The research carried out in the Faculty of Psychology can be categorized as four main areas: social-psychological, medico-psychological, psychological-pedagogical diagnostics and correction and rehabilitation of individuals and groups.
There are three research centers in the Faculty of Psychology:
Laboratory of Psychophysiology and Experimental Psychology (Professor, Doctor, Vorobyeva Elena V. pflab [at] psyf [dot] rsu [dot] ru)
Center of Applied Judicial Psychology (Ass.-Prof.. Tselikovskiy Sergey B. – sts [at] rsu [dot] ru)
Laboratory of Socio-Psychological Technology of Diagnostics and Training (Professor, Doctor Sidorenkov Andrey V. – sidand [at] psyf [dot] rsu [dot] ru)
Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology (Professor, Doctor Babenko Vitaly V. – bvv [at] psyf [dot] rsu [dot] ru)
Center for Tolerance, Southern Federal Region. (Professor, Doctor Abakumova Irina V.)
Current research interests among members of the Faculty can be grouped under the following heads:
Psycho physiological mechanisms of higher mental functions (Ermakov Pavel N.)
Psychology of thought development, life values and self realization (Abakumova Irina V.)
Development of safety in everyday life Формирование безопасного жизненного пространства (Abakumova Irina V.)
Criminal psychology. Psychology of labor (Mikhailova Olga J.)
Socio-psychological aspects of human being (Labunskaya Vera Al.)
Identity. Self-realization of personality in various spheres of life (Dzhanerian Svetlana. T.)
Health psychology. Improving wellbeing through physical training. The psychology of emergencies (Vassilieva Olga S.)
Psychology of ontogenetic and professional development of individuals and groups (Skripkina Tatyana P.)
Humanistic model of the modern educational process (Fomenko Vladimir T.)
Globalization as a factor of innovation in Russian and foreign higher education
(Fedotova Olga D.)
Further information about the research interests and recent publications of members of the Department can be found at faculty pages.

The Faculty also has close links to:
The Kogan Research Institute of Neurocybernetics ( http://krinc.rnd.runnet.ru)
The Research and Training Institute of Valeology (http://www.valeo.rsu.ru/)
Russian Psychological Society - http://www.rpo.rsu.ru
Institute of Psychology Russian Academy of Education -http://www.pirao.ru
Faculty of Psychology Moscow State University - http://www.psy.msu.ru
Faculty of Psychology Saint Petersburg State University - http://www.spbu.ru/e/
Faculty of 14 Dortmund University – http:///www.fb14.uni-dortmund.de
The Department welcomes inquiries from post-docs who either have funding or who are seeking funding to pursue research in psychology.