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Lilya Shienko, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

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Cogito, Ergo, Sum – I think, therefore, I am.

lishienko@adler.edu (780) 807-3694 Connect on LinkedIn

OVERVIEW

Dr. Shienko is an adjunct faculty in the Industrial-Organisational Psychology program, with specific expertise in workplace well-being, ethical Organisational Practise, and the psychological effects of social and digital environments on employee Behaviour. With over five years of experience in higher education, she has developed and taught a wide range of courses related to Organisational systems, ethics, human resource development, and IO psychology, demonstrating a solid grasp of applied business psychology principles. Her research contributions — spanning peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations — address timely topics such as ethics of AI use, job satisfaction, workplace trauma, Organisational belonging, social media-related stress, social media use in the workplace, and leadership development. Dr. Shienko also has experience with large-scale mixed-methods studies, structural equation modeling, course design, and consulting work focused on Organisational assessment tools. Her scholarly work often integrates psychological theory with practical business applications.

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • North American Society of Individual Psychology (NASAP).
  • Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP).
  • Research Ethics Boards (REB).

Publications + Presentations

Publications

A (TBD – under review) Undergraduate international students’ perceptions of AI-generated feedback: A mixed-methods study at a Canadian university

TBD Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching.
Author(s): Mehdian, N, Lozjanin, A, Shienko,L , Pukhovskaya, A

Shadows in the Ivory Tower: Confronting Workplace Violence in Academia. In K.S. Williams, P. Segarra, & F. Sauerbronn (Eds.)

2026 Systemic barriers and discrimination in academia. Bristol: University of Bristol Press.
Author(s): Walker,J., Circo, D, Musthafa, H, Shienko, L

Social and Psychological Foundations of African Women’s values in Mali: Historical and Contemporary Context.

2024 European Economic Letters (EEL), 14(2), 2894–2902.
Author(s): Marie-Therese Atsena Abogo, Lilya Shienko
Publication Link: https://www.eelet.org.uk/index.php/journal/article/view/1644

The Relationship Between Personal Use of Social Media at Work and Job Satisfaction

2023 Doctoral dissertation, Adler University
Author(s): Shienko, L.

An Adlerian Approach to Preventing Vicarious Trauma From Prolonged Exposure to Social Media.

2023 The Journal of Individual Psychology 79(4), 392-412.
Author(s): Shienko, L.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2023.a915975

Social Media and Cardiovascular Disease.

2023 Journal of Organisational Psychology, 23(2), 17-28.
Author(s): Halbert, J., Shienko, L., El Moghrabi, H., Flood, M., Giardina, N., Wimsatt, G., Dennis, M., Kapuku, G., & Harshfield, G.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.33423/jop.v23i2.6160

 From Loneliness to Belonging Post Pandemic: How to Create an Engaged Online Community and Beyond.

2023 In Community Engagement in the Online Space (pp. 209-232). IGI Global.
Author(s): Carter, A. D., & Shienko, L.

Co-Constructing Belongingness: Strategies for Creating Community and Shared Purpose Online–The Social Construction of Community and Meaning.

2023 In Community Engagement in the Online Space (pp. 71-89). IGI Global.
Author(s): Shienko, L., & Buechner, B. D.

Getting “Unstuck”: Transforming Lived Experiences of Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life.

2023 In Using Innovative Literacies to Develop Leadership
and Agency: Inspiring Transformation and Hope (pp. 210-229). IGI Global.
Author(s): Worrell-George, K., Buechner, B., Shienko,L.

An Integrative Social Perspective of Military Psychology: A survey of graduates of the Adler University MA in Psychology with
Emphasis in Military Psychology (MAMP) Program

2022 Adler University, Chicago, IL.
Author(s): Buecnhner, B., Troiani, J., Shienko, L., Dailey, D., O’Neil, D., Street, J.

Integrating Mindfulness Into Adlerian Therapy as a Medical Alternative Treatment for Depression.

2021 The Journal of Individual Psychology, 77(4), 427-445.
Author(s): Shienko, L.

Personality predicts nighttime blood pressure in millennials with high social media use.

2020 In Psychosomatic Medicine (Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. A79-A80).
Author(s): Halbert, J. D., Wimsatt, G., Brown, M., Jeong, J. H., Shienko, L., Miller, A., … & Harshfield, G. A.

Personality predicts nighttime blood pressure in millennials with high social media use.

2020 In Psychosomatic Medicine (Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. A79-A80).
Author(s): Halbert, J. D., Wimsatt, G., Brown, M., Jeong, J. H., Shienko, L., Miller, A., … & Harshfield, G. A

Discrimination against females in the workplace in form of harassment, sexual harassment, and workplace violence.

2020 A social responsibility action plan white paper submitted to Adler University
Author(s): Shienko, L.

Presentations

Led UCW REB 101

2025 Summer Trainings Series –  Seminar 1 and 2

Social Media, Technology, Addiction, and Belongingness Post COVID-19

2025 CSA conference Presentation

Undergraduate international students’ perceptions of AI-generated feedback: A mixed-methods study at a Canadian university

2025 GUS SUMMIT
Author(s): Mehdian, N, Lozjanin, A, Shienko,L.

Brief on MAMP Alumni Study

2022 Presented to Online Campus Leadership Team.
Author(s): Buecnhner, B., Troiani, J., Shienko, L., Dailey, D., O’Neil, D., Street, J.

Social Media and Cardiovascular Disease

2023 Journal of Organisational Psychology, 23(2), 17-28.
Author(s): Halbert, J., Shienko, L., El Moghrabi, H., Flood, M., Giardina, N., Wimsatt, G., Dennis, M., Kapuku, G., & Harshfield, G.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.33423/jop.v23i2.6160

Adlerian Treatments of Depression

2022 TAP Talk (2022) – guest panelist

Integrating online social support as a coping mechanism for stress related to social isolation during COVID.

2022 CMM Fellowship Presentation.
Author(s): Shienko, L.

An Integrative Social Perspective of Military Psychology:A survey of graduates of the Adler University MA in Psychology with Emphasis in Military Psychology (MAMP) Program.

2022
Author(s): Buecnhner, B., Troiani, J., Shienko, L., Dailey, D., O’Neil, D., Street, J.

An Adlerian View of Military Psychology: Scholar-Practitioner perspectives on moral injury and other contemporary issues in the field.

2022
Author(s): Buechner, B., Shienko,L.

Adlerian-Based Interventions to Workplace Bullying.

2020 North American Society of Adlerian Psychology conference in Atlanta, GA.
Author(s): Shienko, L., Bluvshtein, M., Halbert, J.

LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT

  • Member of REB (at Adler University and University Canada West – overview applications and conduct university wide trainings).
  • Community Engagement Committee (UCW).
  • Entrepreneurship Committee (UCW).
  • Cyclical Review Committee (2024-25 nomination at UCW); support of individual events i.e., graduation ceremony,  redeveloped course work fully into open educational resources (OER) as part of the zero textbook cost initiative.

CURRENT RESEARCH + OPPORTUNITIES

Dr. Shienko’s next research project explores AI and financial decision making.