Viacheslav Stepanenko

Viacheslav Stepanenko
Е-mail: stepanenko.viacheslav@vnu.edu.ua

🇺🇦 Степаненко Вячеслав Володимирович

← Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Therapy and Ergotherapy, Candidate of Biological Sciences in the specialty 03.00.13 – Physiology of Humans and Animals.

Education

• 1998 – Teacher of Geography and Biology, Luhansk State Pedagogical University named after T.G. Shevchenko.
• 1998 – Postgraduate studies in the specialty 03.00.13 – Physiology of Humans and Animals, Luhansk State Pedagogical University named after T.G. Shevchenko.
• 2001 – Candidate of Biological Sciences in the specialty 03.00.13 – Physiology of Humans and Animals, dissertation titled “Regulation of the Functional State of Monocytes by Lysosomal Enzymes of Neutrophils During the Development of Stress Syndrome,” Luhansk State Pedagogical University named after T.G. Shevchenko.
• 2018–2020 - Doctoral studies at Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko in the specialty 015 Professional Education (by specializations).
• 2021 - Master's degree in the specialty 035 Philology. Language and Literature (English).

Professional Appointments

• 2001 – Assistant of the Department of Physical Rehabilitation and Health at Luhansk State Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko.
• 2003 – Associate Professor of the Department of Olympic and Professional Sports at Luhansk National Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko.
• 2005 – Head of the Sector for Commercialization of Intellectual Property at Luhansk National Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko.
• 2007 – Deputy Director of the Center for Scientific and Technical Information at Luhansk National Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko.
• 2007-2014 – Worked at the Department of Physiology of Luhansk State Medical University.
• 2015–2018 – Head of the Department of Laboratory Diagnostics of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko (Starobilsk).
• 2021 – Head of the Department of Chemistry and Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Technologies at Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko (Starobilsk).
• 2022 – present, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Therapy and Ergotherapy at Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka.

Professional Awards, Honors, Memberships in Organizations

• Certificate from Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko (2015),
• Honorary Certificate from Starobilsk District State Administration (2016),
• Honorary Certificate from the Department of Education and Science of Luhansk Regional State Administration (Order No. 73S-k dated 08.02.2018),
• Certificate from the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Order of the MASU dated 19.12.2018 No. 207).

Membership in organizations'

• 2025 – present – ​​member of the Ukrainian Association of Educational Researchers (UAER)

Research Interests

• Human Physiology.
• Stress Physiology.
• Body System Assessment in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
• Physical Therapy.

Courses

• Physical therapy of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
• Examination, methods of assessment and control in nervous system disorders
• Methodology and organization of research in physical therapy

Scientific Profiles

• ORCID
• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Grant Activities

Responsible executor of the international scientific-educational project “Healthy Person – Healthy Society” at Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2019-2021, Starobilsk). 2022-2023 – executor of the departmental topic “Development of models of rehabilitation effects in physical therapy and occupational therapy and assessment of their effectiveness from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine” (state registration number 0224U002912; OK 0224U002912)