Education
1963 - 1967: History faculty of Yerevan State University
1970 - 1973: post-graduate at History faculty of Yerevan State University

Scientific degree
1986: PhD on “The Family and Rituals of the Armenians from Aghdzninq” (Historico-ethnographic study)
2008: Doctor of Philosophy - “The Marital, Nuptial Customs and Rituals of the Armenians from Aghdzninq”

Academic status
1988: Associate Professor
2010: Professor

Work Experience
1967 : Professor at the Faculty of History, Yerevan State University
1998 : Lecturer at Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University
2000-2003: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University
1999-2015: Head of History and Sociology Chair at Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University
2000-2016: ASPU after Khachatur Abovyan- lecturer at the Faculty of History and Law

Academic Courses
Ethnography; Armenian Ethnography; Armenian Socio-Normative Culture; Armenian Humanitarian Culture; Museology and Archive Studies; History of Primitive Society; Ancient, Old Medieval Ethnographic Data on Armenia and Armenians

Scale of Scientific Interests
Armenian Ethnography; Ethnocultural Description of Western Armenians; Armenian Historiography and Ethnographic Sources

Grants
2009 - 2011: Armenians of Aghdznik

Languages
Russian (good), French (can read and translate with the help of dictionary)

Professional Membership
Member of the Academic Council of the Faculty of History at Yerevan State University; member of the Academic Council at Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University; member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Akunk”; member of the Scientific Council of (007), Է. 00.04 (profession “Ethnography”) theses defenses at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, NAS, RA; member of the Editorial Board “Humanities” - journal of scientific articles; member of the Editorial Board of the Armenological scientific journal of “History and Culture” at the Faculty of History, YSU.

Studies
10 monographs, about 200 scientific articles, 5 university manuals, many educational works, 3 internet publications
The family and family ritual of Aghdznik Armenians (second half of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century), Yerevan, 2004, 260 pages
Marriage customs and rituals of Aghdznik Armenians, Yerevan, 2007, 306 pages
Ethnography (Educational Guide), Yerevan, 2008
Armenian socio-normative culture, educational manual, Yerevan, 2009, 180 pages
History of Armenian Ethnography, Part 1, Yerevan, 2010, 150 pages
Traditional customs and rituals of child birth and care of Aghdznik Armenians, Yerevan, 2011, 220 pages
The Armenian kinship system (2nd half of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century), Yerevan, 2012, 257 pages
Armenian Ethnography (Educational Manual), Yerevan, 2014, 180 pages
Ethnographic information in "History of Armenians" by Pavstos Buzand, Yerevan, 2013, 148 pages
Ethnographic information about Armenia and Armenians from ancient Greek and Roman sources, Yerevan, 2018, 264 pages
Ethnological studies, Book 1, Yerevan, 2019, 298 pages
Ethnological studies, Book 2, Yerevan, 2019, 403 pages
Ethnological studies, Book 3, Yerevan, 2020, 292 pages
The main complexes of Armenian rural culture, Study manual, Yerevan, 2022, 300 pages
The main complexes of Armenian rural culture, Educational guide-program, Yerevan, 2022, 80 pages
Sources and History of Armenian Ethnography, Study manual, Yerevan, 2022, 480 pages

Rewards
1971: Diploma awarded by the Secondary and Higher Education Minister of Soviet Armenia
2009: Diploma awarded by the Rector of Yerevan State University
2009.10.12: Letter of Appreciation (N 423) by the President of the Republic of Armenia
2011: Letter of Appreciation by the Governor of Tavush Region
2013.03.31: Catholicos of All Armenians Vazken I’s Medal (0122) awarded by Mashtots Educational, Cultural Centre of the Republic of Armenia
2013.18.09: Diploma awarded by the Governor of Tavush Region
2013.23.09: Diploma awarded by the Academic Council of Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University
2014.10.09: YSU Gold Medal on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the foundation of the Faculty of History of YSU

r.nahapetyan@ysu.am