Education
1981   Ph.D.         Social Work & Psychology, University of  Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1978    M.A          Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Israel

1975   B.A.           Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Israel

Honors and Awards (Since 2015)

Distinguished Research Article, Division E., American Educational Research Association
             (AERA), 2020

Elected Member, National Academy of Education (NAEd), 2019

Elected Member, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), 2018

Distinguished Career Achievement Award, Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), 2017

Fellow, Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), 2017

EMET Prize for Science, Art, and Culture, Office of the Prime Minister, Israel 2016 

Current Academic positions (since 2000)

2008 - Present         Professor Emeritus

                                   Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

                                   Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

2018– Present          Professor Emeritus

            Louis & Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work

            Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Grants (Since 2015)

2018    Benbenishty, R. (Co-PI), & Moore, H. (Co-PI),

             Developing new processes and building capacity to improve the use of data on the

             district and local levels. Yad Hanadiv Foundation.

             396,000 Israeli Shekels

2018    Refaeli, T. (Co-PI), Benbenishty, R. (Co-PI),, & Zeira, A. (Co-PI)

            A longitudinal study of outcomes and life trajectories of residential care leavers

            Israel Science Foundation

            270,000 Israeli Shekels

2016    Zeira, A. (Co-PI) & Benbenishty, R. (Co-PI),

           A follow up of graduates of Youth Vllages,

            Ministry of Education,                                            

            300,000 Israeli Shekels                                           

2015   Benbenishty (Co-PI), Dekel, R. (Co-PI) & Schiff, M. (Co-PI).

           Assessing needs of the foster care community following the Gaza War,

           Ministry of Welfare & Ashalim          

           86,000 Israeli Shekels

List of Publications (Since 2015)

Scholarly Books

Fluke, J. D., López, M., Benbenishty, R., Knorth, E. J., & Baumann, D. J. (Eds.).  (2020)  Decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: Theory, research, and practice. Oxford.

Benbenishty, R. (2019). Methods of quantitative research. Webbook. (an electronic book, in Hebrew)

Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Bullying, school violence, and climate in evolving contexts: Culture, organization and time.  New York: Oxford University Press.

Astor, R. A., Jacobson, L., Wrabel, S., Benbenishty, R., & Pineda, D. (2018). Welcoming Practices: Creating schools that support students and families in transition. New York:  Oxford University Press.

Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Mapping and monitoring bullying and violence: Building a safe school climate. New York: Oxford University Press.

Benbenishty, A., & Benbenishty, R. (2015). Hope-building leadership: From theory to practice. Jerusalem: Geffen.[Hebrew]

Peer reviewed Chapters in Edited Books

 Benbenishty, R., & Fluke, J. D. (in press). Key concepts and theoretical perspectives.  In J. D. Fluke, M. López, R. Benbenishty, E. J. Knorth, D. J. & Baumann, D. J. (Eds.). (in press).  Decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: Theory, research, and practice.  Oxford.

Gautschi, K. & Benbneishty, R. (in press). Empirical methods for studying decision making in child welfare and protection. In J. D. Fluke, M. López, R. Benbenishty, E. J. Knorth, D. J. & Baumann, D. J. (Eds.). (in press).  Decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: Theory, research, and practice.  Oxford.

 Lopez, M. L. & Benbenishty, R. (in press).  Lessons learned from international studies on child protection decision making employing the model of Judgments and Decisions Processes in Context (JUDPiC). In J. D. Fluke, M. López, R. Benbenishty, E. J. Knorth, D. J. & Baumann, D. J. (Eds.). (in press).  Decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: Theory, research, and practice.  Oxford.

 Fluke, J. D., López, M. M., Benbenishty, R., Knorth, E. J., & Baumann, D. J. (in press). Advancing the field of decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: A look back and forward.  In J. D. Fluke, M. López, R. Benbenishty, E. J. Knorth, D. J. & Baumann, D. J. (Eds.). (in press).  Decision making and judgement in child welfare and protection: Theory, research, and practice.  Oxford.

 Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Shadmi, H., Glickman, H., Luke, E., Ratner, D., Segel, H., & Raz, T. (2020). The Israel Model: A centralized national and local system designed to achieve optimal school climate driven by monitoring on multiple levels. In J. Cohen & D. Espelage (Eds.). Creating safe, supportive and engaging K-12 schools: Challenges and opportunities around the world. Cambridge MA: Harvard Education Press.

Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2020). Proposed policies to reduce weapons in schools: Based on research from an ecological conceptual model. In J. G. Dweyer (Ed.).: Oxford handbook of children and the law. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190694395.013.28

 Flannery, D. J., Bear, G., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Bradshaw, C. P., Sugai, G., …Osher, D. (In press). The scientific evidence supporting an eight point public health oriented action plan to prevent gun violence. In D. Osher, M. Mayer, R. Jagers, K. Kendziora, & L. Wood (Eds.) . Keeping students safe and helping them thrive: A collaborative handbook for education, safety, and justice professionals, families, and communities (2 vols.). New York: Praeger.  

Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2019). Conceptual foundations and ecological influences of school violence, bullying, and safety. In M. J. Meyer & S. Jimerson (Eds.), School safety and violence prevention: Science, practice, and policy driving change (pp. 19-44). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Lopez, V., Ascorra, P., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Bilbao, M., & Carrasco, C. (2019). De Violencia a la convivencia escolar: Una decada de investigacion. In V. Lopez & P. Ascorra (Eds.) Una decada de investigacion en convivencia escolar  (pp.            15 – 50). Valpraiso: Ponitifica Universidad Catheolica de Valpraiso.                                     

Lopez. V., Bilbao, M., Ascorra, P., Carrasco, C., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., & Alvare, J. P. (2019). El sistema de monitoreo de la convivencia escolar PACES-PUVC: Une experiencia de transferencia a la politica publica. In V. Lopez & P. Ascorra (Eds.) Una decada de investigacion en convivencia escolar  (pp. 161 – 186). Valpraiso: Ponitifica Universidad Catheolica de Valpraiso.                            

Berkowitz, R., Iachini, A. L., Moore, H., Capp, G., Pitner, R. O., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). School climate. In Noblit, G.W. (Ed.) Oxford research encyclopedia of education. New York: Oxford University Press.

Capp, G. P., Moore, H., Pitner, R., Iachini, A.L., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). Promoting school safety: How educators and school leaders can address and prevent school violence and victimization. In Noblit, G.W. (Ed.) Oxford research encyclopedia of education. New York: Oxford University Press.

Pitner, R., Capp, G., Moore, H., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R.A. (2017). Prevention of violence, aggression, and bullying in schools. In P. Sturmey (Ed.) The Wiley handbook of violence and aggression (Volume 3), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Publisher.

Iachini, A.L., Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Pitner, R., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). School Climate. In C. Franklin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of social work online (ESWO). New York: Oxford University Press.

Pitner, R., Moore, H., Capp, G., Iachini, A.L., Berkowitz, R., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2017). School safety, victimization, and bullying: An overview of violence interventions and monitoring approaches. In C. Franklin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Social Work Online (ESWO). New York: Oxford University Press.

Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2016). School violence and bullying in evolving ecological contexts. In E. Debarbieux (Ed.) La ecole face a la violence: Decrir, expliquer, agir. Armand Colin. [French].

Astor, R. A., Capp, G. Moore, H., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). Lessons from monitoring social emotional learning in Israel and California schools.  In Shute, R. H., & Slee, P. T. (Eds.) Mental health through schools: The way forward. (pp. 173-186) Hove: Routledge

Pitner, R. O., Marachi, R., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty R, (2015). Evidence-based violence prevention programs and best implementation practices. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Ed.), Social worker’s desk reference (3^rd edition) (pp. 1050-1068). N.Y. Oxford University Press.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

López, V. García-Quiroga, M., Benbenishty, R., Gonzále, L. Squicciarini, A. M., & Sánchez, P. (in press). Sexual harassment by peers in Chilean schools. Child Abuse & Neglect.

Zeira, A., Achdut, N., Benbenishty, R., & Shimoni. E. (in press). Follow-up study of alumni of youth villages: Educational outcomes. Society and Welfare.(Hebrew)

Tuval-Mashiach, R., Levy, D., Refaeli, T., Verdiger, N-P., Zeira, A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Between being unique and being like everyone else: The development of sense of agency in young women at risk. Children and Youth Service Review, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104524

Hadass, M., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (in press). Role of school-climate in school-based violence among homeless and nonhomeless students: Individual- and school-level analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect.

