Education
1982-1987 -Yerevan State University, Faculty of Armenian Philology, the Armenian Language and Literature
1972-1981 - N 114 secondary school after Y.Charents, Stepanakert

Dissertations
2014 Doctor of Sciences/Habilitation Doctor (in Philology), “The symbol indicators in Armenian folk tales and epic heritage”, Institute of Literature named after M. Abeghyan, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
2001- PhD, “The life and career of Konstandin Melik-Shahnazaryan (Tmblachi Khachan)”, Yerevan State University, Armenia.

Current employment
Leading Researcher, Head of the Department of Folklore Textology,
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of
Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan
Visiting Professor of Culture Studies, Chair of Culturology,
Yerevan State University

Courses taught
Culture Studies, History of Folklore, Culture of Leisure and
Entertainment in Armenia

Scale of professional interests
Epic genres of Armenian folklore, Comparative Typology of Armenian folktales, Comparative Typology of International folktales, system of symbols in Armenian folktales, Cultural Cohesion of Folklore Archetexts and Epic Folklore (old and new epics), manifestations of conflicts and conciliation in oral tradition and current developments (Karabagh movement), sub-ethnic groups of immigrated Armenians, issues of reculturalization.

Awards
2016 - «Three Apples Fell from Heavens» Medal for significant contribution to the sphere of Fairytale Studies. Tumanyan Museum.
2018 - «The Medal of Gratitude» (№ 1223) awarded by the President of Nagorno-Karabagh Republic (Decree 52-A) for major personal contribution to the military-patriotic upbringing of military servicemen.

Professional experience
2010 – present Head of the Department of Folklore Textology, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan.
2009-present Visiting Professor in the framework of the program “ Pages of History and Culture” launched by the Public Council of the Armed Forces of Armenia in Military Units of Karabagh.
2007– present Visiting Professor of Culture Studies, Chair of Culturology, Yerevan State University.
2001-present Researcher (2001-2007), senior researcher (2007-2010), leading researcher (2015 - present) Department of Folklore Textology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan.

Academic and expert activities
2014-present Member of academic council of The «Journal For Armenian Studies Of Syunik» Goris State University, Syunik Centre of Armenological studies.
2010-present Member of academic council, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
2010-present Member of academic council, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
2008-2009 Expert for festival-competition of storytelling and dialects in H. Toumanyan museum.
Expert for «Hay Aspet» educational TV competition