Silva Seņkāne

Books

Pluralism Anxiety. Acting Socially in Latvia

Autors(i): Sergejs Kruks, red., Xavier Landes, Jeļena Ļevina, Kristīne Mārtinsone, Ritma Rungule, Silva Seņkāne, Diāna Kalniņa, Aija Kažoka, Kristīne Rolle, Klāvs Sedlenieks, Ilva Skulte, Normunds Kozlovs, Anda Rožukalne

Izdevniecība: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

Overview of research work

Work experience

2018 - Present	Assist. Professor Riga Stradiņš university (RSU) Statistics unit
2015 - 2018	Higher education lecturer RSU Statistics unit
2012 - 2015	Researcher Latvian University (LU) Faculty of Social Sciences (SZF) Institute of Social Political Research (SPPI)
2003 - 2012	Assist. Professor LU SZF Department of Communication
1998 - 2004	Assoc. Professor Latvian Academy of Culture (LKA) Department of Sociology and Administration of Culture
1996 - 1998	Assist. Professor Latvian Academy of Culture (LKA) Department of Sociology and Administration of Culture
1990 - 1995	Higher education lecturer Latvian State University (LVU) Faculty of History and Philosophy Department of Applied Sociology
1979 - 1986	Junior Researcher Latvian State University (LVU) Faculty of History and Philosophy Department of Applied Sociology

Education and training

1992 - Present

PhD in Sociology Dr.sc.soc.

Latvian Science Academy

1986 - 1990

Postgraduate studies in Sociology

Moscow State University

1975 - 1979

Mathematician, Lecturer of Mathematics

Latvian State University

Achievements

Further training and training activities

2019 Qualitative data analysis in NVivo 20h

2019 A Quick Guide to Gymnastics 1h

2019 Hands-on introduction to qualitative research in health care 30h

2019 New trends in evidence-based statistics for clinical trials: data imputation issues 3h

2019 Processing of statistical data in R program 20h

2019 RSU Science Week 2019 36h

2019 Healthy Cognitive Aging: Contemporary Research and Methods for Work 4h

2019 PubMed and its tools for searching scientific publications 4h

2018 Studying at a university without barriers 13h

2018 Winter School: Study course design 16h

2017 Improvisation in pedagogical activity 19h

2017 Guest lecture on causal relationships in clinical trials 2h

2017 Lectures on Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials 20h

2017 Guest lecture on clinical research 4h

2017 How can Google tools help teach and learn? 8h

Study courses developed

Methods of Analytical Statistics in Psychology Research 2 CP

Statistical Data Processing Methods in Psychology 4 CP

Research data processing 2 CP

Projects

Researcher in: Challenges and solutions of Latvian State and Society in an International Framework (INTERFRAME-LV)

Researcher in: Death and the Latvian Lifeworld: End of Life, Death and Imagined Afterlife in Contemporary Latvia (MEMENTO_MORI.LV)

Memberships

Latvian Association of Statisticians
Latvian Sociological Association

European Communication Research and Education Association

Baltic Media Researchers Association

Publications

Research articles

Do aggressive course of the disease predicts total joint replacement surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? [Elektroniskais resurss] / G.Krumina, S.Senkane, O.Voika, E.Vasiļevskis ...[et al.] // CPQ Orthopaedics [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.1, Issue 5 (2018), [11 p.]. - Resurss aprakstīts 2019.g. 16.janv. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.cientperiodique.com/article/CPQOS/1/5

Are brachiocephalic atherosclerotic plaques to be considered as predictors of myocardial infarction in rheumatoid arthritis patients? [Elektroniskais resurss] / G.Krumina, H.Mikazane, S.Senkane ...[et al.] // Journal of Arthritis [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.6, Issue 4 (2017), DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000248, [6 p.]. - Resurss aprakstīts 2018.g. 14.martā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/are-brachiocephalic…

Stumbra-Stumberga, Evija. Do rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, seropositivity and severity predict cerebrovascular events? / E.Stumbra-Stumberga, G.Krumina, S.Senkane // Daugavpils Universitātes 59. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences rakstu krājums = Proceedings of the 59th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University (Daugavpils, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Daugavpils Universitāte. - Daugavpils, 2017. - A.daļa : Dabaszinātnes, 547.-554.lpp. - Kopsavilkums latviešu valodā.

