CURRICULUM VITAE
* Per recent 5 years
1. Personal Details
Cellular Phone: 972-52-6345738
Electronic Address: Nurit_g@oranim.ac.il
2. Higher Education
Undergraduateand Graduate Studies
| Period of Study | Name of Institution and Department | Degree | Year of Approval of Degree |
| 2001-2006 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY School of Human Ecology | Ph.D. Human Development | 2006 |
| 1998-2001 | University of Haifa Department of Psychology | M.A. Developmental Psychology | 2001 |
| 1993-1996 | University of Haifa | B.A. Psychology and Literature | 1996 |
A. Post-Doctoral Studies
| Period of Study | Name of Institution, Department and Host | Degree | Year of Completion |
| 2006-2008 | University of Haifa, The Center for Research and Study of Aging Hosts: Dr. Ariela Lowenstein, Dr. Ruth Katz | Post-Doctoral Fellow | 2008 |
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
| Rank/Position | Name of Institution and Department | Dates |
| Senior Lecturer with tenure | Oranim Academic College of Education | 2014-Present |
| Researcher | University of Haifa, The Center for Research and Study of Aging | 2008-Present |
| Teaching Fellow | University of Haifa, Interdisciplinary Child Development M.A. Program | 2011-Present |
* Denotes activities and publications since the dateof last appointment.
4. Offices in Academic Administration
| Years | Position, Institution and Department |
| *2021- Present | Graduate Program Director, M.Teach., Oranim Academic College of Education |
| *2020 | Member, Research Conference Committee, Oranim Academic College of Education |
| *2020- Present | Member, Research Ethical Committee, Oranim Academic College of Education |
| *2019- Present | Head of program to develop lifelong learning curricula (with Dr. Sara Peer and Dr. Ronit Klushka), Oranim Academic College of Education, External Studies Program |
| *2019 | Member, Academic Staff Development Committee, Oranim Academic College of Education |
| *2017– Present | Thesis reviewer, Oranim Academic College of Education |
5.
Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the Institution
| Years | Memberships in Academic Professional Associations |
| *2019- Present | Member, Israel Gerontological Society |
| *2016-2019 | Member, Gerontological Society of America |
| *2016-2017 | Member, International Society for Behavioral Development |
| *2015-2019 | Member, Association for Psychological Science |
Index:
IF Impact Factor (Thompson Reuters’Journal Citation Reports)
R Ranking among other journals (ThompsonReuters’ Journal Citation Reports)
Q Quartile Ranking (Thompson Reuters’Journal Citation Reports)
C Citations (excluding self-citations)
U Unratedby Thompson Reuters’ Journal Citation Reports
| Years | Reviewer for Scientific Journals |
| *2016- Present | International Journal of Equity in Health 1-year IF 2.595, 5-year IF 3.020, Rank in public, environmental and occupational health 38/171, Q1, C 1,012. |
| *2016- Present | Basic and Applied Social Psychology 1-yr IF 1.577, 5-year IF 2.718, R in social psychology 41/64, Q3, C 112. |
| *2015- Present | Geriatric Nursing 1-year IF 1.678, 5-year IF 1.997, R in geriatrics and gerontology 39/51, 4Q, R in nursing 41/123, Q2, C 255. |
| *2014- Present | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 1-year IF 2.012, 5-year IF 2.325, R in social psychology 28/64, Q2, C 342. |
| 2013- Present | Aging and Mental Health 1-year IF 2.478, 5-year IF 3.108, R in geriatrics and gerontology 31/51, Q3, C 897. |
| 2010- Present | Journals of Gerontology: Series B 1-year IF 3.502, 5-year IF 3.930, R in gerontology 3/36, Q1; R in psychology, multidisciplinary 21/138, Q1, C 949. |
| | External Thesis Reviewer |
| *2021 | Parent's use of digital media in connecting with school: Personal stimuli and satisfaction from the school by Noy Avni-Tfilin The Max Stern Jezreel Valley College, Educational Psychology M.A. Program |
| *2021 | The relationship between maternal sleep-related cognitions and infants’ and toddlers’ sleep in Jewish and Muslim societies is Israel by Tania Farage The Max Stern Jezreel Valley College, Educational Psychology M.A. program |
| *2020 | Post cyberbullying growth in adolescence by Rotem Golani The Max Stern Jezreel Valley College, Educational Psychology M.A. Program |
