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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
Chicago
05-2025

High School Diploma -

Lviv Linguistic Gymnasium
Lviv, Ukraine
06-2022

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
Sofiia Boiko