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Roman Dubrovsky, PhD

Roman Dubrovsky

Practicing psychologist, PhD in Sociology, public health specialist, author of IDA AI and Prevention AI platforms

ORCID: 0000-0001-9876-9798

Expert in mental health and psychosocial support, researcher and adolescent psychologist with 25 years of experience in youth prevention, public health policy, and social research. My career covers field research and methodological developments in child protection for both domestic and international organizations (WHO, UNICEF, UNODC). Also, experience in administrative work on resource support for psychological services in the country (Federal Resource Center for Psychological Service in Education (RAO), FSBI "Center for Protection of Children's Rights and Interests" · Moscow). At the same time, I consider my work as a practicing psychologist, including in educational organizations (HSE University - St. Petersburg, Sirius Educational Center · Sochi), as the basis of my career.

The Prevention AI platform has become the embodiment of all my professional experience, made possible largely due to the emergence of artificial intelligence capabilities today: both for developing this platform and for creating the most advanced working tools for ordinary specialists.

Prevention AI is my personal project, not affiliated with any organizations or anyone's funding. It will constantly develop in dialogue with its users and the professional community. You can always become a part of it: I will be glad to communicate, help in fixing bugs, and proposals for the platform's development.

Project communities:
VKontakte: https://vk.ru/prevention_ai
Telegram: https://t.me/anthropology_health

Work Experience

2026 — present

Founder / Chief Architect

IDA AI and Prevention AI platforms
  • Developed an AI-based digital workspace for school psychologists and social workers with an open CRM core and an AI assistant for documentation.
  • Designed the platform architecture in accordance with international child data privacy standards and MHPSS guidelines.
2005 — present

Adolescent Psychologist and CBT Consultant

Private practice

Continuous practical work with adolescents: cognitive-behavioral therapy, working with anxiety, behavioral problems, and school stress. It was here that a deep understanding of the "pains" of practicing specialists was formed, which became the basis of the IDA AI and Prevention AI architecture.

2020 — 2026

Leading Analytical Expert and Methodologist

FSBI "Center for Protection of Children's Rights and Interests" · Moscow
  • Evaluation of national youth prevention data and regional datasets from all constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
  • Development of federal methodological recommendations and preventive tools for school psychologists.
  • Translation of complex federal regulations into practical evidence-based intervention protocols.
2019 — 2023

Senior Prevention Specialist and Leading Methodologist

St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "City Center CONTACT" · St. Petersburg
  • Comprehensive assessment of the 25-year regional system for the prevention of juvenile delinquency.
  • Qualitative research with social workers to build individual rehabilitation routes for at-risk adolescents.
  • Formulation of technical specifications for the automation of prevention processes — the direct conceptual basis for the IDA AI and Prevention AI platforms.
2020 — 2022

Researcher

Institute of Psychology, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia · St. Petersburg

Large-scale population studies of public health and risk behavior among youth; development of standardized screening tools for school services.

2022

Psychologist in Educational Institution

HSE University · St. Petersburg

Individual psychological counseling for students, participation in the development of university psychological support services.

2019

Director

Federal Resource Center for Psychological Service in Education (RAO) · Moscow

Coordination of methodological foundations, quality standards, and reporting systems for networks of school psychological services throughout the country.

2017 — 2019

Psychologist Consultant

Sirius Educational Center · Sochi

Psychological counseling for gifted children and development of adapted support services for the federal educational center.

2007 — 2017

Senior Advisor on Youth Prevention

Administration of the Leningrad Region · St. Petersburg
  • Key expert of the Regional Anti-Drug Commission: strategy, financing, and implementation of primary prevention programs.
  • The first official methodological standards for preventive social advertising in the region.
  • Author of a guide for adolescents "Growing Up Right" — translates behavioral health concepts into understandable language for youth.
2014 — 2016

Guest Lecturer

St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Psychology

Developed and taught the course "Health Psychology: Organization of Prevention Programs"; implemented WHO-aligned approaches to behavioral health for senior psychology students.

2000 — 2014

Leading Researcher

I.N. Gurvich Scientific School of Public Health (https://gurvich.in) · St. Petersburg

Advanced research in the sociology of mental health and adolescent risk behavior; systemic approaches for designing community- and school-based prevention models.

2008 — 2011

Lecturer and Leading Senior Researcher

St. Petersburg State University
  • Official integration of the region into the ESPAD 2010 project — European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs.
  • Results published in the UN/ESPAD 2012 International Report.
2006 — 2008

Senior Methodologist and Regional Coordinator

Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, North-West Federal District Directorate, in cooperation with UNODC · St. Petersburg
  • Leading scientific methodologist at UNODC summits (Global Assessment Programme - GAP).
  • Piloting the "Monitoring the Future" (USA) system and subsequent implementation of the ESPAD methodology for Russia.
2000 — 2005

Co-founder and Leading Researcher

NGO "Stellit" · St. Petersburg
  • Leading Eastern European research NGO on child protection and youth risk reduction.
  • Projects supported by UNICEF, WHO, UNODC, and the European Commission.
  • Coordination of ESPAD data collection across the region.

Education

1998 — 2001

PhD — Candidate of Sociological Sciences

Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences · St. Petersburg

Specialization: Sociology of Deviance and Mental Health

1993 — 1998

Specialist Degree, Psychology

St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Psychology

Key Publications

I. N. Gurvich Scientific School of Public Health (1952–2014) / Dubrovsky R.G., Odinokova V.A. // Izvestia: Herzen University Journal of Humanities & Sciences. — 2018. — No. 187. — P. 165–176. Preventive measures in educational organizations aimed at forming positive thinking and healthy lifestyle principles. Methodological recommendations / Dubrovsky R.G. — Moscow: FSBI "Center for Protection of Children's Rights and Interests", 2021. Conceptual foundations of studying and measuring human health and well-being from the standpoint of psychological science / Tsvetkova L.A., Antonova N.A., Dubrovsky R.G. // RFBR Bulletin. — 2019. — No. 4(104). — P. 69–75. Psychological characteristics of studying youth with experience of drug use / Dubrovsky R.G. // Narcology. — 2020. — Vol. 19. — No. 11. — P. 59–71. Barriers and facilitators of seeking psychological help in the general education system / Antonova N.A., Eritsyan K.Yu., Kazantseva T.V., Dubrovsky R.G. // Psychological Science and Education. — 2022. — Vol. 27. — No. 4. — P. 77–87. Factors of demand for psychological support service by university students / Antonova N.A., Dubrovsky R.G., Eritsyan K.Yu. // Personality Education. — 2021. — No. 3-4. — P. 86–94. Social accompaniment of juvenile offenders. Methodological guide for youth policy specialists. — Voronezh, 2022. — 131 p. Prevention of suicidal behavior among minors. Methodological guide. — Voronezh, 2022. — 134 p. Testing the education system for drugs: problem field / Tsvetkova L.A., Dubrovsky R.G. // Human Psychology in Education. — 2019. — Vol. 1. — No. 1. — P. 61–71. Development and effectiveness evaluation of targeted anti-drug programs / Dubrovsky R.G., Teplitsky V.G. // Narcology. — 2010. — Vol. 9. — No. 1(97). — P. 18–25. Diagnostics and forecasting of deviant behavior of adolescents in the educational environment. Educational and methodological guide / Gurvich I.N., Antonova N.A., Dubrovsky R.G. — Moscow: RBF NAN, 2012. — 144 p. Study of substance use among 15-16 year old students in the North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation / UNODC, St. Petersburg State University. — St. Petersburg, 2010. — 51 p. Growing up right! About bad habits for youth and adults / Dubrovsky R.G. — St. Petersburg, 2015. — 51 p.