Associate Professor, Department of Pedagogical Psychology.
From 2004 to 2006 — Head of the Department of Psychology, Taraz State Pedagogical Institute;
from 2006 to 2011 — Academic Secretary of the Institute;
from 2011 to 2015 — Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy;
from 2015 to 2016 — Professor of the Department of Psychology.
From 2017 to 2019 — Head of the Department of Preschool and Primary Education, Institute for Advanced Training of Pedagogical Staff of Jambyl Region, JSC “Orleu”;
from 2019 to 2021 — Professor at the Office of Development and Implementation of Educational Programs, Jambyl Regional Branch of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2012, within the framework of the UN grant “Social Development”, completed an internship in the State of Israel on the topic “Integration of Children with Special
Needs into the Mainstream Educational Environment”;
in 2015 — completed an internship at the Polytechnic University of Porto (Portugal) on the topic “Modernization of Higher Education”.
In 2018 and 2025, completed professional development courses on “Inclusive Education” in the Republic of Belarus.
In 2024, participated in the implementation of the “Kazakhstan Model of Inclusive Education”, within which training sessions were conducted for 200 teachers over a one-month period in the cities of Astana and Turkestan.
Since 2019 — Certified Professional Coach (ICU), Professional Mentor (Kazbrends);
since 2023 — Express Psychotherapist (Genesis).
From 2013 to 2018 — National Expert of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (IQAA);
from 2013 to 2024 — Academic Expert at the “Okulyk” Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
from 2022 to 2024 — Expert at JSC “National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise”;
from 2024 to 2026 — Expert at the Center for International Programs (Bolashak) of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2014 — Recipient of the grant “Best University Teacher” awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2025 — Winner of the grant funding competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Project AP26104365
“Socio-Pedagogical Conditions for the Adaptation of Preschool Children with Special Educational Needs to an Inclusive Environment through Play-Based Activities” (2025–2027).
Within the framework of the “Silver Universities” project, implements programs aimed at promoting mental health, including the development of educational programs and the delivery of professional development courses.
Education
Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University, Almaty (1987–1991) —
Specialization: Teacher of Pedagogy and Psychology (Preschool Education).
Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University, Almaty (1998–2002) —
Candidate of Psychological Sciences
(19.00.07 — Pedagogical Psychology).
