Tomas Jurcik
- Assistant Professor, Visiting Lecturer:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology
- Tomas Jurcik has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
- 2014
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Concordia University - 2005
Master's in Counselling Psychology
McGill University - 1999
Bachelor's in Psychology
University of Western Australia
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium 2013-2014
London, ON, Canada
Rotations: Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Geriatric Psychiatry, Assessment, and Epilepsy
Courses (2022/2023)
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "37.04.01. Психология", field of study "37.04.01. Психология"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Controversies in Psychology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Controversies in Psychology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
Courses (2019/2020)
- Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Controversies in Psychology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
Publications25
- Article Adu P., Jurcik T., Grigoryev D. Beyond recognition: Beliefs, attitudes, and help-seeking for depression and schizophrenia in Ghana // Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 2023 doi (in press)
- Article Batkhina A., Berry J. W., Jurcik T., Dubrov D., Grigoryev D. More similarity if different, more difference if similar: Assimilation, colorblindness, multiculturalism, polyculturalism, and generalized and specific negative intergroup bias // Europe's Journal of Psychology. 2022. Vol. 18. No. 4. P. 369-390. doi
- Article Tatarko A., Jurcik T., Boehnke K. Social capital and the COVID-19 pandemic threat: The Russian experience // Frontiers in Sociology. 2022. Vol. 7. P. 1. doi
- Article Tatarko A., Jurcik T., Hadjar A. How Migration Policy Shapes the Subjective Well-Being of the Non-immigrant Population in European Countries // Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2021. Vol. 52. No. 3. P. 316-333. doi
- Article Cavanagh D., Jurcik T., Charkhabi M. How does trust affect help-seeking for Depression in Russia and Australia? // International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2021. Vol. 68. No. 8. P. 1561-1570. doi
- Article Adu P., Jurcik T., Grigoryev D. Mental health literacy in Ghana: Implications for religiosity, education and stigmatization // Transcultural Psychiatry. 2021. Vol. 58. No. 4. P. 516-531. doi
- Article Tatarko A., Jurcik T. Migrant Integration Policies, Perceived Group Threat and Generalized trust: A Case of European Countries // Journal of International Migration and Integration. 2021. Vol. 22. P. 705-727. doi
- Article Jurcik T., Jarvis E., Zeleskov Doric J., Krasavtseva, Y., Yaltonskaya A., Ogiwara K., Sasaki J., Dubois S., Grigoryan K. Adapting mental health services to the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections from professionals in four countries // Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 2020. P. 1-27. doi
- Article Arsalidou M., Yaple Z., Jurcik T. Cognitive brain signatures of youth with early onset and relatives with schizophrenia: Evidence from fMRI meta-analyses // Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2020. Vol. 46. No. 4. P. 857-868. doi
- Article Grigoryan K., Jurcik T. Psychosocial Predictors of Non-suicidal Selfinjury (NSSI) in Adolescents: Literature Review // Mental Health in Family Medicine. 2020. No. 16. P. 905-912.
- Article Sunohara M., Yakobov E., Solopieieva-Jurcikova L., Ahmed R., Ryder A., Jurcik T. Acculturation and adjustment of migrants reporting trauma: The contextual effects of perceived ethnic density. // Journal of Community Psychology. 2019. Vol. 47. No. 6. P. 1313-1328. doi
- Article Yakobov E., Jurcik T., Solopieieva-Jurcikova L., Ryder A. Acculturation and expectations: Unpacking adjustment mechanisms within the Russian-speaking community in Montreal // International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 2019. Vol. 68. P. 67-76. doi
- Article Nersessova K. S., Jurcik T., Hulsey T. L. Differences in beliefs and attitudes toward Depression and Schizophrenia in Russia and the United States. // International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2019. Vol. 65. No. 5. P. 388-398. doi
- Article Testa S., Doucerain M. M., Miglietta A., Jurcik T., Ryder A. G., Gattino S. The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA): New evidence on dimensionality and measurement invariance across two cultural settings. // International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 2019. Vol. 71. P. 60-71. doi
- Article Grigoryev D., Jurcik T., Batkhina A., Dubrov D. Toward an ecological perspective of interethnic ideologies: Moderation effects of ethnic density on relationships between interethnic ideologies and intergroup bias // Russian Psychological Journal. 2018. Vol. 15. No. 2/1. P. 117-130. doi
