Division of Social Sciences
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Graduate Thinking, Writing and Learning
Writing and Research Colloquium
Quantitative Research Methods
2018 – 2021
Candidate Doctor of Philosophy, School of Business and Marketing, University of Adelaide, Australia
2006 – 2007
Master of Arts in Social Policy Analysis, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
2002 – 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and minor in Sociology, American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Olga Tarabashkina is a Lecturer at American University in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), where she teaches sociology and research methods subjects to undergraduate and graduate students. Her research interests lie in applied social psychology, particularly in sustainable behaviour and persuasive communication. Her current work focuses on social norms, message framing and the importance of social norms in fostering sustainable behaviour.
March 2021 Data Visualisation in R, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Feb – Apr 2021 Participant of Engaged Learning Institute, OSUN network
Feb 2021 Doctoral Colloquium at University of Adelaide Business School
Jan – May 2021 Taking a CEU-based course Travelling Concepts in Gender Theory (CEU University)
Jan 2020 Designing Your Research Project, University of Adelaide Business School
Sep 2019 Doctoral Colloquium at University of Adelaide Business School
Mar 2019 EndNote training, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Feb 2019 Data Management Training, MOOC, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Nov 2019 NVivo Basics, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Nov 2019 Hazard Management, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Nov 2019 Turbocharge your Writing, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Oct 2018 Integrity and Authorship for Research Students, University of Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Certificate in Data Journalism, UNDP Summer Institute for Data Journalism, Bishkek, KR
2009 Market Research Society Member Qualification, London, the UK
• Emerald Literari Award, Emerald Publishing, 2019, Australia
• Matthew Nimetz Award for publications in Scopus (2 publications), 2018, AUCA
• An Honoured Member of the Kyrgyzstani Congress of Women (2016)
• President’s List for outstanding academic performance (2005-2006), AUCA
• Awarded Presidential Scholarship for outstanding academic performance (2005-2006), AUCA
Peer-reviewed publications
• Tarabashkina, L., Quester P. and Tarabashkina, O. Soutar G. (2020) "Does corporate social responsibility improve brands’ responsible and active personality dimensions? An experimental investigation" Journal of Product & Brand Management, DOI 10.1108/JPBM-01-2020-2720.
• Tarabashkina, L., Quester P. and Tarabashkina, O. (2020) “Using Numbers in CSR Communication and Their Effects on Motive Attributions” Journal of Consumer Marketing, 37(7), pp. 855–868. DOI 10.1108/EJM-11-2018-0772
• Tarabashkina, L., Quester P. and Tarabashkina, O. (2020) ”How much firms “give” to CSR vs how much they “gain” from it: Inequity perceptions and their implications for CSR authenticity”, 54 (8), pp.1987-2012 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EJM-11-2018-0772/full/html.
• Tarabashkina, O., and Valeeva, A. (2019) “Why the insufficient nutrition of children continues to be the norm in Kyrgyzstan? A qualitative study of mothers’ attitudes, norms, beliefs and practices”, Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes, 2, pp. 115—140, DOI 10.14515/monitoring.2019.2.06.
• Tarabashkina, L., Quester P. and Tarabashkina, O., and Proksch, M. (2018) “When persuasive intent and product’s healthiness make a difference for young consumers”, Young Consumers, 19 (1), pp.38-54, DOI 10.1108/YC-08-2017-00729
• Tarabashkina, L., Quester P. and Tarabashkina, O. (2018) “Perceived informative intention in advertising and its attenuating effect on persuasion attribution among children”, Psychology & Marketing, 35 (10), pp.778-789, DOI 10.1002/mar.21134
• Member of Market Research Society since 2009 (MRS)