Mуtrofanova-Kersanova Larisa Anatoliyivna

ORCID ID: 0009-0004-3813-9785

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Position at the Department: Associate Professor of the Department of Social Psychology

Academic Degree: Candidate of Psychological Sciences (Specialization: 19.00.08 – Special Psychology)

Educational Background:

• Higher education in Psychology (2008)
• Postgraduate studies in Psychology (2011)

Dissertation Topic:

PhD dissertation: "Features of Psychological Defense in the Parent-Child Interaction System in Cases of Delayed Mental Development" (2011)

Courses Taught:

• Psychology of Education 
• Educational Psychology 
• Projective Techniques in Psychological Practice 
• Psychology of Communication 
• Practical training in: Conflict Psychology, Family Psychology, Social Psychology, and PR Psychology 
• Educational Internship 

Scientific and Professional Interests: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Family Psychology, Gender Psychology, Art Therapy.

CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION IMPROVEMENT

Certification training:

• Winter School of Psychology 2026: 30 hours (1 ECTS credit), Jan 12–16, 2026. Certificate №089/ХІ-ЗШП-26.
• Course "Science: A New Paradigm": 30 hours (1 ECTS credit), Nov 24–28, 2025. Certificate №НШНП/25-1185.
• Course "AI Academy for Educators by Google": 30 hours (1 ECTS credit), Oct 29 – Nov 21, 2025. Certificate №AIAFEC2-5773.
• Course "Digital Space in Education: learning, motivation, AI, and cybersecurity": 3 hours (0.1 ECTS credit), Nov 19, 2025. Certificate №31467-25.
• School of Young Scientists of Odesa Region 7.0: 5 hours (0.17 ECTS credit), Oct 28–30, 2025. Certificate № 7.21/25.
• Program "Teacher's Digital Literacy. AI in Education": 3 hours (0.1 ECTS credit), Aug 5, 2025. Certificate № ДН 41682253/17341-25.
• Winter School of Psychology 2025: 30 hours (1 ECTS credit), Jan 13–17, 2025. Certificate №008/Х-ЗШП-25.
• Course "Emotional Health of Educators: psychological resilience and self-care": Nov 27, 2024. Certificate №ЕЗ-0562.
• VI All-Ukrainian Training "Art Therapy in Action": Oct 22, 2024. Certificate №383.
• Mini-course "Metaphorical Cards in Practice": Oct 17, 2024.
• School of Young Scientists of Odesa Region: AI in education, June 10, 2024.
• Training "AI and Academic Integrity in Socio-Humanitarian Education and Science": Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, April 4 – May 3, 2024.
• Seminar "EFRAT Model": Unique behavioral model, March 13, 2024.

Main publications:

1. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A. Ontogenetic aspects of the development of individual psychological defense. Bulletin of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University. Psychology. 2010. Vol. 15, Iss. 11. pp. 115–125. 
2. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A. Features of psychological defense mechanisms in children with mental retardation and adults. Bulletin of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University. Psychology. 2010. Vol. 15, Iss. 16. pp. 57–64. 
3. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A. Parental psychological defense mechanisms as a factor in the formation of psychological defense in a child with mental retardation. Scientific Bulletin of South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky. 2010. No. 9/10. pp. 116–122. 
4. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A. Intra-family defense mechanisms in children with mental retardation. Scientific Bulletin of South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky. 2010. No. 9/10. pp. 89–96.
5. Naichuk, V. V., Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Androsovych, K. A., Dzhyhun, L. M., Yudenko, O. V. Preservation of mental health through art therapy. Scientific Perspectives. 2025. No. 2 (56). pp. 1895–1905. (Psychology Series).
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.52058/2708-7530-2025-2(56)-1895-1905
6. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Kocherha, Ye. V., Yakovliva, O. P., Yaremenko, L. H., Saurina, O. I. Art therapy in the context of socio-pedagogical support and rehabilitation of the individual. Perspectives and Innovations of Science. 2025. No. 5 (51). pp. 2108–2124. (Psychology Series).
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.52058/2786-4952-2025-5(51)-2108-2124
7. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Kocherha, Ye. V., Romanovska, O. O., Zhvaniia, T. V. The potential of art therapy in restoring the social functioning of the individual. Scientific Perspectives. 2025. No. 10 (64). pp. 1538–1551.
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.52058/2708-7530-2025-10(64)-1538-1551

Availability of copyright certificates

• Copyright Registration Certificate for a work No. 128752 dated July 31, 2024, issued by the State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations." 
• Copyright Registration Certificate for a work No. 134033 dated March 03, 2025, issued by the State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations." 
• Copyright Registration Certificate for a work No. 134032 dated March 03, 2025, issued by the State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations." 
• Copyright Registration Certificate for a work No. 134655 dated March 26, 2025, issued by the State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations." 
• Copyright Registration Certificate for a work No. 137605 dated July 02, 2025, issued by the State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations."

Participation in International Conferences, Forums, and Seminars:

1. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Shilnikova, V. S. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COMMUNICATIVE SIGNS OF A MATURE PERSONALITY / Materials of the International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference "Eighty-Seventh Economic and Legal Discussions. Series: Social and Humanitarian Sciences." Lviv, Ukraine; Opole, Poland, June 25-26, 2024. pp. 146-149.
2. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Trymailo, A. V. FEATURES OF EMPATHY IN PEOPLE WITH NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER / Materials of the International Multidisciplinary Scientific and Practical Conference "Eighty-Eighth Economic and Legal Discussions. Series: Social and Humanitarian Sciences." Lviv, Ukraine; Opole, Poland, July 18-19, 2024. pp. 68-71.
3. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Chilibiiska, K. O. RESILIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURE OF THE PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STABILITY OF THE PERSONALITY / Materials of the International Multidisciplinary Scientific and Practical Conference "Eighty-Eighth Economic and Legal Discussions. Series: Social and Humanitarian Sciences." Lviv, Ukraine; Opole, Poland, July 18-19, 2024. pp. 65-68.
4. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A., Samborska, M. S. SELF-ESTEEM AS A FACTOR IN THE BEHAVIOR STRATEGY OF THE PERSONALITY IN A CONFLICT SITUATION / Materials of the International Multidisciplinary Scientific Internet Conference "Ninety-Fourth Economic and Legal Discussions. Series: Social and Humanitarian Sciences." Lviv, Ukraine; Opole, Poland, February 25-26, 2025. pp. 119-123.
5. Mitrofanova-Kersanova, L. A. Mindfulness as a tool for psychological support and increasing the efficiency of the educational process / Ideas. Practices. Perspectives of Modern Education [Electronic resource]: scientific-methodological almanac: in 2 parts / ed. by V. I. Truba, M. I. Nikolaieva, S. P. Hvozdii. – Odesa: Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2025. – Part 2. – p. 368.

Membership in Professional Associations:

Member of the NGO "Ukrainian Psychological Association," Membership Certificate No. 1720/25/87.

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