1.Name of the staff: Abebe Dires Dinberu
 Department of History and Heritage Management
 Assistant Professor
 abebe.dires@bdu.edu.et/abebedires@gmail.com
 +251918760699

2.Biography: I was Born in 1975 G.C in a rural village some 15 Kilometers north of Motta Town. Graduated from Bahir Dar University in 2003 in Bachelor of Education in History. I earned my History Masters Degree from Addis Ababa University in 2008. My PhD in Business Studies (Specialization in Tourism) is from Punjabi University, Patiala (India) earned in 2016.
3. Awards and Honors: Gold Medal winner, class of 2003 – Bahir Dar University
4. Teaching Experience:
 29/11/2012 to Present -Assistant Professor
 07/08/2008-28/11/2012-Lecturer
 13/08/2005-06/08/2008-Assistant Lecturer
 13/08/2004-12/08/2005- Graduate Assistant II
 07/08/2003-12/08/2004- Graduate Assistant I

5. Research interests
 Social History
 Tourism Studies
 Heritage Studies
 Museum Studies
 Cultural studies

6. Research projects since joining BDU
 The Nile/Abay Quest in the Ethiopian Popular Imagination and Scholarship with sub theme entitled “The Place of Abay in the Ethiopian Imperial Court”,a joint Research Project of Bahir Dar University and Addis Ababa University (2017)
 Tourist motivation factors to Christian heritages to Lalibela (Ethiopia), a thematic research funded by the Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018.
 The Dynamics of Banditry in Amhrara Region, Ethiopia, a mega research project funded by Bahir Dar  University, Research and Community Service, Vice President office(2018-2020)

7. Conferences Attended
 Bahir Dar University Museum and Heritage Study Programs presented at the international workshop entitled “Pathways for curriculum building in conservation and restoration in Ethiopia” 15-17 January 2025.
 Inception of Bahir Dar University Natural History Museum Project presented at the Art Conservation Conference, Addis Ababa 20-23 June 2022
 The role of museums in creating a healthy diverse society presented to the International Museum Day, 18n May 2022(Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia)
 Themes of International Museum Days(2017-2021), International Museum Day Event 18 May 2021(Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia)
 Cultural Heritages and Museum in Ethiopia presented at the International Museum Day, 18 May 2018 (Bahir Dar,Ethiopia).
 Meeting Responsibilities and Cooperation among Stakeholders for Sustainable Tourism Development presented in "The role of stakeholders in sustainable tourism development in Bahir Dar City", 15-16 March 2017
 College of Business and Economics, Bahir Dar University,the 4th Tourism MICE week paper presentation entitled “Exploratory study of the Tourist Motivation Factors to Lalibela” held 1-5 January 2017.

8. Publications
Journal articles
 Impacts of blood feud in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia, 2021
 The Causes of Blood Feud in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
 The nexus between shimglina as ADR and the formal criminal justice system: The case of the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia
 Tourist motivation factors to Christian heritages to Lalibela (Ethiopia)
 A bibliographic survey of historical articles in the Ethiopian Herald (1943-1963)