Prof. Dr. Yemataw Wondie Yehualashet

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsDifferential, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methods,Public Health, Health Services Research and Social Medicine
KeywordsPost-traumatic stress, Mental health, Quality of life, Anxiety disorders, Clinical psychology

Current contact address

CountryEthiopia
CityGondar
InstitutionUniversity of Gondar
InstituteDepartment of Psychology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Andreas HinzSelbständige Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2022

Program(s)

2021Georg Forster Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Yehualashet is well-known for his widely recognized contributions in the areas of anxiety, sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorders, and psycho-oncology. He combines topics in social medicine and psychosomatics with a multi-cultural perspective. In particular, his work on child prostitution has received international attendance. During his stay in Germany, he plans to continue research on psycho-oncology and to strengthen collaboration with colleagues in the fields of social medicine and trauma research.