The Rise in Violence Among Civilians in Ukraine
Dr. Larysa Zasiekina is a Ukrainian-born clinical psychologist and professor of psychology whose work focuses on post-traumatic stress, continuous traumatic
Dr. Larysa Zasiekina is a Ukrainian-born clinical psychologist and professor of psychology whose work focuses on post-traumatic stress, continuous traumatic stress, moral injury, and the intergenerational effects of genocide and war. She holds a Ph.D. and DSc and has led major research projects in Ukraine, the U.K., and beyond, including studies of the Holodomor, the Holocaust and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. At the University of Exeter and as a visiting scholar at University of Cambridge, she integrates psycholinguistic, neuropsychological and clinical frameworks to understand how trauma is transmitted through language, memory and culture. Her research group runs studies with active-duty soldiers, veterans and their families, forcibly displaced persons, and individuals exposed to continuous traumatic stress.