López, V., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Ascorra, P. & González, L. (in press). Teachers victimizing students: Contributions of student-to-teacher victimization, peer victimization, school safety, and school climate in Chile. American Journal of Orthopschiatry.

Moore, H., Astor, R.A. & Benbenishty R. (2019). A statewide study of school-based victimization, discriminatory-bullying, and weapon involvement among homeless and non-homeless students. Social Work Research 43, 181-194. Doi: 10.1093/swr/svz010

Naim-Levy, N., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Associations of involvement of parents of children in post-hospitalization residential care settings and the quality of the parent-child relationships with changes in the children's functioning. Hevra U'Revacha (Society & Welfare), 39, 281-308.

Refaeli, T., Zeira, A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Predictors of life satisfaction among care-leavers: A mixed-method longitudinal study. Children and Youth Service Review, 99, 146-155. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.01.044

Moore, H., Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R. (2019). Substance use off and on school grounds: A California statewide comparison between different groups of Homeless students and nonhomeless students. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, 92, 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.006

Zeira, A., Refali, T., & Benbenishty, A. (2019). Aspirations toward higher education: a longitudinal study among alumni of public care in Israel. Journal of Youth Studies. 22, 1035-1052. 10.1080/13676261.2018.1562165

Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Lopez, V., Bilbao, M., Ascorra, P. (2019). Victimization of teachers by students in Israel and in Chile and its relations with teachers’ victimization of students. Aggressive Behavior, 45, 107-119. DOI: 10.1002/ab.21791

Refaeli, T., Levy, D., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Self-esteem, life satisfaction, and positive future perception among at-risk and comparison group participants in national civic service. Journal of Social Service Research,44, 425-435, DOI:10.1080/01488376.2018.1476292

  Schiff, M., Dekel, R., Gilbar, O., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Helping the helpers: Posttraumatic distress and need for help among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies following armed conflict. Child & Family Social Work, 23, 466-474.

 Zeira, A., Tuval-Mashiach, R., Meir, G., Levy, D., Refaeli, T., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Alumni of national civic service: Comparing the experience of at-risk and mainstream volunteers. International Social Work, 6, 1027-1024.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872817695393

Capp, G. P., Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R., & Pineda, D. (In press) Learning Together: Implementation of a peer-tutoring intervention targeting academic and social emotional needs. Children & Schools, 40, 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdy009 

Siegel, A., Esqueda, M. C., Berkowitz, R., Sullivan, K., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Welcoming parents to their child’s school: Practices supporting students with diverse needs and backgrounds. Education and Urban Society, 51, 756-784. 10.1177/0013124517747682

Melkman, E., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Social support networks of care leavers: Mediating between childhood adversity and adult functioning. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 176-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.040

Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., & Roziner, I. (2018). A school-based multilevel study of adolescent suicide ideation in California high schools. Journal of Pediatrics, 196, 251-257. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.070

Gilbar, O., Benbenishty, R., Schiff, M., & Dekel, R. (2018). Foster parents exposed to political violence: The role of support in addressing emotional and functional difficulties. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 211-218. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.026

Lopez, V., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Bilbao, M., Ascorra, P., Carrasco, C., Refa eli, T., & Roziner, I. (2018). Cross-cultural patterns of student victimization in Israel and Chile. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27, 780-792. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0930-2

Benbenishty, A., Siegel, A., & Astor, R. A. (2018). School-related experiences of adolescents in foster care: A comparison with their high-school peers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88, 261 - 268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000242

Moore, H., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., & Rice, E. (2018). The positive role of school climate on school victimization, depression and suicidal ideation among school-attending homeless youth. Journal of School Violence, 17, 298 – 310. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2017.1322518

Carvalho, J. M. S., Degado, P., Benbenishty, R., Davidson-Arad, B., &  Pint, S., (2018). Professional judgements and decisions on placement in foster care and reunification in Portugal. European Journal of Social Work, 2, 296 – 310. DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2017.1291494.

Carvalho, J. M., Delgado, P., Pinto, V. S., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Reunification in foster care: Influences on decision-making. Child Abuse & Neglect, 86, 67-78.         

DePedro, K. T., Astor, R. A., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2018). School climate, deployment, and mental health among students in military-connected schools. Youth & Society, 50, 93-115. DOI: 10.1177/0044118X15592296

Capp, G. P., Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R., Weiss, E., Pineda, D. (2017). School staff perceptions of military-connected students in civilian public schools: Implications for teachers, counselors, and school staff. Military Behavioral Health, 5, 147-156.

Capp, G. P., Benbenishty, R., Moore, H., Pineda, D., Astor, R. A., Castillo, B., De Pedro, K. M. T. (2017). Partners at Learning: A service-learning approach to serving public school students from military families. Military Behavioral Health, 5, 1-10.

Berkowitz, R., Astor, R. A., Pineda, D., De Pedro, K., Weiss, E., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). Parental involvement and perceptions of school climate in California. Urban Education, online, 10 January, 2017.

Jedwab, M., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). Israeli paediatricians' attitudes and experience of reporting child maltreatment and related training needs. Child Abuse Review, 26, 439-450. DOI: 10.1002/car.2468

Castillo, B., Moore, H., De-Pedro, K., Capp, G., Pineda, D., Astor, R.A. & Benbenishty, R. (2017). An evaluation of the use of educational resource guides for military students in public schools. Military Behavioral Health, Online, 27 January, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2016.1272020

Benbenishty, R. (2016). A stance toward residential placement – In what context? Society & Welfare, 36, 191 – 200. [Hebrew]

Benbenishty, R., Zeira, A., & Arzav, S. (2015). Educational achievements of youth vilages alumni in Israel. Mifgash Laavoda Chinoochit Socialit, 42, 9-33. [Hebrew]

Attar-Schwartz, S., Benbensihty, R., & Roziner, I. (2017). Change trajectories of aggressive behavior among children in long-term residential care. Child Abuse & Neglect, 65. 156-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.

De Pedro, K. T., Pineda, D., Capp, G., Moore, H., Benbenishty. R., & Astor, R. A. (2017). Implementation of a school district-wide grassroots antibullying initiative: A school staff and parent-focused evaluation of Because Nice Matters. Children & Schools, 39, 137-145. DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdx008

Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2017). A research synthesis of the associations between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate, and academic achievement. Review of Educational Research, 87, 425-469. DOI:10.3102/0034654316669821  

Siegel, A., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2016).  A comparison of adolescents in foster care and their peers in high school: A study of sbstance use behaviors and attitudes. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 25, 530-538. DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2016.1139481

Melkman, E., Refaeli, T., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). An emprical test of a model of academic expectations among youth in residentail care. Children and Youth Services Review, 67, 133-141.  10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.05.023

Fang, L., Schiff, M., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). Mediating roles of school support and posttraumatic stress in the relationship between political violence exposure and risk behaviors among Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel. American Journal of Orthopsychiatr, 86, 662-670. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000178

Benbenishty, R., Astor R.A., Roziner I,  & Wrabel S. (2016). Testing the causal links between school climate, school violence, and school academic performance: A cross-lagged panel autoregressive model. Educational Researcher, 45, 187-196. DOI: 10.3102/0013189X16644603

Benbenishty, R., & Nir, M. (2015).  Harcèlement traditionnel et violence au moyen des outils électroniques de communication entre adolescents en milieu scolaire en Israel. Les Dossiers des Sciences de l'Education, 13-30. [French]

Capp, G. P., Berkowitz, R., Sullivan, K. S., Astor, R. A., De Pedro, K. T., Gilreath, T. D., Benbenishty, R., & Rice, E., (2016). Adult relationships in multiple contexts and associations with adolescent mental health. Research on Social Work Practice, 26, 622-629. DOI: 10.1177/1049731515624967

Melkman, E., Refaeli, T., Bibi, B., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). Readiness for independent living among youth on the verge of leaving juvenile correctional facilities.International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60, 1209-1225. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15575117 Gilreath, T., Wrabel, S., L., Sullivan, K. S., Capp, G., P., Roziner, I., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R., A. (2016). Suicidality among military connected adolescents in California schools. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 25, 61-66. DOI 10.1007/s00787-015-0696-2.

