Maria Efremova
- Leading Research Fellow: Centre for Sociocultural Research
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology
- Maria Efremova has been at HSE University since 2007.
Education and Degrees
HSE University
State University for the Humanities
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.
Courses (2024/2025)
- Mentor Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Mentor Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Research Seminar "Economic and Organizational Psychology" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2019
The Migration Conference 2019 (Бари). Presentation: The effect of the Experience of being in poverty on Individual Psychological Characteristics
XVI European Congress of Psychology (Москва). Presentation: The role of the information about the cause of poverty and coping strategies of the poor in the decisions to help economically disadvantaged individuals
VI International Research Conference “Culture in Society, Between Groups and Across Generations” (Moscow). Presentation: The impact of socioeconomic environment in childhood on the Big 5 Traits
- 2016
Culture in society, between groups and across generations (Moscow). Presentation: Strength and positivity of religious identification as predictors of the attitude toward economic involvement
XVII Апрельская международная научная конференция "Модернизация экономики и общества" (Москва). Presentation: Взаимосвязь бедности и индивидуально-психологических характеристик личности
Culture in society, between groups and across generations (Moscow). Presentation: Strength and positivity of religious identification as predictors of the attitude toward economic involvement
- 2014
XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Moscow). Presentation: «Роль религиозной идентификации в стратегиях межкультурного взаимодействия мигрантов и представителей принимающего населения».
Теоретические проблемы этнической и кросскультурной психологии (Смоленск). Presentation: Роль религиозности в стратегиях межкультурного взаимодействия мигрантов и представителей принимающего населения
- 2013
XIY Апрельская международная научно-практическая конференция "Модернизация экономики и общества" (Москва). Presentation: Роль религиозной идентичности в экономических установках и представлениях
Пятая международная конференция молодых ученых «Психология – наука будущего» (Москва). Presentation: Религиозная идентичность и модели экономического поведения
All-Russian Scientific Conference "Positive Experience of Regulating Ethno-Social and Ethno-Cultural Processes in the Regions of the Russian Federation
CSCR members participated in the All-Russian scientific conference "Positive experience of regulating ethno-social and ethno-cultural processes in the regions of the Russian Federation" in Kazan on June 26-29.
A team from the Centre for Sociocultural Research won an RNF grant on the topic "Topical issues of digitalisation in Russia: socio-psychological barriers and ways to overcome them"
The project leader is A.N. Tatarko, Director of the Centre for Sociocultural Research, Doctor of Psychological Sciences. The winning project is complex and deals with the most important, from the psychological point of view, problems related to digitalisation in Russia. In recent years, digitalisation of various spheres of Russian life has been progressing at a tremendous pace. The most intensively digitalised areas are: education, public services, the financial sphere of society, and the political sphere of society. In this regard, we have proposed a project that examines the socio-psychological problems of digitalisation in the most important spheres of Russian society in order to find solutions.
X International Scientific Conference "Culture in Society, Between Groups and Across Generations".
On November 8, 2023, the X International Scientific Conference "Culture in Society, Between Groups and Across Generations" was held, annually organized by the Center for Sociocultural Research at HSE University. The event also featured a roundtable discussion on "What is happening to the identity of Russians amidst the special military operation?"
On April 13, 2023, the session “Psychological problems of digitalization” was held within the XXIV Yasin (April) Conference.
On April 13, 2023, a session “Psychological problems of digitalization” was held as a part of the XXIV Yasin(April) Conference, in which four employees of the Center for Sociocultural Research took part.
Special issue "Socio-Psychological Consequences of Accelerated Digitalization in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic," prepared by the staff of the CSCR, was released
The first issue of 2023 included a special issue of "Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics" dedicated to the consequences of digitalization while COVID-19. Articles by CSCR staff N.Tatarko, M.Efremova, D.Dubrov, M.Bultseva, E.Bushina, A.Mironova, G.Rodionov, E.Maklasova, Z.Lepshokova, V.Galyapina based on the results of research conducted within the framework of the Russian Science Foundation project "The Impact of Digitalization on the Social Capital and Values of Russian Society" were published in this issue.
HSE University and Garage Museum Wrap Up Joint Diversity Research Lab
On June 2, the HSE International Laboratory for Social Interaction Research and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art successfully completed their joint Diversity Research Lab. The laboratory covered a number of topics related to social diversity, including interculturalism, life in a multinational country, ageism, poverty, and ableism. During the final online meeting of the project, the participants discussed universal design—a design which would allow for the creation of environments accessible to people regardless of their disability, age, or any other factors.
International Research Conference "Acculturation and Intercultural Relations: Post-Soviet Experience"
The International Research Conference "Acculturation and Intercultural Relations: Post-Soviet Experience" is organized by the Center for Sociocultural Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and was beheld on November 2, 2020, via the Zoom platform.
Associated Event of the XXI April conference: VII International Research Conference "Culture in Society, Between Groups and Across Generations"
Due to worldwide spread of the COVID-19, the Associated Event of the XXI April conference: VII International Scientific Conference “Culture in Society, Between Groups and Across Generations” was held on April, 23-24 in an online form on the Microsoft Teams.
A Disadvantaged Start
How childhood poverty affects self-confidence in adulthood
Participation in the XVI European Congress of Psychology
From July 2 to July 5, staff of the ILSCR took part in the XVI European Congress of Psychology (ECP 2019), which this year was held in Moscow.
IX Summer School "Design of Cross-Cultural Study"
27 - 30 June 2019 near Moscow there was the IX Summer School "Design of Cross-Cultural Study", organized by the International laboratory for socio-cultural research, Expert Institute, Higher School of Economics. The teachers of the school were the foreign researchers: Michael Bender (PhD, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University), Byron Adams (PhD, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University), and Ella Daniel (PhD, Assistant Professor, Tel Aviv University).
Participation in The Migration Conference 2019 Bari
From June 18 to June 20, the staff of the ILSCR took part in the 7th international conference of The Migration Conference 2019, the leading event of migration researchers organized this year at the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Bari, Italy).
VI International Research Conference "Culture in society, between groups and across generations"
April 5-6 the VI International Research Conference "Culture in society, between groups and across generations", organized by the International Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research at the Expert Institute of the Higher School of Economics took place in Moscow.
IV International Research Conference "Culture in society, between groups and across generations"
April 18-20 the IV International Research Conference "Culture in society, between groups and across generations", organized by the International Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research at the Expert Institute of the Higher School of Economics took place in Moscow.
Reports of the laboratory staff at the XVII April International Academic Conference
19-22 April 2016 was held the XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development which was organized and hosted by the National Research University Higher School of Economics with the participation of the World Bank.