- Article Ahmed R., Bruce S., Jurcik, T. Towards a Socioecological Framework to Support Mental Health Caregivers: Implications for Social Work Practice and Education. // Social Work in Mental Health. 2018. Vol. 16. No. 1. P. 105-122. doi
- Chapter Yakobov E., Jurcik, T., Sullivan M. Conversion disorders, in: Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, 2017. doi P. 277-285. doi
- Article Taycan O., Ozdemir A., Erdogan-Taycan S., Jurcik, T. Associations of somatic symptom attribution in Turkish patients with major depression // Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 2015. Vol. 69. No. 3. P. 167-173. doi
- Article Jarvis E., Bhat V., Jurcik, T., Spigonardo V., Whitley R. Transatlantic variation in the attributed etiology of psychosis. // International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2015. Vol. 61. No. 6. P. 577-582. doi
- Article Jurcik, T., Yakobov E., Solopieieva-Jurcikova L., Ahmed R., Sunohara M., Ryder A. Unraveling ethnic density effects, acculturation and adjustment: The case of Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union // Journal of Community Psychology. 2015. Vol. 43. No. 5. P. 628-648. doi
- Article Jurcik T., Moulding R., Naujokaitis E. How do drug and alcohol use relate to parental bonding and risk perception in university students? // Journal of Substance Use. 2013. Vol. 18. No. 4. P. 254-261. doi
- Article Jurcik T., Chentsova-Dutton Y., Solopieieva-Jurcikova L., Ryder A. Russians in treatment: The evidence base supporting cultural adaptations. // Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2013. Vol. 69. No. 7. P. 774-791. doi
- Article Jurcik, T., Ahmed R., Yakobov E., Solopieieva-Jurcikova L., Ryder A. Understanding the role of the ethnic density effect: Issues of acculturation, discrimination, and social support. // Journal of Community Psychology. 2013. Vol. 41. No. 6. P. 662-678. doi
- Article Pottie K., Greenaway C., Feightner J., Welch V., Swinkels H., Rashid M., Narasiah L., Kirmayer L. J., Ueffing E., MacDonald N. E., Hassan G., McNally M., Khan K., Buhrmann R., Dunn S., Dominic A., McCarthy A. E., Gagnon A. J., Rousseau C., Tugwell P., Jurcik T. Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees // CMAJ. 2011. Vol. 183. No. 12. P. E824-E925. doi
- Article Kirmayer L. J., Thombs B. D., Jurcik T., Jarvis G. E., Guzder J. Use of an expanded version of the DSM-IV outline for cultural formulation on a cultural consultation service // Psychiatric Services. 2008. Vol. 59. No. 6. P. 683-686. doi
Employment history
National Research University - Higher School of Economics Nov. 2016-present
Moscow, Russia
Position: Assistant Professor
Health and Balance Counselling Apr. 2015-present
Vancouver, British Columbia
Position: Registered Psychologist, Clinic Director (Sep. 2016 onwards)
Adler University Sep. 2014-Aug. 2016
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position: Core Faculty
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Clinic Sep. 2012-Aug. 2013
(Affiliated with McGill University Health Centre)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position: Psychologist
Montreal Therapy Centre Feb. 2007-Feb. 2014
Queen Elizabeth Health Complex
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position: Counsellor (2007-2012); Psychologist (Oct. 2012-Feb. 2014)
Cultural Consultation Service Oct. 2005- Aug. 2008
Culture and Mental Health Research Unit
Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position: Research Coordinator
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.
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.
Prize of the competition for the best paper in the special issue of the Russian Psychological Journal
The paper of researcher fellows of the International Laboratory for Sociocultural Research and teachers of the master's program "Applied Social Psychology" Anastasia Batkhina, Dmitry Grigoryev, Dmitrii Dubov and Тomas Jurcik (associate professor of the Department of Psychology HSE) was recognized as the best paper of the special issue of the Russian Psychological Journal by the decision of the Competition Commission. The Russian Psychological Journal is a leading Russian peer-reviewed journal of psychology and an open-access journal established by the Russian Psychological Society.
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.
Immigrants with Trauma: From Risk to Resilience
On March 2 Tomas Jurcik (Assistant Professor, PhD, Faculty of Social Science, School of Psychology, HSE) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report on "Immigrants with Trauma: From Risk to Resilience".
New courses – “Environmental psychology” and “Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts”
For the winter semester of 2017 “Applied Social Psychology” introduces two new courses - “Environmental psychology” and “Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: Social and Cultural Contexts”