Diribe Makonene Kumsa is a Ph.D. candidate of the Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation Chair Group. Her Ph.D. project is “Building Partnerships for Resilient; Strengthening Grassroots Response to Public health crises.”

She had her MSc degree in Applied Communication Science, Specialization in Health and Society, from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and BA in Sociology and Social work from Jimma University, Ethiopia.