Gen Ed People

Sharistan Melkonian

Sharistan Melkonian
Dean of General Education; Assistant Professor

Vahram Danielyan

Vahram Danielyan
Assistant Professor; Armenian Language and Literature Coordinator

Luiza Grigoryan

Luiza Grigoryan
General Education Manager and Student Advisor

Artak Stepanyan

Artak Stepanyan

Artak Stepanyan
Coordinator of Physical Culture

Lilit Zakaryan

Lilit Zakaryan
General Education Coordinator and Student Advisor

Suzanne Daghlian

Suzanne Daghlian
Lecturer; Freshman Seminar Coordinator

Rozita Aghamalyan

Rozita Aghamalyan

Rozita Aghamalyan
Lecturer

Anya Agopian

Anya Agopian

Anya Agopian
Assistant Professor

Harutyun Alpetyan

Harutyun Alpetyan
Lecturer

Tatevik Arakelyan

Tatevik Arakelyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Tzovinar Artzrouni

Tzovinar Artzrouni
Adjunct Lecturer

Armine Arzumanyan

Armine Arzumanyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Arman Asatryan

Arman Asatryan
Adjunct Lecturer

Hourig Attarian

Hourig Attarian
Associate Professor

Artur Avanesov

Artur Avanesov

Artur Avanesov
Assistant Professor

Patrick Azadian

Patrick Azadian
Adjunct Lecturer

Levon Babajanyan

Levon Babajanyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Emil Babayan

Emil Babayan
Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Adelaida Baghdasaryan

Adelaida Baghdasaryan
Assistant Professor; Program Chair, LL.M.; Director of Legal Resource Center

Arshak Balayan

Arshak Balayan

Arshak Balayan
Assistant Professor

Arsen Bobokhyan

Arsen Bobokhyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan

Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan
C. Judson King Endowed Visiting Professor

Gregory Chahrozian

Gregory Chahrozian
Adjunct Lecturer

Armen Danielyan

Armen Danielyan
Adjunct Lecturer

David Davidian

David Davidian
Adjunct Lecturer

Vicken Derderian

Vicken Derderian
Adjunct Lecturer

Robert DerMesrobian

Robert DerMesrobian
Adjunct Lecturer

Steven Michael Donatelle

Steven Michael Donatelle
Adjunct Lecturer

Siranush Dvoyan

Siranush Dvoyan
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Lilianna Edilyan

Lilianna Edilyan
Lecturer

Brian A. Ellison

Brian Ellison

Brian Ellison
Professor

Samvel Farmanyan

Samvel Farmanyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Molly Freeman

Molly Freeman
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gagik Gabrielyan

Gagik Gabrielyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Brian A. Ellison

Brian Ellison

Brian Ellison
Professor

Rubina Gasparyan

Rubina Gasparyan

Rubina Gasparyan
Senior Lecturer

Anna Gevorgyan

Anna Gevorgyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Knarik Gevorgyan

Knarik Gevorgyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Zohrab Gevorgyan

Zohrab Gevorgyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Lilit Ghazaryan

Lilit Ghazaryan
Adjunct Lecturer

Sergey Ghazinyan

Sergey Ghazinyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Gohar Goroyan

Gohar Goroyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Talin Grigorian

Talin Grigorian
Senior Lecturer

Ani Grigoryan

Ani Grigoryan
Adjunct lecturer

Mihran Gurunian

Mihran Gurunian
Adjunct Lecturer

Aram Hajian

Aram Hajian
CSE Dean, Associate Professor, Director of Engineering Research Center

Artak Hambarian

Artak Hambarian
Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Engineering Research Center

Gohar Harutyunyan

Gohar Harutyunyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Kim Hekimian

Kim Hekimian
Visiting Professor

Nejdeh Hovanessian

Nejdeh Hovanessian

Nejdeh Hovanessian
Lecturer, Assistant Director of EPIC

Anahit Hovhannisyan

Anahit Hovhannisyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Lori Injejikian

Lori Injejikian
Adjunct Lecturer

Zaruhi Karabekian

Zaruhi Karabekian
Adjunct Lecturer

Roubina Karhily

Roubina Karhily
Adjunct Lecturer

Hasmik Khalapyan

Hasmik Khalapyan

Hasmik Khalapyan
Assistant Professor

Habet Madoyan

Habet Madoyan

Habet Madoyan
Assistant Professor; Program Chair, Master of Science in Data Science

Harout Marachlian

Harout Marachlian
Adjunct Lecturer

Tigran Matosyan

Tigran Matosyan

Tigran Matosyan
Assistant Professor

Arev Mazloumian

Arev Mazloumian
Adjunct Lecturer

Madlene Minassian

Madlene Minassian
Adjunct Lecturer

Satenik Mnatsakanyan

Satenik Mnatsakanyan

Satenik Mnatsakanyan
Lecturer; Program Chair, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences

Sedrak Mkrtchyan

Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Tatevik Movsisyan

Tatevik Movsisyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Lusine Musheghyan

