Andrei Faber
- Senior Lecturer: Institute of Education / Department of Educational Programmes
- Research Assistant: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology / Laboratory for Cognitive Research
- Andrei Faber has been at HSE University since 2019.
Responsibilities
The duties of a researcher include working in collective scientific projects, database management, supervising projects of undergraduate and graduate students, presenting at conferences, scientific seminars and summer schools.
Education
HSE University
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2024
Courses (2024/2025)
- Advanced Developmental Methods (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Advanced Developmental Methods (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Developmental Science (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, field of study Psychology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, field of study Psychology; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Advanced Developmental Methods (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Advanced Developmental Methods (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Developmental Science (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, field of study Psychology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, field of study Psychology; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Advanced Developmental Methods (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, field of study Psychology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Workshop: Analysis of functional MRI data (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2020
61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society: Virtual Psychonomics (Austin, Texas). Presentation: Developmental fMRI Study of Working Memory in Children and Adolescents: Data from Moscow Schools
Творчество в современном мире: человек, общество, технологии. Всероссийская научная конференция, посвященная 100-летию со дня рождения Я.А. Пономарева (Москва). Presentation: Functional MRI Study of Working Memory Development in School-aged Children
I Национальный конгресс по когнитивным исследованиям, искусственному интеллекту и нейроинформатике. Presentation: fMRI Correlates of Mental-attentional Capacity in Children: Data from Moscow Schools
- 2019
Psy-Вышка: конференция молодых ученых «Актуальные проблемы психологической науки» (Москва). Presentation: Is Cognitive School Engagement a better predictor of School Performance?
Employment history
Research experience:
2023 – present Junior Researcher. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Assistance in conducting developmental research with children and adolescents in MRI facility. Data analysis of task-based fMRI data using AFNI and SPM. Data analysis of behavioral data using Python. Data management and storage for various MRI projects. Management of the laboratory website. Assistance in mentoring undergraduate members of the laboratory. Contribution to laboratory’s science outreach by giving public talks, open lectures and visiting secondary schools.
2019 – 2023 Research Assistant. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Assistance in conducting developmental research with children and adolescents in MRI facility. Data analysis of task-based fMRI data using AFNI and SPM. Data analysis of behavioral data using Python. Data management and storage for various MRI projects. Management of the laboratory website. Assistance in mentoring undergraduate members of the laboratory. Contribution to laboratory’s science outreach by giving public talks, open lectures and visiting secondary schools.
2019 Summer Research Volunteer. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Data analysis of behavioral data using IBM SPSS and R, preparation of a manuscript. Participation in the grant # 19-313-51010 by Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
Teaching experience:
2023 – present Workshop: Analysis of functional MRI data. Instructor, Bachelor’s Programme, School of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2022 – present Advanced Developmental Methods. Instructor, Master’s Programme, Institute of Education, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2022 – present Developmental Science. Co-Instructor, Master’s Programme, Institute of Education, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2021 Fall MRI Safety, mini-course Teaching assistant, Open to Graduate and Undergraduate students, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2021 Fall Introduction to neuroimaging methods, mini-course Instructor, Phystech-Lyceum, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2021 Winter Mental-Attentional Capacity Assessment in Children, mini-course Teaching assistant, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi, Russian Federation.
2020 Fall MRI Safety, mini-course Teaching assistant, Open to Graduate and Undergraduate students, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2012 – present Mathematics, Physics. Private one-on-one and group teaching to middle and high school students. Developed strategies for Russian-speaking students preparing for Olympiads, The Unified State Exam and international exams: A Level, GCSE, International Baccalaureate, SAT. Gained experience assisting students with a range of learning differences, including ADHD, dyslexia, and autism spectrum disorders.
2010 – 2011 Physics. Middle school trainee teacher, AESC MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2009 – 2010 Physics. Middle school teaching assistant, AESC MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Mini-course: "MRI Safety"
The Neuropsy Lab at the Department of Psychology invites students to an online mini-course on "MRI Safety".
Participation is Free
Language: English
Open lecture: “What neural connections can tell us about brain development?"
HSE Open Lectures holds public talks with young scientists. The September lectures are dedicated to cognitive neurosciences. Our colleague, Andrei Faber, will talk about formation of neural connections and their role in the development of intellectual abilities. The lecture will be held on September 28, 19:30 as a part of the HSE project "University Open to the City".
Researchers of Neuropsy Lab gave lectures as a part of the educational module "Cognitive Research Methods" at NTU Sirius, Sochi
On the 10 of July Neuropsy Lab members Arsalidou Marie, Yulia Sudorgina, Valentina Bachurina, Andrey Faber, Maria Zherdeva as well as Roman Tikhonov (HSE, St. Petersburg) gave lectures to the students of the module "Methods of Cognitive Research" as a part of the educational module at NTU Sirius.
Current studies of our laboratory were presented at the I National Congress on Cognitive Research, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroinformatics
The IX International Conference on Cognitive Sciences was held on October 10-16. It was based on the I National Congress on Cognitive Research, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroinformatics at the Russian Academy of Science.
Neuropsy Lab member, Andrei Faber, held an online open lecture about the human brain
The Sirius Educational Center encouraged students to use their time productively during quarantine and launched the «Sirius.Home» project, open educational broadcasts held by experts from different fields of science. Our colleague from Neuropsy Lab told what scientists know about the brain and discussed the most popular myths about the brain.
Neuropsy Lab continues to educate children at Moscow schools about modern brain research in the field of cognitive sciences
Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development holds lectures in Moscow schools as a part of the "Meet a Scientist" project. Andrei Faber with the head of laboratory Marie Arsalidou visited school 1517 in northwestern Moscow. As part of the “Brain and Mathematics” lecture, students from grades 8–11 learnt how the human brain works, which parts of the brain are involved in solving mathematical problems, and they took an opportunity to ask scientists questions.
Our colleague presented at the Conference of Young Scientists. PSY-HSE: Contemporary Issues of Psychological Science.
A conference of young scientists PSY-HSE: Contemporary Issues of Psychological Science was held on October 31 – November 2, 2019 in Moscow. Andrei Faber spoke on behalf of the Laboratory for Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development and presented a joint report with his colleagues on the topic "School Engagement and Academic Performance".