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Hirut Terefe

Full Name Hirut Terefe Gemeda
Education attended BA: Sociology and Anthropology

GDp:  Population Studies

MSc.: Demography

PhD: Social Anthropology
Academic Rank Associate Professor
Working for AAU since Since July 1979
Administrative positions held if any/ past and present

 

 

 Department head, Sociology and Anthropology Dpt.

Director, Anti-Corruption Office, AAU

Director, Institute of Gender Studies,

President for the Assembly of the Ethiopian Society of Population Studies (ESPS) as of 2005.VP. Of ESSWA, VP. of Association of  Ethiopians Educated in Germany (AEEG) etc.
Awards ——recognitions — memberships of international bodies/ journals – editorial roles/ initiatives etc. Awarded scholar positions in more than six Universities, member of board of directors OIB, Advisory Board member in many international and local NGOs.

Member of editorial board of Journal on Female Genital Mutilation and other Harmful traditional Practices, which is Scientific Organ of Inter Africa Committee (IAC) as of January 2012.etc.
address Campus- Main

Building name -NCR

Floor number- 2

Office room no. 269

Office tel.251118962078

Mobile: +251 0911-246332

University email ID:  gemeda_hirut @ yahoo.com

Alternative email ID:  hirutgemeda 13@gmail.com
Research interest/ not more than hundred words Gender and Development issues, violence against women,

Family planning studies and reproductive health, Gender and Traditional conflict resolutions, Harmful traditional practices, HIV/AIDS research and training from gender and Reproductive health perspective, Gender and Environment  etc.
Publications on reputable journals  

  1. Gender and Development Published in the book Ethiopia: An Introduction into Culture Economics, Politics and Cooperation Published in 2000 ed. edited by Christian Fellner.
  1. Gender and Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia, (The Case of Arsi Oromo Published as a book chapter in “Umbruch – Bewältigung – Geschlecht“, Genderstudien zu afrikanischen Gesellshaften in Afrika und Deutschland, edited by Verena Böll and others April 2003, Germany, Maxman publisher Berlin, New York.
  1. Gender and Cross Cultural Dynamics in Ethiopia: A Case of 11 Ethnic Groups published by CIRTWID, AAU. 2004
  1. Violence against Women in Ethiopia: A Strong Case of Civil Society Concern. In Civil Society in Ethiopia: Reflection on Realities and Perspectives of Hope ed. by; Birgitta Benzing, IKO verlag für Interkulurelle Kommunikation, Frankfurt am Mäin, London P. 59 – 81, 2005.
  1. Training Guide on Gender and HIV/AIDS published August 2005, University of South Africa Press Pretoria (co author).
  1. “Gender and Health” in the book Epidemiology and Ecology

of Health and Disease in Ethiopia edited by yeman,

Damen and Kloos in 2006 (with Yegomawork, Emebet,

and Yeman).

  1. Genderand Youth Reproductive Health in the face of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: The case Of Shashemene and Awassa Youth in and out of School. In Intergenerational Challenges In Ethippia : understanding Family Childeren and the elderly Proceedings of ESSWA,  Conference 2010.
  1. Gender Relations, Female Genital Mutilation and Reproductive Health: The case of Arsi Oromo, Ethiopia,  Addis Ababa   University press 2012