Lilya Shienko, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Vancouver
Cogito, Ergo, Sum – I think, therefore, I am.
OVERVIEW
Dr. Shienko is an adjunct faculty in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology program, with specific expertise in workplace well-being, ethical organizational practice, and the psychological effects of social and digital environments on employee behavior. With over five years of experience in higher education, she has developed and taught a wide range of courses related to organizational 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, organizational 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 organizational 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 Organizational 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
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.
Social Media and Cardiovascular Disease.
2023
Journal of Organizational 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.
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.
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 Organizational 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.
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.