
AGNĖ EGERTĖ
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2022
SUPERVISOR: dr. Sarmitė Mikulionienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Ethnically mixed families, family demographic processes, family formation, birth rate, social policy.
CONTACTS:
Email: agne.egerte@lcss.lt

Živilė Oertelė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2022
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aušra Maslauskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Voluntary childlessness, modern fatherhood/motherhood, fertility, family support policies.
CONTACTS:
Email: zivile.oertele@lcss.lt
DOVILĖ BUGIENĖ
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2022
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aušra Maslauskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Historical demography (birth rate, illegitimate birth rate, mortality rate, structure of causes of death, marital age, family formation); historical documentary sources.
CONTACTS:
Email: dovile.bugiene@lstc.lt

Agnieška Avin
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2022
SUPERVISOR: dr. Kristina Šliavaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
social inequalities and social marginalization, politics and ethnic minorities, Roma community, migration and (im)mobility, childhood studies.
CONTACTS:
Email: agneska.avin@lcss.lt

Suat Aksu
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2022
SUPERVISOR: dr. Rūta Brazienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Sociology of education, transition from school to work, skills mismatch, social policy.
CONTACTS:
Email: suat.aksu@lcss.lt
Dmytro Mamaiev
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2021
SUPERVISOR: dr. Diana Janušauskienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Brain drain, student migration, integration in the community of the host country, dynamics of emigration in the East-Central part of Europe.
CONTACTS:
Email: dmytro.mamaiev@lstc.lt

Agota Vaitkienė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2021
SUPERVISOR: dr. Jolanta Aidukaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Culture of organizational work, sociology of health, social policy, game theory.
CONTACTS:
Email: agota.vaitkiene@lcss.lt

Vilma Ražauskienė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2021
SUPERVISOR: dr. Rūta Brazienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Employment, social policy, family sociology, motherhood, gender studies.
CONTACTS:
Email: vilma.razauskiene@lcss.lt
Irma Dirsytė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2020
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aušra Maslauskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Family demography, family life and social stratification, family and social mobility.
CONTACTS:
Email: irma.dirsyte@lcss.lt

Justina Krauledaitė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2020
SUPERVISOR: dr. Rūta Brazienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Youth transition from the education system to the labor market; labor market policy; population employment; the situation of socially vulnerable persons as NEET in the labor market.
CONTACTS:
Email: justina.krauledaite@lstc.lt

Alina Norgėlaitė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2020
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aušra Maslauskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Fertility, family demography.
CONTACTS:
Email: alina.norgelaite@lcss.lt

Violeta Vilkoitytė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2020
SUPERVISOR: dr. Daiva Skučienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Transformation of the welfare state; social investment; investment in human capital; reducing inequalities and poverty.
CONTACTS:
Email: violeta.vilkoityte@lcss.lt

Paulius Balsys
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2019
SUPERVISOR: dr. Rūta Brazienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Karinė sociologija; identitetas; socialinė integracija.
CONTACTS:
Email: paulius.balsys@lcss.lt

Asta Dilytė-Kotenko
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2019
SUPERVISOR: dr. Jolanta Aidukaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Educational sociology; youth policy.
CONTACTS:
Email: asta.dilyte@lcss.lt
Indrė Huseynova
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2019
SUPERVISOR: dr. Rūta Brazienė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Sociology of migration; labor market research; inclusion of migrants; international migration; community and diaspora studies; migrational law; identity of immigrants, socioeconomic integration of youth.
CONTACTS:
Email: indre.huseynova@lstc.lt

Tautvydas Vencius
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2019
SUPERVISOR: dr. Jolanta Aidukaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Social mobility; social security of vulnerable groups; sociological context of social problems.
CONTACTS:
Email: tautvydas.vencius@lstc.lt

Dovydas Vidzbelis
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2019
SUPERVISOR: dr. Donatas Burneika
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Political field; elections; electoral system; voting behavior; local influence on political attitude; statistical portrait of political campaign participants; social geography.
CONTACTS:
Email: dovydas.vidzbelis@lcss.lt

Laura Bagočiūnė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2018
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aurelija Novelskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Gender equality in science; ethics of scientific activity; responsible research and innovation.
CONTACTS:
Email: laura.bagociune@gmail.com

Julija Mažuolienė
PhD STUDENT SINCE 2018
SUPERVISOR: dr. Aušra Maslauskaitė
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Gender equality and non-discrimination policy in the labor market; economic gender (in)equality; social innovation; social inclusion; gender roles and relationships in the family and the labor market; fatherhood and motherhood; reproductive health; family policy.
CONTACTS:
Email: julija.mazuoliene@lstc.lt