She holds PhD. in Arabic philology from Yerevan State University. In 2009, Dr. Hovhannisyan completed a one-year academic program at Paideia, The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden. Her areas of interest include: Jewish-Arab relations in the middle ages, comparative linguistics, medieval philology, Modern Israeli literature and she has published articles on these subjects. Starting from 2010, with other alumni of Paideia, she has organized and led series of seminars and workshops on Jewish and Israeli studies with the cooperation and support of different universities and organizations. Currently, Dr. Hovhannnisyan is working on a translation project of Hebrew literature.