Kateryna Bondar, an associate professor at the Department of Psychology at Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, obtained her PhD in General Psychology from Oles Gonchar Dnipro National University in 2013, specializing in the psychology of anticipation. Bondar’s professional journey has been enriched by further specialization in psychotherapy, including psychodrama and family systems psychotherapy, in the period 2009–2020. Certified as a EuroPsy psychologist since 2023, she brings a wealth of expertise to her field as a researcher and practitioner. Bondar's academic career developed as she transitioned from Senior Faculty to Associate Professor at Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, coupled with a stint as a Visiting Professor at the Free University of Berlin and as a researcher at the International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin (2022–2023).

Since 2014, Bondar has worked as an expert on enhancing government reforms in Ukrainian regions by integrating EU standards with local policies. Her leadership in international projects spanning educational inclusion (GIZ GmbH), youth citizenship (USAID), and trauma-informed methodologies in conflict zones (GIZ GmbH; ERASMUS+) underscores her commitment to transformative change. A prolific author, Bondar has penned five books and contributed to notable publications, including a chapter on "Citizenship Activity of Young Ukrainians" in a Routledge monograph (2022) and an article on data-driven decision making in Ukrainian higher education (2023).