Galina Lokareva has been working at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Zaporizhzhia National University from 1980 and until now, she holds the position of Professor of the Department. In 2005 she defended her doctoral dissertation on "Theoretical and methodological principles of application of artistic and aesthetic information in the preparation of social pedagogues for professional communication". For 13 years she was the head of the Center for Educational Activities of the Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychology of Zaporizhzhia National University. In 2000-2010 she was the leader of the Ukrainian-German project "Social and psychological rehabilitation by means of music." Scientific achievements. Author of more than 160 scientific and educational publications, including: 6 monographs; 16 educational and methodical publications, 6 of them with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; numerous articles in professional journals. Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal "Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University. Pedagogical Sciences"; Research interests: issues of professional training of future specialists in the conditions of higher education institution, artistic and aesthetic development of the individual, students’ training in art therapy and music therapy technologies for future professional activities.