Dr. Dessalegn Guyo
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Cushwa Hall 3164
phone: (330) 941-3337
dnguyo@ysu.edu
Bio
Dessalegn N. Guyo (Ph.D., MSW) is an assistant professor of social work at Youngstown State University Ohio from January 2022 to the present. He was an Associate Professor of Master of Social Work at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (November 2020- June 2022). He has 18 years plus teaching, research and community service nationally and internationally
His research areas are on multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder child protection networks and practices, indigenous adoption practices of Oromo society, women's roles and statuses in agro-industry, child vulnerability indicators in poor households in urban centers, context-based community development approaches, and social work practice with immigrants.
Research Interests
immigration, child protection, and adoption, loneliness and connection, implicit bias and its management, social work teaching and practices, indigenous knowledge,
Teaching Interests
Social Research Methods, Statistics, social policy, Integrated foundations, social work groups, Oppression and diversity in social work, Business skills in social work.
Practice evaluations
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Education
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2014
Ph D, Social work and Social Development
Addis Ababa University
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2006
MA, Social Work
Addis Ababa University, School of Social Work
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Intellectual Contributions
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2023
"Utilizing Professional Expertise in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Strategic Interventions Preparation for Crisis Mitigation in Oromia"
Journal of Oromo Studies (JOS), volume (MNS-ID-JOS-2023-0018.R1), issue 1, p. 133-150
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2013
"SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOCIAL POLICIES IN ETHIOPIA"
, volume Block 2, issue 1, p. 71
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2010
"GUDDIFACHAA PRACTICE: As Community Based Child Problem Intervention in Oromo of Ada'a Liban"
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, DVM publication, p. 120
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Professional Service
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2024 - 2024
Other
Youngstown State University Quest 2024: a Forum for Student Scholarship
Youngstown, Ohio
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2024 - 2024
Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
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2023 - 2023
Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
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Public Service
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2023 - present
Chair
Oromo Intellectual society
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2020 - present
President
Global Oromo Advocacy Group
Washington DC, DC
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2018 - 2020
Board Member
Oromo Community Organization
Washington, DC
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2017 - 2022
Guest Speaker
Torture Abolition And Survivors Support Coalition International
Washington DC, DC
