Oxana Mikhaylova
- Senior Lecturer: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department for Social Institutions Analysis
- Research Fellow: Institute of Education / Centre for Modern Childhood Research
- Oxana Mikhaylova has been at HSE University since 2017.
Education and Degrees
HSE University
HSE University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2023
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2021–2022)
Courses (2024/2025)
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Nonreactive and Big Data in the Social Sciences: Methods and Approaches (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of mental health and illness: theoretical and methodological approaches (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Nonreactive and Big Data in the Social Sciences: Methods and Approaches (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of mental health and illness: theoretical and methodological approaches (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Introduction to Collection and Analysis of "Big data" (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Nonreactive and Big Data in the Social Sciences: Methods and Approaches (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Analysis of Ideology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology for Natural Sciences (General course; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Terra Incognita of Modern Childhood (Optional course (university); 3, 4 module)Rus
- Up the Down Staircase: School in Contemporary Society (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Preferred topics for students` theses
1. Sociology of medicine and mental health (social representations, representations in the media, practices, sources of information about psychological health, the profession of a psychotherapist, psychologist, coach, services and services for providing psychological and psychotherapeutic information and assistance, education in the field of psychology and psychotherapy).
2. Sociology of deviant behavior (social representations, media representations, practices, sources of information about deviant practices).
3. Media and deviant behavior (representations, practices, stereotypes, etc.).
4. Networks between non-humans and people (human and non-human networks) (animals, plants, stones, books and other entities).
5. Participatory and collaborative research, social design.
6. Network analysis of the social environment.
7. Qualitative and mixed methods in social network research.
HSE students` course papers
Sociological perspective on obsessive-compulsive disorder: comparison of self-identified and clinically diagnosed individuals, Shmidova, E. P. , Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2024.
Analysis of networks of interactions between people organised through plants on the example of green communities, Ivashkina E.S., Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2024.
Development and validation of a scale to assess haemophilia literacy, E.A. Alekseev-Pogarsky, Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2024.
Impact of Digitalisation on People's Attitudes towards Wild Animals: A Case Study of the Naturalist Community, Nagoryanskaya A.S., Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2024.
Reading self-help literature: how do readers interpret and apply self-help books?, Khalilulina K. N., Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2024.
Practices and motives of consumption of goods with anime symbols among young people: cases of Russia and Kyrgyzstan, Ben T. V., Jyrgalbek kyzy J., Koval M. D., Popova A. M., Focheva E. V. Zhyrgalbek kyzy J., Koval M. D., Popova A. M., Fomicheva E. V., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2024.
Strategies of esoteric specialists to maintain consumer loyalty in the modern digitally digitalised Russian market of esoteric services, Blinova A. D., Zharakhovich M. D., Zhukova A. A. V. V., Semenova A. D., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2024.
Russian musicians' use of themes related to psychological well-being and ill-being: motives and practices, Korchevoy I. -, Shandalov D. G., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2024.
Fikwriting in Russia: a new profession or a hobby?, Bukin M. A., Valiakhmetova D. R., Shchelkanova D. V. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2024.
Motives for using tarot services among Moscow youth, Afanasyeva P. A., Daineko A. Y., Efremova Y. A., Malneva A. A., Sergeeva P. D. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2024.
Factors of tolerance to digitalisation of memory of the dead among students of Moscow universities, Kirumina A. A.. A., Privezentseva M. K., Eremeyeva A. V., (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2024.
The relationship between the degree of patriotism and involvement in reading Russian classical literature among Moscow youth, Fedotenkova E. A., Valyaeva D. S., Novichkov P. O., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2024.
The relationship between the degree of authenticity and social environment in the context of territorial inequality on the example of residents of the Central Administrative District and TINAO of Moscow, Zubrilin M. S., Sheiman I. S. S., Sheiman I. I., Faculty of Social Sciences (BA), 2nd year, 2024.