De Pedro, K. T., Astor, R. A., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2016). Examining the relationship between school climate and peer victimization among students in military-connected public schools.  Violence and Victims, 31, 751-767. DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00009

Davidson-Arad, B., & Benbenishty, R., (2016).  Child welfare attitudes, risk assessments and intervention recommendations: The Role of professional expertise. British Journal of Social Work, 46, 186-203. 10.1093/bjsw/bcu110

Estrada, J. N., Gilreath, T.D., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). A statewide study of gang membership in California secondary schools. Youth & Society, 48, 720-736. 10.1177/0044118X14528957 

Berkowitz, R., Astor, R. A. Glickman, H., Raz, T. Lipshtadt, N., Benbenishty, R., Ben-Artzi, E. (2015). Les relations entre milieu social, climat scolaire et réussite scolaire en Israël : les hypothèses de compensation, de médiation et de modération. Revue Éducation et Formations, 88-89, 123 – 144. [French]

Sullivan, K., Capp, G., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., Roziner, I., & Astor, R. A. (2015). Substance abuse and other adverse outcomes for military-connected youth in California:  Results from a large-scale normative population survey. JAMA Pediatrics, 169, 922-928. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1413.

Benbenishty, R., Davidson-Arad, B., López, M., Devaney, J., Spratt, S., Koopmans, C., Knorth, E. J., Witteman, C. L. M., Del Valle, J. F., & Hayes, D. (2015). Decision making in child protection: An international comparative study on maltreatment substantiation, risk assessment and interventions recommendations, and the role of professionals’ child welfare attitudes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 49, 63-75. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.03.015

Lopez, M., Fluke, J. D., Benbenishty, R., & Knorth, E. J. (2015). Commentary on decision-making and judgments in child maltreatment prevention and response: An overview. Child Abuse & Neglect. 49, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.08.013

Berkowitz, R., Glickman, H., Benbenishty, R., Ben Artzi, E., Raz, T., Lipshtat, N., & Astor, R. (2015). Compensating, mediating, and moderating effects of school climate on academic achievement gaps in Israel. Teachers College Records, 117, 1-34.

Jedwab, M., Benbenishty, R., Chen, W., Glasser, S., Siegal, G., & Lerner-Geva, L. (2015). Child protection decisions to substantiate hospital child protection teams’ reports of suspected maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 40, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.11.006

Melkman, E., Mor-Salwo, Y., Mangold, K., Zeller, M., & Benbenishty, R. (2015). Care leavers as helpers: Motivations for and benefits of helping others. Children and Youth Service Review, 54, 41-48. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15575117

Sullivan, K.S., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., Capp, G., Gilreath, T., Rice, E. (2015). The impact of maternal and paternal deployment on depressive symptoms and wellbeing among military-connected youth. Military Behavioral Health, 3, 182-189.DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2015.1038402

Garcia, E., De Pedro, K., Astor, R., Lester, P., & Benbenishty, R. (2015). FOCUS School-Based Skill-Building Groups: Training and implementation. Journal of Social Work Education, s102-s116. DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2015.1001292

John Gal

E-mail: john.gal@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

1996-1997 Postdoctoral Studies (London School of Economics)

1990-1996 Ph.D., (Hebrew University)

1984-1989 M.A. (Tel Aviv University)

1980-1984 B.A., (Tel Aviv University)

Awards and Excellence Scholarships (Within the Past Five Years)

Ministry of Welfare Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Work and the Welfare State, 2019

Centreid - L. Jacque Menard Chair in Social Work for the Study of Volunteer and Nonprofit Organizations, 2015

Visiting Scholar, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, 2014-2015

ESPAnet Prize for an Outstanding Contribution to Social Policy Research, 2014

Appointments at the Hebrew University

2010 Full Professor

2006 - 2010 Associate Professor

2001 - 2006 Senior Lecturer

1997 - 2001 Lecturer

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

Joint Head of the Center for Social Work and Employment, Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Principal Researcher and Welfare Policy Chair, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel

Associate Editor, International Journal of Social Welfare

Joint Series Editor, Research in Social Work, Policy Press and European Social Work Research Association

Chair of the Full Professor Promotion Committee in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Hebrew University

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years)

2019-2020 NII “ Passport Benefits in Israel”, Momi Dahan, Avishai Benish, Roni Holler, $60, 300.

2017-2018 NII “Active take-up”, Mimi Ajzenstadt, Avishai Benish, Roni Holler, $35,000.

2017-2019 GIF “ The transnational history of social work between Germany and Israel in the 1930s and 1940s”, Stefan Kongeter, €150,000.

2014-2016 Davis Institute "Gender, civil society and welfare in international comparative perspective", Michal Almog-Bar, $15,000.

2013-2015 IASSW "When Academia and Policy Meet", $5000.

2014-2016 ISF "When Knowledge, Social Work and Social Policy Meet", Idit Weiss-Gal, $40,000.

2013-2016 EU FP7 “European Citizenship”, David Levi Faur, EUR 100,000.

List of Publication (Within the Past Five Years)

Books & Edited Books

Gal, J. and Holler, R. (eds.). (2019). 'Justice instead of charity': Chapters in the Development of Social Work in Israel. Beer Sheva: Ben Gurion Institute.

Gal, J. and Benish, A. (eds). (2018). For the welfare state: Selected essays by Abraham Doron. Tel Aviv: Resling. (Hebrew)

Gal, J. and Weiss-Gal, I. (eds.). (2017). Where academia and policy meet. Bristol: Policy Press.

Chapters in Collections

Shavit, Y., Friedman, Y., Gal, J. & Vaknin, D. (2019). Poverty in early childhood and inequality in education. In H. Ayalon, N. Blass, Y. Feniger & Y. Shavit (eds), Educational Inequality in Israel: From Research to Policy. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Gal, J. and Bleikh, H. (2019). The welfare system: An overview. In A. Weiss (ed.), The State of the Nation Report 2019. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2019). Social work academia and social policy in Israel. In Klammer. U., Leiber, S. & Leitner, S. (eds), Social Work and the Making of Social Policy. Bristol: Policy Press.

Avnir, Y. & Gal, J. (2019). Settlement Houses and the origins of social work in Mandatory Palestine. In Gal, J. and Holler, R. (eds.), 'Justice Instead of Charity': Chapters in the Development of Social Work in Israel. Beer Sheva: Ben Gurion Institute.

Holler, R. & Gal, J. (2019). Introduction: Exploring the history of social work in Israel. In Gal, J. and Holler, R. (eds.), 'Justice Instead of Charity': Chapters in the Development of Social Work in Israel. Beer Sheva: Ben Gurion Institute.

Jawad, R. & Gal, J. (2019). The Middle East. In B. Greve (ed), The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State. (Second Edition). London: Routledge.

Gal, J. and Madhala, S. (2018). The social welfare system: An overview. In A. Weiss (ed.), The State of the Nation Report 2018. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Luppi, M. Oomkens, R. & Gal. J. (2018). Precarious migrant care workers in Italy, Israel and the UK. In T. Knijn & M. Naldini (eds.), Gender and Generational Division in EU Citizenship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Shalev, M. & Gal, J. (2018). Bullets and benefits in the Israeli welfare state. In Herbert Obinger, Klaus Petersen & Peter Starke (eds), Warfare and Welfare. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Gal, J. (2018). The historical development of the welfare state in Israel. In J. Gal & A. Benish (eds), For the Welfare State: Selected Essays by Abraham Doron. Tel Aviv: Resling.

Gal, J., Madhala, S. and Bleikh, H. (2017). Social service budgeting in local authorities. In A. Weiss (ed.), The State of the Nation Report 2017. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Gal, J. and Madhala, S. (2017). Developments in Israeli social welfare policy. In A. Weiss (ed.), The State of the Nation Report 2017. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Gal, J. (2017). The Israeli Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Inclusion. In C. Aspalter (ed.), The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems. London: Routledge.

Weiss-Gal, I. and Gal, J. (2017). Conclusion. In J. Gal and I. Weiss-Gal, (eds.), Where Academia and Policy Meet. Bristol: Policy Press.

Weiss-Gal, I. and Gal, J. (2017). Where academia and policy meet in Israel. In J. Gal and I. Weiss-Gal, (eds.), Where Academia and Policy Meet. Bristol: Policy Press.

Gal, J. and Weiss-Gal, I. (2017). Where academia and policy meet: An introduction. In J. Gal and I. Weiss-Gal, (eds.), Where Academia and Policy Meet. Bristol: Policy Press.

