{"id":105,"date":"2022-12-30T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stumbrys.com\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2023-09-01T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:46:55","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/?page_id=105&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2016-now<\/td><td>Associate Professor (2023-now), Assistant Professor (2018-2023), Lecturer (2016-2018)<br>Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University (Lithuania)<br><small>Modules taught: Psychology of Sleep and Dreams, Sport Psychology<\/small><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-60\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vulogo100.png\" alt=\"VU\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016-now<\/td><td>Assistant Director for Research (2022-now), Lecturer (2016-now)<br>Alef Trust (in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University) (United Kingdom)<br><small>Modules taught: Research Dissertation, Research Design, Transpersonal Dreaming, Approaches to Consciousness<\/small><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aleftrust.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.aleftrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"87\" class=\"wp-image-116\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/alef-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>Postgraduate Certificate in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-87\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lsmu.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lsmu.png 225w, https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lsmu-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>PhD (magna cum laude) in Sports Science, Heidelberg University (Germany)<br><small>Dissertation topic: Motor learning in lucid dreams<\/small><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-heidelberg.de\/en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uni-heidelberg.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-88\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Universitat_Heidelberg.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Universitat_Heidelberg.png 460w, https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Universitat_Heidelberg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Universitat_Heidelberg-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2009<\/td><td>MSc (distinction) in Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom)<br><small>Thesis topic: Creative problem solving in lucid dreams<\/small><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ljmu.ac.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ljmu.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-89\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ljmu-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ljmu-1.png 225w, https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ljmu-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>BSc in Psychology, Vilnius University (Lithuania)<br><small>Thesis topic: The relationship between self-actualization and religious beliefs<\/small><\/td><td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-60\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vulogo100.png\" alt=\"VU\"><\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2002<\/td><td>BSc in Computer Science, Vilnius University (Lithuania)<\/td><td>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vu.lt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-60\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vulogo100.png\" alt=\"VU\"><\/a>  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Languages<\/td><td>Lithuanian (mother tongue), English (fluently), Russian (fluently), German (basic)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Membership<\/td><td>International Association for the Study of Dreams (former Board Member),<br>Lithuanian Association for Mindfulness-Based Psychology (Board Member)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asdreams.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asdreams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-90\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stumbrys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ASDLOGO200pxsq.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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