Education (beginning with IHE)
2002-2006 Post - graduate student, English Philology Department, YSU
1997-2002 Department of English, Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute
Academic degree
2007 “Symbolic Images as Integral Part of the Authorial Style”, Diploma of Doctor of Philology issued by the Supreme Certifying Commission of the Republic of Armenia
2016 Associate Professor (Linguistics), diploma issued by the resolution of the Council of Yerevan State University

Professional experience
2016-presnt Associate Professor, English Philology Department, YSU
2017-present Head of Project on British Studies, YSU
2011-present Head of Unit for International Cooperation, RA MESCS Science Committee
2008- 2011 Senior Specialist at the Unit for International Cooperation, RA MES State Committee of Science
2007- 2016 Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Department for English Philology, YSU
2005- 2007 Lecturer, Department for Foreign Languages, ASPU
2002-2008 Advanced Specialist at the Department for Science Policy, RA Ministry of Education and Science

Academic courses
Stylistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Analytical Reading, Press English

Scope of Research Interests
Cognitive Disciplines, Stylistics, British Studies, Scottish Studies, Contemporary Female Writing, Gender Studies in Literature, Media Linguistics, Cross-cultural Communication

Grants, Scholarships
ESSE Research Bursary (2015)
Early Careers’ Support Grant, RA (N 15T-6B278 , 2015-2017)
SUISS Scholarship, UK (2015)
SUISS Saltire Scholarship, UK (2013)
David Daiches Scholarship, UK (2012)

Languages
Russian, English, French, Italian

Professional membership
Member of Armenian Association for the Study of English (AASE)
International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures (IASSL)
Armenian Branch of European Society for the Study of English (ASSE)