Assoc. Prof. Nataliia Komykh - Ph.D Candidate, Associate Professor of Humanities Sciences and Policing Psychology Department in Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs. Expert of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education of Ukraine. Sociologist by profession. She have a diploma of a specialist in "Sociology", qualification - sociologist, teacher of social sciences and humanities after graduating from Dnepropetrovsk National University (1998). She graduated from the Department of Sociology of Dnipropetrovsk National University, specialty 22.00.04 - special and branch sociology (2005). In 2006 she defended his Ph.D. thesis and received a Ph.D. degree in sociological sciences. Theme of the dissertation: "Socio-cultural context of formation and development of entrepreneurship in Ukraine". Based on the results of the candidate's dissertation, an integrative sociocultural approach to the study of the sociocultural context of small business was developed and applied, which is based on the principles of active personality, anthroposocial compliance, interaction of culture and sociality; the components of the socio-cultural environment that determine the specifics of small business development in Ukraine are identified and considered. It is proved that family egocentrism is a factor that contributes to the active and effective development of small business. In 2008 - received a scientific degree - associate professor of sociology department. In 1998 she began teaching as an assistant at the Department of Sociology. O. Gonchar. 2001-2011 - assistant, senior lecturer, assistant professor of sociology department of Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University. 2006-2007 Head of the Laboratory of Sociological Research at the Department of Sociology of the Dneprodzerzhinsky State Technical University. She teaching as associate professor of the Department of Sociology of Dnipropetrovsk National University named after O. Gonchar. Since 2000 Member of the Sociological Association of Ukraine. Since 2021 Member of the International Association of Educational Researchers. She took part in the work of the Summer School "Gender in Transitional Society: Sociological, Political and Cultural Perspectives", Kyiv and the School of Young Sociologists, Kyiv, School of Political Studies, Kyiv. In 2017 he studied at the Summer Language School in Warsaw, Poland. (studying the Polish language), She has about 80 scientific publications: professional articles, abstracts, textbooks, encyclopedias. Sphere of scientific interests: sociology of security, socioecology, visual sociology, gender sociology, polling methods of sociological research. She was a participate as a leader and participant in research projects: "Adaptation of freshmen to the educational process", "University rebranding strategy", "Social portrait of residents of Dnipropetrovsk", "Dnipro - city of the future", "Educational Landing", organized by T-Update, in partnership with Training BOX, "Learning through Play". Ukrainian Association of Educational Researchers, Australian Council of Education Researchers Lego Foundation International (first stage, 2020-2021), "Online education as a tool for community development", which includes training "Digital tools and methods of facilitation in working with young people".