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- Department: Sociology
- Position/Status: Assistant Professor of Sociology
- E-mail Address: derawon@gmail.com or Dereje.Wende@bdu.edu.et
Phone: 0912419864
Biography
Dereje Wonde is an Ethiopian sociologist specializing in global health and infection. He holds a BA and MA in Sociology from the University of Gondar and Addis Ababa University, respectively, and earned his PhD in Global Health from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). Dereje's research focuses on the intersection of scabies and daily life in the Debre Elias district of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. His doctoral research examines the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing scabies, aiming to understand the lived experiences of affected individuals and community perceptions. In addition to his research, Dereje has contributed to various publications, including studies on health-seeking behaviors and the management of chronic illnesses in Ethiopia. Currently, Dereje serves as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. He has previously held academic positions at Jimma University and has been involved in research projects addressing severe stigmatizing skin diseases in Eastern and Southern Africa. Dereje is also active on social media platforms, sharing insights related to his research and professional activities.
Awards and Honors
- 2021- NIHR (5S Foundation) Scholarship award
- 2019 YALI RLC Alumni
- 2018 Best Oral Presenter Award, Jimma University 9th Annual Research Conference
- 2017 Higher Education Diploma (HDP) Certificate, Jimma University 2011
Outstanding Student Award, University of Gondar
Professional Memberships
- 2021- Present European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) 2019-Present Amhara Scholars Association, Member
- 2011- Present Ethiopian Society of Sociologist, Social Workers and Anthropologist (ESSSWA), Member
2008-2011 University of Gondar Sociology Students Association, Member
Teaching Experience
- 2020-Present Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bahir Dar University
- 2019-2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Jimma University
- 2015 –2019 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Jimma University
2011- 2013 Graduate Assistant, Department of Sociology, Jimma University
Research interests
- Socio-cultural dimensions of health and illness: (rural health, occupational health, health seeking behavior, indigenous medicine, and chronic illness)
- Neglected Tropical Diseases: (Diseases of poverty, etiological beliefs, socio-cultural implications, and health seeking behavior of patients, and community perceptions)
- Mental Illness: (Services to psychiatric patients, treatments, challenges, etiological beliefs, societal reaction, and policy level intervention to mental health)
- Health lifestyles and chronic illnesses: (The practice and determinants of health promoting lifestyles, dynamics of Non communicable diseases including the management, livelihood strategies, and coping mechanisms about chronic illnesses)
- Family and the Life Course: (Marriage postponing as an emerging social reality, the dynamics of marital satisfaction, child protection, youth issues, gender based violence, elderly and associated issues including sexuality in old age)
- Health and Vulnerable Groups: (Refuges, IDPs, mental illness and human trafficking, occupational health, community based health insurance)
Emerging and contemporary social issues (street crime, child poverty, begging, kidnaping, migration, corruption, conflict, gender issues)
Research projects
- 2021-2025 Everyday life with scabies in Debre Elias district, Amhara region, Ethiopia (5S Foundation-NIHR)
- 2019 Violence Experiences and Health Related Vulnerabilities of Women in the Urban Informal Sectors (Research grants from Jimma University)
- 2018 Rural Women’s Empowerment Level in Agriculture and Associated Quality of Life in Ethiopia (Research grants from Jimma University)
- 2017 The Perils of Chronic Illnesses: Patients Lived Experience of Healthcare Seeking, Lifestyle Modifications, and Livelihood Impacts in Central and Southwestern Ethiopia (Research grants from Jimma University)
2015 The Trajectory of Podoconiosis in Western Ethiopia: Towards the Study of Etiological Beliefs, Health Behavior, Susceptibility and Psychosocial Consequences (Research grants from Jimma University)
