Elena Chernyak

Associate Professor of Sociology

Recent courses taught:

• Introduction to Social Work
• Introduction to Sociology
• Contemporary Theory
• Qualitative research methods
• Senior Seminar
• Intro to Counseling Skills
• Social Psychology
• Sociology of the Family
• Sociology of Religion
• Understanding Violence
• Social Policy and Social Welfare
• Women and Religion
• Controversial Social Issues
• Gerontology
• Introduction to Women’s studies
• Internship: Social Work Intern
• Internship: Social Services Intern
• Internship: Violence Intervention Program
• Internship: Substance Abuse

Distinctions (awards, fellowships, and grants):

• Visiting Scholar. New York University Jordan Cente for the Advanced Study of Russia
• Winifred D. Wandersee Scholars-in-Residence Program Award
• The Research in Health and Science Funds
• Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society Chapter representative – Chapter of the Year Award
• NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit Award. NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising
• Hartwick College Excellence in Academic Advising Award. Hartwick College, Oneonta, USA.
• Faculty Research Grants
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship (SSHRC). Canadian Federal Government.
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (3 time-recipient). Provincial Government. Canada.
• Beverly Jackson Fellowship. Canadian Federation of University Women.
• Galina Starovoitova 4-th annual competition for the best research among outstanding young scholars “Galateya”. Second prize. Independent research “Freedom of speech and dependent mass media”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Selected publications:

• Chernyak, E. (2023). Intimate partner violence in Post-Soviet Countries: Contextual features and implication. In R. Baikady et al. (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. Palgrave Macmillan: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_45-1
• Chernyak, E. (2022). Globalization and modern family: Family transformation in changing society. In R. Baikady et al. (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. Palgrave Macmillan: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_108-1
• Chernyak, E. (2020). A comparative study of intimate partner violence in post-Soviet countries: Evidence from National Surveys. Journal of Family Issues, 41(12), 2297-2327. DOI: 10.1177/0192513X20942818.
• Chernyak, E., Ceresola, R., & Herrold, M. (2020). From past to present: Children’s exposure of intimate partner violence and subsequent experience of IPV in adulthood among women. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 4(2), 259-278. DOI: 10.1332/239868020X15893856098343.
• Chernyak, E. (2020). Who is at risk? Intimate partner violence against women in the Kyrgyz Republic. Violence and Gender, 7(3), 121-130. DOI: 10.1089/vio.2019.0004.
• Chernyak, E. (2018). Intimate partner violence in Tajikistan: Risk and protective factors. Violence and Victims, 33(6), 1124-1147. DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.33.6.1124.
• Habibov, N., Barrett, B., & Chernyak, E. (2017). Understanding women’s empowerment and its determinants in post-Communist countries: Results of Azerbaijan National Survey. Woman’s Studies International Forum, 62, 125-135.
• Chernyak, E. (2016). What is a woman created for? The image of women in Russia through the lens of the Russian Orthodox Church. Feminist Theology, 24(3), 299-313.

College Service and Professional Affiliations:

• Chapter Representative: Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society of Sociology
• Hartwick College Institutional Review Board Chair
• Sociology for Women in Society
• International Sociological Association (ISA)
• American Sociological Association
• Eastern Sociological Society
• International Society for the Sociology of Religion