Awel Seid Muhaba, MSc

• Current Position/Role: Lecturer, BiT, CDE Dean
• Department/Faculty: Human Nutrition/ FCFE
• Office Location: Emperor H/Sellassie Blg Ghion 213
• Official Email: awel.seid@bdu.edu.et 
• Professional Links (LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCID ID etc.): 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awel-seid-muhaba-09277684/, 
• Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6XYR5JUAAAAJ&hl=en, 
• Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Awel-Seid-Muhaba, 
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-2302-7647  

Short Biography

Mr. Awel Seid Muhaba is a lecturer with over a decade of experience in teaching, mentoring & advising undergraduate students, research and community engagement and leadership at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology Bahir Dar University. His specialization is Applied Human Nutrition, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from Hawassa University, with a CGPA of 3.87/4.0, and a Master’s degree in Applied Human Nutrition from Bahir Dar University with a perfect CGPA of 4.0/4.0 and an Excellent MSc Thesis grade.

Academic Qualifications

• MSc in Applied Human Nutrition – Bahir Dar University
• BSc in Human Nutrition – Hawassa University

Key Areas of Expertise/Research Interests

• Dietary Diversity, 
• Dietary Adherence, 
• The role of dietary interventions on maternal and child health outcomes, chronic diseases, and gut micro biomes.

Recent Key Publications or Major Projects

• Seid A, Cherie HA (2022) Dietary diversity, nutritional status and associated factors among lactating mothers visiting government health facilities at Dessie town, Amhara region, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 17(2): e0263957. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263957
• Tamene G.W., Attinafu B.A., Melsew A.A. et al. Treatment outcome of neonatal jaundice and its predictors among neonates admitted at NICU in Bahir Dar city public hospitals: a multi-center retrospective follow-up study. BMC Pediatrics (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-06990-5

Courses Taught / Current Responsibilities

• Undergraduate Courses: Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition in Emergencies, Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle, Maternal, Child and Infant Nutrition, Environmental Health and Sanitation, Reproductive Health
• Institutional Roles: Academic Program Officer/ Vice Dean of Faculty Chemical and Food Engineering (2018 to 2021), Dean of Continuing & Distance Education Coordination Office (2021 till now)