Education, Titles
2009 - Doctor of Political Science Degree awarded by The Institute of National Strategic Studies, Ministry of Defense, Republic of Armenia
2008 - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA, Special Extension Program
2007 - The Richard Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina, USA, Fulbright scholar
2005 - present - Associate Professor
2001 - PhD, Political Science Degree, Institute of Philosophy and Law, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
1993 - 1998 YSU, Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology

Professional Experience
2010 - present Editor, Bulletin of Yerevan State University, Sociology and Economics series
2008 - present YSU Sociology Department Chair
2005 - 2008 Deputy Dean, YSU Department of Sociology
2001 - 2005 Assistant Professor, YSU Department of Sociology

Academic courses
Conflict and Communications (MA level course for students in Conflict Studies and Sociology)
Global and Regional Security (MA level course for students in Conflict Studies and Sociology)
Sociology of Communications (MA level course for students in Public Relations and Sociology)
Political Sociology (MA level course for students in Journalism)
Sociology of International Relations (BA level course for students in Sociology and Conflict Studies and Sociology)
Sociology of Mass Media (BA level course for students in Journalism)

International participation
Republic of Armenia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, USA, Germany

Public activities
2011 - Member of Political Science Association of Armenian
2001 - Advisor of the President, Armenian Philosophical Academy and International Academy for Philosophy

Awards received
2007 - Davit Invincible Medal
2001 - Galoust Gulbenkian Foundation Award “The Best Young Scholar of 2001”

Foreign Languages
English (fluent), Russian (fluent), German (reading level)

Computer skills
Microsoft Office, Internet