Short biography
My interdisciplinary background and commitment to education drive my aspiration to foster equitable and effective educational practices globally. I graduated with BA in Political Science and MA in Education Economics and Management at HSE University (Moscow, Russia). I started my scientific career at the Laboratory for Cultural Sociology and Anthropology of Education (HSE University) where studied individual educational trajectories and career guidance. Later, I worked at the Center for Institutional Studies at HSE University, focusing on the connection between education and the gender wage gap, as well as pedagogical practices among university lecturers. The results were published in several academic journals, including the International Journal of Manpower and Educational Studies Moscow.
While working at HSE University, I have held various administrative roles, including Curriculum Coordinator and, later, Deputy Head of the Educational Trajectory Centre. In these positions, I supervised curriculum building and course selection for students, advised lecturers on syllabus development, and coordinated educational processes at the university level.
I have received multiple awards and honors, including the Grant of the President of Russia for individuals with outstanding abilities (2015-2019), and a personal scholarship from the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation (2020-2021). I was also the winner of the competition for graduates of the Master’s degree in the evaluation of state programs and policies from the Accounting Chamber of the Russian Federation (2021).
I am proficient in qualitative and quantitative analysis. I participated in various sociological expeditions, during which I conducted both expert interviews with politicians and biographical interviews with schoolchildren. Thanks to my experience working with survey data, I am leveraging tools such as R and Stata to derive meaningful insights from data.
PhD project
The study “Exploration of the Dynamics of International and National Discourses on STEM Education” focuses on educational policy changes in Israel and Russia between 2003 and 2023. The study continues previous studies on mechanisms of international organizations’ influence on local educational systems (compulsory education level) through cooperation, evaluation, and competition. Special attention is paid to the OECD, the World Bank, and UNESCO as main international players in the field of education.
The research aim is to explore discourses produced by IOs and national actors concerning STEM K-12 education. To reach the aim Maarten Hajer’s Argumentative Discourse Analysis will be used: it allows to make both macro-level and micro-level examinations, enabling an in-depth exploration of the broader context of discourse as well as the finer details present in the texts and interviews.
The study relies on two types of data:
- expert interviews (with current and former policymakers, representatives of international organizations, teaching specialists, and scholars),
- documents (regular publications, publications in educational projects, annual reports, news, representatives’ speech transcripts, etc.).
The project will be developed between 2024 and 2027.
Participating in projects: Internationalisation, External actors in education
Administrative duties: lab website administration
Hobby: historical dance, quizzes
