Place and date of birth:

city of Gyumri, 3 December 1980

Education

1997-2002 — Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute after M. Nalbandyan, Department of Journalism of the Faculty of History and Philology (with honours)

2003-2008 — Faculty of Journalism at Yerevan State University, applicant (topic of dissertation for candidacy: “Ethics of Journalism: Main Issues and Trends of Development in Contemporary Armenian Media”)

2004 — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), Florida, USA

2022— Government Spokesperson School, IRI, USAID

2022 — Anti-Corruption Communication School, IRI, USAID

Work experience

2002-2012 — Lecturer of the Journalism Sector at Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute after M. Nalbandyan

2002-2004 — Lecturer of “Progress” University

2008-2009 — Lecturer of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University

Since 2012 up to present — Associate Professor of the Chair of New Media and Communication, then of the Chair of Print and Broadcast Media of the Faculty of Journalism at Yerevan State University

2012-2013 — Lecturer of the School of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia

2017-2018 — Junior Specialist of the Department of Media and Public Relations of the Judicial Department

2018-2020 — Staff of the Supreme Judicial Council, Chief Specialist of the Service for Media and Public Relations of the Judicial Department

2018 — Lecturer of the “Mobile Journalism” course of the School of Journalism of Berlin

2020 — Lecturer of the “Media Law” course of the Faculty of Law and Journalism of Yerevan State University

Since 2020 up to present — Assistant to the Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer of the Republic of Armenia, Press Secretary

Training courses

2007 — “New Model of Journalism Education” summer school programme, organised by the Armenian School of Journalism at Yerevan State University and the International Center for Journalists

2007 — CFPJ Paris Journalist Training Center, Paris, France

2012 — “New and Alternative Media: Ethical and Legal Issues” international inter-university conference

2013 — “Coverage of Migration in the Media” seminar

2013 — “Field of Intellectual Property Right” three-day conference, Intellectual Property Rights Center

2014 — 5th International Scientific-Practical Conference, Saint Petersburg

2015 — 9th International Scientific-Practical Conference, Saint Petersburg

2015 — Training for journalists. Topic: “Journalism Ethics and Children”, involved as a trainer, World Vision, Aghveran

2015 — “Media, Legislative and Ethical Perspectives” two-day scientific conference, organised by Deutsche Welle Akademie, Tbilisi

2018 — “Mobile Journalism”, Berlin School of Journalism

2019-2020 ''English for Journalists'', US Embassy in Armenia

2021— Special instruction courses for public servants of the Ministry of Justice

2021—''Fact checking for officials'' workshop

2021— Training for Journalism Trainers of Armenia, DW Akademie

2021— The fifth edition of the Armenian School on Internet Governance

Scope of academic interests

Media law, journalism ethics and legislation, freedom of information, cyber security, social media, media literacy, judiciary-media interrelations, public relations (PR)

Publications

1 monograph, 3 educational manuals: 2 of them — co-authored, 16 scientific articles

Awards

Awarded the Letters of Appreciation for faithful and effective work, as well as for the fulfillment of professional and official knowledge.