מרכזת המרכז - דוקטור סיגל נעים (PhD)
Dr. Sigal Naim is a lecturer at the Department of Human Services at Yezreel Academic College and the Department of Health Systems Management at Academic Center for Law and Science, Israel. She is also the coordinator of the Center for Research and Study of Aging at the University of Haifa. She finished her doctoral studies at the Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Galit Nimrod and her post-doctoral studies at the Department of Communication, Ariel University, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Azi Lev-On. Her PhD thesis topic was elders on SNSs (mainly Facebook) – motivations, patterns of use, benefits and risks, and her post-doctoral work dealt with digital literacy in old age.
Research Interests:
- New-media and SNS in old age
- Digital literacy in old age
- Elders’ inequality, social exclusion/inclusion in old age
- Elder abuse and neglect, including self-neglect
- Aging policy
Keywords: Technological capabilities
Qualitative research; Technology; Policy; Elder abuse; Quality of life
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דוקטור שושי קיסרי (PhD)
Dr. Shoshi Keisari is a lecturer at the School of Creative Arts Therapies, University of Haifa, Israel. She is a member of the Center for Research and Study of Aging at the Emilie Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, University of Haifa, Israel. She earned her PhD on ‘Integrating Life-Review and Playback Theater for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Applied Theoretical Model’ from the Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Yuval Plagi, Professor Anat Gesser-Edlsburg, and Dr. Dani Yaniv. She completed her post-doctoral work at the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy, and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), University of Padua, Italy, under the supervision of Professor Ines Testoni.
Research Interests:
- Creative arts therapies for the older population
- Psychotherapy and tele-psychotherapy for the older population
- Arts and creativity in older age
- Narrative gerontology
- Social connectedness in the older population
Keywords:
Creative arts therapies; Drama therapy; Tele-health; Psychotherapy; Narrative gerontology; Social connectedness.
SDG Keywords: Marginalised; Mental health; Vulnerable; Emprowering women; Culture
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דוקטור שרון אוסט מור (PhD)
Dr. Sharon Ost Mor is a research fellow at the Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa. She is also an active member of the Committee of Gerontology Promotion in Israel. She finished her doctoral studies at the Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, supervised by Professor Yuval Palgi and Dr. Dikla Segel-Karpas. While in the process of her PhD studies, she coined a new concept: positive solitude ( סולנותin Hebrew). She studies the experience of positive solitude among older adults and other populations, as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experience. Dr. Mor also has an MHA degree with honors from the Health and Welfare Faculty, University of Haifa. She is a gerontological occupational therapist.
Research Interests:
- Positive solitude meaning
- Leisure time and activities
- Model of human occupation
- Palliative care
Keywords:
Qualitative research; Older adults; Positive Psychology; Quality of life
SDG Keywords: Learning opportunities; Lifelong learning; Marginalised; Social inclusion; Workplace equality; Job creation; Productive employment; Ageism; Prison
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דוקטור אורית הירש מצ'יאולס (PhD)
Dr. Orit Hirsch-Matsioulas is an anthropologist specializing in human-animal relations and modern Greece. She is a lecturer at the Multidisciplinary Department at UoH and a research associate at the Tech4Animals Lab, Department of Information Systems at UoH. She is also a co-founder and a steering committee member of the Israeli Human-Animal Studies Academic Community and the human-animal relations research group at Tel Aviv University. She completed her doctoral studies at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Nir Avieli, Professor Nitza Berkovitch, and Professor Haim Hazan (Tel Aviv University). Her PhD topic was human-canine relations and politics of belonging in a Greek island during the economic crisis. Her post-doctoral study at the Buchmann Faculty of Law, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Daphna Hacker, focused on the sense of loneliness, welfare, and rights of elders and their companion animals in senior citizen housing.
Research Interests:
- Human-animal studies (HAS)
- Animal-computer interaction (ACI)
- Multispecies ethnography
- Politics of belonging and ‘otherness’
- Sense of loneliness, welfare and rights of elders and companion animals
- Anthropology of modern Greece
Keywords:
Human-animal relations; Multispecies ethnography; More-then-human animals; Animal-computer interaction; Old age; Belonging; Otherness; Modern Greece.
