Rosa is a proactive and results-driven professional with over 30 years’ international work experience in Higher Education and NGO sectors. Throughout her career, she organised events (conferences, seminars, PhD workshops, training programmes) at various academic and non-governmental institutions, including SOAS, UCL, KCL, London Centre for Social Studies, Consumers International, etc. Her current jobs duties are split between UCL, Faculty of Brain Sciences, where she coordinates administration of PhD students and junior doctors in training, and SOAS School of Arts, where she coordinates the UKRI-funded MAQAM Project.
In addition to her work duties, Rosa is following her long-term passion in promoting Central Asia in the UK. Her articles were published in English, Russian and Uzbek languages by BBC Uzbek, Voices on Central Asia (George Washington University), Jahon News (Uzbekistan), CAAN (Central Asia Analytical Network), OCA Magazine in London and Abai Centre in Washington and Visit Uzbekistan magazine. Rosa has a particular interest in researching Central Asian dance. She shared the results of her research though published articles and presentations at the international conferences in Uzbekistan (Khiva) and Portugal (ICTM). She is a long-term member of London Central Asia Research Network.
From 2018 to 2025, Rosa was a key player in the British-Uzbek Society (BUS) in London, organising various events, discussion panels, and webinars. From 2022 to December 2024, she served as chairperson of the British Uzbek Society. In September 2021, to mark the 30th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Independence, Rosa was awarded a medal for her service to Uzbekistan at the House of Lords in London.
Rosa holds Degree with Honours in Russian Language and Literature from Kazakhstan State University, MA in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University and MSc in Development Studies with Special Reference to Central Asia from SOAS University of London. She was born in Turkmenistan (Mary) but grew up and built up her earlier professional career as a university tutor in Kazakhstan (Almaty).