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Since 1997:

PhD student (Dr.stud. Geology), Faculty of Geography and Earth sciences, University of Latvia
DEGREE:		1994.-1996:	M.Sci.Geography, Faculty of Geography and Earth sciences, University of Latvia.
		1991.-1994:	Post-Graduate Courses in Faculty of Geography and Earth sciences, University of Latvia, Dipl. Teacher of Geography, Riga, 1994.
		1984.-1991.	Dipl. Teacher of Biology and Chemistry, Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute, 1991.
		1973.-1984.	Daugavpils Secondary School No.12
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:		1999	JICA course “Conservation of wetland ecosystems and their biological diversity”, Kushiro municipality, JAPAN
QUALIFICATION:		1993	Teacher of Geography (University of Latvia)
		1991	Biologist, teacher of the Biology and Chemistry (Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute)
POSTS HELD (with dates, duties and		Since 2000	Head of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils University
responsibilities):		Since 1997	Vicedean of the Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils University
		1999-2000	Geology and Geomorphology specialist, Institute of Limnology, with research management responsibility
		1997-1999	Research Fellow, Laboratory of Ecology, Daugavpils Pedagogical University, Latvia, with project planning and management responsibility
		Since1991	Lecturer on geology and geomorphology, Faculty of Nature Sciences and Mathematics, Daugavpils Pedagogical University

WORK EXPERIENCE:	2002	Project coordinator for PHARE SPF project “Development Project Partnership Action Plan For Long-Term Tourism Development on the Base of Local Cultural And Natural Resources”(ident. No. LE 9913.02/0015 - 001)
	2000 - 2001	Consultant for project “Development of Razna National Park”. Area of expertise: digital mapping, spatial analysis of topographic and geological factors.
	1998 - 1999	Leading Specialist within National Environmental Action Plan Project "Foundation of the Raznas Lake Nature Park". Area of expertise – land use, geology and erosion pattern analysis, field surveys.
	1997	CME-03524-97 “Developing Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Teacher Training”, area of expertise: knowledge evaluation methods and theirs development.
	1997 - 1998	participant within RSS 599/1997 project “Working out recommendations for functional zoning of water drainage basin of the Lake Razna”. Area of expertise – land use, landforms and erosion analysis, spatial analysis, functional zoning, reporting.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES:	GIS research – spatial analysis of gully erosion pattern, spatial analysis of gully network density and its location regularities. Involved in several mid-term projects in Latvia. Field survey - Managing, organising and carrying out field geomorphological survey of soil erosion intensity, gully erosion landforms, the development and location regularities of gullies in Southeast Latvia.
OTHER IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE:	Long term experience in managing, organising and carrying out different courses for teachers of Geography within the national programme of teachers postgraduate training
LANGUAGES:	Latvian – mother tongue Russian – fluently English – fluently