Yelena Osipova

SIS/MA '11, International Communication

Throughout her life, Osipova has been aware of the consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and she has begun to study its effects in an academic vein. Her focus on communication, public opinion, and policy-making led her to write a paper on "the informational-relational framework of communication to analyze the immediate efforts of the Turkish government and Turkish-American community in their 'information struggle' against the Armenian-American advocacy groups in Washington, D.C. and around the country, and suggested overall strategic and tactical improvements for the Turkish approach," she writes. She presented her findings at the Conference on Turkish and Eurasian Affairs at St. Mary's College of Maryland on November 23, 2010.

A native of Armenia, Osipova's past internships include the United Nations Department of Public Information in her home country and the Washington, D.C. bureau of The Armenian Reporter. She has served as the editor of SIS's Journal of International Service and blogs at Global Chaos and RuNetEcho at Global Voices Online.