Head of the Department of Social Psychology

Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor

Kononenko Oksana Ivanivna

The Department of Social Psychology was established in 2022 as a result of the reorganization of the Department of Social and Applied Psychology and the Department of Social Theories of Odessa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov. The Department of Social Psychology continued the traditions that were initiated by the outstanding founders of domestic psychology M.M. Lange, D.G. Elkin, I.G. Bilyavsky and others.

The goal of the department is to provide modern training for future psychologists at all levels of higher education, as well as conduct scientific research on current problems of psychology, taking into account the latest trends in world psychological science.

The department is headed by Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor Oksana Ivanivna Kononenko, who is the author of over 100 scientific works, including the monograph “Personality Perfectionism”. Kononenko O.I. has developed a new approach to the study of psychological phenomena and phenomena - diversification psychology. Her scientific interests include personality at the intersection of modern directions of psychological science, diversification of psychological phenomena, genesis and determinants of personality perfectionism, self-awareness and self-attitude of the individual, psychological features of the impact of modern technologies on the individual. Kononenko O.I. is a member of the Ukrainian Psychological Association, the Psychological Association of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, the American Psychological Association, and the European Association for Communication Research and Education.

Faculty and teaching staff of the department:

• Oksana Ivanivna Kononenko – Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor
• Amplieieva Olga Mikhailovna – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Bazika Yevgenia Leonidivna – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Margarita Eduardivna Bilova – Candidate of Psychology, Associate Professor
• Alisar Khaledivna Gudimova – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Yulia Olehivna Kravets - Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Lecturer
• Kurova Anastasiia Volodymyrivna - Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor
• Mytrofanova-Kersanova Larisa Anatoliivna - Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Poleshchuk Lilya Vasylivna - Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Petrushenko Vladyslav Viktorovych - Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Lecturer
• Porpulit Olena Oleksandrivna – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
• Andronova Anna Ivanivna - Lecturer

The main areas of scientific activity of the department:

The training of applicants for the specialty 053 Psychology is carried out at the educational and qualification levels of "bachelor", "master" and "doctor of philosophy". The bachelor's, master's and postgraduate curricula are designed with an orientation towards the training of highly qualified, competitive, innovative specialists in the field of Psychology.

The professors and teaching staff of the department teach basic psychological disciplines:

• Introduction to the specialty
• Social psychology
• Family psychology
• Health Psychology
• Fundamentals of psychological counseling
• Extreme psychology
• Management Psychology
• Fundamentals of psychological examination
• Crisis psychology
• Methodology and theory of psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Zoopsychology and comparative psychology
• Organizational psychology
• Work psychology
• Educational psychology
• Socio-psychological technologies of early intervention
• Organizational Psychology
• Current problems of theoretical psychology
• Theoretical foundations of psychological training

The staff of the Department of Social Psychology has developed modern, original courses for bachelors and masters:

• Cyberpsychology
• Psychology of communication
• Psychology of conflict
• Psychology of a mature personality
• Theoretical foundations of psychological training
• Psychology of creativity
• Psychology of PR
• Health Psychology
• Psychology of a mature personality
• Group psychotherapy
• Transactional analysis in psychological practice
• Psychology of professional activity
• Basics of psychogenetics
• Media psychology
• Psychology of success and soft skills
• Psychology of social media users
• Psychology of HR
• Sports Psychology
• Social psychology of intercultural interaction
• Psychology of influence and manipulation
• Social cognitive science
• Evolutionary psychology
• Psychology of creativity
• Psychology of advertising and marketing

To prepare applicants for the third level of higher education (Doctor of Philosophy), the department teaches the following disciplines:

• History, concepts and modern achievements of psychological science
• High School Psychology
• Applied Social Psychology
• Psychology of artificial intelligence
• Health Psychology in Uncertainty

The department's teachers supervise educational, production, and assistantship practices, and also provide scientific guidance to students when writing scientific papers.

Contacts

Odessa, Vsevolod Zmienko St., 2, office 83 (3rd floor)

Department of Social Psychology

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