Relation of critical and magical thinking to the degree of involvement in the Russian fandom of the show "Battle of the Psychics" among young people, Volkova A. I., Kvashennikova E. A., Malykh A. V., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2024.
Representations of parental control and children's independence in Russian-language popular science literature for parents, Korotenko A.V. Institute of Education (Master), 1st year, 2023.
Motives for consumption of media content dedicated to serial killers among Russian youth aged 18 to 35, Gulina E.V., Lyubich L.A., Osokina D.A. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 3rd year, 2023.
Influence of manifestation of the features of the dark triad on the social environment of Moscow students, Afanas'eva P.A., Daineko A.Yu., Ermolaeva A.A. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2023.
Determinants of trust in digital services for the provision of psychological assistance among Moscow students, Zhyrgalbek kyzy Zh., Fomicheva E.V., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2023.
Motives for reading fanfiction among Moscow students, Valiakhmetova D.R., Shchelkanova D.V., Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2023.
Ordinary ideas about sex work: reconstruction and analysis, Dukelskaya K.V. Faculty of Social Sciences (Master), 1st year, 2022.
The influence of the experienced experience of psychological violence in the family on the academic results of students (on the example of students of Moscow universities), Sorogina E.A., Sukhova E.S., Shatalova A.A. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2022.
Relationship between media consumption and psychological literacy regarding depression among students of Moscow universities, Lukasheva D.A., Katsnelson P.G. Faculty of Social Sciences (Bachelor), 2nd year, 2022.
Grants
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‘Russian-language chat-bot and channel about digital technologies of psychological self-help for adolescents and young people’ (part of the flagship project within the framework of the strategic project ‘Human Success and Autonomy in a Changing World’, 2024, leader, team (E.V. Gulina, J.D. Zharakhovich, Y.V. Burylina, U.A. Yashina, R.F. Khaliullin, V.A. Sinelnikova, K.M. Molokanova, E.V. Bochanova, K.N. Khalilulina, E.P. Shmidova, V.V. Shchetkina))
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‘Life Choice: Factors and Mechanisms of Making Key Decisions at Different Stages of the Life Course’ (project of the Fundamental Research Programme of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2024, supervised by S.S. Biryukova). S.S. Biryukova)
- "Development of the concept of a digital library of self-optimization practices in the field of psychological well-being for Russian adolescents and youth" (an initiative project within the framework of the strategic project "Success and Independence of a Person in a Changing World", 2023, leader, team (E.V. Gulina, E.M. Tsyganova, V. E. Kudinova, A. S. Nagoryanskaya, E. S. Ivashkina, J. Zhyrgalbek, E. V. Fomicheva, D. V. Shchelkanova, D. R. Valiakhmetova, A. S. Strukova, K. N. Khalilulin, E.P. Shmidova)
- "The effectiveness of psychological self-help and self-development practices for adolescents and youth: media coverage of expert interviews and seminars", 2023 (consultant, leader E. V. Gulina, team: Yu. V. Gupalova, T. P. Merkulova, A. S. Myasoedova, P.A. Afanasiev)
- "Measuring children's autonomy in health care: development of a questionnaire and validation on Russian-speaking samples of parents and children", 2023 (consultant, supervisor A.I. Bochkor, team: E.R. Rybakova, D.S. Popov, P.M. (Osipova, M.D. Chepeleva, E.I. Serebrennaya)
- "Sociological survey to determine the individual needs (motivation) of all categories and groups of the population in the conditions for physical culture and sports and factors preventing them", 2023 (headed by S.A. Ivanov, focus group analyst with E.R. Rybakova, A (I. Bochkor, Yu.V. Gupalova)
- "Development of independence of children and adolescents in education" (grant of the Russian Science Foundation No. 22-18-00416, 2022-2024, supervisor K. N. Polivanova)
- "Life Choice: Rationality in the Conditions of Turbulence_1" (project of the program of fundamental research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2023, leader S.S. Biryukova) - sub-direction - elections of young people (18-25 years old) in the context of life trajectories
- "Counteracting destructive content directed at children on the Internet: international experience"
- "The role of the school in the upbringing of the younger generation: key goals and objectives, current problems of educational work at school (project of scientific and methodological support of the Higher School of Economics, 2022, leader K. N. Polivanova)
- "Development of autonomy and independence of children of preschool and primary school age (2nd stage). The project "Mirror Laboratories of the National Research University Higher School of Economics" - conducting methodological master classes on the topics "Observation", "Analysis of qualitative data in sociology".
