Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, TSU Institute of Ethnology. Dr. Khutsishvili has been affiliated with TSU since 1993. Her specialties include religions, ethnic groups, and intergroup conflicts. Khutsishvili is author of three monographs, more than 60 scientific articles, and co-author of three books and one textbook; participant in more than 50 international conferences and workshops; participant in ethnographic research and fieldwork in the Caucasus, including Turkey. She lectures in Ethnographical Research Methods; Introduction to Ethnology; History of Religions; Anthropology of Religions; Anthropology of Violence; EthnicMinorities in Georgia; Ethnography of the Caucasian Peoples. She has developed and participated in eight international grant projects.