Abebe Feyissa Amhare, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Research areas:
The research area focus on the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis. The goal is to explore the interplay between demographic characteristics, lifestyle choices, and environmental exposures to reduce the incidence of osteoarthritis, minimize mortality rates, and improve the life expectancy of affected individuals.
Education/Work experience:
2024/07－Present, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020/09－2024/06, Ph.D., School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2017/09－2020/06, MSc., School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2016/10－2017/08, Graduate Assistant II, School of Health Science, Salale University
2012/09-2016/07, BSc, School of Nursing, Addis Ababa University
Research experience & achievements:
Over the past three years, Dr. Abebe has published 4 SCI papers as the first author and 6 SCI papers as a co-author in esteemed journals such as BMJ Open, Frontiers in Public Health, BMC Infectious Diseases, The Lancet, and BMC Psychiatry. He has participated in the special funding projects supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. Dr. Abebe is an editorial board member of the Scientific Reports journal and serves as a reviewer for several prestigious journals, including BMC Infectious Diseases, Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, BMC Pediatrics, Vaccine, PLOS ONE, and Frontiers in Public Health.
Selected publications:
1) Amhare AF, Shen M, Zou Z, Xia R, Han J, Gao L, Zhang L. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care cascade for people living with HIV in Ethiopia: a retrospective longitudinal study. BMJ open, 2024, 14(10):e084244.
2) Amhare AF, Goyomsa GG, Al Issa YM. Investigating the follow-up discontinuation among people living with HIV in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Frontiers in Public Health, 2024, 12:1436905.
3) Amhare AF, Zhao M, Seeley J, Zhang WH, Goyomsa GG, Geleta TA, Zhao R, Zhang L. Impact of COVID-19 on HIV services and anticipated benefits of vaccination in restoring HIV services in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment. Frontiers in Public Health, 2022, 10:1033351.
4) Amhare AF, Tao Y, Li R, Zhang L. Early and subsequent epidemic characteristics of COVID-19 and their impact on the epidemic size in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Public Health, 2022, 10:834592.
Contact information:
Email: abebe@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
