Samuelian is an American-Armenian linguist and author of a number of books and articles in the field of Armenian language, literature, and history.
He is currently Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, American University of Armenia.
Samuelian has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and St.
Nersess Seminary.
He has a Ph.D.
in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania.
He studied at Harvard Law School.
He is Chairman of the Board of the Arak-29 Foundation.
He is the author of a Course in Modern Western Armenian, a translation/retelling of Yeznik of Kolb, a verse translation of the Armenian epic David of Sasun, and a complete translation of St.Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentations.