Danny Admasu completed his PhD in March 2023, with his dissertation titled "Blackness in Israel: Ethiopian Jews and the Perception of Black in Zionist History, Historiography, and Culture 1855-2022." His research was conducted at Bar-Ilan University's program of Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies under the supervision of Professor Liran Razinsky. Admasu currently serves as an adjunct researcher at the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, and he is also an adjunct lecturer in the MA Program for African Sustainable Communities at the Tamar Golan Center for African & The Program for Israel Studies at Ben-Gurion University, Be'er-Sheva.

His research proposal was awarded the 2018 President's Prize for Academic Excellence, along with excellence scholarships by the State Council of Higher Education in 2022. His dissertation examines the reactions of Israeli Jews and Western Jews to Ethiopian immigrants in Israel who are referred to as "Black Jews." The study aims to analyze the relationship between these two groups from the mid-19th century to the present day. Admasu's work delves into the concepts of blackness and Jewishness within the context of anti-Semitism, anti-Blackness, black-Jewishness, racialization, de-racialization, and white supremacy. It thoroughly explores these theoretical concepts and their impact on Jewish society, both internally and externally.

The dissertation addresses the question of what occurs when Jews choose whiteness and Black individuals choose Blackness. It examines the meaning of "Black" for other Jews who are identified as Black (Black-Jews), as well as the interplay between color, faith, and religion. Admasu investigates the lived experience of being both Black and Jewish, not as a metaphor but as a literal existence. Furthermore, the Ethiopian Jewish case in Israel is examined to draw insights into similar issues, studies, and minority groups around the world.