| *2019 | Change in relationships in transition to the third age among veterans by Yoav Guttman University of Haifa, Department of Psychology |
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
A(i) ActiveParticipation in International Conferences Held in Israel
| Date | Name of Conference | Place of Conference | Subject of Lecture/Discussion | Role |
| *2020 | Conference on Children at developmental and environmental risk: Close ties as a secure base | Online | Parental rejection sensitivity and their children information processing | Presenter |
| 2010 | Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research | Herzliya, Israel | Caregiving for hospitalized older adults | Presenter |
| Stereotypes and emotions towards single persons as a function of their age, gender and whether they choose to be single | Poster |
| How much will you invest? Trade-offs in first dates | Poster |
a(ii). Active Participation in Local Conferences Held in Israel
| Date | Name of Conference | Place of Conference | Subject of Lecture/Discussion | Role |
| *2020 | The 22nd National Conference of the Israel Gerontological Society | Tel Aviv, Israel | Who is responsible for help with ADLs and emotional support for hospitalized older adults? | Presenter |
b. Organization ofConferences or Sessions
| Date | Name of Conference | Place of Conference | Subject of Conference Role at Conference Comments | Role |
| *2019 | The 9th International Congress of the Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region | Gothenburg, Sweden | Complexities of informal caregiving during older adult hospitalizations | Organizer and Section Chair |
| *2019 | International Convention of Psychological Science | Paris, France | Sleep, attachment, and partner relationships | Organizer and Section Co-Chair |
| *2017 | International Convention for Psychological Science | Vienna, Austria | Interdisciplinary perspectives on sleep, health and performance in an ecological context | Organizer and Section Chair |
7. Invited Lectures/Colloquium Talks
| Date | Place of Lecture | Name of Forum | Presentation/Comments |
| *2021 | University of Haifa, Israel | Research Seminar, The International Master’s Program in Child Development | Rejection Sensitivity and parenting |
| *2021 | Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel | Research Seminar Master thesis course, Guidance and Counseling program | Data collection in quantitative research |
| *2021 | Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel | Research Authority seminar | Factors predicting and influencing self-efficacy for teaching adults |
| *2021 | Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel | Research Authority seminar | Discussant of the work: “Veterans in the digital world: victims or refusers?” |
| *2019 | Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel | Research Seminar Master thesis course | Methodological challenges in studying personality predispositions, close relationships and their relationship with functioning and health |
| *2019 | University of Haifa, Israel | Journal Club of the Center for Research & Study of Aging (CRSA) | Hospitalized older adult: Alone or with his family? (Co-presented with Dr. Anna Zisberg) |
8. Research Grants
a. Grants Awarded
| Years | Funded by / Amount | Topic | Co-Researchers | Role in Research |
| *2019-2021 | The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research 298,197 NIS | The relationship between formal and informal care and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) during acute hospitalization of older adults | Dr. E. Shadmi Dr. A Zisberg | PI |
| *2019-2020 | The Cheryl Spencer Institute of Nursing Research 20,000 NIS | Nurses Improving Caregiver Effectiveness (NICE) | Dr. A. Zisberg, Dr. E. Siegel & Dr. H. Young | CI |
| *2017-2021 | Israeli Sciences Foundation (ISF) 1,532,000 NIS | Developing and testing a multilevel model of in-hospital mobility among acutely ill older adults | Dr. M. Agmon, Dr. A. Zisberg & Dr. E. Shadmi | PI |
b. Submission of ResearchProposals – Pending
None
c. Submission of ResearchProposals – Not Funded
| Year | Funded by | Topic | Co-Researchers | Role in Research |
