environment. In Emina Kopas-Vukašinovic, Jurka Lepicnik-Vodopivec (Eds.), Innovative Teaching Models in the System of University Education: Opportunities, Challenges and Dilemmas. Jagodina/Koper, 2018. pp. 165–177. ISBN 978-86-7604-173-2

Marija Stanojević & Jelena Mladenovic. Scientific Review of the Results of the Succesful Use of the CLIL Method in Teaching Natural Sciences. Methods and Theories, Conference Proceedings, X International Conference of Teaching Methodology. 2019. Baja, Hungary.

Participation in Projects:

„Let’s STREAM!“ Faculty of Education in Jagodina and University of North Georgia, United States of America, 2024-2025.

„LiMa – Lehramt international in Marburg“ (LiMa – international teacher education in Marburg). The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) funding program, Center for Teacher Education, the Department of Biology, the Department of Geography and the Department of Education, supported by the university’s International Office, 2021-2024.

„Developing the quality of strategic educational competences in higher education, adapting to changed economic and environmental conditions and improving the accessibility of training elements“, Eötvös József College, Baja, Hungary, 2021.

„Assumptions and possibilities of developing innovative models of teaching for accomplishing transparency of university education and for raising competitiveness in national and international knowledge markets“, Faculty of Education, Jagodina, Serbia, and University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Koper, Slovenia, 2017-2019.

Center for the Promotion of Science, Ministry of Science, Serbia. Science Popularization Program, Conceptual solutions for interactive exhibits in Science Parks,  2017, 2018 and 2019.


Areas of Interest:

Ecotoxicology, Animal and Human Physiology, Outdoor Learning, STREAM in Education


Memberships in Organizations:

Serbian Biological Society „Stevan Jakovljevic“, Kragujevac