- "Life Choice: Rationality in Conditions of Turbulence" (project of the program of fundamental research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2022, led by Yu.
- "Longitudinal study of factors influencing school failure" (participation in the preparation of questionnaires)
- "The relationship of the social environment and individual behavior of students" (grant of the Russian Science Foundation No. 21-78-00069, 2021-2022, supervisor S. V. Dokuka)
- "Parental Practices and Control as Factors in the Educational Outcomes of Children in Primary School" (CFI grant, 2021, supervisor E.Yu. Kardanova, K.N. Polivanova)
- "Modeling tools for creating and maintaining semantic mechanisms for increasing the stability of Web-oriented systems" (RFBR grant No. 17-07-00893, 2017-2019, supervisor V. E. Wolfenhagen)
- "Development of access control policy tools for semantic networks" (RFBR grant, 2016-2018, No. 16-07-00909 A, leader Ismailova L. Yu.)
- "Development environment and prototype system for managing data objects of relational type" (RFBR grant, 2013-2016, No. 14-07-00054 A, supervisor A. D. Laptev)
Other projects
- 2020-2022, “Possibilities of using ego-network analysis to study the spread of moral panic (on the example of obesity)” (Ph.D. thesis, supervisor A. V. Bykov), National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2020, “Comparative Semantic Network Analysis of the Satanic Discourses in the Russian Social Network “VK”” (supervisor Bykov A. V.), as part of the master's thesis, NRU HSE;
- 2020, "Subject of Psychiatry in the Russian Court", within the framework of the "Republic of Scientists", Higher School of Economics, (scientific consultant - Bykov A.V.);
- 2019, “Brain and electricity in scientific discourse: scientometric analysis of publications on electrical brain stimulation”, (supervisor Sidorina T. Yu.), NRU HSE;
- 2019, "Theoretical and methodological conceptualization of Satanism in the Russian social context" (supervisor Bykov A. V.), as part of the course work of the 1st year master's program, NRU HSE;
- 2018, “Personal and Situational Factors Disabling the Moral Responsibility of a Cyberbullying Witness. When is an insult taken as a joke? (supervisor Bykov A. V.), initiative design research, National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2016, Social Mechanisms of the Subject Area Formation. The Case of “Digital Economy” (supervised by G. V. Gradoselskaya), National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2016, “Construction of quality in the home outsourcing market in modern Russia” (supervisor Ibragimova D.Kh.), as part of the course work, in collaboration with Novikov G., Pavlov I., National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2016, “Constructing the identity of bodypositive supporters. What does it mean to be body positive?, co-authored with V. Shelepina, K. Eremeeva, National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2016, "Information and PR support of reforms in Moscow", applied project, sub-direction "Health", National Research University Higher School of Economics;
- 2015, "Forming the image of the political party "United Russia" among bachelor students of the city of Moscow" (supervisor Daudrich N.V.), as part of the course work 2nd year bachelor's degree, in collaboration with K.I. Miftahutdinova, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Conferences
- 2024
XVII МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ НАУЧНО-ПРАКТИЧЕСКАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ ПОДРОСТОК В МЕГАПОЛИСЕ. Presentation: Практики психологической самопомощи и источники информации о них в нарративах подростков, молодежи и родителей детей предподросткового возраста
Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция «ДЕТСТВО В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РОССИИ: ПРОБЛЕМЫ, ПОЛИТИКА, ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Разработка опросника для подростков 14-18 лет для измерения заботы о здоровье
INSNA Sunbelt 2024 (Эдинбург). Presentation: Social Support and Depression Symptoms Intensity across Age Groups: A Meta-Analysis
- 2023
Форум имени А.А. Высоковского (Москва). Presentation: Развитие подростковой самостоятельности через призму городских перемещений
