Educational Psychology
Fachbereich 05

Educational Qualifications

• 1998 PhD (with distinction), Rostov State University (Russia)
• 1995 -1998: PhD Studies, Topic of doctorate thesis: “Communication Styles and Empathic Ability in Conflict Situations“, Rostov State University (Russia) 1995-1999: Training in Psychodrama, Moreno Institute of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Therapy in Überlingen (Germany)
• 1990 - 1995: Study of Psychology, Rostov State University (Russia)

Employment History

• Since 08/2015 Senior researcher and lecturer at the Department of Educational Psychology, Interdisciplinary College for University Teaching (IKH), Goethe-University Frankfurt
• 12/2011 -07/2015 Scientific Coordinator of the Center of Research Methods in the Social Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt
• 09/2009 – 11/2011 Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Psychology, Open University of Hagen
• 03/2003 – 08/2009 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology, Technical University of Dortmund
• 01/2002 – 02/2003: Lecturer at the Institute of Psychology, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany
• 09/1998 – 09/2001: Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Academic Development and at the Department of Social Psychology, Rostov State University (Russia)

Memberships

• International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology
• German Society of Psychology (DGPs)
• European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
• Russian Society of Psychology

Prizes and awards

• 1995 3. Award of the Russian Society of Psychology for the Best Diploma Thesis
• 1995-1998 Scholarship of the President of Russian Federation for young researchers and PhD students

Teaching and Research interests

• Emotional display rules in higher education settings
• Faculty development in higher education
• Enhancing of cultural sensitivity in teacher education
• Digital learning environments in higher education
• Individual differences in empathic ability (cultural- comparative perspective)
• Academic success and study satisfaction

Reviewer for scientific journals

• Ad-hoc Reviews: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Russian Psychological Journal
• Reviews for diverse conferences: e.g., DGPs, EARLI