She holds two doctoral degrees in educational psychology and teacher education: from the Dragomanov Pedagogical University, Ukraine, and Ukrainian Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in Kyiv. She has authored numerous research articles, book chapters and books on emerging democracies and peace education. She has consulted with schools throughout Eastern Europe on the issues of teaching for multiculturalism and peace. During the past 15 years, Dr. Koshmanova has served on task forces examining teacher-education reforms for peace and democratic citizenship in Ukraine and Russia.