Education
June 1998, D.Phil., Psychology, University of Oulu, Finland
June 1991, Candidate of psychological sciences, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia
June 1982, Teacher of history and social sciences, Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute, USSR
Employment
2006 – Researcher, Kajaani University Consortium, Lonnrot Institute, Finland
2003 – Appointed Professor, Petrozavodsk State University, Russia
2002 – Scientific Director of the research project, Research Unit in Kajaani, Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Finland
1998 – Researcher, Teachers Training and Research Unit in Kajaani, Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Finland
1997 – Invited researcher, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Finland
1995 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute
1995 – Head of Department of Psychology of Management, Institute of Management, Economics and Law, Murmansk State Technical University, Russia
1991 - August 1995 - Head of Department of Psychology, Teachers Training Institute, Murmansk, Russia