Madhala-Brik, S. and Gal, J. (2016). The outsourcing of welfare services: Trends and changes. In A. Weiss, (eds.), The State of the Nation Report 2016. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Gal, J. and Madhala-Brik, S. (2016). Public spending on social welfare. In A. Weiss, (eds.), The State of the Nation Report 2016. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Gal, J. & Madhala-Brik, S. (2015). Social welfare expenditure. In D. Chernichovsky, D. & A. Weiss, (eds.), The State of the Nation Report 2015. Jerusalem: Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Journal Articles

Gal, J. & Weiss-Gal, I. (2020). Social workers and the policy process: When does opportunity knock? Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 1, 6-22.

Weiss-Gal, I., Gal, J., Schwartz-Tayri, T., Gewirtz-Meydan, A. & Sommerfeld, D. (2020). Social workers' policy practice in Israel: Internal, indirect, informal and role contingent. European Journal of Social Work, 23(2), 203-214.

Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2020). Explaining the policy practice of community social workers. Journal of Social Work, 20:2, 216-233.

Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2019). Social work educators and social policy: A cross-professional perspective. European Journal of Social Work, 22:1, 145-157.

Elmaliach-Mankita, H., Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2019). Preparing Social Workers to Affect Policy: The Parliament as a Venue for Training. Social Work Education, 38:4, 530-54.123. 124. 125.

Lightfoot, L., Gal, J. & Weiss-Gal, I. (2018). Social policy in social work doctoral programs in the United States. Research on Social Work Practice, 28:3, 234-242.

Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2017). Academia, social work and social policy: What can we learn from faculty engaged in social policy formulation? Social Security,10, 85-118 (Hebrew).

Weiss-Gal, I, Gal, J. & Schwartz-Tayri, T. M. (2017). Teacher, researcher and…policy actor? Social work academics' involvement in social policy. Social Policy and Administration, 51:5, 776-795.

Keidar, E. & Gal, J. (2017). The policy process of formulating adjusted minimum wage policy: Israel as a case study, Social Security, 102 (Hebrew),

Gal, J. & Kongeter, S. (2016). Exploring the transnational translation of ideas: German social work education in Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s. Transnational Social Review, 6:3, 262-279.

Gewirtz-Meidany, A., Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2016). Social workers' policy practice in nonprofit human service organizations in Israel. British Journal of Social Work, 46, 1890–1908.

Gal, J. & Weiss-Gal, I. (2015). The “why” and the “how” of policy practice: An eight country comparison. British Journal of Social Work, 45:4, 1083-1101.

Almog-Bar, M., Weiss-Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2015). Bringing public policy into policy practice. Journal of Social Work, 15(4), 390-408.

Ajzenstadt, M. & Gal, J. (2015). Social work and the construction of poverty in Palestine in the 1930s. Qualitative Social Work, 14, 154-169.

Anat Zeira

E-mail: anat.zeira@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

1996 - 1997 Post doc, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College

1988 - 1996 Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1982 - 1986 M.A. (with honors) in Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1978 - 1981 B.A. in Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Appointments at the Hebrew University

2013 Full Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

2009 - 2013 Associate Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

2003 - 2009 Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

1997 - 2002 Lecturer, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

5/2019 Scientific Co-Chair, The Haruv USA summit on child abuse and neglect, Tulsa, OK, USA

12/2017 Scientific Chair, Child maltreatment in context: The 2nd Haruv international conference on child maltreatment, Jerusalem

6/2017 Scientific Chair, The first Mediterranean summit on child protection and child well-being, Tirana, Albania

2017 present Chair, Social Work Degrees and Academic Institutions Committee, Israel Council of Social Work

2016 present Head, the Union of senior academic faculty at the Hebrew University

2015 present Board Member, International Journal of Child and Family Welfare

10/2015 Scientific Chair, Child maltreatment in context: The 1st Haruv international conference on child maltreatment, Jerusalem

6/2015 Scientific Co-Chair, Israel-Catalonia joint workshop on child well-being University of Jerusalem

2012 present Head of Research and Evaluation, Haruv Institute

2010 present Member, Development Committee, School of Social Work

2001 - 2018 Board Member, Child and Family Social Work

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years)

2018 - 2021 From adolescence to adulthood: Following care leavers' outcomes and trajectories. Israel Science Foundation (272,072 IS)

2016 - 2020 Alumni of youth villages: A follow up study. Israel Ministry of Education (390,000 IS)

List of Publications (Within the Past Five Years)

Edited Books

Fernandez, F., Zeira, A., Canali, C., & Vecchiato, T. (2015). Theoretical and empirical insights on child and family poverty - Cross national perspective. New York: Springer.

Chapters in Collections

Zeira, A. (2015). Listening to young alumni of care in Israel: A brief note from research about successful transitions to adulthood. In Whittaker, J.K., Del Valle, J. & Holmes, L. (Eds.). Therapeutic Residential care with children and youth: Identifying promising pathways to evidence-based international practice (pp. 203-212). London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Mor Salwo, Y., & Zeira, A. (2016). The contribution of a key scenario to care leavers’ transition to higher education. In P. Mendes & P. Snow (Eds.) Young people transitioning from care: International research, policy and practice (pp. 155-172). UK: Palgrave MacMillan.

Schiff, M., & Zeira, A. (2016). Group Supervision in Social Work Field Education: The Perspective of Supervisors. In: Taylor, I., Bogo, M., Lefevre, M., & Teater, B. (Eds.). International handbook of social work education (pp. 254-262). London and New York: Routledge.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Benbenishty, R., Zeira A., & Arzev, S. (2015). Educational outcomes of alumni of youth villages in Israel: A cohort study. Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 42, 9-43. (Hebrew)

Zeira, A., Canali, C., Vecchiato, T., & Thoburn, J. (2016). Services to prevent children coming unnecessarily into care: A cross national perspective. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 1/2, 95-112.

Shacham-Mana, S., & Zeira, A. (2016). What mentoring means for alumni of residential care: The case of "Lamerchav". Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 42, 35-59. (Hebrew(

Whittaker, J.K., Holmes, L., del Valle, J. F., ..... & Zeira, A. (2016). Therapeutic residential care for children and youth: A consensus statement of the International Work Group on Therapeutic Residential Care. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 33(2), 89-106. [also in Dutch, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese and Spanish[

Grupper, E., & Zeira, A. (2016). Residential care: Processes and trends. Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 44, 121-142. (Hebrew(

Refaeli, T., Mangold, K., Zeira, A., & Koengeter, S. (2017). Continuity and discontinuity in the transition from care to adulthood: Challenges for social work research and practice. British Journal of Social Work, 47(2), 325-342.

Churi, Y., & Zeira, A. (2017). Readiness for independent living of young people in Orthodox-religious residential facilities in Israel. Society and Welfare, 37(1), 111-122. (Hebrew(

Oppenheim-Weller, S., & Zeira, A. (2018). SafeCare in Israel: The challenges of implementing an evidence-based program. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 187-193

Zeira, A., Tuval-Mashiach, R., Meir, G., Levy, D., Refaeli, T., & Benbenishty, R. (2018). Alumni of National Civic Service: Comparing the experience of at-risk and mainstream volunteers. International Social Work, 61, 1027-1041.

Kosher, H., Montserrat-Boada, C., Attar-Schwartz, S., Casas, F., & Zeira, A. (2018). Out-of-home care for children at-risk in Israel and in Spain: Current lessons and future challenges. Psychosocial Intervention, 27, 12-21.

Zeira, A., Refaeli, T., & Benbenishty, R., (2019). Aspirations toward higher education: A longitudinal study among alumni of public care in Israel. Journal of Youth Studies, 22, 1035-1032.

Refaeli, T., Benbenishty, R., & Zeira, A. (2019). Predictors of life satisfaction among care leavers: A mixed method longitudinal study. Children and Youth Services Review, 99, 146-155.

Yitzhak Cohen, O., & Zeira, A. (2019), Children in emergency centers: Perceptions of professional social workers about their satisfaction and participation. Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 49-50, 101-124. (Hebrew)

Tuval-Mashiach, R., Levy, D., Refaeli, T., Zeira, A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Between being unique and being like everyone else: The development of sense of agency in young women at risk. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104524

Oppenheim-Weller, S., Zeira, A., & Mazursky, N. (2020). Evaluating SafeCare in Israel: Benefits for the families. Child & Family Social Work, 25, 665-673.

