Mariia Churilina
Change your information Mariia Churilina is a PhD candidate in Social Work at the School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University.
Mariia’s research focuses on leadership and organising, with particular attention to first-line managers in social services. In her dissertation, she examines how the managerial role is shaped, which organisational conditions influence managers’ discretion, and how managerial identity and leadership are developed and enacted in everyday practice. The study is conducted within municipal social services and combines qualitative and quantitative methods.
Her broader research interests include organising, leadership, and professional work in public and professional organisations, with a particular focus on first-line management, public management, managerial discretion, professional and managerial identity, and leadership development.
Mariia received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Jönköping International Business School and also has education and professional experience in psychology. She has also worked as an HR specialist, focusing on recruitment and staff development. Her background in business administration, psychology, HR, and social work gives her research a distinctly interdisciplinary profile.