Marina Elbakidze is a psychologist currently working for the National Assessment and Examination Centre (NAEC) in Georgia as an expert and item-writer, in the department of General Ability Testing for admission to master's degrees. She is also a lecturer at the faculty of psychology and education sciences in Tbilisi State University. She works also for the NGO - Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD) as a project manager, researcher and trainer. Her professional, practical and academic activities are mainly focused on education, minority rights and conflict analysis.