Sewmehon Demissie Tegegne (Dr.)

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FULL NAME: Sewmehon Demissie Tegegne (Dr.)
CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE (if any): Assistant Professor
OFFICE ADDRESS (Dept. and BLDG/Office No.): Gender & Development Studies  
MOBILE NUMBER (Optional) +251 (0) 918 761183
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E-MAIL ADDRES: sewmehon2010@yahoo.com
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EDUCATION
Year of Degree                                               Degree                                            Institution
July 1999                                                       First Degree              Haromaya University, Ethiopia
May 2003                                                      MSc Degree             Tromso University, Norway
December 2011                                             PhD Degree              University of Bonn, Germany
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (old and new)
            Date, Title, Department, Institution
Assistant Professor since October 11, 2016 at BDU in the department of Gender and Development Studies
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UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: (departmental, Faculty, School, College, Institute)
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OTHER MAJOR COMMITEE ASSIGNMENTS: (national, regional, international)
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TRAINING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS (list present and past) chronological
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (present and past) chronological
            Date, Course, Program, Department/Affiliation
Present: 

  1. Block 3 of first Semester, Project Planning and Management course for MA Degree program in the department of Gender and Development Studies
  2. Block 3 of first Semester, Development Theories and Perspectives course for MA Degree program in the department of Gender and Development Studies

Past:

  1. February 2013, Development Theories and Perspectives course forMA Degree program in the department of Gender and Development Studies – as Guest Instructor
  2. November 2014, Rural Livelihoods and Agro-Industries Managementfor MA Degree program in Rural Development and Extension department in the collage of Agric. and Environmental Science, BDU– as Guest Instructor

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (if any) chronological
I am member of Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Science Association (EFASA)
OFFICE AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
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PUBLICATIONS
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a)      Refereed (i.e., peer-reviewed) papers

  1. Sewmehon D (2013). Gendered livelihood implications of resource access for Livestock Productivity Improvement in the mixed crop-livestock system of central highlands, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Social Science and Humanities (EJOSSHA), AAU, Addis Ababa

2.      Assefa T., Sewmehon d., and Goraw G. (2013): Evaluation of solar tent and drying rack methods for the production of quality dried fish in Lake Tana area. Journal of Fisheries International 8 (1), Medwell Journal, 2013, pp7-12.

  1. Book chapters/ reviews

Sewmehon D and Azanaw A (2015). Gender and rural Livelihoods in the Lake Tana Basin, A Book Chapter submitted, accepted and in the process of publishing in Springer.
            d) Books authored/Books edited
            e) Theses
1.  Sewmehon D (2011).  A gendered sustainable livelihood approach for targeting interventions for rural poverty reduction under the project entitled in: ‘‘Livestock Water Productivity (LWP) improvement in the mixed crop-livestock system of Ethiopian Highlands’’, Amhara Region. PhD dissertation in natural resource and agriculture, University of Bonn, Germany
2.  Sewmehon D (2004).  Socioeconomic study on Lake Tana Fishery: Its Role in the Livelihood of the Fishing Community and Local People in the Region; Lake Tana, Ethiopia
            f) Published abstracts (if any)
g) Public Lectures delivered (Place (National/International) of last 3 years only)
             Others… Please add. Proceedings
1.      Sewmehon D (2012). Water and Rural Livelihoods in the Crop-Livestock System of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Multiple Use System (MUS) approach for targeting Water Productivity Improvement in proceedings of National Workshop on “Challenges and Opportunities of Water Resources Management in Tana Basin, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia”, 26 -27 March 2012, Bahir Dar University, Water & Water Related Research Center (BDU-WWRC), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Vol. II.
2.      Eversto M., et al. (2008). Why gender matters: reflections from the Livestock-Water-Productivity research project in the proceedings of CGIAR 2nd International Forum on Water and Food. Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
3.      Gorden Ana, Sewmehon Demissie and Melaku Tadesse (2007). Marketing system for fish from Lake Tana, Ethiopia, opportunities for improved marketing and livelihoods. IPMS (Improving Productivity and Market Success), ILRI, Ethiopia- Working Paper Series. 
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS (1/2 page maximum) 
Areas of interest to do research include:

  1.  Gender and Agriculture (Rural Livelihoods): What appropriate agricultural technologies, appropriate intervention approaches, what other livelihood alternatives would help to improve the livelihoods of rural resource poor communities especially Women farmers and Youth.     
  2. Gender Mainstreaming efforts in Education and other sectors and its role in empowering the powerless communities (Women, Youth, Disable people, etc)in economic, social, and political terms.
  3. Gender and Micro-enterprise base livelihoods in Semi urban and Urban areas: How much the micro-enterprises, especially home based businesses help in improving the livelihoods of semi urban and urban poor communities (Women and Youth). 

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