Ovidiu Gavrilovici

Professional appointment: Associate Professor Professional profile: At the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi (UAIC), Ovidiu teaches at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Psychology Department. Main courses include: Introduction to psychological counseling (BA), Psychological counseling (MA), Narrative Therapy (MA), Educational Leadership (MA). Ovidiu presides the University Academic Ethics Commission, is a University Senate member – chair of the Institutional development, strategy and quality Senate Board, member of the University Quality Commission and member of the Faculty Board. Ovidiu’s research interests focus on narrative approaches applied in psychology and educational sciences.Clinician Psychologist in private practice, trainer and supervisor; Ericksonian, systemic and narrative therapist. Founder and president of Psiterra Association, a professional NGO offering applied psychological research, training, and services in Iasi City, Romania. Areas of scholarship: Exposure to violence of children and adolescents in child protection settingsBurnout in educational settingsProfessional Narrative identity developmentNarrative therapy Teaching foci: Psychological counselingNarrative therapyEducational leadership Selected publications: Gavrilovici, O. și Dronic, A. (2019). How criminal justice professionals perceive the reintegration process of minors and young adults in detention and under criminal proceedings. Brief report. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. APA. (accepted for publication) [peer reviewed, BDI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000376
Iatu, C., Agheorghiesei, D-T., Gavrilovici, O., Prodan, A. (Eds.). (2018). Calitate în educatie prin responsabilitate sociala si etica profesionala in activitatea de predare si evaluare [Quality in education through social responsibility and professional ethics in teaching and evaluation]. Iasi: Editura Universitatii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi. [ISBN 978-606-714-513-7]
Gavrilovici, O. (2017). Explorarea valorilor prin practici narative in terapie, educatie si dezvoltare personal-profesionala [Values exploration using narrative practices in therapy, education, and personal/professional development]. În Ilie, E., Tărnăuceanu C. (coord.). Educația valorilor, din Antichitate până în prezent. [Values education from Antiquity until now] Iasi: Editura Universitatii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi.
Gavrilovici, O. (2016). Identitati profesionale asumate prin participare in procese narative. [Professional identities assumed via narrative processes]. In D. Soitu, A. Rebeleanu (Coord.). Noi perspective asupra cursului vietii. Cercetari, politici si practici. [New perspectives on life course. Research, policies and practices] (pp. 133-141). Iasi: Editura Universitatii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi. ISBN 978-606-714-272-3
Gavrilovici, O. (2016). Abordarea narativa in educatia timpurie. [Narrative approaches in early education]. In L. Stan (Coord.). Educatia timpurie. Probleme si solutii. [Early education. Problems and solutions]. (pp. 143-149). Iasi: Polirom. 978-973-46-5978-4 Degrees: Ovidiu earned his BA with merit from UAIC (1995), MA in Management of nonprofit organizations in social services from University of Bucharest (1996), and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (2004). In 2013 he finalized a postdoctoral research at the “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Romania in Ethics and Health Policies. Email address: gavrilov@uaic.ro (work) ovidiu.gavrilovici@gmail.com (personal)