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Social Sciences Lab
Ruslan Saduov
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Social Sciences Lab

Social Sciences Lab positions its research at the junction of social, humanitarian, and engineering disciplines. We, thus, investigate how homo socius connects with other individuals, society, and machines.



In addition, we teach students and provide consultations about effective teaching strategies (incl. foreign language teaching), human capital development, course design, and research basics.

Head of Laboratory: Ruslan Saduov

Laboratory employees

Ruslan Saduov

Head of Laboratory

Petr Zhdanov

Head of Department, Junior Researcher

Irina Rednikova

Senior Lecturer

Eleonora Ilina

Head of Psychological Service

Evgeny Serochudinov

Head of the center

Georgy Gelvanovsky

Professor

Alina Valencia

Assistant professor

Haythem Hamed Ali Elanwer Hamed

Senior Lecturer

Valeriya Tishkova

Program Manager

Oidinoi Zufarova

Junior Researcher

Viktoriya Kondratieva

Teacher

HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE LABORATORY

Evgeniy Kozhemyakin

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at School of Communication, Faculty of Creative Industries, Higher School of Economics

Svetlana Ivanova

Doctor of Philology, Saint-Petersburg State University

Research Focus

- Linguistic anthropology: a multidisciplinary field on the verge of linguistics and social sciences. It addresses sociolinguistic identity, cultural linguistics, language ideology, linguistic landscape, etc.

- Professional development: practice-oriented research of professional development (acmeological approach) and professional identity fostering. Specifically, human capital development in IT is addressed.

- Political science and state management: political economy, state capitalism, state corporations, and state regulation are investigated.

- Teaching methodology: a field of applied linguistics addressing various aspects of teaching, including foreign language and academic writing instruction. International education is also a focal point.

- Translation theory and practice: fundamental and applied translation, including translation criticism and professional development.

- Human and machine: the impact of technology on human labor, including technological tools utility and the perception of digitalization outcomes.

- Language and culture of ethnic minorities: the problem of decaying languages and cultures in Russia's ethnic minorities is tackled. 

Key publications

- Aslam, H., Tishkin, P., Ilina, E., & Brown, J. A. (2024). Playtesting Box Art: Player Perceptions and Expectations. IEEE Transactions on Games. doi: 10.1109/TG.2024.3380253.

- Гелвановский Г.В. Эффективное применение больших языковых моделей в преподавании академического письма на английском языке на примере ChatGPT 3.5 // Устойчивое развитие образования: миссия, трасформации, ресурсы (XXIV международный педагогический конгресс), Калиниград, Россия. 2024. C. 130-135.

- Valencia, A. (2023). Human Potential Development in Entrepreneurship: Forming the Entrepreneurial Identity. International Journal of Applied Engineering & Technology, Vol.5, No 4.

- Banaś, M. & Saduov, R. Eds. (2023). Protest in Late Modern Societies: Dynamics, Forms, Futures. Routledge.

- Редникова, И.П. Стратегии работы со спонтанным языком с целью развития навыков говорения // Актуальные проблемы германистики, романистики и русистики. Материалы ежегодной международной научной конференции. - Екатеринбург: Уральский государственный педагогический университет. 2023.

- Farina, M., Zhdanov, P., Karimov, A., & Lavazza, A.(2022). AI and society: a virtue ethics approach. AI & SOCIETY. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01545-5.

- Valencia, A., van Loon, R., & Arrausi, J. (2022). The identity of a learning specialist in non-formal education context. Balancing entrepreneurial, organizational, and innovative ecosystems. In Carlos Monereo (Ed.), The Identity of Education Professionals. Positioning, Training & Innovation. Charlotte: IAP.

- Zufarova, O., Kondratieva, V., & Zhirosh, O. (2021). Learning Environment - What Matters for the High Ability Computer Science Students? 2021 World Engineering Education Forum/Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF/GEDC), Spain, 144-152, doi: 10.1109/WEEF/GEDC53299.2021.9657397.

- Культурно-языковой ландшафт: на перекрестке исследовательских парадигм: коллективная монография / ред. Р.Т. Садуов, А.Т. Садуова. – Уфа: РИЦ БашГУ, 2021. – 232 с.

- Valencia, A. (2020). The Changes of the Entrepreneurial Identity: Case Study. Quaderns de Psicologia, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1574.