I am an Associate Professor with a reasonable experience in Ethiopia and across Africa. I work at Haramaya University, School of Rural Development and Agricultural Innovation. My Academic background generally centers on Development Studies, with a Ph.D. in the era related to Development and Innovation Studies (Social Protection, Social Policy, Resilience Programming, and Vulnerability Analysis) from Makerere University, Uganda, and Aalborg University, Denmark. I also hold an MSc in Regional and Local Development Studies from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a BSc in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension from Haramaya University, Ethiopia. My background and research interests are multidisciplinary, including Social Policy and Institutional Analysis, Gender and Youth Studies, indigenous knowledge systems, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience Programming, and Social Networks Analysis. I have extensive experience designing and implementing qualitative and mixed-method research, with a particular focus on smallholder livelihoods in disaster-prone areas. I am also skilled in designing, monitoring, and evaluating pro-poor livelihood and resilience improvement projects, gender & youth analysis, livelihood analysis, impact evaluation, and establishing and facilitating Multi-stakeholders innovation platforms and business incubation hubs.
