Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry

Elena Bochkina is a Jew born in Russia. She received her bachelor’s degree in educational sciences from Moscow City University, her master’s degree in educational psychology, and her doctoral degree in educational science, which she also graduated with honors from Moscow City University. Head of an international research group (Russia, China, Israel, USA) studying acculturation issues. Member of the Culture, Family, and Health Laboratory at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. The author of the developmental theory of representation about the cyclicity of spatio-temporal processes in preschool children as a tool for social integration, whish based on development program “Me and Time”. Her research interests include: cross-cultural psychology (migration/refugees’ issue, acculturation, social stereotypes; cognitive research (cognitive differences among migrants gifted and normotypical; cognitive development of preschool and primary school children, the connection between the image-anticipation and intellectual development).

• Cross-Cultural & Migration Psychology
• Child Cognitive & Speech Development
• Cyclic perceptions of space-time in childhood
• Acculturation processes
• Cultural identity and stress among immigrant families

• Head of international research group (Russia-China-Israel-USA)

• Reviewer, Web of Science Academy (since 2022)

• Trainer and workshop facilitator for American Psychological Association (APA Division 1) (since 2023)

• Developer of educational materials for NIKA watch factory (children’s watches project)

• Member of editorial boards and peer-reviewing committees

• Judge of national award “Golden Bear” (2024)

·  Examining the Relationship Between Cultural Identity, Cultural Stress, and Mental Health Outcomes in Recently Immigrated Venezuelan Families — Behavioral Sciences

·  Optimism, pessimism, and depressive symptoms among climate migrants — Journal of Affective Disorders

·  Navigating cultural stress and mental health: Longitudinal analysis among Former Soviet Union Families — Journal of Adolescence

·  Creating an internationally equitable environment for publishing in English-language journals — Journal of Scholarly Publishing

·  Folk tale as a way to develop spatial-temporal thinking in preschool-age children — Pedagogy and Enlightenment

·  Pedagogical testing from origins to modern practices — Pedagogy and Enlightenment (co-authored)

·  Characteristics of cognitive-spatial development and social adaptation of preschool children — World of Science. Pedagogy and Psychology

·  Risk of pediatric brain tumors associated with CT diagnosis — Current Pediatrics

·  Features of development of cyclical representations in preschoolers — Journal of Positive School Psychology

·  Development of cyclic ideas in senior preschoolers — Procedia Social & Behavioral Sciences

·  How to develop cyclical thinking in preschoolers — Preschool Education Today

·  Development of cyclical perceptions — Psychology: Historical-critical Reviews and Research

·  Specifics of cyclical perception among preschool children in Spain — Psychology: Historical-critical Reviews and Research

·  Development of imagination linked to spatial-temporal perception — Psychology: Historical-critical Reviews and Research

·  Author-based methodology “Magic Ribbons” — Psychology: Historical-critical Reviews and Research

·  Development of temporal representations through photography — Pedagogical Journal

·  Comorbid disorders in children with mental retardation — Psychology and Psychotechnics

·  Peculiarities of cyclical perception in children over five — Psychology and Psychotechnics

·  Cyclical processes of time in preschool children — European Social Science Journal

·  Formation of spatial-temporal representations in preschool children — Economic & Humanities Research Regions