Sofiia Boiko
Lviv,Ukraine
Summary
I am a dedicated senior student majoring in General Psychology and Criminology, Law, and Justice at UIC. I have a keen interest in child development and clinical psychology. Through my undergraduate research, I have helped to conduct research on masking/camouflaging in individuals with ASD and its effects on their psychological flexibility. Nowadays, I am involved in speech comprehension research with children at the ListenUp lab as well as the EPIC project (we use multiple methods in our research to measure socio-contextual, cognitive, psychophysiological, and emotional processes associated with childhood mental health risk, including behavioral, observational, survey, and EEG) in the PEACE lab at UIC. Also, I have a lot of hands-on experience working with children and refugees, which I gained through volunteering in shelters in Ukraine.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant in PEACE Lab
UIC Department of Psychiatry
Chicago, IL
08.2024 - Current
- Conducted EEG data acquisition and data cleaning for research, including setting up equipment, monitoring brain activity, and pre-processing EEG signals to support experimental findings.
- Assisted in conducting behavioral assessments with children and parents.
Research Assistant in ListenUP Research Collaborative
UIC Department of Psychiatry
Chicago, IL
06.2023 - Current
- Coded and managed data through RedCap.
- Collaborated closely with senior researchers to ensure accurate data collection and analysis, contributing to the successful completion of several research projects.
- Helped organize charity events, such as Lunch & Learn for parents and Hearing Screening.
- Assisted in organizing and actively participated in community recruitment events for research, contributing to successful participant engagement and study enrollment.
- Shadowed participant visits, administered nonverbal intelligence tests to kids
- Managed the lab's social media presence and designed promotional posters, enhancing visibility and outreach for our research initiatives.
- Prepared and presented research findings at a poster session, showcasing project outcomes and engaging with academic peers.
Research Assistant in CBM Lab
UIC Department of Disability and Human Development
Chicago
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Conducted literature reviews on topics related to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based interventions
- Administered psychological assessments and surveys in Qualtrics to participants before and after interventions to measure cognitive and behavioral outcome changes.
- Created summer camp ACT-based games for kids.
- Assisted in designing research protocols and methodologies for studies investigating the efficacy of mindfulness practices in managing various mental health conditions.
- Helped to analyze data using statistical software (SPSS) to identify trends and correlations in research findings.
Education
Bachelor of Science - General Psychology/Criminology, Law And Justice
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago05-2025
High School Diploma -
Lviv Linguistic Gymnasium
Lviv, Ukraine06-2022
Skills
- SPSS proficiency
- RedCap proficiency
- BVA learner/ EEG preprocessing
- EEG recording and monitoring
- Questionnaire development
- Data collection
- Survey administration
- Interview techniques
- Social media platforms managing
- Student supervision and management
Affiliations
- Volunteering for Lviv Regional Psychiatric Hospital (department for mentally ill children) 2021
- Volunteering for animal shelters "Mercy" and "Homes of Rescued Animals" 2020-2021
- Volunteering for 24th separate mechanized brigade (named after King Daniel) 2020-2022
- High School Fundraising "Saint Nicholas is going on East" 2021
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Native/ Bilingual
Polish
Professional
German
Elementary
Italian
Limited
Poster Presentations
- Exploring the Effects of Visual Speech Cues on Spoken Language Processing in School-Age Children
Sofiia Boiko, Diana M. Cortez, Hannah Kiperman, Josie Lapapa, Stephen J Guter Jr, Tina Grieco-Calub
UIC 15th Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Forum (Extravaganza), Chicago, IL, September 2024
- Presented findings on the effects of visual speech cues on accuracy and verbal response time in native English-speaking school-age children when speech is acoustically degraded.
- Effects of Visual Speech Cues on Spoken Language Comprehension in School-age Children with/without Cochlear Implants (Upcoming)
Sofiia Boiko, Diana M. Cortez, Hannah Kiperman, Josie Lapapa, Stephen J Guter Jr, Tina Grieco-Calub
Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2025
Timeline
Research Assistant in PEACE Lab
UIC Department of Psychiatry
08.2024 - Current
Research Assistant in CBM Lab
UIC Department of Disability and Human Development
09.2023 - 07.2024
Research Assistant in ListenUP Research Collaborative
UIC Department of Psychiatry
06.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - General Psychology/Criminology, Law And Justice
University of Illinois At Chicago
High School Diploma -
Lviv Linguistic Gymnasium
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