Doctor of Sciences, Associate Professor
Maryna’s research interests encompass financial monitoring and anti-money laundering (AML), including supervision of virtual assets, anti-corruption mechanisms, and accountability in the management of international financial assistance. Her work also focuses on the legal regulation of digital economic security, post-war legal systems and restoration of the rule of law in Ukraine, judicial independence, administrative law, and human rights under martial law.
Maryna Utkina is an Associate Professor at Sumy State University. Her research focuses on the legal regulation of digital economic security and anti-corruption mechanisms in the context of war and post-war recovery. In particular, she concentrates on developing an integrated legal framework for assessing and ensuring accountability in the management of international financial assistance to Ukraine.
November 2015 – May 2024 — Senior Lecturer, Department of Criminal Law Disciplines and Judiciary in Sumy State University.
September 2018 – September 2022 — Deputy Director for Student Affairs and Digitalisation in Sumy State University.
October 2021 – February 2024 — Doctor of Sciences (Dr. habil.) studies, Sumy State University.
April 2022 – November 2022 — Researcher, Fernandes Fellowship, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
November 2022 – August 2025 — Researcher, Researcher at Risk Scheme (British Academy), University of Warwick.
Since November 2023 — Programme Guarantor, Master’s programme in Intellectual Property, Sumy State University.
September 2023 – November 2025 — Associate Tutor in International Economic Law, University of Warwick, Coventry.
Since June 2024 — Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law Disciplines and Judiciary, Sumy State University.
2025 — Senior Fellow (SFHEA), Advance HE, United Kingdom.
Since September 2025 — Senior Lecturer in Law, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom.
An Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project aimed at studying, analysing, and disseminating European Union best practices in the protection of intellectual property rights of researchers and research institutions, as well as exploring opportunities for their application in Ukraine.
Role: Project Leader
An Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project focused on studying European Union approaches and practices in the protection of personal data in cyberspace and examining opportunities for their implementation and adaptation in Ukraine.
Role: Co-Investigator (Co-I)