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Lecturer

Name of the staff: Marshet Kebede Tadesse 

Biography

  • I have Bachelors of Arts (BA) Degree in Social Anthropology with a CGPA of 3.64, Bahir Dar University, 2014; and Masters of Arts (MA) Degree in Social Anthropology with a CGPA of 3.80, Bahir Dar University, 2018. I have been working in Bahir Dar University starting from the position ‘graduate assistance’ since 2015 to ‘lecturer’ since 2018. 
  • I have experiences in research concerning on different social affairs including issues of gender equality, unintended pregnancy, HTPs (child marriage and FGM), migration, food security and heritage-related issues. I have engaged in different research projects and community services including training provisions; thus I have also engaged in different research projects and community services with other colleagues. I have also participated in researches out from the university as data collector and researcher.

Awards and Honors (Certified Short Trainings):

  • Project Proposal Development and Fund Raising, held from Feb. 16-21/2015, Bahir Dar University
  • Life skill Training of Trainers, October/2017
  • Applied Research Methods and Evidence-based Practices, held at Family Guidance Association (Bahir Dar branch), May 20-22/2016 organized by Ethiopian Society Of Sociologist, Social Workers And Anthropologists (ESSSWA)
  • Higher Diploma Program (HDP) on Pedagogy, A Year Training, Bahir Dar University 2015
  • Peace Education Training of Trainers, organized by UN-Women, 2024
  • SBC training, provided by School of Public Health, 2024
  • Advanced Research Methods in Social Sciences 10th-12th Feb 2025; organized by University of Cologne, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and hosted in Addis Ababa
  • Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW) held in Jan 12th-17th/2024, organized by Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), held in Bahir Dar. 

Teaching Experience: 

  • Graduate Assistance I, 07/2014-07/2015, BDU
  • Graduate assistance II, 07/2015-07/2016, BDU
  • Assistance lecturer, 07/2016-07/2018, BDU
  • Lecturer, 07/2018- Present, Bahir Dar University

Research interests:

I’m interested in issues of culture-related areas, gender equality, HTPs (child-marriage and FGM), migration, food security, heritage related issues, conflict and conflict resolution related issues; generally, I’m interested in any societal issues. 

Research projects since joining BDU

  • A mega research project entitled “Documentation, Conservation and Tourism Potentials of Cultural and Natural Heritages on Some Selected Sites in the Lake Tana Region”.
  • A mega research project entitled “Social Protection, Vulnerability & Gender Equality in Amhara Regional State: Policy and Practice”.
  • A mega research project entitled “Migration and Urbanization: Implications for Human Security in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia”
  • A mega research project entitled “Armed Conflict induced Gender Based Violence and Internal Displacement in Ethiopia since 2020: The Case of Amhara National Regional State”, on progress.
  • Data collection for a research concerned on “Status Of Gender Equality in ANRS”, conducted by Solution Business Consultancy and has submitted to NEWA
  • Preparation of data gathering instruments, pre-test survey, data gathering, data analysis and write-up of a research conducted by Amref Health Africa; concerned on Unintended Pregnancy, Gender Inequality and HTPs including Child Marriage and FGM
  • Kobo App. Structured survey for both Base-line and midline surveys for COMITATO INTERNAZIONALE PER LO SVILUPPO DEI POPOLI (CISP)
  • Data collection for Plan International, concerned on „Social and Gender Norm Diagnosis and Analysis‟, 2023.
  • Data collection for a research working with KIT Royal Tropical Institute, contracted by Plan International, FAWE and SAT to undertake part of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Break Free! programme across nine countries, 2023.

Conferences Attended

As paper presenter: 

  • Paper Presentation Entitled “Lived Experiences of Fishers at Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia” at National Conference on Women in Academia, Organized by the Faculty of Social Science, Bahir Dar University, March 08th, 2019

As organizing committee

  • 2nd History National Seminar (2015), Bahir Dar University;
  • 2nd Social Sciences National Conference (2015), Bahir Dar University;
  • 3rd June History National Seminar (2016), Bahir Dar University;
  • 1st National Social Anthropology Conference, (2017) Bahir Dar University;
  • 6th National Social Sciences Conference, (2019) Bahir Dar University;

Training provision:

  • “Awareness Raising on Information Based Decision Making and Project Management for Selected Officials in ANRS, 2019, 2021”
  • More than a five years‟ experience in providing “Life skill Training for Students”

Publications

  • Abraham Genet and Marshet Kebede. (2021). “Collections, Local Interactions, Conservation and Tourism Aspects of Monastic Heritage Sites in the Lake Tana Region of Ethiopia: The Case of Mandeba Medahinealem Monastery”, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and sustainable Development, Vol. 12. No. 3. pp. 237-249. Emerald publishing limited.

 

Department
Social Anthropology