Zeira, A., Achdut, N., Benbenishty, R., & Shimoni. E. (2020). Follow-up study of alumni of youth villages: Educational outcomes. Society and Welfare, 40(1), 137-170. (Hebrew)

Hadass Moore

E-mail: hadass.moore@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

2014-2018 Ph.D., (The Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, United States)

2012-2014 M.S.W., (Paul Berwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

2008-2011 B.S.W., (Paul Berwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

Awards and Excellence Scholarships (Within the Past Five Years(

2017 Best Student Poster, American Educational Research Association

2017 Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association International Scholarships

2017 Hamovitch Research Center Summer Fellowship

2017 Honorable Mention Student Abstract Award, American Public Health Association

2018 Student Leadership/Service Award, The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work

2018 School Climate Special Interest Group Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association

2019 Golda Meir Young Researcher Fellowship

2019 Division E Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association Appointments at the Hebrew University

2018 present Lecturer, Paul Berwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

2018 Present - Board Member. Home Base: Bringing Israel’s homeless back to society

2018 Present - Member. Teaching Committee. Paul Bearwood School of Social work and Social Welfare.

2019  Present - Member. Teacher-Student committee. Paul Bearwood School of Social work and Social Welfare.

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years(

2015 The Israel Academy of Science and Humanities, Initiative for Applied Education Research; Critical Literature Review on Inequality in Education: The effect of rising economic inequality on educational attainment and achievement; 16,000 NIS; Ruth Berkowitz (PI), Hadass Moore (Co- Researcher) & Ron Avi Astor (Co- Researcher(

2015 USC Hamovitch Center; Life History Calendar- Homeless youth who are gang involved; $5,000; Robin Petering (PI) & Hadass Moore (Co- investigator)

2017 Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (USC CTSI); Team Building to Develop Transdisciplinarity and Respond to the Opioid Epidemic; $5,000; Erick Guerrero (PI), Hadass Moore (Co- Investigator)

2019 Present Yad Hanadiv; Improve Data Use on District and Local Levels; 396,000 NIS; Rami Benbenishty (PI), Hadass Moore (Co-PI)

2019 Present Paul Berwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare; Mapping and Conceptualizing the Needs and Future Orientation of Women Experiencing Homelessness in Emerging Adulthood; $10,000; Hadass Moore (PI)

List of Publications (Within the Past Five Years)

Chapters in Collections

Astor, R.A., Capp, G. Moore, H., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). Lessons from monitoring social emotional learning in Israel and California schools. In Shute, R. H., & Slee, P. T. (Eds.) Mental health through schools: The way forward. Hove: Routledge.

Berkowitz, R., Iachini A, L., Moore, H., Capp, G., Pitner, R., Astor, R., & Benbenishty R. (2017). School Climate. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.89

Pitner, R., Moore, H., Capp, G., Iachini, A.L., Berkowitz, R., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. (2017). School safety, victimization, and bullying: An overview of violence interventions and monitoring approaches. In C. Franklin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Social Work Online (ESWO). Publisher: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1194

Capp, G. P., Moore, H., Pitner, R., Iachini, A.L., Astor, R., & Benbenishty, R. (in press) Promoting school safety: How educators and school leaders can address and prevent school violence and victimization. In Noblit, G.W. (Ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Oxford University Press.

Iachini, A.L., Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Pitner, R., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (in press). School climate and school social work practice. In C. Franklin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Social Work Online (ESWO). New York: Oxford University Press.

Pitner, R., Moore, H., Capp, G., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R.A. (in press). Prevention of violence, aggression, and bullying in schools. In P. Sturmey (Ed.) The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression. Vol. 3: Societal interventions. New York: Wiley

Journal Articles

Berkowitz, R., Moore, H. & Astor, R.A. (2015). Critical literature review on inequality in education: The effect of rising economic inequality on educational attainment and achievement. Commissioned by The Israel Academy of Science and Humanities (in Hebrew). http://education.academy.ac.il/Uploads/BackgroundMaterials/Hebrew/SESCli....

Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). A research synthesis of the associations between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate, and academic achievement. Review of Educational Research, Vol. 20 (10), pp. 1-45.

Schuyler, A. C., Kintzle, S., Lucas, C. L., Moore, H., & Castro, C. A. (2016). Military sexual assault (MSA) among veterans in southern California: Associations with physical health, psychological health, and risk behaviors. Traumatology. DOI:10.1037/trm0000098.

Castillo, B., Capp, G., Moore, H., De Pedro, K., Pineda, D., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R. A. (2017). An evaluation of the use of educational resource guides for military students in public schools. Military Behavioral Health, 5(2), 172-177. DOI:10.1080/21635781.2016.1272020.

Capp, G., Benbenishty, R., Moore, H., Pineda, D., Astor, R. A., Castillo, B., & De Pedro, K. (2017). Partners at learning: A service-learning approach to serving public school students from military families. Military Behavioral Health (in press). DOI:10.1080/21635781.2017.1295002

De-Pedro, K., Pineda D., Capp, G., Moore, H. Benbenishty, R. & Astor, R. (2017) Implementation of a School Districtwide Grassroots Anti bullying Initiative: A school staff and parent–focused evaluation of because nice matters. Children & Schools

Guerrero, E.G., Moore, H., Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2017). Developing a scientific framework for social work doctoral education in the 21st Century. Research on Social Work Practice (in press). DOI: 10.1177/1049731517709077.

Moore, H., Benbenishty, R., Astor, R. A., & Rice, E. (2018). The Positive Role of School Climate on School Victimization, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among School-Attending Homeless Youth. Journal of School Violence, 17(3), 298-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2017.1322518

Wenzel, S. L., Rhoades, H., Moore, H., Lahey, J., Henwood, B., La Motte‐Kerr, W., & Bird, M. (2018). Life goals over time among homeless adults in permanent supportive housing. American journal of community psychology, 61(3-4), 421-432.

Moore, H., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Substance use off and on school grounds: a California statewide comparison between different groups of homeless students and nonhomeless students. Addictive behaviors, 92, 141-147.

Moore, H., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). A Statewide Study of School-Based Victimization, Discriminatory Bullying, and Weapon Victimization by Student Homelessness Status. Social Work Research, 43(3), 181-194.

Moore, H., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2020). Role of school-climate in school-based violence among homeless and nonhomeless students: Individual-and school-level analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 102, 104378.

Ruth Pat-Horenczyk

E-mail: ruth.pat-horenczyk@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

1995 - 1996     Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

1988 - 1996     Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1982 - 1986     M.A. in Clinical Psychology (magna cum laude), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

1978 - 1981     B.A. in Psychology and Educational Counselling (magna cum laude), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Awards and Excellence Scholarships (Within the Past Five Years)

June 2016        Award of the Israel Cancer Society for excellent research in Psycho-Oncology (with the team of social workers at Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center.

2017 -              Full Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

2015 - 2017     Associate Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

2011 - 2015     Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

2008 - 2017     Lecturer at Rothberg International School, (summer course), Hebrew University

2007 - 2011     Adjunct Lecturer, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University

1998 - 2006     Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

2015 -  present Member, Development Committee, School of Social Work

2015 -  present Member, Research and Computation Committee, School of Social Work

2018                Evaluation researchers for the South African National Research Foundation (NRF).

2017 - present International  Research Group on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Unaccompanied Minor Refugees, Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany.

2001 - 2017     Research Director, Child and Adolescent Clinical Services, Meitiv- The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, Herzog Hospital, Jerusalem.

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years)

2020 - present             School of Social Work, Hebrew University Internal Grant. Research on Moral Injury with Dr. Anna Harwood-Gross, post-doctorate student. (10,000 $)

2020 - present University of Alberta HREC Research Grant Competition. Research on: Moral Injury: A Comparative Study with Offspring of Holodomor and Holocaust Survivors with Larysa Zasiekina, Eastern European National University, Ukraine. ($3,550 CAD)

2019 - 2021     Joint research with Utrecht university on Continuous Traumatic Stress (7,500$ for two years)

2017 - 2021     Predicting Resilience in Breast Cancer Patients for Helping Women to BOUNCE Back – BOUNCE. Funded by Horizon 2020 (A collaborative project with Finland, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Israel (A total of 4 million Euro, 515,000 Euro for the Hebrew University).

2017 - 2018     Research Group on Trauma and Resilience: Research on Trauma violence and micro aggression among Jewish and Arab youth. Funded by the school of Social work, Hebrew University. (10,000 $).

2016 - 2017     Research Group on Trauma and Resilience. Funded by the school of Social work, Hebrew University (50,000 Shekel).

2016                The Halbert Centre’s Israeli-Canadian Faculty Collaboration Grant.

Inviting Michael Ungar from Dalhousie University in Halifax, to participated in a research workshop and a conference on Shielding youth from radicalization:

A pro-social initiative to build resilience at the Hebrew University (5,000$ from Halbert Center and 1,000$ from the Hebrew University).

