2003 - 2008 Diplom in Records Management, Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia)

2008 - 2009 Master (MSc.) in Human Resource Management, Business School ESERP (Madrid, Spain)

2009 - 2011 Master (MSc.) in Psychology, University of Luxembourg

2012 - 2016 Research scientist at Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) at Kiel University, Chair of Educational Research (Prof. Gabriel Nagy)

2016 PhD in Psychology at Kiel University

2016 - 2017 Teaching scientist, Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour (Prof. Maike Andresen) at the University of Bamberg

11/2017 - 06/2019 Postdoctoral research scientist in the Project BiSpra-Transfer at the Chair of Psychology I - Developmental Psychology (Prof. Dr. Sabine Weinert) at the University of Bamberg

07/2019 - 12/2020 Postdoctoral research scientist in the Project BiKSplus at the Chair of Psychology I - Developmental Psychology (Prof. Sabine Weinert) at the University of Bamberg

since 07/2019 Postdoctoral research scientist in the Project DICE at the Chair of Psychology I - Developmental Psychology (Prof. Sabine Weinert) at the University of Bamberg

since 01/2021 Postdoctoral research scientist in the Project SEED at the Chair of Psychology I - Developmental Psychology (Prof. Sabine Weinert) at the University of Bamberg

Heppt, B., Olczyk, M. & Volodina, A. (2022). Number of books at home as an indicator of socioeconomic status: Examining its extensions and their incremental validity for academic achievement. Social Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-022-09704-8

Olczyk, M., Kwon, S. J., Lorenz, G., Perinetti Casoni, V., Schneider, T., Volodina, A., Waldfogel, J., & Washbrook, E. (2022). Teacher judgments, student social background, and student progress in primary school: A cross-country perspective. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-022-01119-7

Volodina, A. (2022). Home learning environment and out-of-home activities: Their relations to prosocial behaviour and peer relationships in primary school children. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03410-6

Volodina, A., Heppt, B. & Weinert, S. (2021). Effects of socioeconomic status and language use on academic language proficiency in children with a migration background: An evaluation using quantile regressions. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 65, 101973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101973

Volodina, A., Heppt, B. & Weinert, S. (2021). Relations between the comprehension of connectives and school performance in primary school. Learning and Instruction, 74, 101430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2020.101430

Heppt, B., Volodina, A., Eglinsky, J., Stanat, P. & Weinert S. (2021). Faktorielle und kriteriale Validität von BiSpra 2-4: Validierung eines Testinstruments zur Erfassung bildungssprachlicher Kompetenzen bei Grundschulkindern. Diagnostica, 67(1), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000259

Volodina, A. & Weinert, S. (2020). Comprehension of connectives: Development across primary school age and influencing factors. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:814. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00814

Volodina, A., Weinert, S. & Mursin, K. (2020). Development of academic vocabulary across primary school age: Differential growth and influential factors for German monolinguals and language minority learners. Developmental Psychology, 56(5), 922-936.https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000910

Weinert, S., Stanat, P., Heppt, B., Volodina, A. & Eglinsky, J. (2019). BiSpra-Aufgaben: Weiterentwicklung zu einem diagnostisch nutzbaren Testinstrument und Prüfung der Sensitivität für Fördereffekte (Verbundprojekt). Schlussbericht 2019. Bamberg: Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1727682351

Volodina, A., Lindner, C. & Retelsdorf, J. (2019). Personality traits and basic psychological need satisfaction: their relationship to apprentices' life satisfaction and their satisfaction with vocational education and training. International Journal of Educational Research, 93, 97-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.11.003

Andresen, M., Goldmann, P., & Volodina, A. (2018). Do overwhelmed expatriates intend to leave? The effects of sensory processing sensitivity, stress, and well-being on expatriates' turnover intention. European Management Review, 15, 315-328. doi: 10.1111/emre.12120

Volodina, A. & Nagy, G. (2016). Vocational choices in adolescents: The role of gender, school achievement, self-concepts, and vocational interests. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 95-96, 58-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2016.07.005

