Addis Ababa University

Kassahun is an AMARI post-doctoral alumni fellow from Ethiopia. He obtained a BEd degree in pedagogical sciences from Bahir Dar University before going on to work in Abbyi Addi College of Teachers’ Education for two years. He also has work experience at St. Mary’s University and Addis Ababa University, as well as a Master's degree in Measurement and Evaluation from Addis Ababa University. Kassahun obtained his PhD in Mental Health Epidemiology from Addis Ababa University.

Kassahun’s main research interests are clinical, social and economic outcomes of people with severe mental disorders; particularly development, adaptation and psychometric evaluation of measures of social outcomes of people with mental disorders. His post-doctoral research for the AMARI fellowship investigated the long term functional and economic outcomes of people with psychosis in a rural district of Ethiopia. He is also interested in development or adaptation and evaluation of psycho-social interventions for improving the functioning of people with mental disorders.