Olesya Vólchenko
- Junior Research Fellow:Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
- Olesya Vólchenko has been at HSE University since 2013.
Education and Degrees
- 2019
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Sociology
HSE University
Thesis Title: Relationship between media consumption and generalized trust: evidence from World Values Survey - 2014
Master's in Sociology
HSE University - 2012
Degree in Sociology
Omsk State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Game Not Over: Gamification as a Key to Engagement in Today's Classroom: EFMD Professional Development (June 2020)
"Programming in Python for data analysis" (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, November 17 -December 12, 2018)
LCSR Summer School: Moscow, Russia, August 20-21, 2018 on "Bayesian Approach in Social Sciences"
KTU International PhD Summer School: Palanga, Lithuania, August 23 – 26, 2016
LCSR Summer School : Moscow, Russia, July 25 – August 5, 2016
- Latent Curve Models: a Structural Equation Perspective
- Introduction to SEM and SEM Software
The 9th Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval (RuSSIR 2015): Saint-Petersburg, Russia, August 24 – 28, 2015
LCSR Summer School "Introduction to Factorial Design and Data Visualization with R": Voronovo, Russia, July 25 – August 3, 2015
International Summer School 2014 "Social Network Analysis": Track 2: Networks in Academia,
Science and Technology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, August 8 – 13, 2014
Essex summer school in social data analysis: July 21 – August 1, 2014
- «Panel Data Analysis for Comparative Research»;
- «Multilevel Analysis with Applications»;
- «Mathematics for Social Scientists».
LCSR Summer School «Categorical data analysis»: July 2014
Summer school of the Potanin foundation: July 1 – 2013, social projects: planning, management, instruments
Winter school of WCIOM (Russian Public Opinion Research Center): February 8 – 12, 2013

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2020-2021)
Responsibilities
- Work on individual and group research projects
- Participation in (inter)national conferences and workshops, research seminars and summer schools
- Administrative work
Courses (2022/2023)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Multilevel Modeling (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "39.06.01. Социологические науки", field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение"; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Multilevel Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Multilevel Modeling (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Multilevel Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Multilevel Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Multi-level Regression Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Presentation skills (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Multi-level Regression Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Presentation and Visualization (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2017/2018)
- Data Analysis in Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Analytical Sociology and Big Data” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2016Социология в действии (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Emancipative Values and Film Industry: Naked Facts from IMDb
- 6th LCSR International Workshop “Trust, Social capital and Values in a Comparative Perspective” (Москва). Presentation: Relationship between Trust and Media Consumption: Disentangling Cross-Country Variation
- 2015VII социологическая межвузовская конференция студентов и аспирантов "Социология в действии" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Роль ценностей в качестве модерирующего фактора взаимосвязи доверия и информационного потребления
- 2nd GESIS Computational Social Science Winter Symposium 2015 (Cologne). Presentation: Social Values and Film Industry: the Internet Movie Database Analysis
III Международная научная конференция "Математическое и компьютерное моделирование" (Омск). Presentation: Моделирование детерминант уровня доверия: межстрановой подход
- 5th LCSR International Annual Conference "Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-national Perspective" (Moscow). Presentation: Relationship between Trust and Information Consumption: Disentangling Cross-Country Variation
- 20144th LCSR International Annual Research Conference "Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-National Perspective" (St.-Petersburg). Presentation: Relation between Trust and Information Consumption: Disentangling Cross-Country Variation
- VI социологическая межвузовская конференция студентов и аспирантов "Социология в действии" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Формирование доверия в контексте постиндустриального общества
Publications16
- Article Korsunava V., Olesya Volchenko. O tempora! O mores! Cultural modernisation and nudity depiction in European cinema // Poetics. 2023. Vol. 97. Article 101778. doi
- Preprint Violetta I. Korsunova, Olesya V. Volchenko. Cultural Modernisation And Film Industry: Naked Facts From IMDB / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2021.
- Article Широканова А. А., Волченко О. В. “Большой Брат следит за тобой”: приемлемость государственного онлайн-наблюдения в 30 европейских странах (по данным EVS-2017) // Информационное общество. 2020. № 2. С. 88-96.
- Article Корсунова В. И., Волченко О. В. Использование интернета и культурное потребление в странах Европы: сравнительный анализ // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2019. № 4. С. 106-129. doi
- Article Волченко О. В., Алмакаева А. М. Динамика социального капитала в России // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2018. Т. 4. С. 273-292. doi
- Preprint Vólchenko O., Shirokanova A. Social Trust and Media Consumption in Democratic and Non-Democratic Societies / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2017. No. 76.
- Article Волченко О. В. Измерение практик использования Интернета в социальных науках: обзор основных методов // Информационное общество. 2017. № 1. С. 47-54.
- Chapter Волченко О. В., Алмакаева А. М. Динамика социального капитала в России // В кн.: Тезисы VI международной социологической Грушинской конференции "Жизнь исследования после исследования: как сделать результаты понятными и полезными", 16-17 марта 2016. Материалы конференции. М. : ВЦИОМ, 2016. С. 1160-1165.
- Article Волченко О. В. Динамика цифрового неравенства в России // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2016. № 5. С. 163-182. doi
- Chapter Волченко О. В., Корсунова В. И. Моделирование взаимосвязи ценностей и киноиндустрии: межстрановой анализ // В кн.: Математическое и компьютерное моделирование [Электронный ресурс]: материалы IV Международной научной конференции (Омск, 11 ноября 2016 г.). Омск : Издательство Омского государственного университета, 2016. С. 160-162.
- Article Волченко О. В., Широканова А. А. Применение многоуровневого регрессионного моделирования к межстрановым данным (на примере генерализованного доверия) // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2016. № 43. С. 7-62.
- Chapter Волченко О. В., Корсунова В. И. Анализ INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE: социологические перспективы // В кн.: Математическое и компьютерное моделирование [Электронный ресурс] : материалы III Международной научной конференции (Омск, 12 ноября 2015 г.). Омск : Издательство Омского государственного университета, 2015. С. 88-89.
- Chapter Волченко О. В. Доверие в контексте информационного потребления: случай России // В кн.: Десятые Ковалевские чтения/ Материалы научно-практической конференции 13-15 ноября 2015 года. СПб. : Скифия-принт, 2015. С. 852-854.
- Chapter Волченко О. В. Моделирование детерминант уровня доверия: межстрановой подход // В кн.: Математическое и компьютерное моделирование [Электронный ресурс] : материалы III Международной научной конференции (Омск, 12 ноября 2015 г.). Омск : Издательство Омского государственного университета, 2015. С. 44-45.
- Chapter Волченко О. В. Доверие в контексте вовлеченности в информационные потоки // В кн.: Сборник работ участников 15-го конкурса молодых ученых и студентов «Галатея». СПб. : НОРМА, 2014. С. 59-70.
- Article Волченко О. В. Доверие как продукт вовлеченности в информационные потоки // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2014. № 4. С. 128-140. doi
"Social Values and Film Industry: IMDb" (LCSR, 2015-, in cooperation with V. Korsunova)
"Relationship between Trust and Media Consumption: Disentangling Cross-Country Variation" (LCSR, 2014-2016)
Olesya Volchenko has received a PhD in Sociology
Olesya Volchenko, Junior Research Fellow at LCSR, has received a PhD in Sociology. Congratualtions!