2014 - 2016     The role of maternal emotion regulation in protecting children exposed to trauma: a longitudinal study of a representative sample in Israel. Funded by Herbert Bearman Foundation (94,485$ for a 2-year period).

2014 - 2015     Emotion Regulation of Mothers and Young Children under Fire: From Research to Practice. Funded by Bernard Van Leer Foundation (557,359 NIS - equivalent to 120,000 Euro for 18 months).

2012 - 2015     Children under fire: A longitudinal study on the impact of recurrent terrorism on children’s posttraumatic distress and regulatory functioning. Anita Morawetz Fund for Research on Children at Risk (45,000$ for 3 years).

2012 - 2015     A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Recurrent Terrorism on Children’s Post Traumatic Distress and Regulatory Functioning. The Israel science Foundation (ISF) (120,000 Israeli Shekel for 3 years).

List of Publications (Within the Past Five Years)

Edited Books

R. Pat-Horenczyk, D. Brom & J. Vogel (Eds.) (2014).Helping Children Cope with Trauma: Individual, Family and Community Perspectives. Routledge.
 

Chapters in Collections

Brom, D., Baum, N.L., Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2015). Systems of care for traumatized children: The example of a School-based Intervention model. In: M. Safir, H. Wallach & A.  Rizzo (Eds). Future directions in post-traumatic stress disorders: Prevention diagnosis and treatment (pp. 155-170). New York: Springer.

Schek, E.J., Mantovani, F., Olivia Realdon, O., Dias, J., Ana Paiva, A., Schramm-Yavin, S. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2017). Positive Technologies for Promoting Emotion Regulation Abilities in Adolescents. In: Giokas K., Bokor L., Hopfgartner F. E (Eds) eHealth 360°. Springer International Publishing, pp.169-174. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_23.

A. Siegel, S. Brickman, Z. Goldberg & R. Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2019). Preventing Future Terrorism: Intervening on Youth Radicalization. In: Hoven C., Amsel L., Tyano S. (Eds) An International Perspective on Disasters and Children's Mental Health. Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care. Springer, Cham. Chapter 19 (pp. 391-417).

S. Brickman, S, Fox, M. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2021). Self-Regulation Capacities in Children Exposed to Trauma. In: C.W. Greenbaum, M. M. Haj-Yahia & C. Hamilton (Eds.) Handbook of Political Violence and Children: Psychosocial Effects, Intervention, and Prevention Policy.  Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190874551.003.0012.

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Sim Wei Shi, C., Schramm-Yavin, S., Bar-Halpern, M. & Tan, Li Jen (2015). BEAR - Building Emotion and Affect Regulation (BEAR): Preliminary evidence from an open trial in children's residential group homes in Singapore. Child & Youth Care Forum, 44, 175–190. (DOI:10.1007/s10566-014-9276-8).

Pat-Horenczyk. R., Cohen S., Ziv, Y., Achituv, M., Asulin-Peretz, L., Blanchard, T., Schiff, M. & Brom, D. (2015). Emotion regulation in mothers and young children faced with trauma. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36(2), 1-12. Article first published online: 30 APR 2015. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21515.

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Perry, S., Hamama-Raz, Y., Ziv, Y., Schramm-Yavin, S., Stemmer, S.M. (2015). Posttraumatic Growth in Breast Cancer Survivors: Constructive and Illusory Processes. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 214-222. DOI: 10.1002/jts.22014.

Hamama-Raz, Y., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Perry, S., Ziv, Y., Bar-Levav, R., & Stemmer, S. M. (2016). The Effectiveness of Group Intervention on Enhancing Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Breast Cancer Patients: A 2-Year Follow-up. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 15(2), 175-182.‏ DOI: 10.1177/1534735415607318.

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Achituv, M., Asulin-Peretz, L., Kaminer, H., Kaplanski, N., & Rozenblatt, O. & Brom, D. (2016). Mothers and young children under fire: Comparing exposure to ongoing terror with exposure to time-limited war. Megamot 50(2), 29-54 (in Hebrew).

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Saltzman, L. Y., Hamama-Raz, Y., Perry, S.., Ziv, Y., Ginat-Frolich, R., & Stemmer, S. M. (2016). Stability and Transitions in Posttraumatic Growth Trajectories among Cancer Survivors: LCA and LTA Analyses. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, practice and policy, 8(5), 541-5419. DOI:10.1037/tra0000094.

Pat‐Horenczyk, R., Cohen, S., Ziv, Y., Achituv, M., Brickman, S., Blanchard, T., & Brom, D. (2017). Stability and Change in Posttraumatic Distress: A 7‐Year Follow‐Up Study of Mothers and Young Children Exposed to Cumulative Trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(2), 115-124.‏ DOI 10.1002/jts.

Saltzman, L.Y., Solomyak, L., & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2017). Addressing the Needs of Children and Youth in the Context of War and Terrorism: The Technological Frontier, Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(6), 30. DOI: 10.1007/s11920-017-0786-6.

Schiff, M., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Ziv, Y., & Brom, D. (2017). Multiple Traumas, Maternal Depression, Mother–Child Relationship, Social Support, and Young Children’s Behavioral Problems. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-23. DOI: 10.1177/0886260517725738.

Baum, N. L., Stokar, Y. N., Ginat-Frolich, R., Ziv, Y., Abu-Jufar, I., Cardozo, B. L., Pat-Horenczyk, R. & Brom, D. (2018). Building Resilience Intervention (BRI) with teachers in Bedouin communities: From evidence informed to evidence based. Children and Youth Services Review, 87 (1), pp. 186-191.

Saltzman, L. Y., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Lombe, M., Weltman, A., Ziv, Y., McNamara, T., Takeuchi, D., Brom, D. (2018). Post-Combat Adaptation: Improving Social Support and Reaching Constructive Growth Journal for Anxiety Stress and Coping, 31(4), 418-430, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1454740.

Weltman, A., Kessker, Y., Rechavi, S., Ziv, Y., Wardi, J., Pat-Horenczyk, R. & Brom, D. (2018). Peace of Mind: Building resilience and posttraumatic growth in the aftermath of combat. Harefua, 175(7), 415-418. (in Hebrew).

Hamama-Raz, Y., & Pat-Horenczyk, R., Roziner, I, Perry S. Stemmer, S.(2019). Can posttraumatic growth after breast cancer promote positive coping? A Cross-Lagged study. Psycho-Oncology. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5017.

Yochman, A. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2019). Sensory Modulation in Children Exposed to Continuous Traumatic Stress. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-019-00254-4.

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Zamir, O., Schiff, M., Yochman, A., Brickman, S., Lerner, M., & Brom, D.  (2019). Long-term impact of maternal posttraumatic symptoms on children’s regulatory functioning: a 4-year follow-up study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Online publication June 2019. DOI:10.1037/tra0000479.

Hamama, L., Hamama-Raz, Y., Stoker Y., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Brom, D. & Harlev-Bron, E. (2019). Burnout and perceived social support: The mediating role of secondary traumatization in nurses vs. physicians. Journal of Advanced Nursing. First published: 24 June 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14122.

Pat-Horenczyk, R. & Schiff, M. (2019). Continuous Traumatic Stress and the Life Cycle: Exposure to Repeated Political Violence in Israel. Current Psychiatry Reports, 21, 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-019-1060-x.

Brom, D., Weltman, A., Rehavi, S., Wardi, J. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2020, in press). Peace of Mind: Enhancing coping and posttraumatic growth among Israeli reservists in the aftermath of combat. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and related Disciplines.

Hamama-Raz, Y., Hamama, L., Stoker Y., Pat-Horenczyk, R. Brom, D. & Baron-Harlev, E. (2020, under review) Secondary traumatic stress and posttraumatic growth: Comparing pediatric hospital professional sectors. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Schek, E.J., Dias, J., Realdon, O, Schramm-Yavin, S., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Paiva, A., Mantovani, F. (2020, under review). Emoregulators and building resilience: A feasibility study. International Journal of Human Computer Studies.

Stokar, Y, & Pat-Horenczyk, R.(2020, submitted). The Dialectical Link Between Post-Traumatic Growth and Secondary Traumatic Stress: A New Perspective on Effects of End of Life Care on Medical Health Professionals. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

BOOK CHAPTER
S. Brickman, S, Fox, M. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2021). Self-Regulation Capacities in Children Exposed to Trauma. In: C.W. Greenbaum, M. M. Haj-Yahia & C. Hamilton (Eds.) Handbook of Political Violence and Children: Psychosocial Effects, Intervention, and Prevention Policy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190874551.003.0012.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
Brom, D., Weltman, A., Harwood-Gross, A. & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2020). Peace of Mind: Enhancing coping and posttraumatic growth among Israeli reservists in the aftermath of combat. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and related Disciplines, 57(1), 4-12.

