Amerpass Research Lab

Researchers

The people whose questions, professional experience and research help shape Amerpass Research Lab.

Meet the participants, explore their research interests, publications and collaborations. The laboratory is growing and welcomes researchers and practitioners across disciplines.

Founder and President of Amerpass Foundation · Independent researcher

Igor Leonov

Independent researcher, journalist, and publisher; founder and president of Amerpass Foundation. His research examines professional continuity, institutional trust, migration, documentary evidence, and public communication.

Researcher profile: Igor Leonov

Independent researcher

Maksym Domashov

Studies local journalism, public communication and professional continuity during war and displacement. His research on southern Ukraine examines newsrooms, information verification and accountability to communities. Collaborative work addresses digital journalism archives, health misinformation and immigrants’ access to public services.

Researcher profile: Maksym Domashov

Independent researcher · Actor

Oleg Leletskikh

Actor and independent researcher of screen industries. His work examines Hollywood's institutional history, film-production geography, platform acting labor, and creative authority in independent film.

Researcher profile: Oleg Leletskikh

Intensive care and patient safety researcher

Marat Mangushev

Independent researcher of intensive care and patient safety. Clinical decision-making, human factors, continuity of emergency care and physician oversight of digital technologies.

Researcher profile: Marat Mangushev

Fox Time Media Holding correspondent · Independent researcher

Sergei Otnelchenko

Fox Time Media Holding correspondent and independent researcher. Studies forced displacement, occupational downgrading, qualification recognition, digital media, audience trust, and documentary ethics.

Researcher profile: Sergei Otnelchenko

Independent researcher · Production organization

Nikolai Fedenev

Independent researcher of small enterprises, production systems, and professional identity. His work addresses enterprise resilience, localized manufacturing, competency transfer, and institutional recognition of experience.

Researcher profile: Nikolai Fedenev

Independent researcher · Journalist and translator

Yurii Savchuk

Independent researcher, journalist and translator. His work examines institutional trust, professional identity, self-censorship, digital communities and the ethics of documentary representation.

Researcher profile: Yurii Savchuk

Independent researcher · Nuclear safety

Dmytro Kucheruk

Independent researcher of human and organizational factors in nuclear safety. Studies safety culture, knowledge transfer, professional judgment, and the resilience of critical infrastructure.

Researcher profile: Dmytro Kucheruk

Journalist · correspondent and editor

Ivan Beliakov

Journalist, correspondent, and editor with Republic. A member of the Amerpass Research Lab community whose professional work involves international editorial representation and journalism in the United States.

Researcher profile: Ivan Beliakov