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SAMUEL B. ZEMENE

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+1-669-***-**** ● ***********@*****.*** ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-z-85440441 PUBLIC HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSIONAL

An accomplished, results-driven professional with over five years of practical field experiences with a Master’s Degree in Public Health and Psychology is seeking employment in related fields. Solid track record of achieving results, delivering on targets, performing various administrative tasks with care and due diligence and communicating across stakeholders while being a focal team player in cross functional and multi-disciplinary work environment. RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

• EDUCATION: As a recent Master’s Degree graduate from University of Basel, Center for African Studies, in Switzerland, majoring in Public Health and Social Life, my academic research work was focused on assessment of psychosocial problems and risky sexual behaviors of Ethiopian youth migrants in Switzerland. In my research, I was able to demonstrate and identify the specific social and psychological challenges and risky sexual behaviors of the migrant youth while living as an asylum seeker or as a refuge in Switzerland. I also earned a Masters and Bachler of Arts Degrees in Psychology from Addis Ababa University (AAU), one of the longest and prestigious Universities in Africa. My research work at AAU was mainly focused on Psychosocial Problems of Parents with Autistic Children. In my thesis, I was able to argue and demonstrated the case for Joy Center while caring for child with autism.

• PROGRAM COORDINATION: As a program coordinator and lecturer at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, I developed and organized programs and projects related with HIV/AIDS prevention, gender mainstreaming, sexual & reproductive health training encouraging female students’ participation and empowerment in higher education institutions. I communicated the programs through data modeling and reinforcement on HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health issues and gender mainstreaming leading to encouraging female students’ participation and empowerment in higher education institutions.

• SOCIAL WORK: I have extensive social work experience and consider myself a social work expert. My experiences and achievements include counselling sessions for minors and families, family tracing, reintegration and support of minors who were separated from their families, and regular follow up visits and periodically assess the status of minors reunified to their families and communities.

• GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING: Gave effective guidance and counselling services for students when I was Guidance and Counselling Officer at Damot General Secondary School. Successfully designed intervention program in the counselling center benefiting students requiring special assistance.

• COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE: I am multilingual and fluently communicate in English, Deutsch and Amharic (my native tongue). I have the ability and self- motivated to work independently and communicate transparently while thriving in a cross functional and disciplinary work environment. Industry Experience

Education

Social Work

Guidance & Counselling

Public Health

Psychology

Functional Experience

Managerial skills, analysis,

support, Communication,

guidance and negotiation

skills, Event planning,

coordination skills &

experiences acquired while

being an academic

coordinator, Instructor,

counsellor, academic dean

and social work expert.

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF BASEL, CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, SWITZERLAND (2016-2019) MASTER’S DEGREE IN AFRICAN STUDIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIFE Principal Studies

- Epidemiological Methods, Epidemiological Concepts,

- Current Topics in Epidemiology and Public Health,

- Linking Sustainable Development, Equity & Health,

- Ecology of Infectious Disease at the Human-Animal interface,

- Sustainability and Health Governance, -Language and Health,

- Current Ecological & Health Issues, African Ecology,

- Families, households, and gender, -Sociology of Disasters,

- International Peacebuilding, -Basic & Applied Research,

- Qualitative & Quantitative Data Analysis.

Research work (MA Thesis)

-Assessment of psychosocial problems and risky sexual behaviors of Ethiopian youth migrants in Switzerland ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (2011-2013) MASTER’S DEGREE IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

Principal Studies

- Qualitative and Quantitative research methods, Psychological theories and their applications

- Measurement and statistics in behavioral science

- Counselling theories, practice and skills

- Family and marriage counselling

Research work (MA Thesis)

-Psychosocial Problems of Parents with Autistic Children: The Case of Joy Center for Children with Autism ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (2002-2006) BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY

Principal Studies

- Human development childhood, adolescence, adulthood,

- Personality development guidance and counselling, psychotherapy, counselling,

- Psychopathology, human learning, human personality, understanding human behavior,

- Identification of psychological and social problems,

- Intervention and evaluation counselling skills, strategies, psychotherapeutic intervention, diagnostic and assessment skills

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WORK EXPERIENCES

LECTURER AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR, NOV 2012-JUL 2014 Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

- Conducted short and long-term trainings on successful behavior change of students

- Effectively communicated program goals and achievements through data modeling and reinforcement on HIV/AIDS, Sexual and reproductive health issues

- Developed and organized projects related with HIV/AIDS Prevention, Gender mainstreaming and Sexual and reproductive health issues.

- Thought Psychology courses for undergraduate health science students

-Develop, lead, and encourage fundraising in support of the University's goals and the goals of the HIV/AIDS Prevention and control office programs, as well as outreach and public service efforts.

- Provide the highest quality classroom instruction toward the attainment of the goals of the University.

-provide academic and career guidance and encouragement through formal and informal conferences with students.

-Create and maintain numerous report

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SOCIAL WORKER, JAN 2011-SEP 2011

New Generation University College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

- Provided education and consultancy services on UNICEF run project

- The only social worker based on site and providing basic psychosocial support services

- Organize counselling sessions for minor and family

- Family reintegration support for minors whose families have been traced and reunified with their families

- Access to reintegration support and referral of the minors in their former families

- Follow up visit and periodically assess the status of the minors reunified to their communities

- Success fully Provided psychosocial health counseling to individuals, groups or families

- Conducted initial assessments of clients' situation to determine needs and goals

- Provided crisis intervention as needed

- Referred individuals to appropriate treatment centers

- Ensured that all case files, and other records, strictly comply with policies, regulations, and procedures ACADEMIC DEAN, SEP 2009-DEC 2010

Yanet Health Schience College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

- Worked on preparation of different academic proposals and projects in the college

- Managed different academic activities and teaching-learning process in the college

- Liaison the college with different governmental and non-governmental organizations

- Managed the college facility and staffs to create an overall goal of the college

- Organizing the development of and implementing the college’s vision and goals statement

- developed a college budget and manage the fiscal affairs of the college

- Prepared college strategic planning and curriculum development INSTRUCTOR, OCT 2008-JAN 2010

Various Medical Colleges, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

- Thought courses at Medico Bio Medical College, Tropical College of Medicine, Bethel Medical College and St. Lideta College Health Science

- Subject thought included Introduction to Psychology and Education Psychology for health students

- Advised students while they were working on their senior year essays

- Supervised students for community-based education and apprenticeships

- Conducted research on different issues and topics

- Provide the highest quality classroom instruction toward the attainment of the goals of the College.

- Provide academic and career guidance and through formal and informal conferences with students. ACADEMIC COORDINATOR AND INSTRUCTOR, FEB 2008-FEB 2009 Ayer Tena Health Science College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

- Coordinated different academic and non-academic activities in the College

- Planned and reported the overall activities of the College

- Prepared project proposals in specific academic areas

- Liaised with different governmental and non-governmental organization on behave of the College

- Thought psychology courses for medical students

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OFFICER, SEP 2006-DEC 2007 Damot General Secondary School, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Key Achievements:

-Listen to students’ concerns about academic, emotional or social problems and gave effective guidance & counselling service

-Help students process their problems and plan goals and action

-Mediate conflict between students and teachers

-Improve parent/teacher relationships

- Assist with college applications, jobs and scholarships

-Facilitate drug and alcohol prevention programs

-Organize peer counseling programs

- Work on academic boards to improve learning conditions REFERENCES: available upon request

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