Aleksandra Jankovic, MS

Sanja grew up in Belgrade, Serbia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Belgrade. She moved to the United States in 1999, and in December 2002, she graduated from the Master of General Experimental Psychology program at Eastern Michigan University. Her thesis explored the influence of thin models featured in mass media on the body image of young women. As a research associate at CBDSM, her interests include privacy of health information, deliberative democracy, numeracy, and decision aids. Outside the workplace, Sanja enjoys photography, music, reading, and cooking tasty foods.

Recent Publications:

Measuring numeracy without a math test: development of the subjective numeracy scale (SNS).
Fagerlin A, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Ubel PA, Jankovic A, Derry HA, Smith DM. Medical Decision Making. 27:672-680, 2007.

What is perfect health to an 85 year-old? Evidence for scale recalibration in subjective health ratings.
Ubel PA, Jankovic A, Smith DM, Langa K, Fagerlin A. Medical Care. 43:1054-1057, 2005.