Education
1972-1978-Yerevan State University, MA 1978, History
1978 - 1981 Postgraduate study at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Academic degree
1984 - PhD, Archaeology
2004 - Doctor of Science, Archaeology

Professional experience
2007 - Head of Department of Cultural Studies, Yerevan State University.
1981 to present- Senior research fellow, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of Armenia
1992- 2007 Visiting Professor, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Department of Armenian History, Yerevan State University
1978-1980 Chief, Department of Paleo-ethnography, State Museum of Ethnography of Armenia

Academic courses
Modern Problems of the Profession, Armenian Traditional World Perception and Identity, Culture of Khachkars (Cross Stones), Archaeology of Medieval Armenia, Medieval Culture of Armenia, Cultural Heritage, Research Methods of Cultural History.

Scale of professional interests
Middle Eastern and Armenian Medieval Culture (Settlement, Craft, Monuments, Cultural Ties), Traditional World perception, Identity and Imagery, Tolerance.

Academic activity
2021 to present - Scientific supervisor of the of the monumentwatch.org academic platform.
From 2019 until today, the leader of the Dvin Archaeological Expedition.
2017 Erasmus + Coordinator (YSU, University of Florence).
From 2007 until today, YSU together with the University of Florence Joint Research Program: "Silk Road Armenia".
From 2003 to present, the leader of the Artsakh Archaeological Expedition at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
2003 - 2006 Researcher, "Historical and cultural description of the Azat River Valley. From ancient times to the late Middle Ages "Joint Armenian-Italian research project.
2001 - 2003 researcher, "Armenia in the cultural context of the Middle East. Pottery and Glass ”(Joint Armenian-Swiss Research Program).
2002 Dec.-April, Researcher, "Prostitution and Trafficking in Earthquake Cities in Cities" Ethnological Qualitative Survey, funded by the Armenian Branch of the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation.
2002 March - May Researcher, "Prospects for the development of non-agricultural activities in the Yezidi village of Shamiram".
2002 March-September Expert "Cultural Perspective on Poverty Alleviation", "Refugee's Poverty Alleviation Perspective", "Poverty Initiative Initiated by the Government of the Republic of Armenia and International Funders"
2002 March - May Consultant on "Museum values of Armenia Creating a Computer Database Program”.
2001 Oct. - November. Researcher "Non-agricultural activities in the village
Limitations and Perspectives of Development "
2000 Dec. - 2001 May Project Manager, Urban Heating Strategy in Armenia (National Qualitative Ethnographic Survey by the World Bank)
1999 Oct. – November- Researcher, "Social Measurements of Utility Pricing" (a national qualitative ethnographic survey conducted by the World Bank).
2000 հուլ. - November - Researcher, "Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Armenia" (National Ethnographic Qualitative Survey by the World Bank)
1999 Oct. – November- Researcher, "Social Measurements of Utility Pricing" (a national qualitative ethnographic survey conducted by the World Bank).
2000 հուլ. - November -Researcher, "Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Armenia" (National Ethnographic Qualitative Survey by the World Bank)
1999 July - October Researcher "Refugees and locals. The Ten-Year Process of Relationships ”(Survey conducted by the Armenian Center for Ethnographic Research with a grant from ICRC / CPA)
1999 Jun.-May Researcher "Armenian Gypsies. Traditions and Contemporary Realities ”project (Open Society Institute: research conducted by the Armenian Center for Ethnographic Studies with a grant from the Foundation of Armenia)
1998 August - November IREX Business Researcher, " Intolerance in Armenia Civil Society Ideas," University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
1998 June - March Project Manager: “Cultural Dialogue for Harmonious Coexistence ”program by the Armenian Center for Ethnographic Studies to improve the relationship between refugees and locals in the Vardenis region.
1997 November - December Ethnologist - Consultant, "Extremely Poor in Armenia" Program (National Ethnographic Qualitative Survey conducted by the World Bank)
1994 - 1997 Researcher, "Armenian Traditional Culture and Identity", Country
Rhodes ”(Boston, USA) Armenian Culture Research Program․

Participation in grant projects (present and past)
Thanks to a grant from Project Discovery, I took digital photos of Artsakh khachkars. With the funding of a UNESCO grant, I have created a website dedicated to khachkars in Armenian and English. It is currently operating http://www.khachkar.am/org.,net. addresses:

Languages
Armenian, English, Russian, Azerbaijani

Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.)
From 2008 to present - Member of a council of Culture Studies the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
From 2007 to present – Member of a International Association for Armenian Studies.
From 2007 to present – Member of a Scientific Council of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of NAS RA.
2001-2016 - present Member, Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS), Harvard University.
1998- 2012 - present Member, US Research and Educational Programs Alumni Armenian Association.
1997- 2004 Member of Board, Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies
“Hazarashen”.
1991 - 1994 Member of the Scientific Council, Museum of History of Yerevan.
1989 - 1995 Member of the Scientific Council, State Museum of Ethnography of Armenia.
1984 -1989 Member of the Council of Young Scientists, Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Awards
RA President's Award "Khachkar. Origin, Function, Iconography, Semantics ", 2009.
NKR "Gratitude" medal, 2012.
"Gold Medal" of the RA Ministry of Culture, 2012.
Commemorative medal of the NKR Prime Minister, 2015.