Yulia V. Kovas

Yulia V. Kovas

Kovas, Yu.V.
Professor of Genetics and Psychology
Doctor of Genetics and Psychology
National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.

International Centre for Research in Human Development, Tomsk State University, Russia;
Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom

  • From Rare Mutations to Normal Variation: Genetic Association Study of Mathematical, Spatial, and General Cognitive Abilities
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    Rodic M., Rimfeld K., Gaysina D., Kovas Yu. V. (2018). From Rare Mutations to Normal Variation: Genetic Association Study of Mathematical, Spatial, and General Cognitive Abilities. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 11 (4), 144-165.

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  • The Factorial Structure of Spatial Abilities in Russian and Chinese Students
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    Likhanov M. V. et al. (2018). The Factorial Structure of Spatial Abilities in Russian and Chinese Students. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 11 (4), 96-114.

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  • Measuring Spatial Ability for Talent Identification, Educational Assessment, and Support: Evidence from Adolescents with High Achievement in Science, Arts, and Sports
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    Budakova, A.V., Likhanov, M.V., Toivainen, T., Zhurbitskiy, A.V., Sitnikova, E.O., Bezrukova, E.M., Kovas, Yu. (2021). Measuring Spatial Ability for Talent Identification, Educational Assessment, and Support: Evidence from Adolescents with High Achievement in Science, Arts, and Sports. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 14(2), 59-85. DOI: 10.11621/pir.2021.0205

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Visiting professor in New York University; University of Sussex; King's College, University of London and Higher School of Economics (Moscow). She directs the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Investigations into Individual Differences in Learning at Goldsmiths.  In addition, Yulia Kovas directs the Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural Genetics at Tomsk State University; and co-directs the Russian-British Laboratory for Behavioural Genetics at the Psychological Institute of the RAE; and the International Centre for Research in Human Development at Tomsk State University.  She is associate editor for Intelligence (Elsevier) and British Journal of Educational Psychology (Wiley).