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 Hudimova – 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 Liliia 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 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 assessment
• Crisis psychology
• Methodology and theory of psychology
• Educational psychology
• Organizational psychology
• Psychology of Work 
• Educational Psychology 
• Social and Psychological Technologies of Early Intervention
• Organizational Psychology
• Crisis Interventions in Psychosocial Assistance Practice

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

• Psychology of communication
• Psychology of conflict
• Psychology of mature personality
• Theoretical foundations of psychological training
• Practical training in social and psychological training
• Projective techniques in psychological practice
• Psychology of PR
• Psychology of mature personality
• Media psychology
• Psychology of success and soft skills
• Psychology of social network users
• Social psychology of intercultural interaction
• Psychology of work
• Psychology of influence and manipulation
• Fundamentals of psycholinguistics
• Psychology of creativity
• Psychology of advertising and marketing
• Fundamentals of sports psychology and mental hygiene
• Military psychology
• Social and psychological support for veterans
• Social and psychological support for people with special needs
• Group psychotherapy
• Transactional analysis in psychological practice
• Cyberpsychology
• Fundamentals of symbol drama in psychotherapy
• Fundamentals of psychogenetics
• Psychology of creativity
• Fundamentals of neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
• Psychology of coaching and mentoring

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

• History, concepts, and contemporary achievements in psychological science
• Theory and practice of maintaining human mental health
• Psychology of higher education
• Applied social psychology
• Stress management and psychological safety in organizations
• Humanistic psychology in science and practice: an interdisciplinary analysis
• Psychology of artificial intelligence
• Health psychology in conditions of uncertainty

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

Nine students are studying at the third (educational and scientific) level at the Department of Social Psychology under the guidance of leading specialists.

In 2025, under the guidance of the Doctor of Psychology, Professor O.I. Kononenko, the scientific school “PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS” was established. 

Contacts

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

Department of Social Psychology

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