General information
Order No V-1019 (08 06 2011) of the Minister of Education and Science validates, that Lithuanian Social Research Centre and its partner institutions are given the doctoral right in the indicated science fields:
CODE OF SCIENCE FIELD | SCIENCE FIELD | INSITUTION OF SCIENCE AND STUDIES |
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S 005 | Sociology | Vytautas Magnus University with Lithuanian Social Research Centre and Kaunas University of Technology |
S 004 | Economics | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University with Lithuanian Social Research Centre and Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics |
Phd students

Irma DIRSYTĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2020
Supervisor: A. Maslauskaitė
Scientific interests
Family demographic processes; family and social mobility.
Contacts
E-mail: irma.dirsyte@gmail.com

Justina KRAULEDAITĖ
Labour Market Research Institute
Enrollment date: 2020
Supervisor: R. Brazienė
Scientific interests
Transition of young people from the education system to the labor market; labor market policy; employment-to- population; the situation of socially vulnerable persons as NEETs in the labor market.
Contacts
E-mail: justina.krauledaite@lstc.lt

Alina NORGĖLAITĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2020
Supervisor: A. Maslauskaitė
Scientific interests
Birth rate development and social factors; family demography.
Contacts
E-mail: alina.norgelaite@gmail.com

Violeta VILKOITYTĖ
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2020
Supervisor: D. Skučienė
Scientific interests
Social investment; social politics; employment of elderly people.
Contacts
E-mail: violeta.vilkoityte@gmail.com

Paulius BALSYS
Labour Market Research Institute
Enrollment date: 2019
Supervisor: R. Brazienė
Scientific interests
Military sociology; identity; social integration.
Contacts
E-mail: pauliuqas@gmail.com

Asta DILYTĖ
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2019
Supervisor: J. Aidukaitė
Scientific interests
Sociology of education; social politics; youth policy.
Contacts
E-mail: astadilyte@gmail.com

Indrė KIRELIENĖ
Labour Market Research Institute
Enrollment date: 2019
Supervisor: R. Brazienė
Scientific interests
Sociology of migration; labor market research; inclusion of migrants; international migration; community and diaspora research; socio-economic integration of young people.
Contacts
E-mail: indre.kireliene@lstc.lt

Tautvydas VENCIUS
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2019
Supervisor: J. Aidukaitė
Scientific interests
Social mobility; social politics; social protection of vulnerable groups; sociological context of social problems.
Contacts
E-mail: tautvydas.vencius@lstc.lt

Dovydas VIDZBELIS
Institute of Human Geography and Demography
Enrollment date: 2019
Supervisor: D. Burneika
Scientific interests
Political field; elections; electoral system; voting behavior; local influence on political attitude; statistical portrait of political campaign participants; social geography.
Contacts
E-mail: d.vidzbelis@gmail.com

Laura BAGOČIŪNĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2018
Supervisor: A. Novelskaitė
Scientific interests
Gender equality in science; research ethics; responsible research and innovation.
Contacts
E-mail: laura.bagociune@gmail.com

Julija MAŽUOLIENĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2018
Supervisor: A. Maslauskaitė
Scientific interests
Gender equality and non-discrimination in the labor market; economic gender (in) equality; social innovation; social inclusion; gender roles and relationships in the family and labor market; paternity and motherhood; reproductive health; family policy.
Contacts
E-mail: julija.mazuoliene@lstc.lt

Giedrė PLEPYTĖ-DAVIDAVIČIENĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2018
Supervisor: V. Gaidys
Scientific interests
Sociology of emotions; communication and audience research; methodology of sociological research.
Contacts
E-mail: giedrepl@gmail.com

Asta VISOCKAITĖ
Institute for Ethnic Studies
Enrollment date: 2018
Supervisor: M. Frėjutė-Rakauskienė
Scientific interests
Ethnic minorities; parties and party systems; political participation; electoral behavior; youth policy; migration.
Contacts
E-mail: astaviso@gmail.com

Inga GAIŽAUSKAITĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2017
Supervisor: D. Janušauskienė
Scientific interests
Social research methodology and research ethics; democratization; social and political trust research; sociology of the way of life; academic integrity research.
Contacts
E-mail: inga.gaizauskaite@lstc.lt

Karolis DAMBRAUSKAS
Institute for Ethnic Studies
Enrollment date: 2017
Supervisor: K. Šliavaitė
Scientific interests
Nationalisms; national minority policy; ethnic minorities; anthropology of post-socialism; management studies; return of land.
Contacts
E-mail: dambrauskas@ces.lt

Simona ŠČERBINSKAITĖ
Institute of Human Geography and Demography
Enrollment date: 2017
Supervisor: E. Kriaučiūnas
Scientific interests
Development and transformations of rural territories, socio-demographic aspects; rural community organizations, their activities; rural development policy.
Contacts
E-mail: simonascerbinskaite@gmail.com

Sonata VYŠNIAUSKIENĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2017
Supervisor: D. Janušauskienė
Scientific interests
Family policy; gender policy; gender (in) equality; problems and challenges of the paid parental leave system; social politics; welfare state.
Contacts
E-mail: sonata.vysniauskiene@lstc.lt

Viktorija BARANAUSKIENĖ
Institute of Human Geography and Demography
Enrollment date: 2016
Supervisor: D. Burneika
Scientific interests
Population geography; sparsely populated areas of Lithuania; socio-territorial exclusion; change of public service infrastructure network; studies of peripheralization and metropolitanization phenomena; regional policy; regional differences.
Contacts

Snieguolė GRIGUŽAUSKAITĖ
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2016
Supervisor: D. Skučienė
Scientific interests
Welfare state; family policy; family – work reconciliation; gender role reconciliation; family (un) friendly working conditions.
Contacts

Anastasiya JURKEVITS
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2016
Supervisor: S. Mikulionienė
Scientific interests
Aging and inequalities; ageism; intergenerational relationships; social policies; social discourse.
Contacts
E-mail: anastasiya.jurkevits@gmail.com

Deimantė KUCONYTĖ-BŪDELIENĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2016
Supervisor: A. Maslauskaitė
Scientific interests
Family relationships (gender); family breakdown; gender inequalities.
Contacts
E-mail: kuconyte.deimante@gmail.com

Monika ŪSELYTĖ-KRAVČIONOK
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2015
Supervisor: J. Aidukaitė
Scientific interests
Contacts

Kristina SENKUVIENĖ
Institute of Social Welfare
Enrollment date: 2014
Supervisor: J. Aidukaitė
Scientific interests
Large families; family policy; welfare state.
Contacts
E-mail: kristina.senkuviene@gmail.com

Eglė TUZAITĖ
Institute of Sociology
Enrollment date: 2014
Supervisor: I. Matonytė
Scientific interests
Collective (Soviet) memory; memory policy; sociology of art.
Contacts
E-mail: egle.tuzaite@gmail.com