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Academic Career

• PhD. student in the field of attachment organization of children exposed to early institutional care, Centre for Child and Family Studies and Data Theory, Leiden University. Title of the research-project: 'Attachment organization of children exposed to early institutional care in Ukraine: A biobehavioral study of correlates and sequelae' (2006-present)
• Research assistant, Centre for Child and Family Studies and Data Theory, Leiden University (2005)
• Spinoza scholarship, research project 'Attachment organization of children exposed to early institutional deprivation in Ukraine', Centre for Child and Family Studies and Data Theory, Leiden University (2005)
• Researcher with the project 'Emotional and Developmental Disorders in Children, Deprived of Parental Care', Individual Research Scholarship of Soros Foundation, Odessa, Ukraine (2000-2003)
• Psychologist, Municipal Center of Social and Psychological Support for Children, Youth and Adolescents, Odessa, Ukraine (2000-2002)
• Lecturer / Assistant at Department of Psychology, Odessa State University, Ukraine (1999)
• Visiting Research Assistant at The Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, Adoption and Fostering Team, TEMPUS TACIS Project, London, UK (1998)
• Visiting Research Assistant, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Ghent, TEMPUS TACIS Project, Ghent, Belgium (1997)
• Visiting Research Assistant, Regina University, Canada (1996)
• Post-Graduate education on Clinical Psychology, Kiev State University, Ukraine (1995-1999)
• Research Assistant, Institute of Maritime Medical Science, Odessa, Ukraine (1995-1999)
• MSc. Biology, cum laude, Odessa State University, Ukraine (1995)

Research areas and activities

Child and family studies, with a special emphasis on:

• Development of children exposed to early institutional care
• Disorganization of attachment
• Biobehavioral aspects of attachment and stress regulation
• Parental/caregiver’s sensitivity and early childhood intervention
  Adoption and foster care

Selected publications and presentations

• Dobrova-Krol, N.A. (2005). Attachment organization of children exposed to early institutional deprivation in Ukraine. Research proposal presented for the Spinoza scholarship, Leiden.
• Cyr, C., Dobrova-Krol, N.A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., & Van IJzendoorn, M.H. (2007). Physical Growth and Cognitive Performance in Institutionalized children: Catch-up and Substantial Delays. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, U.S.A., March.
• Dobrova-Krol, N.A., Van IJzendoorn, M.H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., & Juffer, F. (2007). Physical and Cognitive Delays in Children Reared in Ukrainian Institutions. Presentation at the conference on Promoting Civic Engagement - Working on Behalf of Vulnerable Children, Mykolayiv, Ukraine, May.