Lusine Musheghyan
Research Lecturer

Astghik Ohanyan

Astghik Ohanyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Aram Pakhchanian

Aram Pakhchanian
Adjunct Lecturer

Hrag Papazian

Hrag Papazian
Assistant Professor

Hayarpi Papikyan

Hayarpi Papikyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Yevgenya Paturyan

Yevgenya Paturyan

Yevgenya Paturyan
Associate Professor; Program Chair, Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance

Rafayel Petrosyan

Rafayel Petrosyan
Assistant Professor

Ruben Safrastyan

Ruben Safrastyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Naira Sahakyan

Naira Sahakyan
Assistant Professor

Siranush Sahakyan

Siranush Sahakyan

Siranush Sahakyan
Lecturer

Nareh Salmasian

Nareh Salmasian
Adjunct Lecturer

Thomas Samuelian

Thomas Samuelian
Adjunct Professor

Laura Sargsyan

Laura Sargsyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Parandzem Sargsyan

Parandzem Sargsyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Levon Sargsyan

Levon Sargsyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Alen Shadunts

Adjunct Lecturer Short Bio: Alen Shadunts specializes in Iran’s foreign affairs, non-western identity in international relations, poststructuralist discourse theory, and conceptual developments at the intersections of International Relations theory and Area Studies. His latest article named “From Knowledge to Wisdom: Uncertainty and Ontological (In)Security in Iran’s Foreign Policy” has been published by Global Studies Quarterly. Alen holds a PhD degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford, where he wrote his dissertation on Iran’s foreign policy in the South Caucasus. Alongside his academic endeavors, Alen works at the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) as Research and Advocacy Officer. Education University of Oxford DPhil (PhD) Oriental Studies (Modern Middle Eastern Affairs) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) MSc in International Relations (Research) American University of Armenia Master’s in Political Science and International Affairs Yerevan State University Bachelor’s in International Relations Office Location: 607M, AUA Main Building Email: ashadunts@aua.am Office Hours: Fridays 2:00-3:00 pm Courses Taught: PSIA273 Geopolitics of Asia PSIA272 Geopolitics of Europe PG203 Qualitative Research Methods Research Activities Monograph in Preparation Shadunts, A. Beyond Pragmatism: Iran’s Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus. Chapters in Edited Volumes Shadunts, A. (Upcoming). Political Trauma, Ontological Insecurity, and the 44-Day War. In Social and Political Transformations in Armenia post-2018. Peter Lang Publishing House. Peer-Reviewed Publications Shadunts, A. (2023). “From Knowledge to Wisdom: Uncertainty and Ontological (In)security in Iran’s Foreign Policy.” Global Studies Quarterly 3 (3). https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksad036 Other Publications and Conference Presentations Shadunts, A. (2021). (Re)interpretinng the Revolution: Iran, the Post-Soviet Moment, and Visions of Regionalism. International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, April 6-9, 2021. Shadunts, A. (2020). “Outflanked Iran will follow Russia's lead on Karabakh.” Oxford Analytica, Expert Briefings. https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB257745 Shadunts, A. (2020). (Re)interpreting the Revolution: Iran and the Post-Soviet Moment. 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, December 7-9, 2020. Shadunts, A. (2019). Iran and the Armenian Velvet Revolution. Inaugural AUA Political Science and International Affairs Conference, Yerevan, November 14-15, 2019. Shadunts, A. (2018). Populism, people, and the government in Armenia. EVN Report. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/Tuj9mE. Shadunts, A. (2018). What happens when the resistance wins? EVN Report. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/G5WPFu. Shadunts, A. (2016). The rational actor assumption is structural realism. E-International Relations. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/ahxKUs. Memberships International Studies Association (ISA) British International Studies Association (BISA) British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Association for Iranian Studies (AIS)

Alen Shadunts
Adjunct Lecturer

Araks Shahinyan

Araks Shahinyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Ani Shahnazaryan

Ani Shahnazaryan
Adjunct Lecturer

Michael Smith

Michael Smith
Associate Professor

Narek Sukiasyan

Narek Sukiasyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Robert Sukiasyan

Robert Sukiasyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Lusine Tadevosyan

Lusine Tadevosyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Arman Tatoyan

Arman Tatoyan

Arman Tatoyan
Professor; Interim Program Chair, HRSJ

Dvin Titizian

Dvin Titizian
Adjunct Lecturer

Gevorg Tshagharyan

Gevorg Tshagharyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Robert Tyler

Robert Tyler
Associate Professor

Armine Vahanyan

Armine Vahanyan
Adjunct Lecturer

Vigen Vartevanian

Vigen Vartevanian
Adjunct Lecturer

Hagop Yacoubian

Hagop Yacoubian
Associate Professor; Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sargis Zeytunyan

Sargis Zeytunyan

Sargis Zeytunyan
Lecturer

Arman Zrvandyan

Arman Zrvandyan
Associate Professor

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