Kikinezhdi Oksana Mykhailivna,

Doctor of Psychology, professor, Head of the Psychology Department in Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, leading research assistant, the director of the Scientific Research Centre of the Problems of Gender Education and Upbringing Pupils and Students of NAPS of Ukraine – TNPU  Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Ternopil.

Born:  July 25, 1956

Education

1979–1974 Biological department of Ternopil State Pedagogical Institute. Major-teacher of biology1986–1983  Post–graduate student (full-time) in Scientific Research G. S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Ukraine,  Kyiv

1987 – Ph.D. in child psychology  (Candidat of psychological sciences)

2003-2006 - Doktorant M. P. Dragomanov National Pedagogical University.

2013 - Doctor Degree in Psychological Sciences, speciality 19.00.07. – Pedagogical and Age Psychology – Identification as social and psychological phenomenon of sex differentiation. –

2013-2021 professor, Head of the Psychology Department in Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University

Professional experience:

1991–1986    Senior Lecturer of the Chair of Psychology, Ternopil  State Pedagogical University

2003–2013  Assistant professor (Docent) of the Chair of Psychology, Ternopil State Pedagogical University

2013- 2021   Doctor of Psychology, professor, Head of the Psychology Department

1999-2000 Co-performer of the project of "Psychology of sex and sexuality as psychological discipline for educational qualification of Bachelor and specialist" ("The development and introduction of new courses on social and human sciences program to support higher education in Ukraine International Fund" Renaissance "(Reg. number 561; N 14-99-7389-HES-I-ECP, 1.09.1999-1.09.2000) the International Renaissance Foundation

 2001-2002 Co-performer of Project Counterpart International under the patronage of AMP USA

2002 – Director the Gender Studies Center, State Pedagogical University,

2004-2004  Project administrator “Social and Psychological Factors in Developing Gender Orientations of Deprivated Adolescents” the help of Canadian International Development Agency, the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine and Canadian-Ukrainian Gender Foundation. (QGTA, 2508)

 Head of Ternopil Department of Ukrainian scientific gender association.

2009-2011 National Expert and coach of the Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine  the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine

• 2009-2011 Director and co-performer of the projects of Equal Opportunities and Women's Rights in Ukraine (UNDP-EU), of the projects of the Equal Opportunities and Women's Rights in Ukraine Programme (a UNDP-led project co-financed by the European Union, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SIDA and UN Development Programme): “Development of gender standards of education in Ukraine”, “Overcoming gender stereotypes in training and education”, “Training coaches capable of increasing gender awareness and sensitivity of teachers”, “Development of gender-sensitive programmes for students of pedagogical higher educational establishments”.

2013-2014 Co-performer of the project of Council of Europe "Strengthening and protection of children's rights in Ukraine"

2008–2021 the director of the Scientific Research Centre of the Problems of Gender Education and Upbringing Pupils and Students of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine and TNPU after Volodymyr Hnatiuk;

THE GOAL OF THE CENTRE’S ACTIVITIES: Development and experimental substantiation of gender ideology training and education in the socio-humanitarian field as a state policy strategic mainstream for achieving gender equality in Ukraine.e-mail: gender.tnpu@gmail.com 

2019-2021 Co-performer of Scientific Research Work: «The psychological and pedagogical mechanisms of creating a gender-fair environment for children and youth in the context of the New Ukrainian School Concept implementation» (№ state registration 0119U100477).

Scientific interests: psychology of personality, psychology of communication, psychology of family upbringing, sexual and gender psychology, women`s psychology.

Ways to creating a non-discriminatory, egalitarian and educational environment for children and youth.