EDUCATION:
Master of Public Health
College of Health Sciences, American University of Armenia (AUA),
Yerevan, Armenia
(affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University/School of Hygiene
& Public Health)
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
2002-present Project Manager - Center for Health Services
Research & Development, American University of Armenia, Yerevan
January 2002-March 2003 Principal Investigator - Fellowship
2002/2003 Integrating an HIV/AIDS/STI program into the Armenian school
curriculum
International Policy Fellowships Program of the Open Society Institute-Budapest,
Hungary
August 2001-December 2001 Contemporary Issues Program Research Fellow
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA,
USA
December 1999-February 2001 Program Coordinator / Family Health Program - Johns Hopkins University, Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS), Armenia Field Office, Yerevan, Armenia (funded by the USAID/Armenia)
January 1995-December 1999 Head of Prevention & Control
Service
National Center for AIDS Prevention, Yerevan, Armenia
SELECTED PROJECTS:
Research on availability of HIV/AIDS services for recent Russian-speaking
immigrants in different states and counties of the USA for HIV/AIDS
Bureau of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) (September-December
2001)
Explorative Study of Risk Factors Contributing to HIV infection in Intravenous Drug Users Population in Yerevan, Armenia: Master Thesis in Candidacy for the Master of Public Health Degree at the American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, November, 1999
An Assessment of the Impact of the “Facts for Life” Booklet on Armenian Caretakers/ Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation for UNICEF/Armenia and Center for Health Services Research at the American University (Oct-Dec 1998)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
“AIDS/STD: Popular Guide”. Yerevan 1999, 52 p.
“Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Contemporary Issues”. For Health Professionals. Zangak 97 Press, Yerevan 1999, 80 p.
“HIV/AIDS. Teaching Module for Nurses”. Zangak 97 Press, Yerevan 1999, 52 p.
“Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Basic Questions. A guide for schoolchildren”. Zangak 97 Press, Yerevan 1999, 44 p.
“Peculiarities of Anti-AIDS program targeted at teenagers in Armenia”. Abstract of the 12th International Conference on AIDS, Geneva, June 28-July 3, 1998
“Sexual behavior and knowledge about AIDS/STD in Yerevan higher school students”. Abstracts of the 2nd European Conference of the Methods & Results of Social and Behavioral Research on AIDS, Paris, January 12-15, 1998, p.153