Valentina Stolyarova

Valentina Stolyarova is a Lecturer at the School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. With a medical degree and specialized training in psychiatry, she has worked across various mental health institutions, including Karaganda Regional Children’s Mental Hospital and roles in acute psychoses and neuroses departments. Since 2017, she has focused on clinical and research roles in mental health, autism, and pandemic response.

• Education: Karaganda State Medical Academy (2005), Psychiatry Internship (2005-2006), Magistracy in Psychology (2014-2015)
• Current Role: Lecturer in Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Systemic Family Psychotherapy, Erickson's Hypnosis, and Role-Playing Therapies. Her work bridges clinical practice with public health, particularly in Kazakhstan.

Key Projects:

• An Educational Intervention for Autism Patient Management in Kazakhstan (2023-2025)
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation (2022-2024)
• Mental Health Effects of Pandemic Frontline Care (2021-2022)
• Diagnosing Special Educational Needs in Kazakhstan (2019-2020)

Scientific Collaborations: Collaborates with international researchers on pandemic mental health, autism diagnosis, and smoking cessation. Her work is cited in Scopus, with an h-index of 56.