{"id":2180,"date":"2025-08-20T13:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/?page_id=2180"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:36:01","slug":"abdibeshir-said-dula-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/abdibeshir-said-dula-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdibeshir Said Dula Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\tAbdibeshir Said Dula Profile\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\tAbdibeshir Said Dula(PhD)<br \/>\nAssistant Professor of Development Studies<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Haramaya University, Ethiopia | \ud83d\udcde +251941585877 | \u2709 abdibeshirs@gmail.com\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/photo_2025-08-20_16-03-11.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2025-08-20_16-03-11\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1200\" width=\"960\" title=\"photo_2025-08-20_16-03-11\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Professional Summary\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Academic professional with a PhD in Development Studies. Extensive experience in research, teaching, and leadership in higher education, with a focus on tourism, entrepreneurship, and rural development. Proven track record in curriculum development, grant writing, and community-based training programs. Multilingual with fluency in Afan Oromo, Amharic, English, Arabic, Burji &#038; Korete and intermediate Swahili.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Education\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\ud83c\udf93 PhD in Development Studies | Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | 2024<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf93 MA in Tourism and Development | Addis Ababa University | 2013<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf93 Post-Masters (TOT) in Entrepreneurship | NIESBUD, India | 2019<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf93 BEd in History (Minor Geography) | Jimma University | 2009\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Major topics I provided trainings on \n\t<\/h3>\n\t\u2022\tSocial Service and Society Building in the Digital Era<br \/>\n\u2022\tInclusive Tour Packaging &#038; Transformative Guiding (2024)<br \/>\n\u2022\tEntrepreneurship &#038; Agri-Business Development (2020)<br \/>\n\u2022\tTourism Statistics Frameworks (2024)<br \/>\n\u2022\tEconomic modeling in Tourism (2025)<br \/>\n\u2022\tCustomer Service for Hospitality (2018\u20132019)<br \/>\n\u2022\tQualitative Research Undertakings in Tourism and Hospitality (2021)\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Key Skills &#038; Expertise\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\u2714 Development Studies &#038; Policy Analysis<br \/>\n\u2714 Entrepreneurship &#038; Rural Development<br \/>\n\u2714 Tourism &#038; Heritage Management<br \/>\n\u2714 Quantitative &#038; Qualitative Research (SPSS, Stata, NVIVO)<br \/>\n\u2714 Curriculum Development &#038; Academic Leadership<br \/>\n\u2714 Grant Writing &#038; Project Management<br \/>\n\u2714 Multilingual Communication\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Professional Experiences\n\t<\/h3>\n\tHaramaya University, Ethiopia<br \/>\n     Assistant Professor of Development Studies | Present<br \/>\n\u2022\tConduct research on rural development, poverty alleviation, and tourism impacts. Supervise graduate students and mentor early-career researchers.<br \/>\n    Thematic Director for Social and Human Development Research | Present<br \/>\n\u2022\tLead interdisciplinary research initiatives on human development and social policy.<br \/>\n    Former Head, College of Social Sciences and Humanities Registrar | 2014\u20132016<br \/>\n\u2022\tOversaw academic administration, curriculum development, and student affairs.<br \/>\nGrand Al-Nejashi Project<br \/>\nHeritage and Tourism Leader | Present<br \/>\n\u2022\tSpearhead initiatives to promote cultural heritage and sustainable tourism.\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Publications &#038; Research\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\u2022\tThe Pattern and Dynamics of Occupational Mobility and Entrepreneurship in Rural Settings (2025): East Africa Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.<br \/>\n\u2022\tDeterminants of Entrepreneurial Engagement in Rural Ethiopia (2023) | Journal of Science and Inclusive Development<br \/>\n\u2022\tMultidimensional Poverty in Khat-Producing Regions (2023) | Horn of Africa Journal of Business and Economics<br \/>\n\u2022\tSocioeconomic Impacts of Tourism in Konso Terraces (2015) | Ethiopia Journal of Development Research<br \/>\n\u2022\tDeveloping Community Based Ecotourism to diversify livelihood and assure environmental conservation in Haramaya and Gurawa Districts (2017) African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure,\n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Awards &#038; Honors\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\ud83c\udfc6 Honorary Member \u2013 International Chamber for Science, Technology, and Education (2019)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfc6 Plague of Honor \u2013 Distinguished Speaker, International Conference on Digital Business Transformation (India, 2019)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfc6 Plague of Honor for Excellent Social Services: Given by Rufaida Women\u2019s Foundation \n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 Key Contributions\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\u2022\tLaunched Bachelor\u2019s program in Tourism &#038; Hotel Management.<br \/>\n\u2022\tDelivered training on entrepreneurship, tourism, and hospitality for youth and women.<br \/>\n\u2022\tDeveloped policies and guidelines for<br \/>\no\tEntrepreneurship and Technology incubation<br \/>\no\tBusiness Idea Competition and Award<br \/>\no\tResearch Data Management &#038; Sharing<br \/>\n\u2022\tEstablished Unity Haramaya University Staff Self-Help Edir \n<h3>\n\t\t\u2705 References\n\t<\/h3>\n\tDr. Mohammed Hasen: Associate Professor of History: Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Haramaya University<br \/>\nPhone: +251911800791\/ E-mail: hassenhoh@yahoo.com<br \/>\nDr. Getachew Shambel: Associate Professor, Development Policies Institution and Innovation Studies, Haramaya University<br \/>\nPhone: +251912041238\/ Email: getchs2006@gmail.com, getachew.shambel@haramaya.edu.et<br \/>\nDr. Deribachew Bekana: Associate Prof. of Chemistry: Direrctor for Research Affairs @ Haramaya.<br \/>\n\tPhone:+251912213485\/  Email:   gado430@yahoo.com \n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/Resume-2025-Abdibeshir-Said-Dula.docx\">ReadMore<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdibeshir Said Dula Profile Abdibeshir Said Dula(PhD) Assistant Professor of Development Studies \ud83d\udccd Haramaya University, Ethiopia | \ud83d\udcde +251941585877 | \u2709 abdibeshirs@gmail.com \u2705 Professional Summary Academic professional with a PhD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_edd_button_behavior":[],"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2180"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2190,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2180\/revisions\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cssh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}