Education:
1994–1999 – Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts Cultural, Studies Teacher of history and theory of culture MD (diploma with honors).
2005–2008 – The post-graduate student to the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
2010 – Sociology PhD, Тhesis defense: “Style features of everyday practices of Ukrainian adolescents” 7.12.2010).
2018–2019 – National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, qualification: Master’s degree, specialty: “Public Administration and Administration”.
Work experience:
02/2008 – present – Director, NGO “Ukrainian Institute for Social Research after Olexander Yaremenko”.
2005–01/2008 – Deputy director, NGO “Ukrainian Institute for Social Research after Olexander Yaremenko”.
1999–2005 – Head of the sector for primary data collection, junior research officer of the Centre for Sociological Research, State Institute for family and youth.
1997–1999 – Sociologist, Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute on Youth Problems.
1993–1997 – Laboratory worker, Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute on Youth Problems.
Relevant Projects:
Baseline and impact assessment of the public perception knowledge and practices on integrated social services for vulnerable families with children in 12 targeted municipalities (UNICEF, 2020–2021).
Baseline informal payment study at the hospital level for 4 priority services under program of medical guarantees (USAID, 2020).
Research on resilience and civic engagement of school-aged adolescents in Eastern Ukraine. Third Wave of Eastern Ukraine Social Cohesion and Reconciliation (SCORE) survey (UNICEF, 2017, 2019); https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/media/1386/file/Evidence-based%20analysis%20of%20psychosocial%20adaptability%20of%20adolescents%20in%20the%20conflict%20zone.pdf
Teens Without Attention: Improving Access to Integrated HIV Services for Vulnerable Teens in Ukraine (AFEW-Ukraine and ICP Alliance of Public Health, with the support of the French Initiative 5% fund, 2018, 2020); http://aph.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Analitychnyy-zvit-za-rezultatamy-doslidzhennya_Pidlitky-poza-uvagoyu.pdf
Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) (UNICEF, WHO, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018); http://www.uisr.org.ua/hbsc
Temporary Migration Against Permanent (Ukrainian Center for Strategic Decisions, 2017–2018).
Research on the provision of social services to children (within the framework of the project “Modernization of the system of social support for the population of Ukraine” (Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine (World Bank loan), 2016).
Freedom from Violence: Improving Access to Social Services in Ukraine (ICF “Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health”, 2015).
Basic Study of the Program for Creating a Diversified Market for Preventive Social Services for Children and Families in Ukraine (UNICEF, 2015).
Needs Assessment of Internally Displaced Women and Older Persons in Ukraine, (UNFPA, 2014–2015).
Assess the effectiveness of the provision of social services for orphans and children deprived of parental care (State Educational and Scientific Institution “Academy of Financial Management”, 2013).
Conducting a typological study of recipients of state social assistance, (Public organization “Ukrainian Center for Social Reforms”, 2012).
Children’s rights in Ukraine: realities and challenges after 20 years of independence, (Plenipotentiary of the President of Ukraine on the rights of the child with the support of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine and UNICEF, 2012).
Adolescents at risk in Ukraine: challenges and time for action. Advocacy Document (UNICEF, 2011); http://www.unicef.org/ukraine/ukr/B_Adv_rep_Internet.pdf
The prevalence and trends of consumption of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, narcotic substances among students of Ukraine (UNICEF, 2011); http://www.uisr.org.ua/img/upload/files/ESPAD/Report_ESPAD_2011_ua.pdf
State and prospects of the youth labor market, 2008.
Public attitude to labor migration, (supported by International women’s rights center “La Strada Ukraine”), 2007.
Participation in international studies:
European Student Survey on Alcohol and Drug Use (ESPAD), since 1995.
World Values Survey (WVS), since 1996.
European Values Study (EVS), since 1999.
Student Health and Behavioral Orientation (HBSC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) international study, since 2001.
Seminars/Conferences:
Participation in the HBSC meeting (Erevan, Armenia).
Seminar “First psychological assistance to families with children, children who are/were in the area of armed conflict and their psychological adaptation to a new place of residence”, Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, The Ukrainian Research Institute of Social and Forensic Psychiatry and Drug Abuse of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine).
SPSS is a trusted practitioner tool (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Scientific and Methodological Seminar “Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Plans to Study the Impact of Projects on the Health and Behavior of Risky Adolescents”, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, jointly with the UNICEF and UISR O. Yaremenko.
Scientific and Methodological Seminar “Risk Teens in Ukraine: Opportunities for Presentation and Interpretation”, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with UNICEF (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Strategic Planning Training for High-Risk Adolescents on HIV, (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Biological and behavioral surveillance among hard-to-reach populations using the RDS methodology, (Zagreb, Croatia).
Training “Analysis tools for the data collected using the Respondent Sample Survey (RDSAT)”.
Awards and achievements:
2011 – Awarded the sign “Expert of education of Ukraine”, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
2002 – First place in the competition of scientific works of students and young scientists of Kyiv in sociology, conducted by the Department of Education and Science of Kyiv City State Administration.
Member of the Sociological Association of Ukraine.