| *2020 | U.S. - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) 185,132 USD (Requested) | Nurse - family caregiver framework for hospital care of older adults | Dr. A. Zisberg, Dr. E. Shadmi, Dr. E. Siegel & Dr. H. Young | PI |
10. Teaching
| Number of Students | Degree | Type of Course / Lecture / Seminar / Workshop / High Learn Course/ Introduction Course (Mandatory) | Name of Course | Year |
| Oranim Academic College of Education |
| 40 | M.Ed. | Lecture | Quantitative Research Methods | *2020-Present |
| 15 | M.Teach. | Lecture | Adolescent Development | *2020- Present |
| 30 | M.Teach. | Lecture | Social Skills in Adolescence | *2019- 2020 |
| 30 | B.A. | Lecture | Cognitive Development | *2018- 2020 |
| 30 | B.A. | Lecture | Quantitative Research Methods | *2018- Present |
| 30-100 | B.A. | Lecture | Developmental Psychology | *2012-2019; 2005-2006 |
| 30 | B.A. | Lecture | Class Management | *2015-2018 |
| 16-25 | M.Ed | Seminar | Developmental Psychology: An Advanced Research Seminar | *2014- Present |
| The University of Haifa |
| 8-12 | M.A. | Seminar | Child Development Final Project Seminar | *2011- Present |
b. Supervision of GraduateStudents
| Name of Student | Name of Joint Mentor | Title of Thesis | Degree | Date of Completion (or in Progress) | Students Achievements |
| Post-Doctorate Fellow |
| Ksenya Shulyaev | Dr. Zisberg | Patterns of informal family care during acute hospitalization of older adults from different ethno-cultural groups in Israel | Post-Doc | *2021 | Published papers D26 |
| Ph.D. Students |
| Chedva Levine | Dr. Mayan Agmon & Dr. Anna Zisberg | Modified theory of planned behavior applicability to the mobility of hospitalized older adults | Ph.D. | *2020 | Published papers (D9, D15) |
| M.Ed Students from Oranim |
| Keren Milshtein Vaissman | | Differences in the perception of meaningful teacher between adolescents with attention deficit disorder and those with normal development | M.Ed | *2021 Thesis Grade: 92 | |
| M.A. students from the University of Haifa |
| Dikla Katz-Koren | Dr. Efrat Sher-Censor | Maternal rejection sensitivity, information processing regarding situations that could be perceived as a social rejection of their child, and social competence of kindergarten children | M.A. | *2021 (With distinction) Thesis Grade: 91 | |
| Esther Polachek | Dr. Efrat Sher-Censor | The association between rejection sensitivity and social information processing of mothers and their children's' social information processing | M.A. | *2020 (With higher distinction) Thesis Grade: 96 | |
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PUBLICATIONS
A. Articles in Refereed Journals
Index:
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# Mystudent
+ Correspondingauthor
V VatatList (Israeli High Council of Education ranking)
Published
*1. Zisberg, A., Agmon,M., Gur-Yaish, N., Rand, D., Hayat, Y., & Gil, E. (2018). No onesize fits all—the development of a theory-driven intervention to increasein-hospital mobility: the “WALK-FOR” study. BMC Geriatrics, 18 (1),91. DOI: /10.1186/s12877-018-0778-3.
1-year IF 3.077, 5-year IF 3.822, R in gerontology 6/36, Q1, C 1,880.
*2. Harel-Zeira, N.#, Gur-Yaish,N., Sher-Censor, E., & Shiff, H. (2019). Mothers’ rejection sensitivityand their information processing of possible social rejection of their child. Journalof Social and Personal Relationships, 36 (7), 1939-1953. DOI: 10.1177/0265407518774853.
1-year IF 2.359, 5-yearIF 2.436, R in communication 23/92, Q1, R in family studies 8/47, Q1, R insocial psychology 20/64, Q2, C 302.
*3. Cohen, Y., Zisberg, A., Chayat, Y., Gur-Yaish, N., Gil, E.,Levin, C., & Agmon, M. (2019). Walking for better outcomes and recovery:The effect of WALK-FOR in preventing hospital-associated functional declineamong older adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 74 (10),1664-1670. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz025.
1-year IF 5.236, 5-yearIF 6.107, R in geriatrics and gerontology 5/51, Q1, C 2,419.
*4. Gur-Yaish, N., Tonkikh, O., Shadmi, E., & Zisberg, A.(2019). Informal support for older adults is negatively associated with walkingand eating during hospitalization. Geriatric Nursing, 40 (3), 264-268.DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.11.003.
