Maya Bedros Keliyan

Background

Keliyan, Maya Bedros was born on May 18, 1957 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Daughter of Bedros Kirkor and Zavart Harutyun (Shishmaniyan) Keliyan.

Education

Master of Science, U. Ochridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Sociology, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1990.

Career

Teacher, H.S., Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1980-1982; sociologist, Agricultural Co-operation, Saedinenie, Bulgaria, 1982-1985; postgraduate, Institute Sociology, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1985-1988; sociologist, 1988-1991; research fellow, since 1991. Author: Farm Culture and Rural Development in Bulgaria and Japan: A Comparative Perspective. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Achievements

• Maya Bedros Keliyan has been listed as a noteworthy Sociologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Union of Bulgarian Scholars, International Sociological Association, European Association for Japanese Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: languages, classical music, reading, climbing mountains, art.

Connections

Married Nikolai Vasilev Spirov, February 5, 1994.

Father:

Bedros Kirkor Keliyan

Mother:

Zavart Harutyun (Shishmaniyan) Keliyan

Spouse:

Nikolai Vasilev Spirov