Schiff, M., Zasiekina, L., Pat-Horenczyk, R. & Rami Benbenishty (2020). COVID-Related Functional Difficulties and Concerns Among University Students During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Binational Perspective. Journal of Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-020-00930-9

Hamama-Raz, Y., Hamama, L., Stoker Y., Pat-Horenczyk, R. Brom, D. & Baron-Harlev, E. (2020) Posttraumatic Growth and Burnout in Pediatric Nurses: The Mediating Role of Secondary Traumatization and The Moderating Role of Meaning in Work. Stress and Health. First published: 13 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3007.

Almeida1, S., Frasquilho, D., Cotovio, G., Viana1, F., Sousa, B., Oliveira, J., Mattson, J., Marzorati, C., Roziner, I., Karademas, E., Kolokotroni, E., Stamatakos G.S., Mazzocco, K. Pat-Horenczyk, R., Poikonen-Saksela, P., Cardoso, F., & Oliveira-Maia, A. (2021). The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with early breast cancer. Annals of Oncology, 32(S2), 79.

Stokar, YN, & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2021). Effects of end-of-life care on medical health professionals: A dialectical approach. Palliative and Supportive Care,3, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951521000365

Kourou, K, Manikis, GPaula, Poikonen-Saksela, P., Mazzocco, K., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Souza, B., Oliveira-Maia, A.J., Mattson, J., Roziner, I., Marzorati, C., Kondylakis, H., Marias, K., Karademas, E., Simos, P., and Fotiadis, D.I. (2021). A machine learning-based pipeline for modeling medical, socio-demographic, lifestyle and self-reported psychological traits as predictors of mental health outcomes after breast cancer diagnosis: An initial effort to define resilience effects. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 131:104266. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104266. Epub 2021 Feb 13.

Karademas, E. C., Simos, P., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Roziner, I., Mazzocco, K., Sousa, B., Oliveira-Maia, A.J., Stamatakos, G., Cardoso, F., Frasquilho, D., Kolokotroni, E., Marzorati, C., Mattson, J., Pettini, G., & Poikonen-Saksela, P., BOUNCE consortium (2021). Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral mediators of the impact of coping self-efficacy on adaptation to breast cancer: An international prospective study. Psycho-Oncology. 2021;1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5730. First published: 16 May 2021

Pat-Horenczyk, R., Yoav S. Bergman, Schiff, M. Goldberg, A., Cohen, A., Leshem, B., Jubran, H., Worku-Mengisto, W., Berkowitz, R. & Benbenishty, R. (2021). COVID-19 related difficulties and coping among university students: The moderating role of media-related exposure and stress. European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

Other publications

Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2018). Trauma and resilience after exposure to cumulative trauma: Guidelines for early interventions. Conference reader on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Unaccompanied Minor Refugees. Hannover, Germany.

Kosher Hanita

E-mail: hanita.kosher@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

2015-2016   Post-doctoral Studies, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare,
                     the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

2010-2016   PhD, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew
                     University of Jerusalem, Israel

2003-2008    M.S.W, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew
                      University of Jerusalem, Israel (Graduating Cum Laude).

1998-2001    B.S.W, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew
                      University of Jerusalem, Israel

Awards and Excellence Scholarships (Within the Past Five Years)

N.R

2016-present    Lecturer (Adjunct track), the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social
                          Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

2019-                  Member, the Hebrew University Teaching Policy and Procedures
                           Committee

2019-                  Student's adviser, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social   
                            Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2019-                  Member, the National Council for Social Work

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years)

2018-2019  Varburg Foundation, "Children in the middle: Parental alienation and
                    contact refusal" 10,000$. 
2017           The Ralph Goldman Center for Social Welfare, Judaism and Ethics
                   "Children's subjective well-being and religion". (With prof. Asher Ben-Arieh),
                    25,000 NIS. 

List of Publication (Within the Past Five Years)

Books & Edited Books

Kosher, H., Ben-Arieh, A., & Hendelsman, Y. (2016). Children's rights and social work. New York, NY: Springer.

Chapters in Collections

Ben-Arieh, A., & Kosher, H. (accepted to publication). The child study movement. In: S. Hupp, & J. Jewell, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescent Development. Wiley.

Journal Articles

Kosher, H., & Ben-Arieh, A. (2017). Religion and subjective well-being among children: A comparison of six religion groups. Children and Youth Services Review, 80, 63-77.

Kosher, H., & Ben-Arieh. A. (2017). What do children think about their rights and their well-being? A cross-national comparison. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(3), 256-273.

Kosher, H. (2018). What children and parents think about children's right to participation? The international Journal for Children's Rights, 26(2), 295-328.

Kosher, H., Montserrat, M. C., Attar-Schwartz, S., Casas, F., & Zeira, A. (2018).  Out-of-Home care for children at-risk in Israel and in Spain: Current lessons and future challenges. Psychosocial Intervention, 27 (1), 12-21.

Kay-Tzadok, A., Ben-Arieh, A., & Kosher, H. (2018). Hope, material resources and subjective well-being of 8- to 12-year-old children in Israel. Child Development, 90 (2), 344-358.

Andresen, S., Bradshaw, J., & Kosher, H. (2019). Editorial: Young children's perceptions of their lives and well-being. Child Research Indicators 12, 1–7.

Kosher, H. & Ben-Arieh, A. (2019). Social-workers' perceptions of children's right to participation. Child and Family Social Work, 25(2), 294-303.

Katz, C., & Kosher, H. (2020). “He’s just a baby”: Forensic interviewers' experiences and perceptions of maltreated preschoolers’ participation in the criminal justice system. Children and Youth Services Review, 104738. Available online. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104738.

Kosher, H., & Ben-Arieh, A. (2020). Children’s participation: A new role for children in the field of child maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 104429. Available online. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104429

Shor Ron

E-mail: ron.shor@mail.huji.ac.il

Higher Education

1987-1992 Ph.D., (School of Social Work, University of Southern California, U.S.A).

1985-1987 M.S.W (School of Social Work, University of Southern California, U.S.A).

1985-1987 M.A.J.C.S (Jewish Communal Serve. Hebrew Union College, California, U.S.A).

1987-1992 B.A., (School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel).

Appointments at the Hebrew University

2017 present Associate Professor, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

2000-2016 Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

1993-2000 Lecturer, School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Additional Functions (Within the Past Five Years)

2015 present - Academic head, the MA program in Non Profit Management and Leadership, The Rothberg International School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2016 present - Head of the Ralph Goldman Center for Welfare, Judaism and Ethics, School of Social Work, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2015 present - Representative of the academic institutions, the Israeli National Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health in the area of Psychiatric Rehabilitation,

Research Grants (Within the Past Five Years).

2018-2021 The Israel National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy, (HIHP, Garthner Building), The family as part of the client’s system in the wards of mental health

 centers. A comparative study of evaluating the implementation of a family-centered, model. $45,000 Ron Shor, Anat Shalev

2017-2020 The Israel National Insurance Institute, Supporting education completion of persons with severe mental Illness: Examining the contribution to their social mobility and the difficulties they experience during their studies. $30,000, Ron Shor

2014-2015 The Israel National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy (NIHP Gartner Building,) Pathways to Mental Health Treatment: Barriers to treatment of caregivers of persons with mental illness, $35,000 Ron Shor, Anat Shalev

List of Publication (Within the Past Five Years) 

Chapters in Collections

Shor R. (2017) The significance of the cultural component in the work with families in the area of psychiatric rehabilitation. In A. Shalev & N. Hadas Lidor, (Eds.) From invisibility to partnership: The pathways of coping and recovery with a psychiatric illness in the family (In Hebrew).

Shalev A. & Shor R. ( 2017). Meital, a family centered service for families of persons with mental illness. In A. Shalev & N. Hadas Lidor (Eds.) From invisibility to partnership: The pathways of coping and recovery with a psychiatric illness in the family (In Hebrew).

Weiss P., Hadas-Lidor N.& Shor R. (2017) Cultural aspects within families of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Persons with Mental Illness. In A. Shalev & N. Hadas Lidor (Eds.) From invisibility to partnership: The pathways of coping and recovery with a psychiatric illness in the family (In Hebrew)

Klein Elazari R., Shor R., Hadas Lidor N. (2018) The Keshet cognitive dynamic course, analysis of protocols and their outcomes. In Hadas N. L. & Lachman M.Against all chances: From rehabilitation and from recovery in mental health to community inclusion. The Uno (In Hebrew).

