Higher school of psychology

EDUCATION

1991 – 1993 Russian Academy of Education, Scientific Research Institute of Psychology, post-graduate student 1982 – 1989 Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute, faculty of biology and chemistry 1972 – 1982 Rīga Secondary School N 30

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC DEGREES

1994 - Doctoral scientific degree in Psychology, theme of doctoral theses "Role nteraction in the system 'teacher - student' and its effect on cognitive components of the students' close-range zones of development"

WORK EXPERIENCE

2004 - 2006 – Riga High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration, ass.professor, Daugavpils University, ass.professor. Riga Catholic Theological College, professor. High School of Information systems, professor. 2003 – 2004 - LU, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, ass.professor. Riga High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration, docent. Riga Catholic Theological College, professor. 2002 – 2003 - LU, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, ass.professor. LR Ministry of Defense, recruiting commission consultant. Riga High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration, docent. 2001 – 2002 - LU, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, docent. Riga High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration, docent. 1998 – 2001 - LU Scientific Promotional Board in Psychology, ass.member. 1998 – 2001 - Riga Purvciema Grammar School, Deputy Headmaster. LU Intsitute of Pedagogy and Psychology, docent. Riga High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration, docent. Riga Institute of Humanities, docent. 1995 - 1998 - Riga Aviation Institute, docent. Faculty of Qualification Advancement, senior specialist, Riga Institute of Humanities, docent. 1998 - Riga Purvciema Grammar School, Deputy Headmaster. 1996 – 1997 - Riga Purvciema Grammar School, psychologist. 1994 - 1996 - Riga Secondary School N 87 ("Akadēmiskā Ģimnāzija"), Head of psychological research laboratory. 1992 – 1994 - Riga Purvciema Grammar School, psychologist 1989 - 1991 - Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute, Chair of Psychology, lecturer. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1992 - Russian Academy of Education, Scientific Research Institute of Psychology, one-year course in practical psychology

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING ACTIVITY

Organizational sphere: Organized and conducted seminars for teachers at Teachers' Education Centre on the following issues: - Psychological aspects of a class supervisor activity -Investigation of interrelationship of classes as groups - The problem of schoolpupils cognitive slills development at lessons: ways of solution - Schoochildren creativity: its development in project work - Psychoanalytical aspects of schoolwork Organized and conducted seminars for school psychologists at Teachers' Education Centre: - Intellectual abilities diagnostics in practical work of a school psychologist - Development diagnostics in the system "teacher - pupil" - The place of a teacher in the psychosemantic field of a pupil

PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY

Prepared and currently presented study course "Computerized program for psychodiagnostics. Prepared and currently presented course "Organization of school psychological service activity". Prepared and presented study course "Ethnopsychology". Elaborated and completed school standard in psychology.

FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Standardized Amthauer's intellect structure test for Latvian sample, age from 13 to 35 years. Adapted intellect research methodology ASTUR for Latvian sample. Standardized Kettell 16PF test for Latvian sample. Conducted and finished experimental scientific research on Russian and Latvian ethnical stereotypes.

PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of Latvian psychologist association

PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES 2005 "Man.Colour. Nature. Music" - 4th International scientific conference, 18 -20 May 2005 Daugavpils Pedagogical University 2003 ATEE International conference LU 2001 L.Vygotsky and modern cultural and historical psychology", Gomel Pedagogival University. International scientific conference 2000 "Man.Colour. Nature. Music" - 2nd international scientific conference, 18 - 20 May 2000 Daugavpils Pedagogival University 1997 “L.Vygotsky - J.Peaget - 100” LU 1996 "Teacher's creative activity", Kiev University. International scientific conference 1995 "Culture. Ecology. Pedagogical process.", Daugavpils Pedagogical University. International scientific conference 1994 "Culture. Ecology. Pedagogical process.", Daugavpils Pedagogical University. International scientific conference 1994 "School education policy", Soros Foundation seminar, Yurmala 1993 "Culture. Ecology. Pedagogical process", Daugavpils Pedagogical University. International scientific conference 1992 "Personality interaction and communication", Rostov on the Don Pedagogical Institute. International scientific conference 1990 "Pedagogical culture of a teacher", Daugavpils Pedagogical University

PUBLICATIONS

Nikiforovs O. The Kettell personality structure tests (16PF). Rīga, Izglītības soļi ( „The progress of education”). 2005, 105 pp. Nikiforov O. Investigation of intellect in the secondary school and higher school education. Rīga, EVE., 2004. 125 pp Nikiforov O.V. Erich Fromm theory : analysis and application in existential observation. Minsk, 2002, journal of Belorus psychologist society “Psychology”, N 3, pp.34-35. O.Nikiforov. Developmental theories in Russian and western psychology .ATEE conference, LU 2003, 51-56 pp. O.Nikiforov. Application of computer diagnostics in counseling and examination. ATEE conference, LU, 2003, 241-245 pp. Nikiforov O.V. E.Fromm theory of love, HSP, collection “Present-day problems in psychology: theory and practice”, Volume 2, Riga, 2002, pp. 92-104. O.Nikiforov, Psychology for pedagogues (coming to be published), 2005 g. 255 pp. O.Nikiforov. The theory of further nearest development in the present-day psychology: L.Vygotsky and modern cultural and historical psychology, Gomel, 2001,pp.127-134. Nikiforov O. Psychosemantic approach in cross-cultural social psychological investigations // in the collection of scientific articles “The latest psychological theories in the present-day psychological science”, M., Research Institute of Psychology of RAO, 2003, pp.25-48

COURSES TAUGHT

General psychology; Social psychology; Psychology of personality; Psychodiagnostics; Ethnopsychology; Pedagogy and psychology of higher education; Foreigh social and psychological theories; Computerized program for psychodiagnostics; Elaborated and currently taught study courses for master degree acquisition program: Information technologies in psychology

LANGUAGES

Russian, English, Latish

Permanent place of work: High School of Pedagogy and Education Administration

30 august 2005, Riga /O. Nikiforov/