Lecturing bachelor degree students; designing and delivering lecture content, slides, handouts and support materials. Trying to make in all inspiring ;-)COURSES TAUGHT Electoral sociologyApplied research methods in Political SociologyPower and BureaucracySocial networks

Directed research projects:Surveys on programs implemented by the Interior Ministry (regional public security), Ministry of Healthcare (healthy life program, blood donation program, others), Ministry of Transport (transport security and quality of transport services), Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Culture, other government agencies, 2008-2017. More than 100 regional surveys on social and political issues, including pre-election surveys and surveys on life satisfaction, government effectiveness, local problems, 2008-2018. Nationwide surveys on social stratification (2010), social groups (2014-2016) and worker groups including teachers, medical workers, government officials, pensioners, unqualified workers, academics, military personnel, businessmen, students, engineers, other. Exit polls in federal and regional elections, 2011-2018. Electoral panel study (2011-2013, 2016). Electoral forecasting in national and regional elections (2011-2018). Review of foreign practices of electoral forecasting (2015-2016). Surveys of Russian expatriates in Germany, Latvia, Moldavia, Ukraine (2008), Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (2009). National pre-election surveys in Armenia (2012, 2013, 2017), national exit poll in Transnistria (2016), cross-national surveys in Russia and South Korea (2016–2018). Numerous ad hoc studies with a focus on forecasting public moods, e.g. Freedom of Speech Index (2011-2013), responsiveness of government (2014- 2015), other social barometers.

I was to help ministry officials to build relationships with mass media. My desk included writing news releases and other materials for press, responding to questions from journalists, mass media monitoring and press clipping, arranging briefings and press-conferences.