Zaruhi Hambardzumyan is a cultural anthropologist and Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Applied Ethnography, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. She received her higher education at Yerevan State University, specializing in ethnography at the Faculty of History. She has participated in more than 30 research projects conducted by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA and the Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies “Hazarashen,” of which she is a member. Her research experience includes studies on religious minorities, transformations of festive culture, family memories of the Armenian Genocide, contemporary religious practices, sacred spaces and pilgrimages, as well as political repressions in the USSR. Since 2021, she has focused on the cultural identity, memory, and traditional cultural heritage of forcibly displaced people from Artsakh. Alongside her academic work, Zaruhi is actively involved in educational initiatives, including non-formal human rights education and youth debate programs. Her interdisciplinary approach brings together cultural anthropology, memory studies, and education, with particular attention to the preservation and transmission of cultural memory among displaced and marginalized communities.