Abraham Teshome

Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with aswift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

• Certificate in Teaching with Cases - Emerald Publishing - 2024
• Certificate in Creating Accessible Documents at Work - Indiana University - 2024
• Certificate in Student Academic Integrity and Faculty Responsibilities - Indiana University - 2023

• Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - February 2024-Present
• North American Associates of Christians in Social Work - September 2024-Present

• Gebremichael, A.Z., Teshome, A.Z., Kotecho, M.G., & Adamek, M.E. (2025). Reframing the image of older adults and advocating for their rights: The role of the older people’s association in Ethiopia. Working with Older People, 29(2), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-07-2024-0037
• Adamek, M., Kotecho, M.G., & Teshome, A.Z. (2024). Promoting the well-being of older people in Ethiopia: Lost opportunities due to the poverty of policy. Innovation in Aging, Special Issue on Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad120
• Zelalem, A., Kotecho, M., & Adamek, M. (2022). Barriers to Active Aging in Rural Ethiopia: A Call for a Paradigm Shift to a Rights-Based Approach. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2022.2139988
• Zelalem, A., Kotecho, M., & Adamek, M. (2021). “The ugly face of old age:” Elders’ unmet expectations for care and support in rural Ethiopia. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 92(2), 215-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415020911900
• Zelalem, A., & Kotecho, M. (2020). Challenges of aging in rural Ethiopia: “Old age is like the sunset: It brings disrespect and challenges.” Journal of Gerontological Social Work,63(8), 893-916. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1814475
• Kotecho, M.G., Chane, S., Gebeyaw, G., Zelalem, A., Dawud, M., & Adamek, M. (2022). Life is hard and getting harder: The experience of aging in Ethiopia. In S. Helaine (ed.), Aging across cultures: Growing old in the non-western world (pp. 45-65). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76501-9
• Teshome, A.Z., Adamek, M.E., Adeniji, D., Ashirifi, G. (2025, under review ). The deprioritization of older adults: An urgent call for aging policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research on Ageing & Social Policy.
• Teshome, A.Z.(2025, in progress). The health consequences of the lives of street-involved children in Ethiopia.
• Teshome, A. Z., Adeniji, D., Ashirifi, D., & Adamek, M. E. (2025, in progress). The deprioritization of older adults: An urgent call for aging policies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Ashirifi, G., Teshome, A.Z., Adamek, M.E., & Adeniji, D.(2025, in progress). Defining old age in sub-Saharan Africa: the perspective of African scholars and professionals
• Adeniji, D., Teshome, A.Z., Ashirifi, G., & Adamek, M.E.(2025, in progress). Scholars and professionals’ perspective on ageism status in Sub-Saharan Africa: A sequential mixed-methods study
• Adamek, M., Ashirifi, G., Adeniji, D., & Teshome, A. (2025, in progress ). Is a Universal Term for Older Adults Feasible? Considering Preferred Terms of African Scholars.

• Elder Well-being
• Aging out of Place and Transnational Aging
• Aging policies and Aging Services
• Health Disparities among Older Immigrants
• Active and Healthy Aging
• Child Welfare
• Health and Well-being of Immigrants

• Social Policy
• Macro-level Social Work Practice
• Generalist Theory and Practice
• Social Welfare Policy
• Program Evaluation
• Practice Evaluation
• Research Methods
• Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice
• Social Work Practice with Children and Families

• Associate Faculty, Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, IN, 2023-09-01, 2025-05-01
• Graduate Research Assistantship, Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, IN, 2021-09-01, 2023-05-01
• Lecturer (Tenure-Track), Ambo University Department of Social Work, Ambo, Ethiopia, 2017-08-01, 2021-07-01
• Instructor (Tenure-Track), Ambo University Department of Sociology and Social Work, Ambo, Ethiopia, 2013-03-01, 2015-07-01

• Correctional Social Worker, Kaliti Federal Prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012-07-01, 2013-02-01
• Researcher, Wanko Research and Consultancy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019-09-01, 2020-12-01
• Case Manager, Waliif Non-Profit, Adama, Ethiopia, 2017-08-01, 2021-07-01

• Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 2024-02-01, Present
• North American Associates of Christians in Social Work, 2024-09-01, Present

Abstract Reviewer, The 76th Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024, Washington, DC

Manuscript Reviewer: The Gerontologist, January 2025-present