Text messaging (SMS) as a tool to facilitate weight loss and prevent metabolic deterioration in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects : a randomised controlled trial / V.Silina, M.K.Tessma, S.Senkane, G.Krievina, G.Bahs // Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. - Vol.35, No.3 (2017, Sept.), p.262-270. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Millere, Jolanta. Quality of life of families with children with disability in the area of physical wellbeing in Latvia / J.Millere, S.Senkane // SHS Web of Conferences : Proceedings. - Vol.10 (2014) : 4th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" (Riga, Latvia, Nov.22-23, 2012) / Rīga Stradiņš University. - 00026-p.1-00026-p.7. - Pieejams arī tiešsaistē: http://www.shs-conferences.org/

Abstracts

Association between omentin and chemerin levels and their changes within one year in non-morbid overweight and obese adults / V.Silina, J.Danilenko, S.Senkane, G.Bahs ...[et al.] // Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics. - Vol.5, No.1 (2019), p.35. - Joint Event on 26th World Nutrition Congress & 15th Euro Obesity and Endocrinology Congress (London, United Kingdom, June 17-18, 2019) : Posters & Accepted Abstracts.

Effects of SMS text messaging on chemerin and omentin levels in clinically healthy overweight and obese individuals : results from RCT / V.Silina, M.K.Tessma, P.Tretjakovs, S.Senkane, G.Bahs // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.7.

Neimane, Lolita Vija. Changes in body mass index, ratio of waist and hip circumference related to use of plate principle for overweight women / L.V.Neimane, A.Baumane, S.Seņkāne // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.494.

Relationship between omentin and chemerin levels and metabolic indices of obesity within one year in non-morbid overweight and obese adults / V.Silina, M.K.Tessma, J.Danilenko, S.Senkane, G.Bahs // Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. - Vol.8, Suppl.2 (2019, June), p.22. - Selected abstracts of The European General Practice Research Network Meeting (EGPRN) (Tampere, Finland, May 9-12, 2019).

Beliefs of healthy overweight and obese individuals on weight loss facilitators / V.Silina, L.Terjajeva, J.Danilenko, S.Senkāne, G.Bahs // II European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care (Porto, Portugal, Nov.5-6, 2018) : Abstracts Book. - Porto, 2018. - P.23.

Stumbra Stumberga, Evija. Do aggressive course of the disease predicts total joint replacement surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? [Elektroniskais resurss] / E.Stumbra Stumberga, G.Krumina, S.Senkane // Journal of Clinical & Experimental Orthopaedics [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.4 (2018), DOI: 10.4172/2471-8416-C1-004, p.15-16. - European Conference on Orthopedics and Osteoporosis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Nov.29-30, 2018) : Abstracts. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.imedpub.com/conference-abstracts-files/2471-8416…

Stumbra Stumberga, Evija. Total joint replacement surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / E.Stumbra Stumberga, G.Krumina, S.Senkane // SciFed Journal of Orthopedics & Rheumatology [Elektroniskais resurss]. - (2018), p.21. - World Congress on Rheumatology & Orthopedics (Madrid, Spain, Sept.24-25, 2018) : Proceedings. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://scifedpublishers.com/journals/scifed-journal-of-orth…

Carotid ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis patients / E.Stumbra-Stumberga, G.Krumina, H.Mikazane, E.Vasilevskis, S.Senkane // 2017.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2017. - 275.lpp.

Differences in chemerin levels between healthy overweight people with and without signs of fatty liver [Elektroniskais resurss] / V.Silina, G.Krievina, S.Senkane, G.Bahs // 20th Nordic Congress of General Practice (Reykjavik, Iceland, June 14-16, 2017) : Poster Abstracts [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Reykjavik, 2017. - Abstract No.P29. - Resurss aprakstīts 2018.g. 8.martā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.nordicgp2017.is/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/poste…

Do RA disease activity, seropositivity and severity predict cerebrovascular events? / E.Stumbra-Stumberga, E.Vasilevskis, S.Senkane, G.Krumina, H.Mikazane // Daugavpils Universitātes 59. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tēzes = Abstracts of the 59th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University (Daugavpils, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Daugavpils Universitāte. - Daugavpils, 2017. - 54.lpp.

Rungule, Ritma. Latvijas iedzīvotāju vērtības pēc Eiropas Sociālā pētījuma datiem / R.Rungule, S.Seņkāne // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 274.lpp.

Books and brochures

Rungule, Ritma. Values of Latvians across socio-demographic groups / R.Rungule, S.Seņkāne // Pluralism Anxiety: acting socially in Latvia / edited by S.Kruk ; Rīga Stradiņš University. - Riga : Rīga Stradiņš University, 2018. - Chapter 4, p.91-104.