Position
Head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Childhood, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Educational Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
Education and Degrees
2010 – Honors Degree in Theory and Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures (Moscow State Linguistic University)
2012 – PhD in Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (PhD. thesis on the topic “Overcoming the internal role conflict in older adolescence by the means of role-play”.)
2014-2015 – Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Education, Oxford University.
Research interests
developmental psychology, educational psychology, adolescent psychology, cyberpsychology, digital media, digital learning environments, drama/theatre in education, Cultural-Historical Theory.
Language Proficiency
Fluent in English, French, German and Serbian.
Key publications in English
- Deviant online behavior in adolescent and youth circles: in search of a risk assessment model, Dvoryanchikov, V. N. et all. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 2020, 8 (2), 105-119
- Experimenting with Roles in Adolescence: Applying Drama for Constructing the Zone of Proximal Development. Rubtsova O.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2021. Vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 105–113. doi:10.17759/chp.2021170210.
- Contemporary Adolescence through the Prism of the Cultural-Historical Theory: on the Issue of Experimenting with Roles. Rubtsova O.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya [Cultural-Historical Psychology], 2020. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 69–77. doi:10.17759/chp.2020160209.
- Digital Filmmaking as a means for the development of reflection: a case study of a disabled university student in Moscow. Rubtsova O., Ulanova N. Global Youth in Digital Trajectories London, 2017. p. 53-68.
- Digital Media as a Means of Developing Reflection in Students with Disabilities: Cultural-Historical Perspective. Rubtsova O.V., Ulanova N.S. Tätigkeitstheorie: E-Journal for Activity Theoretical Research in Germany, 2014. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 95–118.
- International Symposium: “Scientific School of L.S. Vygotsky: Traditions and Innovations” and International ISCAR Summer University for PhD Students. Baykovskaya N.A., Rubtsova O.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya [Cultural-Historical Psychology], 2016. Vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 280–289.
- Psychological Prerequisites of Reflection Development in the Conditions of Digital Technologies Use. Rubtsova O.V., Ulanova N.S. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2014. Vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 101–112.
Key publications in Russian (abstracts in English)
- Features of On-Line Behavior in Adolescents with Different Levels of Self-Concept Clarity. Rubtsova O.V., Poskakalova T.A., Shiryaeva E.I. / Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie = Psychological Science and Education, 2021. Vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 20–33. doi:10.17759/pse.2021260402. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
- Drama Activity as a Means of Development and Learning in Adolescence: The Results of an Empirical Study. Rubtsova O.V., Poskakalova T.A. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2020. Vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 144–156. doi:10.17759/pse.2020250612. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
- Drama as an Educational Technology and a Tool for Achieving Personal Educational Results. Rubtsova O.V., Poskakalova T.A., Solov’eva A.G. // Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie = Psychological Science and Education, 2022. Vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 52–64. doi:10.17759/pse.2022270105. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
- Digital Media as a New Means of Mediation (Part One). Rubtsova O.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya [Cultural-Historical Psychology], 2019. Vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 117–124. doi:10.17759/chp.2019150312. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
- Digital Media as a New Means of Mediation (Part Two). Rubtsova O.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2019. Vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 100–108. doi:10.17759/chp.2019150410. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
- Research on Relationship between Personality Traits and Online Behaviour in Adolescents (With VKontakte Social Media as an Example). Rubtsova O.V., Panfilova A.S., Smirnova V.K. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2018. Vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 54–66.
- Relationship between Personality Traits and Online Behaviour in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Research on Dota 2 Players. Rubtsova O.V., Panfilova A.S., Artemenkov S.L. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2018. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 137–148.
- Role experimentation in the context of the leading activity in adolescents. Rubtsova O.V. Voprosi psikhologii [psychological questions], 2017. no 5, pp. 42-51.
- “Special theatre” as a tool of social inclusion: Russian and international experience. Rubtsova O.V., Sidorov A.V. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya [Cultural-Historical Psychology], 2017. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 68–80.
- The concept of drama in Vygotsky’s theory: application in research. Rubtsova O.V. Daniels H. Kul’turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya [Cultural-Historical Psychology]? 2016, Vol. 12, no 3, pp. 189-207.
- Role experimentation as a part of contemporary teenage culture. Rubtsova O.V. [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia [Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology], 2016. Vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 24–30.
- Project Activity as a Means of Organizing Adolescents’ Learning Process (on the Example of Technical Modelling). Rubtsova O.V., Krivosheeva L.B. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2015. Vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 133–146.
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