Associate Professor for a narrow scientific field:
Ecology, biogeography and environmental protection



2012 – Graduated in biology
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Basic academic studies – Module Ecology and Environmental Protection
2013 – Master Ecologist
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Master of Academic Studies – Ecology Module
Master's thesis: "Analysis of the diet of green frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus, Pallas 1711) in selected aquatic ecosystems around Belgrade"
2023 – Doctor of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Doctoral academic studies – Module Ecology and Biogeography of Animals
Doctoral dissertation: "Microhabitat and microtrophic niche differentiation of green frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax esculentus complex) in riparian areas of South Banat, Serbia"
2014 – 2019 Teaching Assistant at the Department of Animal Ecology and Zoogeography
2019 – 2023 Assistant at the Department of Animal Ecology and Zoogeography
2023 – 2025 PhD Assistant at the Department of Animal Ecology and Zoogeography
2025 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Animal Ecology and Zoogeography
Animal ecology – trophic and habitat ecology, population ecology, conservation ecology
Rufford Foundation Project – Detection of Threatening Factors and Epizootic Communities of Green Frogs (Pelophylax synclepton esculenta complex) in Serbia: https://www.rufford.org/projects/katarina_breka Science Foundation Project – Worm Profiler: Surveillance and population genetics of Echinococcus in Serbia: https://www.instagram.com/worm.profiler/

