Dr Kowalska is an Assistant Professor at the Stanislaw Lescycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization where her research interest focus on geobotany, changes in plant communities, human activities in river valleys, geographic information system (GIS), nature protection and ecological education. In addition to her education and research, Dr Kowalska was a member of the Nature Protection Guard in the Masocia Landscape Park, and has given many lectures at primary and grammar schools as part of the Festival of Science.
