Konstantin Sergeevich Sharov, Ph.D., Doctor of Theological Science, B.Sc., M.Sc., is a Russian political science researcher, chemist, sociologist, and lay theologian. He is the author of several monographs and more than 150 research papers in peer-reviewed periodical journals. His areas of expertise include gender studies, democracy and authoritarianism in globalized world, public health, healthcare law, and inequality.