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Natalia Tsybuliak
Position
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Psychology and Speech Therapy
Е-mail
nata.tsibuliak@gmail.com / ny_tsybuliak@bdpu.org.ua
Awards
- Diplomas from the Department of Education and Science of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration (2015, 2016);
- Diplomas from the Council of Young Scientists of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University (2019, 2020, 2021);
- Diploma of Winner of the Regional Competition for Gifted Youth (2016);
- Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2019).
Education
2008 – Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, specialization: Preschool Education and Practical Psychology;
2010 – Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, specialization: Preschool Education and Practical Psychology.
Scientific degrees and scientific titles
2014 – Candidate of Sciences dissertation. Dissertation topic: "Psychological and pedagogical conditions for developing the observational skills of future preschool educators during professional training";
2015 – Academic rank of Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Speech Therapy.
Labor activity
2009–2012 – Assistant Lecturer, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University;
2012–2015 – Senior Lecturer, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University;
2015–2018 – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Preschool, Special, and Social Education, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University;
Since 2015 – Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Speech Therapy, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University;
Since 2020 – Head of the "ArsDocendi" Center for Teaching Excellence.
Research interests
- Mental health and well-being of the academic community, especially amidst crises, war, and forced displacement;
- Support for early-career researchers in Ukraine and research career development;
- Institutional resilience and inclusive higher education in conflict settings;
- Ethical and societal aspects of using artificial intelligence in scientific research and academic communication.
Grants
- 2026–2028 – Project Lead, “Ecosystem for Supporting Young Researchers in Ukraine,” National Research Foundation of Ukraine.
- 2025–2028 – Project Lead, “Mental and Social Health of Academic and Teaching Staff in Ukraine Amidst the War,” Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, No. 0125U001388.
- 2024–2027 – Project Lead, Erasmus+ KA2 “Researchers’ Act: Training for Psychological Flexibility & Stress Management.”
- 2024–2026 – Project Team Member, “Ukrainian Universities in New Realities: Impact of the War and Research Potential.”
- 2023–2024 – Project Team Member (National Research Foundation of Ukraine), “Designing an Inclusive Educational Environment in Higher Education Institutions.”
- 2022–2023 – Project Team Member, Fulbright Project “Post-war Social and Psychological Rehabilitation.”
- 2022 – Project Team Member, University of Warsaw international project on the family situation of refugees from Ukraine.
Awards, scholarships
- 2018–2020 – Scholarship of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists.
- 2022 – Fellow, Documenting Ukraine, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Austria.
- 2023 – Artes Liberales Fellow, University of Warsaw, Poland.
- 2023–2024 – Residential & Non-Residential Fellow, CEFRES, Czech Republic.
- 2024 – DAAD Future Ukraine Fellow, Germany.
- 2024–2025 – Visiting Researcher, ZOiS/UNET, Germany.
- 2024–2026 – Non-Resident Academic Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, USA.
- 2025 – Non-Residential Fellow, Think Space Ukraine, University of Regensburg, Germany.
Public activities
- Head of the “ArsDocendi” Center for Teaching Excellence at BDPU: faculty professional development and peer support programs, implementation of trauma-informed practices.
- Co-founder and organizer of the “Psychological Online Café” for the academic community (2022–present).
- Facilitator of open webinars for displaced researchers (EURAXESS/Science4Refugees) (2025).
- Trainer for the EURAXESS Mentoring Programme (2025).
- Network Ambassador, LONELY-EU: Social Isolation & Loneliness Network Europe (2025–present).
- Researcher Mental Health Ambassador, COST Action CA19117 ReMO (2022–2024).
Expert activities
- Expert at the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (2019–present).
- Thematic Editor / Co-editor of the Research Topic “Mental Health Challenges in Vulnerable Groups: Psychological Well-Being,
- Learning, and Support in Disadvantaged Contexts” in *Frontiers in Psychology*.
- Member of the editorial board of the peer-reviewed scientific journal *Insight: The Psychological Dimensions of Society*.
- Editor of the peer-reviewed scientific journal *Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Pedagogy and Psychology”*.
- Member of the scientific and organizing committee of the MUDI International Conference 2025 (in collaboration with the University of Bucharest).
Professional development and internships over the last 5 years
- 2026 – ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
- 2026 – Erasmus+ Staff Mobility (Teaching), Bielefeld University, Germany.
- 2025 – Erasmus+ Staff Mobility (Teaching), Bielefeld University, Germany.
- 2023 – “Theory and Practice of Cue-Centered Therapy,” Stanford Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USA.
- 2023 – Peer-to-peer MHPSS support training for veterans and their families, “Path of Sustainability” project (Federal Foreign Office, Germany).
- 2022 – Teaching Excellence Program, Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine; British Council / Advance HE, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, NAQA.
- 2022 – “Innovative University & Leadership (Phase VI): Academic freedom & lifelong learning,” University of Warsaw / Jagiellonian University, Poland.
- 2021 – “Strategies & Trends Supporting University Development,” Masaryk University / Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic.
- 2021 – “Inclusion & Internationalization in Higher Education,” Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
Disciplines
- Child psychology.
- Art pedagogy and art therapy in special and inclusive education.
- Assessment and correction of parent-child relationships.
- Fundamentals of research and grant-based project activities.
- Development of individual and group potential.
Another thing that further illuminates the activity of the deposit
- Author and co-author of publications in international peer-reviewed journals, including *Nature*, *Nature Scientific Reports*, *Higher Education Research & Development*, *Humanity & Social Sciences Communications*, *Global Public Health*, *Science
- Communication*, *Accountability in Research*, and others.
- Regularly delivers invited lectures and webinars on topics such as mental health in academia, support for displaced researchers, inclusion, and the responsible use of generative AI.
- Member of the National Psychological Association of Ukraine; participant in international professional and research networks.