Dr. Tigist Wollelo
Dr. Tigist Wollelo holds a PhD in Agriculture from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria, and an MSc in Physical Land Resources from Ghent University, Belgium. She is also licensed in mutual funds and life insurance in British Columbia. Currently, Dr. Wollelo serves as an Associate Professor at University Canada West, where she teaches courses in Personal Financial Planning, Financial Management and Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics. With a strong passion for bridging academic theory and industry practice, Dr. Wollelo brings real-world financial insights into the classroom and actively engages students with contemporary issues in personal finance.
Expertise and Experience
Dr. Wollelo brings over 20 years of international experience across industry, academia and research. She began her academic journey as an assistant lecturer at Mekelle University, contributing to numerous multidisciplinary research projects in roles ranging from team member to team leader and principal investigator. Her academic expertise includes curriculum design, program development and assessment and evaluation at post-secondary institutions. Dr. Wollelo also served at the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, where she led a national research initiative and acted as principal investigator on various studies. Her scholarly contributions include publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences.
In Canada, she spent over a decade working in the environmental science sector, particularly in ecotoxicological evaluation. For the past seven years, Dr. Wollelo has transitioned into the finance industry, where she skillfully manages client portfolios and supports diverse communities. Her current research interests lie in personal finance, risk management and environmental sustainability.
Publications and Scholarly Activity
- Tesfay A., Tigist O.W. et al. (2011): Effects of conservation agriculture on runoff, soil loss and crop yield under rain fed conditions in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Soil Use Management. Soil Use and Management, 27: 404–414.
- Tigist O.W. et al. (2010): Short-term effects of conservation agriculture on Vertisols under tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in the northern Ethiopian highlands. Soil & Tillage Research, 106(2): 294–302.
- Tigist O.W. & A. Klik (2010): Influence of soil tillage practices on aggregate stability and distribution of C, N and P in different soil types of Austria. Presented at EGU 2010 (Poster XY674-EGU2010-3296).
- Tigist O.W. et al. (2009): Short-term effects of conservation agriculture on soil erosion and agronomic parameters of tef in the northern Ethiopian highlands. Poster at Tropentag 2009, Hamburg.
- Tigist O.W. & A. Klik (2009): Impact of tillage practices on dry soil aggregate distribution in different soil types in Austria. Poster at Tropentag 2009, Hamburg.
- Nyssen J., Tigist O.W., et al. (2006): Conservation agriculture: a further step in sustainable agricultural intensification in the Northern Ethiopian highlands. Proceedings of the International Conference in “Africa’s Great Rift: Diversity and Unity”, pp. 169–183.