Conferences Attended
- 2024 From co-existence to collaboration: The need to move towards an inclusive pluricultural approach to scabies control in Debre Elias, Amhara region, Ethiopia, research presented at the18th EASA Biennial Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2024 Everyday life and Scabies in Debre Elias (Ethiopia): Implications for disease control, presented at the 19th annual conference of ESSSWA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 2019 The Dynamics of Quality of Life of Rural Women in South-western Ethiopia at the Tenth Annual Research Conference of Jimma University
- 2015 Barriers and Facilitators of Health Seeking Behavior and Health Service Utilization from Healthcare Institutions in A Rural Community of Enebise Sar Mider Woreda, East Gojjam Zone, Master’s Thesis Presented at Addis Ababa University
- 2018 The perils of Chronic Illnesses: Patients Lived Experience of Healthcare Seeking, Lifestyle Modifications, and Livelihood Impacts in Central and South-western Ethiopia at the Ninth Annual Research Conference of Jimma University
2013 The Dilemma of Corporal Punishment of Children from Parents’ Perspective in Selected Rural and Urban Communities of Jimma Zone, Oromia/Ethiopia, Staff Research Presented at Jimma University in the Inauguration ESSSWA (Ethiopian Society of Sociologists, Social Workers and Anthropologists) Chapter
Publications
- Bikorimana, J., Wonde, D., et al. (2023). Doctoral research, COVID-19, and political crisis in Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, and the UK: challenges, responses, and recommendations. NIHR Open Res 2023, 3:53 https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13470.1
- Fufa, W. H., Dereje Wonde & Gudeta, R. (2022). The burdens and management of casual street gangsterism from the police experience in Ethiopia. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2129129.
- Million Tesfaye, Baeumler P, Siebeck M, Markos Tesfaye, Dereje Wonde, Haileamlak A., et al. (2019). The views of patients, healthcare professionals and hospital officials on barriers to and facilitators of quality pain management in Ethiopian hospitals: A qualitative study. PLoSONE, 14(3): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213644.
- Dereje Wonde and Amanti Baru. (2019). The Perils of Chronic Illnesses: Patients Lived Experience and Societal Reactions in Central and South-western Ethiopia. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, 12(2): 114-136.
- Amanti Baru, Dereje Wonde, & Nega Jibat. (2018). Socio-economic situation of the elderly in Jimma Zone, Oromia/ Ethiopia. Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud. 5(2):3-22, http://www.ju.edu.et/cssljournal/.ojs.ju.edu.et.
- Dereje Wonde & Amanti Baru. (2018). Healthcare seeking behavior and lifestyle modifications among chronic illness patients in central and southwestern Ethiopia. Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud. 5(2):23-42, http://www.ju.edu.et/cssljournal/.ojs.ju.edu.et.
- Addisu Tegegn Bayle, Dereje Wonde Ayalew and Asabneh Molla Yimer. (2017). Socio-Demographic Determinants of Marital Satisfaction in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 9(10):131-142.
- Dereje wonde and Getnet Tadele. (2016). Impediments of health seeking behavior and health service utilization from healthcare facilities in a rural community in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 29(2):99-110.
- Addisu Tegegne, Asabneh Mola, Dereje wonde and Nega Jibat. (2015). Marital dissatisfaction, Coping mechanisms, and the likelihood of Divorce among selected Districts of Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia. Global Journal of Human-Social Science: Sociology and Culture, 15(10).
Dereje wonde, Nega Jibat and Amanti Baru. (2014). The Dilemma of Corporal Punishment of Children from Parents’ Perspective in Some Selected Rural and Urban Communities of Jimma Zone, Oromia/Ethiopia. Global Journal of Human-Social Science: Sociology and Culture, 14(4).
References
- Professor Getnet Tadele (Professor of Sociology at Addis Ababa University), email: getnett2001@yahoo.com
- Dr Mei Trueba (Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Sussex), email: Mei.Trueba@bsms.ac.uk
- Dr Tebaber Chanie (Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology at Bahir Dar University) email: tebaberworkneh@gmail.com