Olena Vlasova

Olena Vlasova is the Head of the Department of Developmental Psychology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. With a Doctor of Sciences in Psychology (2006) and over three decades of academic experience, she specializes in developmental and educational psychology, focusing on socialization, re-socialization, and integrative personality formation in transformative societies.

Research Interests:

• Social adaptation and re-socialization mechanisms
• Development of social skills across ontogenesis
• Psychological integrity in multicultural contexts
• Existential and cultural influences on personality
• Interdisciplinary approaches to personality development

Notable Contributions: She developed a methodical complex for diagnosing integrative personality development and created an online questionnaire for assessing students' life perspectives. Her publications span 2005–2016, emphasizing social psychological models and empirical studies on personality dynamics.

Team Leadership: She leads a team including 2 researchers, 1 engineer, 1 PhD of Social Sciences, and postgraduate/master's students.