Dr. Shimelis Beyene
Ph.D., Washington University St. Louis 1998
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Office: 930 Oldfather Hall
Email: sbeyene2@unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-9422
Fax: (402) 472-9642
Major Research Interests:
Research Interests: development, applied, primatology, Africa, conservation, pastoralism
Recent Publications:
Beyene, S. (2008) Female behavior and the one-male unit social structure among the Gola baboons. Abstract Accepted for the 78th Annual Meeting of American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
Osborne, D.L., Willis, M.S. and Beyene, S. (2008) Evaluating the race concept in the classroom and community: insight from student research. Abstract Accepted for the 78th Annual Meeting of American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
Beyene, S. and Gudina, D. (2008) Reviving the Traditional Pasture Management System, Kalo, in Fentale, Ethiopia. (Revised & resubmitted January 2009, Journal of Ecological Anthropology)
Beyene, S. (2007) Preliminary Observation of a Newly Discovered Baboon Hybrid Zone in North Shoa, Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 30:143-148.
Beyene, S. (2006) The Awash National Park, Ethiopia: A Clash of Cows and Cultures. Practicing Anthropology 28:17-21.
Recent Conference Presentations:
Beyene, S. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa, FL. "Variation in Livelihood Diversification among Pastoral Groups in the Middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia," oral presentation.
Beyene, S. 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Vancouver, BC. "Reviving Traditional Pasture Management in Fentale, Ethiopia," oral presentation.
Beyene, S. 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, New Mexico. "Incremental Approaches in the Development of Participatory Park Management Plan: The Case of Awash National Park in Ethiopia," oral presentation.
Beyene, S. 2004 Symposium on Eco- and Paleo-tourism in Bilen, Afar Region, Ethiopia. "The Roles of Community in the Management of Protected Areas", oral presentation
Beyene, S. 2002 Annual Conference of the Biological Society of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. "Current Trends in Biodiversity Conservation in Ethiopia: The Case of Awash National Park," oral presentation.
Jolly, C., Phillips-Conroy, J.E., Beyene, S. 2000 International conference organized jointly by the Linnean Society of London and the Biological Society of Ethiopia. "The Awash National Park Baboons: Genetic variation, History of hybridization, and prospects for survival," oral presentation
Professional Memberships:
Biological Society of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Wildlife Association
Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society
The Society for Applied Anthropology (USA)
American Association of Physical Anthropologists (USA)
Courses Taught:
ANTH 110 - Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 242 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 362 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ANTH 442/842 - Human Variation
ANTH 474/874 - Applied and Development Anthropology
ANTH 485/885 - Human Evolution
ANTH 486/886 - Community-Based Research & Natural Resource Management
ANTH 498/898 - Primatology: Behavior & Ecology of Primates
ANTH 496 - Special Reading in Anthropology (Independent Study)