1-year IF 1.678, 5-yearIF 1.997, R in geriatrics and gerontology 39/51, 4Q, R in nursing 41/123, Q2, C255.
*5. Gur-Yaish, N., Cohen, D., & Shochat, T. (2020). Attachmentorientations and sleep patterns: The moderating role of exchanges with spouse. Journalof Social and Personal Relationships, 37 (4), 1282-1295. DOI: 10.1177/0265407519892700.
1-year IF 2.359, 5-yearIF 2.436, R in communication 23/92, Q1, R in family studies 8/47, Q1, R insocial psychology 20/64, Q2, C 302.
*6. Gur-Yaish, N.,Shulyaev, K., & Zisberg, A. (2020). Moderating role of attachmentorientation in the association between the level of depressive symptoms andinformal support among hospitalized older adults. Clinical Gerontologist,44(2), 160-168. DOI:10.1080/07317115.2020.1725702.
1-year IF 1.375, 5-year IF 1.506, R in geriatrics andgerontology 42/51, Q4, R in psychiatry 125/155, Q4, C 121.
*7. Sher-Censor, E., Gur-Yaish, N., Shiff, H., & Harel-Zeira N.#(2020). Mothers’ attachment style and their information processing of stressfulsituations involving their children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(11), 3059-3070.
1-year IF 1,310, 5-yearIF 1,925, R in family studies 24/47, Q3, R in developmental psychology 59/77,Q4, R in psychiatry 99/142, Q3, C 866.
*8. Shulyaev, K., Gur-Yaish, N., Shadmi, E., & Zisberg,A. (2020). Patterns of informal family care during acute hospitalization ofolder adults from different ethno-cultural groups in Israel. InternationalJournal for Equity in Health. 19 (1), 1-9.
1-year IF 2.595, 5-year IF 3.020, Rank in public, environmental andoccupational health 38/171, Q1, C 1,012.
*9. Zisberg, A., Shulyaev. K., Agmon, M., Gur-Yaish, N., & Pud, D. (2021). Symptomclusters in hospitalized older adults: Characteristics and outcomes. GeriatricNursing, 42 (1), 240-246.
1-year IF 1.678, 5-year IF 1.997, R in geriatrics and gerontology 39/51,Q4, R in nursing 41/123, Q2, C 255.
*10. Gur-Yaish, N., Shulyaev, K., Smichenko,J., Bathish, M., Shadmi, E., & Zisberg, A. (2021). Perception of staff andfamily responsibility to provide hospitalized older adults with basicactivities care and emotional support. Geriatric Nursing. 42(6),1247-1252. 1-year IF 1.678, 5-year IF 1.997, R in geriatrics and gerontology39/51, Q4, R in nursing 41/123, Q2, C 255.
Accepted for Publication (DA)
*11. Gur-Yaish, N., Hijazy, S., Mazareeb, E., & Schwartz, M.“She doesn’t speak Hebrew, she speaks English”: A case of languagesocialization of a quattro-lingual girl. Journal of Multilingual andMulticultural Development, 4.
1-year IF 1.359, 5-year IF 1.569, R in linguistics 60/187, Q2, C 174.
B. Articles inConference Proceedings
Published
*1. Shulyaev, K., Gur-Yaish,N., Gil, E., & Zisberg, A. (2018). Depression of hospitalized olderadults and informal support: The moderating role of attachment anxiety. Innovationin Aging, 2 (suppl. 1), 481.U. (D24).
*2. Gur-Yaish, N.,Tonkikh, O., Shadmi, E., & Zisberg, A. (2018). Informal support for olderadults: Is it negatively associated with hospitalization processes?. Innovationin Aging, 2 (Suppl. 1), 492. U. (D22).
*3. Rayan-Gharra, N., Gur-Yaish, N., &Shulyaev, K. (2020). Minority status and readmissions: A moderated mediationmodel of caregivers’ health literacy. Innovation in Aging, 4 (Suppl.1), 917. U.
