13/08/2026
At the 86th conference of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Philadelphia, MCI Professor Yevgen Bogodistov presented "Teaching in War-Impacted Classrooms: Psychological Issues, Strategies, and Educators' Experience". 🎓🌍
The talk drew on interviews with Ukrainian university instructors who have continued teaching throughout the full-scale invasion, often from shelters, with unstable power and internet, and under direct threat. Extending the Job Demands-Resources model, Yevgen Bogodistov and Amanda Budde-Sung found that under extreme, sustained demands, educators split into two distinct coping patterns: some distanced themselves emotionally from the classroom to survive, while others leaned in - and, unexpectedly, this "approaching" strategy often produced positive effects at the group level, strengthening cohesion among students and colleagues under shared strain.
It's a humbling reminder that resilience in extreme conditions can take different forms - and some of the most effective coping strategies emerge from leaning into connection rather than retreating from it. 🤝
Grateful to everyone who stopped by to discuss the work, and to the instructors whose voices made this research possible.
