Kumilachew Siferaw Anteneh

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 Personal Details

  •  Full Name: Kumilachew Siferaw Anteneh
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Current Administrative post: Internal Projects Coordinator, Bahir Dar University
  • Address: Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, 79.  Office: 0588209760 Cell: 0937620438
  • Personal Email: kumilachew.siferaw@gmail.com
  • Institutional email: kumilachews@bdu.edu.et

 Education

  • Masters of Arts in Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University,  2015
  • Bachelors of Arts in Social Anthropology, Bahir Dar University, 2011

 Academic appointments

  • 2016 – Present       Assistant professor, Department of Social Anthropology, Bahir Dar University
  • 2011- 2016       Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University 

Leadership experience

  • Internal Research and Development Project Coordinator, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2019-present
  • Website Manager, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2018-2019
  • Head, Department of Social Anthropology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2017-2019
  • Course Chair, Department of Social Anthropology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, March 2016- November 2017
  • Team leader, Socio-cultural anthropology course team, Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University, 2015-2016    

Research Experiences

  • Urbanization and Migration: Implications for Human Security in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Bahir Dar University, 2019-Current
  • Exploring and Documenting Natural and Cultural Heritages in the Lake Tana Region. Bahir Dar University, 2019-current
  • Impacts of Gender Based Violence on Rural Girls’ Education in General Secondary and Preparatory(Pre-University) Schools of Amhara Regional State, North West Ethiopia,2017.
  • The Dynamics of Blood Feud and Its Impact in Amhara Regional State Ethiopia. Bahir Dar University, 2016-2018
  •    An Ethnographic Study of ethno-veterinary Practices and Sustainable Use of· Medicinal Plants among Forest Villages of Desa’a Forest Area, 2016
  • The Socioeconomic Dimensions of Religion: The Case of Ethiopian Orthodox· Churches in Addis Ababa,  2015
  •        Begging: with a particular reference to Beggars around Orthodox Churches in Bahir Dar, 2011

 Community Services

  • Coordinator of a community Service project entitled “Promoting Pro-poor Tourism Development through Capacity Building Trainings in Amhara Regional State”, September 2019-October 2020
  •  Coordinator of a community service Project entitled “Bahir Dar Endebete (Bahir Dar like My Home): A project designed to strength the socio-cultural interaction of University students with the local community”, October 2019- present.
  • Trainer, “Evidence-based Decision Making: training Project Organized for Civil Servants in AWI Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia”. June 2021- 28 June 2021

 Committee Works

  • Member & Secretary, Research Council of Bahir Dar University, September 2021- present
  • Chair, Budget allocation, overhead cost and external projects management guidelines Developing committee, Bahir Dar University, 2021
  • Member, Research Council, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University, 2020-Current
  • Member, Curriculum developing committee for the PhD Program in Social Anthropology, Bahir Dar University, 2020
  • Member, Curriculum developing committee for the MA program in Sociology, Bahir Dar University, 2019
  • Member, Organizing committee for the 6th National Social Sciences Conference, Bahir Dar University, 2019
  • Member, Organizing committee for the 1st National Social Anthropology Conference, Bahir Dar University, 2017
  • Chairperson, Student Affairs Committee, Department of Anthropology, Mekelle· University
  • Member, Centre for Refugee and Displacement Studies establishing committee, Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University, 2016
  • Member, Research Council, Institute of Paleo-environment and Heritage Conservation, Mekelle University, 2015-2016

 List of Publications

  • Kumilachew S, Gubaye A, Mohammed S & Abebe D. 2021. The Causes of Blood Feud in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. African Studies, Routledge; https://doi.org/10.1080/00020184.2021.1953373
  • Gubaye A, Kumilachew S. Mohammed S. & Abebe D. 2021. Impacts of blood feud in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. African Identities, Routledge; https://doi.org/ 10.1080/14725843.2021.1876634
  • Gubaye A, Kumilachew S, Mohammed S & Abebe D. 2021. The nexus between shimglina as ADR and the formal criminal justice system: The case of the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. ACCORD, Volume 21, Number 1, 2021 (141-159)
  • Gubaye A.& Kumilachew S. 2019. Developmental Paradox in Ethiopia: Large Scale Agriculture and Its Impact. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa; Volume 21, No.3, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania
  • Kumilachew S.& Gubaye A. 2019. The Political Economy of the Working Democratic Developmental State of Ethiopia: Premises and Challenges. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa; Volume 21, No.3, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania
  • Kumilachew S, Gubaye A, Mohammed S & Abebe D. 2021. Blood Feud and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Ethiopia: The Case of Amhara National Regional State. Sage Open; Forthcoming

 Honours and Awards

  • Excellent Academic Achievment Award, Bahir Dar University, 2010
  • Outstanding Student of the Year, Bahir Dar University, 2011

 Professional Membership

  • International Member, American Anthropological Association, 3 December 2014- 30 November 2015
  • Professional Member, Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS), 3 December 2014- 30 November 2015
  •  Professional Member, The Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA), 3 December 2014- 30 November 2015

 References 

  • To be given upon Request
Department: 
Social Anthropology
Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Contact info: 
Office: 0588209760 Cell: 0937620438
CV: 
PDF icon CV-Kumilachew.pdf
Department: 
Social Antropology