Education
1994-1999 Department Journalism of Yerevan State University
1999-2003 PhD student at YSU Faculty of Journalism
1999-2001 Public Administration School, Republic of Armenia

Academic degree
20.10.2005 Doctor of Philology, Council of Yerevan State University
Thesis: “Development of Political Processes and Mass Media in Armenia”

Professional experience
2012 - 2015 BBC mentor, Media Neighborhood Project
2010 Editor of electronic bulletin of Region Research Center
2005 to present Deputy Editor, Hetq online newspaper of Investigative Journalists NGO
2003 Press Attaché at French Embassy in Armenia
2001- 2005 Expert for Freedom of Information Center
2000 up to now Full-time lecturer at Journalism Department, Yerevan State University

Academic courses
Reporting and Writing I, Reporting and Writing II, Reporting and Writing III, Mass Media and Politics, History of Modern Armenian Media

Scale of professional interests
Mass Media – Politics Relations
Participation in grant projects
2006-2007: Chief of Party of the Project "Sharing Experience in Armenia: Introducing a Journalism Education Model", implemented at Armenian School of Journalism, International Center for Journalists-Armenia (ICFJ-Armenia), sponsored by USAID
2006-2007: “Caucasus Journalism higher education initiative”, sponsored by Eurasia Foundation
Mass Media – Politics Relations, Investigative Reporting, New media, Public Relations, Media Ethics

Languages
Armenian (native), Russian, French, English (good)

Professional membership
2005 - present Member of the Association of European Journalists
2001 - present Board Member of the “Investigative Journalists”,International Consortium
Author of two monographs and a number of scientific articles

Participation in grant Projects
2015 “Investigative reporting in EaP conditions”, led by Association of Independent TV Journalists, Moldova, sponsored by European Commission
2014-2015: Independent News Website, sponsored by National Endowment for Democracy
2009-2013: “Violence and pressure against journalists and media in Armenia: cases and analysis”, sponsored OSCE Yerevan office
2007-2009: “Investigative Reporting for Human Rights Protection, sponsored by European Commission
2006-2007: Chief of Party of the Project "Sharing Experience in Armenia: Introducing a Journalism Education Model", implemented at Armenian School of Journalism, International Center for Journalists-Armenia (ICFJ-Armenia), sponsored by USAID “Caucasus Journalism higher education initiative”, sponsored by Eurasia Foundation
2004-2005: Investigative journalism as a factor of establishing Democracy