Journal Articles

Shor R. Kalivatz Z., Amir Y., Aldor R., Lipot M. (2015) Therapeutic factors in a group for parents with mental illness. Community Mental Health Journal. 51, 79- 84 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9739-2.

Shor R. & Shalev A. (2015) The Significance of services in a psychiatric hospital for family members of persons with mental illness. Families,Systems and Health. 33(1), 68-71

Shor R. & Shalev A. (2016). Barriers to involvement in physical activities of persons with mental illness. Health Promotion International, 31(1), 116 – 123 .

Shor. R. & Moreh-Kremer M. (2016) Identity development of mothers with mental llness: Contribution and Challenges of Motherhood. Social Work in Mental Health, 14(3), 215-226.

Shalev A. & Shor R. (2016). The needs for help of family members of persons with mental illness within a special service for families in the Beer Sheva Mental Health Center, Medicine (Hebrew), 155(12); 749-752.

Shor R. (2017). Difficulties experienced by university students with severe mental illness who participate in supported education programs. Community Mental Health Journal, 53(3), 281-287.

Weiss, P, Shor R., Lidor N. (2017). The presence of the cultural context in the Interactions of Ultra-Orthodox women with their family members with mental illness. Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT), 26(2), 125-144.

Ordan, R., Shor R., Liebergall-Wischnitzer M., Noble L. M., Noble A. (2018). Nurses’ professional stigma and attitudes towards postpartum women with severe mental illness. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 1543-1551.

Shor, R. & Avihod G. (2018). Rehabilitative Beit Midrash as a means for advancing the community integration of Ultra Orthodox Jewish persons with severe mental illness. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21(7), 698-706

Paley Altit, Shor R., Maier A. (2019) Occupational identity, competence, and environments among adults with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/0164212X.2019.1588833

Shor R.,   Avshalom S.,  Kappel R. K.,  Lapidot Y..  Speier Keisar V. (2020).  The challenges of inclusion experienced by students with mental illness in universities: A comparative study between Denmark and Israel.  International Journal of Inclusive Education.  DOI:  10.1080/13603116.2021.1946724

Shor R.  (2021).   The role of religion in the stressors experienced by Ultra-rtho Jewish caregivers of persons with disability during the COVID-19 period.  Journal of Religion and Spirituality in  Social Work , 41(2), 182-192, DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2021.2009408   

 Shor, R.,   Nahoum Shaty, A. Shalev (2022)  Barriers to Pathways to Care for Family Members of Persons with Severe Mental Illness in a Family-Centered Service. Journal of Family Social Work. 25 (1), 25-43DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2022.2058142

Higher Education

1985-6   Postdoctoral Studies, University of Michigan, School of Social Work.

1982-1985  Ph. D, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare.

1968-1971  MBA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The School of Business Administration.

1964-1978  BA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Department of Political Science and The Department of History.

Awards

2020  Award of Espanet Israel for excellency in public policy, Life Achievement Award.

2019  Award of the Ministry of Labor, Welfare, and Social Services to role models who contributed to the welfare state and development of social services in Israel.

Appointments at the Hebrew University

2005   Full Professor, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1995   Associate Professor, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Services, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1990    Senior Lecturer, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Services, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1986  Lecturer, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Services, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Additional Functions

2020  Member, WHO Global Network of Long-Term Care for Older People (GNLTC).

2018  Visiting Scholar, Hunter College Silverman School of Social Work, City University of New York.

2018  Member, Editorial Board of the journal Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

2017  Guest Editor, Society and Welfare (Hevra V’Revacha) on “Leadership and management in social and human services” (With Couty Sabbah).

2016  Chair, ARNOVA committee for the best book.

2016  Chair, ISTR emerging scholars dissertation award committee.

2010-2018  Member, Editorial Board of the journal Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

2000-  Member, Editorial Board of the journal Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance.

2015 Guest Editor, Social Security (Bitachon Soziali) on “Civil Society in Israel”.

2015 Guest Editor, the journal of Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance on “Cross-sectoral partnerships- An international perspective” (With Michal Almog-Bar). 

Research Grants

2020  The Rothchild Foundation, $30.000 for research on mergers in the Israeli civil society (with Michal Almog-Bar and Itai Greenspan).

2019  Ted Arison Family Foundation, $30.000 for research on intergenerational transmission of giving, volunteering and civic engagement.

2018  The National Insurance Institute, $ 35.000 for research and strategic planning for the Foundation of Special Projects and New Initiatives.

2017  The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services and The National Insurance Institute, $70.000 for research on the day care centers for the elderly.

2016  Sheatufim, The Israeli Center for Civil Society, $4000, The Gandir Foundation. $5000 and the Ted Arison Family Foundation , $7000 for research on intergenerational transmission of philanthropic values among Israeli philanthropists.

List of Publications

Chapters in Collections

Schmid, H. & Shaul Bar Nissim, H. (2016). The globalization of philanthropy: Trends and channels of giving. In: J. Harrow, T. Jung, & S. Phillips (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philanthropy (pp. 162-177). Oxford , England: Taylor & Francis.

Journal Articles

Feldman, G., Strier, R., & Schmid, H. (2015). The performative magic of advocacy organizations: The redistribution of symbolic capital. British Journal of Social Work. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcv088

Schmid, H., & Shaul-Bar-Nissim (2015).

Schmid, H. (2015). The civil society in Israel:changes,trends and future directions, Bitahon Soziali [Social Security] 98, 5-14.(in Hebrew).

Schmid, H., & Almog-Bar, M. (2016). Correlates of cross-sector partnerships in the human services: Implications for policy and practice. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, Governance. 40(3), 238-252.

Schmid, H., & Shaul Bar-Nissim, H. (2016).Government-philanthropy relations in Israel. Society. 53(3), 307-314. doi:10.1007/S12115-0116-001

Schmid, H. & Almog-Bar, M. (2016). Introduction to the special issue of Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance on on  Cross-Sector Partnerships in International Perspective, 40(3),189-192.

Schmid, H., & Rudich, A. (2017). Elite philanthropy in Israel. In M. Moody & B. Breeze (Eds.), The philanthropy reader.

Shaul Bar Nisim, H., & Schmid, H. (2019). Rethinking the social welfare regime model and public policy towards philanthropists: Lessons from the Israeli experience. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 5(1), 39-55.

Almog-Bar, M., & Schmid, H. (2018). Cross-sector partnerships in human services: Insights and organizational dilemmas. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(4), 119-138.

Schmid, H., & Morali-Sagiv, D. (2018). Reform in departments of social services: Current situation, achievements and difficulties in implementing changes in social services. Society and Welfare, 38(1), 175-203.

Schmid, H., & Sabbah, C. (2018). Introduction to the special issue on “Leadership and management in social and human services”. Society and Welfare, 38(1), 3-12.

Schmid, H. (2019).Rethinking organizational reforms in human service organizations: Lessons, dilemmas, and insights. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance, 43, 54-66.

Schmid, H., & Almog-Bar, M. (2019). The critical role of the initial stages of cross-sector partnerships and their implications for partnership outcomes. Voluntas:  International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 31, 286-300 (published online 13 June2019).

Schmid, H., Shaul-Bar-Nisim, H., & Nirel, R. (2020).Inter-generational transmission of philanthropic values among wealthy Israeli donors. Society, 57(1), 59-70. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s12115-019-00441-x

Also published in Hebrew in Social Security (Bitachon Soziali), 2020. 111. 71-98.

Schmid, H., & Almog-Bar, M. (2020). A tribute to Yeheskel (“Zeke”) Hasenfeld: Theoretical legacy and contribution to human service organizations and management. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 44(2), 97-109.

Pitovovski-Nave, N., Almog-Bar, M., &Schmid, H. (2020).In our garden the joy is great: Collaboration between businesses and social organizations as part of corporate social responsibility. The Study of Organizations and Human Resource Management Quarterly, 5(1), 79-102.

Schmid, H. (2021). Reflections on the relations between the government and civil society organizations following the Covid-19 pandemic: The Israeli case. Nonprofit Policy Forum (forthcoming).

Schmid, H.,& Almog-Bar, M.(2021).Predictors of success and failure in cross-sectoral partnerships in nonprofit human services: Reflections

and challenges. Journal of Health and Human Service Administration43(3),268-287.