ПОДРОСТОК В МЕГАПОЛИСЕ: ПОИСК ВОПРОСОВ И ОТВЕТОВ (Москва). Presentation: Разработка опросника для измерения детской самостоятельности в заботе о здоровье
ПОДРОСТОК В МЕГАПОЛИСЕ: ПОИСК ВОПРОСОВ И ОТВЕТОВ (Москва). Presentation: Лестница учебной самостоятельности: оценка уровня самостоятельности российских школьников через анализ представлений родителей
XX ISA WORLD Congress of Sociology (Мельбурн). Presentation: Parenting Practices Representation in Russian-language Podcasts: Scientifically Informed Motherhood and Marginalized Fatherhood
Thirteenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society (Ванкувер). Presentation: Children's Self-сare Scale: Questionnaire Development and Its Psychometric Properties
XIV Международная конференция исследователей высшего образования (конференция ИВО) "Студенческий опыт в современном университете: от абитуриента до выпускника" (Москва). Presentation: Субъективная оценка здоровья, практики заботы о здоровье и терапевтические сети российской студенческой молодежи
XIV Международная конференция исследователей высшего образования (конференция ИВО) "Студенческий опыт в современном университете: от абитуриента до выпускника" (Москва). Presentation: Практики поддержки молодёжи при совершении образовательных выборов
- 2022
International School and Conference on Network Science (NetSciX 2022) (Порту). Presentation: Harmful peers: Core Discussion Network and University Students’ Physical and Mental Health
Second International Eurasian Conference on Educational Studies (IECES2022). Presentation: Emerging adulthood in Russia: class and educational disparities
Молодежь между прошлым и будущим: транзиции, поколения, вовлеченности (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Psychological violence victimization in childhood: Impact on university academic achievements
- 2021
Skills Lab (Москва). Presentation: Библиометрический анализ данных
XXII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества. Presentation: Measuring moral panic propagation on the interpersonal level: the case of obesity
Networks 2021: A Joint Sunbelt and NetSci Conference (online). Presentation: Qualitative Ego-network Analysis of the Women with Anorexia Personal Social Networks
- 2020
XXI Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Critical concept analysis of sociological discourse on satanism
Networks in the Global World - 2020. Structures in contexts: understanding relations in european societies and beyond (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Semantic Network Analysis of the Moral Panic Concept Usage in the Academic Discourse
- 2019
Судьбы российской интеллигенции: прошлое, настоящее, будущее. Presentation: Семантический сетевой анализ репрезентаций игрупп и аутгрупы в дискурсе радикального социального движения
XX Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Social network analysis of marginal discourse reсeption. The case of dissemination of lesbian feminism in Russia
7th Annual Conference COMPARATIVE MEDIA STUDIES IN TODAY'S WORLD (CMSTW'2019) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Social network analysis of the mechanisms of lesbian feminist discourse construction in the Russian social context
The 9th International Conference on Network Analysis (Москва). Presentation: Network approach for the analysis of the satanic milleu in the Russian social network "Vkontakte"
XXXIX Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) (Монреаль). Presentation: Semantic Network Analysis of the Satanic Milieu in the Russian Social Network “Vkontakte”
14th Conference European Sociological Association "Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging" (Манчестер). Presentation: Social Network Analysis Of The Satanic Milieu In The Russian Social Network “Vkontakte”
European Conference on Social Networks 2019 - EUSN 2019 (Цюрих). Presentation: “Discourse Network Analysis of the Satanism Representations in the Russian Legal Practice
- 2018
XII Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Восприятие сообществом фриганов образа мусора: опыт применения методики глубинных метафор Зальтмана
XII Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Восприятие сообществом фриганов образа мусора: опыт применения методики глубинных метафор Зальтмана
