Education (beginning with IHE)
Yerevan State University, Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism /1964-1968/

Academic degree
PhD (candidate thesis) – “The Literary Life of the Armenians of Constantinople”, Yerevan State University, 1977
Doctorate – “Kostan Zaryan: the Life and the Work”, Yerevan State University, 1998

Professional experience
2000 - present , professor of Armenian Philology, Yerevan State
University
2001-present, Dean, Faculty of Armenian Philology, Yerevan State
University
1979-2000, Docent (Associate Professor), Chair of Armenian Literature, Faculty of Philology, Yerevan State
University
1968-1979, Senior lecturer, Chair of Armenian Literature, Faculty of Philology, Yerevan State University

Academic courses
Armenian Modern Literature /bachelor courses/
Issues of Diaspora Literature /master courses/

Scale of professional interests
Armenian Modern Literature
Diaspora Literature

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English (with dictionary)

Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.)
* Member of YSU Management and Scientific Boards
* Member of RANAS Societal Branch Scientific Board
* Member of the Scientific Board of the Institute of Literature after Manuk Abeghyan of RA NAS
* Board member of YSU Orinetal Studies, Journalism, Theology Faculties
* Editorial Board Member of “Historical-Philological Journal”
* Member of YSU Publishers’ Board
* Member of YSU Specialized Research Council of Literary Studies

Awards received
* RA Ministry of Education and Science Diploma of Honour
* “Fridtjof Nansen” Gold Medal