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In 1996, she graduated from the Faculty of Law of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (specialty — law). In 1999, she completed postgraduate studies at Ivan Franko Lviv National University. In 2023, she graduated from Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka (specialty — philology: Slavic languages and literature).
Worked at Kyiv Law Institute of Internal Affairs (2000—2005); Kyiv University of Law of NAS of Ukraine (2005—2013); National Academy of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (2013–2020); Apparatus of the Supreme Court (2020—2023); Institute of State and Law named after V. M. Koretsky National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (from 2023).
In 2000, she defended her dissertation for the degree of candidate of legal sciences on the topic: «Conceptual Apparatus of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine». Awarded the academic title of associate professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology (2004). In 2016, she defended her thesis for the degree of Doctor of Legal Sciences on the topic: «Hermeneutics of the Criminal Law of Ukraine».
Awarded the academic title of professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology (2023).
Member of two specialized academic councils: D 26.236.02 at the Institute of State and Law named after V. M. Koretskyi National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (deputy head);D 70.705.06 in Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of State Border Service.
Member of the Commission for assessing corruption risks in the activities of prosecutors of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (2018—2020). Member of the Scientific Advisory Council under the Supreme Court (2018–2022). Member of the Scientific Advisory Council under the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2024).
Expert on accreditation of educational programs of the National Agency for Quality Assurance of Higher Education.
Key expert in monitoring court proceedings in cases of war crimes (December 2023 — May 2024), monitoring court hearings under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and analysis of court decisions on crimes against the foundations of national security of Ukraine (November 2024 — October 2025).
Prepared and defended 8 candidates of legal sciences, 1 doctor of philosophy in the field of law.
Main areas of scientific activity: criminal legal hermeneutics, interpretation of the criminal law, rule-making technique in the field of criminal law of Ukraine, problems of criminal legal qualifications, criminal responsibility for war crimes, criminal responsibility for crimes against the foundations of national security of Ukraine, prevention and combating corruption and corruption-related offenses.
The author of about 250 scientific works, among which two individual monographs: Conceptual apparatus of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Kyiv: Atika, 2003. 144 p.; Criminal legal hermeneutics. Kyiv: Ed. House «ArtEk», 2015. 380 p.,
as well as sections in collective monographs and manuals: «State-legal regulation in the conditions of transformation of social relations» (2009); «Lawmaking in Ukraine: theoretical, methodological and applied aspects» (2010); Monitoring criminological analysis of crime in Ukraine (2009-2013) (2014); «Administrative responsibility for corruption offenses» (2014); «Maintenance of state prosecution in criminal proceedings about crimes in the field of official activity» (2014); Monitoring criminological analysis of certain types of crimes in Ukraine (2013) (2015); «Foreign experience of creation and activity of special anti-corruption bodies» (2015); «Court proceedings on offenses related to corruption’ (2018); «The status of a civil servant of the prosecutor's office in Ukraine» (2018); «Legal means of combating corruption» (2019); Scientific and methodical recommendations on the issues of limiting the receipt of gifts (for police officers, prosecutors, civil servants and officials and officials of the National Police of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office of Ukraine) (2020).
Awarded Gratitude of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2014), Certificate of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2016), Certificate of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2019); Thanks to the National Academy of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (2018), By the certificate of the National Academy of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (2019); Thanks to the Supreme Court (2019); Certificate of Honor of the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine (2012); Order «For Merit» III degree of the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine (2024); By the Department of History, Philosophy and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2024); Thanks to the Supreme Council of Justice (2024).
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