2018-2019 Kotebe Metropolitan University Role of Souvenir Handicrafts in Urban Tourism and Cultural Regeneration of Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia  PI

2017-2019 Hawassa University Integrated design for park management: resources, livelihood & tourism potential of Loka Abaya National Park, Sidama  PI

2017-2018 MRV-HUWGCF Ecotourism for forest conservation and its implication for climate change adaptation and mitigation  Co-I

2015-2016 Hawassa University, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources Tourism and harmful traditional practice in South Omo  PI

2014-2015 Hawassa University, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources Challenges and prospects of urban tourism development in Hawassa city  PI