Department of General Sociology and Social Work

Date of birth: 16 Sep., 1935

POSITIONS

• State University of Nizhniy Novgorod , Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of General Sociology and Social Work / Head of Department, professor, doctor of history
• Cross-regional foundation “Academy of the Humanities” / Full member, vice president, Head of Nizhniy Novgorod branch
• Academy of Social Education / full member
• Russian Sociological Association / Head of Nizhniy Novgorod branch
• Russian Scientific Journal “Woman in Russian Society” / Member of editorial board
• Cross-disciplinary Scientific Journal Social “Social policy and sociology” / Member of editorial board
• The Journal of Russian Sociological Association (“Sociology”) / Member of editorial board
• Teaching and educational union in sociology ( Moscow State University n.a. M.V. Lomonosov) / Member of Presidium
• Teaching and educational union in social work ( Moscow State University n.a. M.V. Lomonosov) /Member of Presidium
• Dissertation Council ‘ Д 212.166.14' (Social Sciences) / Head (specialty 22.00.03 – economic sociology and demography; specialty 22.00.04 – social structure, social institutes and processes; specialty 22.00.08 – sociology of management)
• Dissertation Council ‘ Д 212.166.04' (Philosophy) /member
• Dissertation Council ‘ Д 212.166.10' (History) / member

AWARDS

• (1986) medal “For Labour Valour”
• (1993) Nizhniy Novgorod prize in the field of science and higher education
• (1997) breastplate “Honorable Official of Russian Higher Education”
• (2000) honorary title “Honoured worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation ”
• (2002 ) silver medal after the name of empress Maria Fyodorovna “For Social Service”
• (2002) honorary title “Honoured professor of the Nizhniy Novgorod State University ”
• (2002) medal “For Services in Conducting of All-Russian Population Ccensus”
• (2002) breastplate by the Russian State Statistics Committee “For active participation in the All-Russian population census”
• (2006) honorary title “Honourable worker of the NNSU”

COURSES

• Sociology of family
• Theory and methods of social work
• Man and society
• Basics of family therapy
• Family studies
• Communicative management
• Modern social theories

SPHERES OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

• The problems of modern social processes
• Gender aspect of social policy
• Theory and methods of social work
• Problems of modern family

EDUCATION

• (1953-1958) complete higher education diploma in history ( Moscow State University n.a. M.V. Lomonosov, Faculty of History)
• (1983) Doctor of Science degree
• (1985) academic status of professor
• (1997, Dec) certificate by British National Institute of Social Work
• (1999-2001) scientific probations in the University of Essen ( Germany ) as a part of DAAD and EBRR project “Innovative models of teaching: NNSU and the University of Essen ( Germany )”
• (2002, Oct-Nov) scientific probation in Warwick University ( Great Britain ) as a part of an innovative project for the development of education (International Reconstruction and Development Bank's National Foundation for manpower training)
• (2002-2004) scientific probations in the University of Essen ( Germany ) as a part of an innovative project for the development of education (International Reconstruction and Development Bank's National Foundation for manpower training)
• (2005, Jan-Feb) scientific assignment to the University of Essen ( Germany ) as a part of the project for the development of the Universities' partnership
• (2005, 24-31 Oct) certificate of participant, seminar “Careers and life of the Chinese business-women” as a part of an international seminar “Modern business-woman – a way to success” ( China )
• (2006, 27 Apr – 10 May) scientific assignment to the USA (Council of Christian Collages of the USA and Canada )
• (2006, 29 Mar – 11 Apr) scientific assignment to the University of Essen ( Germany ) as a part of the project for the development of the Universities' partnership and conducting joint projects