The author of four monographs and 150 articles on the issues of cross-cultural psychology and Islamic psychology. Her research interests are focused on the study of the socio-psychological features of ethnic groups in the North Caucasus and the psychology of Islam and the religious identity of Muslims, for example:

1. Pavlova O.S. Psychology: Islamic Discourse: Monograph / O.S. Pavlova. - M.: Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims, ANO SPC Al-Wasatiyya - Moderation, 2020. 208 p.

2. Hartanto Hartanto, Subandi Subandi, Olga Pavlova. Progressive view on social justice: Netizen opinions about social justice warrior. Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi. Vol 5, No 1 (2020) DOI: 10.21580/pjpp.v5i1.5250

3. Khukhlaev O., Gritsenko V., Pavlova O., Tkachenko N., Usubian Sh., Shorokhova V. Comprehensive Model of Intercultural Competence: Theoretical Substantiation. RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics 2020. Vol. 17. No. 1. 13–28.


4. Pavlova O.S. Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims in Russia: Activities, Problems and Solutions. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2019;12(4):1069-1090. https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2019-12-4-1069-1090

5. Gritsenko V.V., Khukhlaev O.E., Pavlova O.S., Tkachenko N.V., Usybyan Sh.A., Shorokhova V.A. Analysis of foreign empirical models of intercultural competence and methods for its evaluation [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2020. Vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 103–113. doi:10.17759/jmfp.2020090111. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

6. Khukhlaev O.E., Аlexandrova E.A., Gritsenko V.V., Konstantinov V.V., Kuznetsov I.M., Pavlova O.S., Ryzhova S.V., Shorokhova V.A. Religious Group Identification and Ethno-National Attitudes in Buddhist, Muslim and Orthodox Youth. Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2019. Vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 71–82. doi:10.17759/chp.2019150308. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

7. Pavlova O.S. Psychological counseling for Muslims: the analysis of foreign literature [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2018. Vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 46–55. doi:10.17759/jmfp.2018070406. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

8. Pavlova O.S., Bariyeva N.Y., Bairova Z.M. Islamic psychology abroad: the state and development prospects. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2018;11(4):850-865. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-4-850-865

9. Pavlova O.S. Psychology of Islam: the Institutionalization of Scientific Discipline in the Russian Context. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2018;11(1):169-181. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-1-169-181

10. Pavlova O.S., Semenova F.O. Value Orientations of Muslim Youth in the North-Western Caucasus. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2018;11(2):361-374. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-2-361-374

11. Pavlova O.S. Psychology of religion in the Islamic paradigm: the current state and prospects. Islam in the modern world. 2015;11(4):207-222. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20536/2074-1529-2015-11-4-207-222

12. Pavlova O.S. Religious and ethnic identity of the south-west and South-East Caucasus’ Muslims: the substance and ratio specifics. Islam in the modern world. 2015;11(2):75-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20536/2074-1529-2015-11-2-75-86

13. Pavlova O.S. The Values and Social Identity of Russian Muslims // Changing Values and Identities in the Post-Communist World. Edit. Lebedeva N., Dimitrova R., Berry J. Springer, 2018. P. 99-115.