C. Submitted Publications
*1.#Polachek E., Gur-Yaish, N. Sher-Censur, E & Ziv, Y.(Submitted). Associations of Mothers’ Rejection Sensitivity with Children’sCognitions About Peer Rejection and Social Self-Perceptions: The Mediating Roleof Maternal Supportive Behaviors. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. DOI: 10.1177/0265407518774853. 1-year IF2.359, 5-year IF 2.436, R in communication 23/92, Q1, R in family studies 8/47,Q1, R in social psychology 20/64, Q2, C 302.
*2.#Spielberg, Y., Gur-Yaish, N., Shulyaev, K., Zisberg, A., (Submitted). Familysupport and change in depressive symptoms during hospitalization of olderadults: the moderating role of level of independence. Clinical Gerontologist.DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.758234. 1-year IF 3.658, 5-year IF 4.411, R ingeriatrics and gerontology 31/51, Q3, C 897.
D. Summary of my Activities and Future Plans
Ispecialize in close human relationships and how they affect function, health,and well-being across the human life span, both in health and educationalsettings.
Iam one of just a few researchers who quantitatively investigate the nature andextent of support provided to older adults by family members in the hospitalsetting. This is a unique field of inquiry given the technical complexity ofgenerating studies in hospital settings that involves many intervening factorswhich must be considered. I have developed and validated a method of measuringthe amount of support provided to older adults in the hospital setting (D7).This measure has been administered in three large scale studies involving morethan two thousand older adults. These studies were funded by the Israel ScienceFoundation, Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services,and Clalit Health Services.
Throughmy research, I have found that family member support provided to hospitalizedolder adults is highly prevalent, varies in kind and amount, and is related toolder adults’ demographic and cultural characteristics. Emotional support hasbeneficial consequences for older adults’ mental state, whereas help with activitiesof daily living for independent older adults has negative consequences forwellbeing and function. In these research projects, I have supervised apost-doctoral fellow, a doctoral student and three master’s degree students. Todate, this research has yielded five published papers (D8, D9, D22, D24, D28).This research has been presented in conferences of the Association forGerontology and Geriatrics in the US and Europe.
Ihave organized and chaired a symposium about the complexity of providing familysupport to older adults in the hospital setting, resulting in presentationsbefore the International Congress of the Association for Gerontology andGeriatrics European Region in 2019. I was a member of the scientific committeeof a conference about older adults’ functional ability in hospital settings, andhave held colloquia about family support for older adults. Given my cumulativeexpertise, I have served as a reviewer of scientific papers concerningcaregiving relations and older adults.
Since 2016, I have engaged in thedevelopment of a research area concerning personality and function of parentsand teachers. I developed a measure to investigate social information processingby parents and have administered it in studies concerning parents’ personalitytraits and the ways in which personality traits affect parental cognition,emotion and behavior in social interactions involving their children. Thesestudies have suggested that social information processes mediate the relationsbetween parents’ personality traits and behavior, and children’s socialcognition. In these projects I have supervised four master’s degrees students.Two of the resulting theses were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals(D20, D25) and one is currently being prepared for publication.
Inthe last decade I have taught research seminars and final research projectseminars for master’s students. I have supervised the preparation of a doctoratethesis and 11 master’s theses. Six of these students graduated with distinctionor higher distinction and five of them were able to publish their work inpeer-reviewed scientific journals (D9, D12, D15, D20, D25).
Currently, I amcombining my passion for teaching with my expertise in the research of closerelationships for purposes of initiating teaching and research in life-longlearning at the Oranim Academic College of Education in cooperation with theIsraeli Organization of Lifelong Learning. Having developed a curriculum forthis initiative, I now serve as the head of the continuing and life-longeducation program at Oranim Academic College.
My future research plans include closer investigation offamily involvement in instrumental and emotional support for older adults inthe hospital setting. I intend to launch a qualitative investigation to studythe perspectives of nursing staff, family members and patients, with the goal ofenriching society’s understanding of how the nursing staff and family memberssee their responsibility to emotionally and instrumentally support hospitalizedolder adults.
Using my experience in research about health care settings,close relationships, well-being and education, I plan to pursue research whichexplores the similarities and differences in structures, processes and theoutcomes of these systems. I also plan to initiate research into the domains ofrelationships between teachers and high school students, and how theserelationships affect student engagement and academic achievement.