Director of the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Jagiellonian University, Associate Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Dr. habil. in Psychology, Dr. in Philosophy, Co-leader of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab.

He specializes in the experimental psychology of mathematical cognition. Currently, his main research foci include numerical cognition in professional mathematicians, the relationships between long-term memory and math skills, the cognitive profiles of individuals with developmental dyscalculia, and math anxiety.

Mateusz is a leader of the following grants: “The gist of math: Applying Fuzzy-Trace Theory as an integrative framework to investigate different dimensions of numerical memory and their associations with mathematical skills in the general population and among individuals with dyscalculia” from National Science Centre, PL; “ErasMAs+ Enriching HEI training to help future primary school teachers tackle math anxiety in themselves and their pupils” funded by European Comission under Erasmus+; “Mind, number, space: Spatial-numerical cognition in professional mathematicians” from Ministry of Science and Higher Education, PL; and “Cognitive artifacts on various time scales: An integrative approach” from National Science Centre, PL

He authored three books, including “Foundations of geometric cognition” (Routledge, 2020), and several papers in journals such as Cognition, Emotion, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Consciousness and Cognition, Journal of Computational Neuroscience.

Mateusz is a member of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP), the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). He is also active in the Una Europa alliance, particularly as a member of the Future UniLab steering committee, a think tank serving as a living lab and providing a forum for discussions and research on the future role of universities in society.

Mateusz received a number of awards and scholarships, including the “Start” Scholarship of the Foundation for Polish Science, the Scientific Prize of “Polityka” (one of the most read Polish weeklies), and the Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists.