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Oleksandra Kalinina
M.S. Student, MFT

 

Education
Master of Human Rights and Democratic Governance
Bachelor of International Relations

Research interests
• Couple Therapy
• Neurocoaching
Clinical interests
• Neurobiology of Love
• Attachment Theory
Courses taught
Lifespan Development (Spring 2024)

Fun Facts
Any lessons learned?
Having your community of people is more valuable than having any sum of money! Life is about relationships with others, hence network is paramount! (And social isolation also leads to release of a molecule tachykinin, which makes us more fearful, paranoid, irritable and impairs our immune system. Not fun, right?

Childhood jobs?
Grading students at school (they didn’t know about that, but teachers gave me students’ assignments to grade! And I’ve always enjoyed it, and now I also love working with students as a TA and an instructor of courses!)

Hobbies/hidden talents?
Walking and hiking (everything nature-wise), singing, deep meaningful conversations with my friends, playing board games.

If you could study any random thing other than HDFS/MFT, what would it be? Birds? Architecture? Space?
Neuroscience, 100%! My stance is that our brain is the major (and such an underestimated) treasure people have!

What advice would you offer to someone thinking about graduate school?
Oh, think twice! Cause it’s another day for you and me in Paradise (Phil Collins).