Tetiana I. Melnychuk, PhD in Psychology, Senior Researcher, is a Leading Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Organizational and Social Psychology, G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine). She is a practicing psychologist, psychotherapist, and international expert and trainer in the field of mental health.
With over 25 years of professional experience, Dr. Melnychuk has established herself as a recognized scholar and practitioner in social and applied psychology. Her work focuses on psychological resilience, stress and trauma, psychosocial adaptation, and mental health support in crisis and post-crisis contexts. She integrates scientific research, academic teaching, and evidence-based clinical practice, contributing to the advancement of both theoretical and applied psychological science.
Dr. Melnychuk is the author and co-author of more than 60 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed articles, monographs, and methodological manuals. Her research outputs are published in journals indexed in leading international scientometric databases, including Scopus and Web of Science, reflecting the international relevance and impact of her work.
Her primary research interests include:
- resilience as an integrative personal resource
- psychological well-being and adaptive functioning
- psychosocial support in conditions of war, trauma, and large-scale crises
- personality development under conditions of social transformation
- economic socialization of youth, including entrepreneurial competence and financial literacy
- family psychology and trauma
Dr. Melnychuk has extensive editorial experience and contributes actively to the development of academic publishing standards. She has served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Psychological Journal (Category B, Ukraine) and is a member of the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals, including Organizational Psychology. Economic Psychology and Problems of Modern Psychology. Her editorial work emphasizes scientific rigor, transparency, and alignment with international publication ethics and indexing standards.
She holds the EuroPsy Registered Psychologist Certificate (EFPA), confirming compliance with European standards of professional competence in psychology. She is also an active member of several international and national professional associations, including the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) and the National Psychological Association of Ukraine.
Dr. Melnychuk has completed multiple international advanced training programs, including those delivered by the Israel Trauma Coalition, and serves as a certified trainer in psychosocial support and crisis intervention. Her applied work includes psychological assistance to military personnel, veterans, internally displaced persons, and professionals in helping fields.
She is actively involved in international and national research and applied projects aimed at strengthening mental health systems, supporting vulnerable populations, and implementing contemporary evidence-based approaches in psychological practice.
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5205-9958
Scopus Author ID: 57821033100
ResearcherID: G-7228-2018