Education
Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA: 1999 - 2000
Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology, Yerevan State University: 1994 - 1999

Academic degree
Master of Education (Ed.M), Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, USA
Diploma of Psychologist, Yerevan State University: 1994 - 1999
Kandidat Nauk in Developmental Psychology: 2008

Professional experience
2003 - present: Lecturer, YSU Chair of Psychology of Personality, Yerevan State University
2004 - 2005: Lecturer, Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Yerevan State Medical University
2001 - 2002: Vocational trainer on Gender Education, translator “For Family & Health” Association

Other Professional experience
2000 - 2001: High-School Teacher& Learning Consultant Madonna Catholic School, Nebraska, USA
2012 - to present: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, World Vision Armenia /International non-profit organization / Fund
2010 - 2012: Civil Society and Women’s Programs Coordinator, Open Society Foundations - Armenia
2008 - 2010: Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Office of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
2005 - 2007: Program coordinator, PYUNIC NGO - Early Intervention Program for Children with Special Needs

Academic courses
“Contemporary issues in Educational Psychology“ (Psychology of Learning and Teaching)
“School Counseling”
“Psychology of Interpersonal Communication”
“Applied School Psychology”
“Counseling Psychology”
“Introduction to Clinical Psychology”

Scale of professional interests
Child psychology and psychotherapy, school psychology and school counseling, psychology of learning and teaching, critical thinking

Participation in grant projects
June 2010: Trainer/facilitator for the “Basic approaches to counselling and support to returnee migrant workers. Theory and practice”
“Training on the Skills Matching Register” project International Labor Organization (ILO)
May 2010: Trainer for workshop “Skills to provide counselling and support to migrant workers”.Training Program in Labour Migration for the Staff of Localized Migration Resource Centres and Staff of Regional and Yerevan District Employment Centers ", International Organization for Migration (IOM)
2009: Expert psychologist for the Project “Strengthening the Capacities of The Human Rights Defenders’ Office” Project Title: Research on the Status of Ethnic, Religious and Sexual Minorities in The Republic of Armenia United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
2008 - 2009: Expert-Psychologist for Ad Hoc report writing “On Presidential Elections and Post-electoral Developments in 2008”, Strengthening the Capacities of The Human Rights Defenders’ Office United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
2005 - 2010: Returning scholar in Academic Fellowship program (Higher Education Support Programs) Open Society Institute

Languages
Excellent knowledge of Armenian (native), English, Russian

Professional membership
2010: Journal “Psihologija”
Scholarly peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the Serbian Psychological Society
Position: Reviewer
2010: United States Armenian Alumni Association (USAAA). Member
2009: Civic Development &Partnership Foundation/ Advisory Board Member.
2007: “Center for Tolerance” Scientific NGO. Founding member

Awards received
1999 - 2000: US Department of State, Muskie-FSA Graduate Fellowship Program fellow

Additional training
Sept-Oct 2010: “Capacity Building in International Relations and Human Rights -CABIR” Swiss Graduate Institute of Diplomacy &Caucasus Media Institute
August 2008: “Project Management Training” - 3 day training/workshop for USG alumni IREX, Armenia
Summer 1999: TOEFL preparation course, English Language center, Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA