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.

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