Volodina, A., Nagy, G. & Köller, O. (2015). Success in the first phase of the vocational career: The role of cognitive and scholastic abilities, personality factors, and vocational interests. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 91, 11-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.08.009

Volodina, A., Nagy, G. & Retelsdorf, J. (2015). Berufliche Interessen und der Übergang von der Sekundarstufe I in die gymnasiale Profiloberstufe: Ihre Struktur und Vorhersagekraft für das individuelle Wahlverhalten. Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, 2, 89-100. doi: 10.1024/10100652/a000154

Volodina, A., Heppt, B., Eglinsky, J., Weinert, S. & Stanat, B. (2019, September). Bildungssprachliche Kompetenzen: Ihre Struktur und Bedeutung für den Schulerfolg bei Grundschulkindern. Paper presented at the Section of Educational Psychology and Developmental Psychology (paEpsy), Leipzig, Germany.

Huang, W., Volodina, A. & Weinert, S. (2019, September).  Is supportive parenting really associated with problem behavior? Insight from the cohort of German five-year old children. Paper presented at the Section of Educational Psychology and Developmental Psychology (paEpsy), Leipzig, Germany.

Volodina, A., Weinert, S., & Heppt, B. (2019, August). Development of the comprehension of clause connectors of German primary school children. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial EARLI Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Volodina, A. & Weinert, S. (2019, February). Die Entwicklung des bildungssprachlichen Wortschatzes bei Grundschulkindern mit deutscher und nicht-deutscher Familiensprache. Paper presented at the 6th conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Köln, Germany.
 
Heppt, B., Eglinsky, J., Volodina, A., Kohne-Fuetterer, J., Weinert, S. & Stanat, P. (2019, February). Normierung eines Tests zur Erfassung bildungssprachlicher Kompetenzen bei Grundschulkindern der Jahrgangsstufen 2 bis 4. Poster presented at the 6th conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Köln, Germany.

Volodina, A., Weinert, S. & Heppt, B. (2018). Die Prädiktivität bildungssprachlicher Kompetenzen für den Schulerfolg bei Grundschulkindern. Paper presented at the 51st conference of the German Association of Psychology (DGPs), Frankfurt a.M., Germany.

Volodina, A. & Andresen, M. (2017). Are they ready to travel continuously? Exploring types of international business travelers and their international mobility readiness. Paper presented at the 17th EURAM international conference, Glasgow, Scottland.

Volodina, A. & Lindner, C. (2015). The role of basic psychological need satisfaction for apprentices’ well-being in vocational learning environments. Paper presented at the 8th SELF biennial international conference, Kiel, Germany.

Volodina, A. & Nagy, G. (2015). Prädiktoren des Übergangs in die berufliche Erstausbildung: Welche Konstruktbereiche eignen sich besonders für die Vorhersage individueller Ausbildungswahlentscheidungen? Paper presented at the 3rd conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Bochum, Germany.

Volodina, A. & Nagy, G. (2014). Die Bedeutung der beruflichen Interessenkongruenz für den Ausbildungserfolg in mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlich intensiven Ausbildungsgängen. Paper presented at the 2nd conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Frankfurt a.M., Germany.

Nagy, G., Retelsdorf, J., Köller, O., Volodina, A. & Borzikowsky, C. (2014). Ausgangsleistungen von Auszubildenden in Berufen mit hohen mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Anforderungen: Ergebnisse für schulisch vermittelte und berufsfeldspezifische Kompetenzen. Paper presented at the 2nd conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Frankfurt a.M., Germany.

Volodina, A. (2013). Die Rolle beruflicher Interessen beim Übergang von der Sekundarstufe I in die gymnasiale Profiloberstufe. Paper presented at the 1st conference of the Association of Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Kiel, Germany.

Volodina, A. & Valois, P. (2012). Attitudes as indicators of competence in multilingual education. Paper presented at the 24th Association pour le Développement des Méthodologies d'Evaluation en Education (ADMEE), Luxemburg.