SDG Keywords: Justice, Ageism and Speciesism; Marginalised; Knowledge sharing; Reducing mortality; Disability; Vulnerable; Social protection
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דוקטור אודליה סעד (PhD)
Dr. Saad is a lecturer and head of Community Nursing Division at the Nursing Department, Lev Academic Center, Jerusalem, Israel. She is also an active member of the Seniors Association of Binyamin and Bet-El. She finished her doctoral studies at the Department of Nursing, University of Haifa, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Anna Zisberg and Professor Leehu Zysberg on the topic: ‘Development of and Examination of a Multi-dimensional Model of Quality of Life in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Impact of Emotional Intelligence’.
Research Interests:
- Community dwelling older people
- Ageing in place
- Well-being of older people
- Successful ageing
Keywords:
Older adults; Well-being; Ageing in place; Dementia; Positive psychology; MCI; Theory development and testing.
SDG Keywords: Vulnerable; Disadvantaged; Disability; Mental health; Disabilities.
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ד"ר קסניה שולייב (PhD)
Dr. Ksenya Shulyaev is a social psychologist and researcher at The Cheryl Spencer Institute of Nursing Research, Minerva Center on Intersectionality in Aging, Center of Research & Study of Aging, University of Haifa, and lecturer at Gordon College of Education, Haifa. She completed her doctoral research on intergenerational family relationships in modern Russia at Moscow State University, Russia, and her post-doctoral research at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Welfare and Health, University of Haifa, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Anna Zisberg. Dr. Shulyaev combines qualitative and quantitative skills of data collection and analysis. During her post-doctoral fellowship, she was responsible for data management and analysis of a Big Data set coming from numerous sources and participants focusing on psychological and cultural aspects of patients and their family caregivers affecting clinical outcomes.
Research Interests:
- Depression in later life
- Personal relationships and attachment in old age
- Family caregiving
- Social gerontology
- Cultural differences
- Intersectionality in aging
Keywords:
Depression; Attachment; Caregiving; Culture; Minority
SDG Keywords: Vulnerable; Disadvantaged; Disability; Mental health; Disabilities; Ethnicity; Global education; Vocational training.
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דוקטור טל קוחלי חיילבסקי (PhD)
Dr. Kochli Hailovski is a social worker and Lecturer at the Department of Nursing, Yezreel Valley Academic College. She is also an independent researcher. She has a BA in social work and an MA and a PhD in gerontology from the University of Haifa. Her PhD thesis “Grandparents’ Regular Grandchild Care: A Mixed-Method Study Examining the Stress Process and Its Implications on Grandparents’ Well-Being and Physical Health” was under the supervision of Professor Miri Cohen.
Research Interests:
- Stress in old age
- Quality of life in old age
- Ageism
- Life transitions
- Family relations and social network in old age
- Formal and informal care
Keywords:
Stress outcomes; Heart rate variability (HRV); Family relations; Community support; Family caregivers
SDG Keywords: Mental health; Access to education; Disability; Ethnicity
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גברת ויקטוריה מינקוביץ מועלם
Viktoria is a doctoral student in the Philosophy Department, the University of Haifa, under the supervision of Professor Iddo Landau. Viktoria completed an MA in Biological Studies from the Open University, with a thesis on zoos ethics, and an MA in Philosophy from UoH, with a thesis on subjective therapeutic approach to treating schizophrenia patients. She is currently leading the Friends at the Time of Old Age project of Matav NGO, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry for Social Equality. In addition, she managed the Afula and Valleys branch of Matav NGO and was involved in ensuring the rights of the elderly in nursing care.
Research Interests:
- Meaning of life
- Human-animal relationships
- Well-being
- Animal welfare
- Ecology
- Older adults
Keywords:
Meaning of life; Quality of life; Human-animal relations; Animal welfare; Ecology
SDG Keywords: Mental health; Ageism; Disability
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