XII Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Восприятие сообществом фриганов образа мусора: опыт применения методики глубинных метафор Зальтмана
The 8th International Conference on Network Analysis (Москва). Presentation: Social Mechanisms of the Subject Area Formation. The Case of “Digital Economy”
XIX Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Конструирование и легитимация трудовых отношений на рынке домашнего аутсорсинга в современной России
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (Торонто). Presentation: Social Network Approach to the Marginal Social Movements` Discourse Reproduction: The Case of Russian Lesbian Feminist Discourse
Одиннадцатая международная конференция "Управление развитием крупномасштабных систем" MLSD'18 (Москва). Presentation: Сетевой анализ функционального значения концепта "Цифровая экономика"
Смыслы жизни российской интеллигенции (Москва). Presentation: Смыслы деятельности вузовской интеллигенции в эпоху перемен
Международная научно-практическая конференция "Новая культура коммуникаций в условиях цифровой и социокультурной глобализации: право, медиа и национальная идентичность" (Москва). Presentation: Незаметность и моральная паника
- 2017
XVI Международная научная конференция студентов и аспирантов "Спектр Социального 2017" (Москва). Presentation: «Что значит быть бодипозитивной? Конструирование идентичности участниц движения body positive»
«Новые подходы и методы в социологии: современные исследовательские практики» (Москва). Presentation: Что означает быть бодипозитивной? Конструирование идентичности сторонниц Бодипозитив
XI Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Моква). Presentation: Особенности сбора данных при изучении российского сообщества “Бодипозитив”
13th Conference of the European Sociological Association (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities Athens, Greece, 29 Aug. - 01 Sept. 2017 (Афины). Presentation: How it is to be bodypositive woman? The identity construction of the members of the “Bodypositive” Russian social movement
Вторая ежегодная конференция «Альянс Социальных Наук» (Москва). Presentation: «Конструирование и легитимация трудовых отношений на рынке домашнего аутсорсинга в современной России»
Городские молодежные культуры: солидарности, креативность, активизм (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Российское социальное движение «Бодипозитив». Социальная идентичность и будущее
- 2016
VII Международная научно-практическая конференция памяти А.О. Крыштановского «Методы и процедуры социологических исследований» (Москва). Presentation: «Формирование образа политической партии «Единая Россия» у студентов-бакалавров города Москва»
Первая международная научная конференция молодых учёных «К альянсу социальных наук: теория и практика междисциплинарного взаимодействия» (Москва). Presentation: «Формирование образа политической партии «Единая Россия» у студентов-бакалавров города Москва»
Science of Winning: Republic of Scientists Festival Held at HSE University
On November 8, HSE University hosted the Republic of Scientists Festival for the seventh time. The event aims to remind students that science is multifaceted and universal, to showcase areas of knowledge beyond their educational curriculum, and to connect early-career scientists with one another. Guests of the festival enjoyed interactive activities, popular science lectures by university faculty and alumni, and the grand finale of Season VII of Science Battles.
Roman Abramov's articles in co-authorship with Oxana Mikhaylova have been published in peer reviewed journals
Congratulations to colleagues on the release of new articles!
From Application to Grant: How HSE University Prepares Future Researchers
In the beginning of 2020, six student research projects received funding from the HSE Centre for Student Academic Development (CSAD). The projects had been selected in a competition in which participants presented their research plans and the expected outcomes. At a reporting online seminar in July, team leaders summarized their achievements over the six months and spoke about how their work has been impacted by the pandemic.
ANR-Lab at the XX April International Scientific Conference of the Higher School of Economics
At the XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, ANR-Lab organized its own section "Network Analysis".