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Commencement Exercisesfor the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

2015

The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercisesfor the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

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Thursday, 25 June 2015


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The Fifty-SixthCommencement Exercises

for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

Program:Reading from PSALMS

Greetings:Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, President

Prof. Miriam Faust, RectorProf. Gil S.Epstein, Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Musical InterludeResponse on Behalf of the Graduates

Conferment of DegreesHatikva

Thursday, 25 June 2015


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List of Graduates 6

Jewish Studies 14

Humanities 17

Social sciences 19

Life Sciences 25

Exact Sciences 28

Faculty of Engineering 32

Law 33

Interdisciplinary Studies 34

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Jewish Studies

Dr. Anat Avital, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Yosi Baruchi, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Yossi Ben-Shabat, Department of Literature of the Jewish PeopleDr. Rut Bitan-Cohen, Department of Literature of the Jewish PeopleDr. Baruch Braner, Department of TalmudDr. Amit Dagan, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Yosaif Mordechai Dubovick, Department of TalmudDr. David Elias, Department of Middle Eastern StudiesDr. Yoshiyahu (Yoshi) Fargeon, Department of BibleDr. Bracha Gavra, Department of Jewish ThoughtDr. Shira Gur-Arieh, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Moria Herman, Department of Jewish HistoryDr. Rina Keltz, Department of Literature of the Jewish PeopleDr. Shlomit Kendi-Harel, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Shin-Ae Kim, Department of BibleDr. Oded Arieh Laub, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Iris Levy, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Ori Lifshits, Department of Jewish ThoughtDr. Brian Moore, Department of BibleDr. Tchiya Nedivi-Horovits, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Mechael Osband, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Yaron Ovadia, Department of Middle Eastern StudiesDr. Geula Paran, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Leah Reiman, Contemporary Jewish StudiesDr. Leonid Roitman, Department of Literature of the Jewish PeopleDr. Reuven (Ruvik) Rosenthal, Department of Hebrew and Semitic LanguagesDr. Sarah Schwartz, Department of BibleDr. Nomi Shachor, Contemporary Jewish StudiesDr. Hagay Shtamler, Department of Jewish ThoughtDr. Ainit Snir, Department of Land of Israel Studies & ArchaeologyDr. Aminadav Yitzhaki, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology

HumanitiesDr. Yael Admi, Department of PhilosophyDr. Joshua Amaru, Department of PhilosophyDr. Sarit Bar Zaken, Department of Comparative Literature


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Dr. Dror Cohen, Department of PhilosophyDr. Iddo Dickmann, Department of PhilosophyDr. Meir Duvdevani, Department of PhilosophyDr. Atarah Fisher, Department of MusicDr. Noa Halevy, Department of EnglishDr. Yael Harel, Department of Comparative LiteratureDr. Vered Heruti, Department of Comparative LiteratureDr. Mazal Kaufman, Department of PhilosophyDr. Anat Klumel, Department of Information ScienceDr. Asnat Mangell, Department of Information ScienceDr. Dvir Melnik, Department of Comparative LiteratureDr. Miriam Miller, Department of Information ScienceDr. Orna Mondschein, Department of Comparative LiteratureDr. Livnat Blanka Ratushnik, Department of ArabicDr. Hadar Ronen, Department of Information ScienceDr. Yair Sade, Department of Information ScienceDr. Ezra Shaprut, Department of Comparative LiteratureDr. Hadas Shema, Department of Information ScienceDr. Ella Olga Shteynberg, Department of General HistoryDr. Oded Zion, Department of General History

Social SciencesDr. Idit Adler, School of EducationDr. Moran Anisman Razin, Department of PsychologyDr. Yael Apter-Levy, Department of PsychologyDr. Sigal Ashuri-Kahanowitch, Department of PsychologyDr. Rotem Avituv, Department of PsychologyDr. Esther Bacon Kaufman, School of EducationDr. Eran Bar-Kalifa, Department of PsychologyDr. Meirav Barnea, Department of PsychologyDr. Aryeh Ben-Chayim, School of EducationDr. Avi Benozio, Department of PsychologyDr. Alissa Beth Burstein, School of EducationDr. Ravit Cohen, School of Social WorkDr. Hadas Don-Yehiya, Department of EconomicsDr. Einat Doron, School of Business AdministrationDr. Esty Doron, School of Education


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Dr. Amir Falk, Department of PsychologyDr. David Caesar Fellah, Department of PsychologyDr. Michal Fradis-Simchoni, Department of CriminologyDr. Deia Ganayim, Department of PsychologyDr. Sivan George-Levi, Department of PsychologyDr. Miriam(Maya) Gerner, Department of PsychologyDr. Moran Gofer-Levi, Department of PsychologyDr. Niv Goldstein, Department of Political StudiesDr. Rami Goldstein, Department of Political StudiesDr. Keren Gonen, School of Social WorkDr. Yoav Groweiss, Department of PsychologyDr. Shlomo Guzmen-Carmeli, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyDr. Hen Yamit Hadad, Department of CriminologyDr. Ronit Haimoff-Ayali, Department of CriminologyDr. Palina Hariton, Department of PsychologyDr. liat helpman, Department of PsychologyDr. Yuval Hirsch, Department of PsychologyDr. Naama Hirschberger, Department of PsychologyDr. Shani Horowitz-Rozen, Department of Political StudiesDr. Hilit Katz, Department of Political StudiesDr. Shulamit Kitzis, School of EducationDr. Miri Krisi, School of EducationDr. Einat Lavee, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyDr. Avraham Levi, School of Business AdministrationDr. Hila Lewenstein-Barkai, Department of Political StudiesDr. Eve Lishner Freud, Department of PsychologyDr. Yossi Lundin, Department of Political StudiesDr. Daphna Malka, School of EducationDr. Gali Malkin, Department of PsychologyDr. Dror Manor, Department of Political StudiesDr. Tal Mishaan Spiegel, Department of PsychologyDr. Orit Morag, School of EducationDr. Ronia Nadler-Sredni, Department of ManagementDr. Ravit Nisan, School of Social WorkDr. Shoshana Nissim, School of EducationDr. Miriam Ofer-Yarom, School of EducationDr. Atar Oz, Department of Geography and EnvironmentDr. Inbal Perry, School of Education


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Dr. Shimon Rabichev, School of EducationDr. Tehila Refaeli Luria, School of Social WorkDr. Yaakov Roitman, Department of PsychologyDr. Ruth Rozen Zvi, Department of PsychologyDr. Daphna Rubinstein, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyDr. Keren Ruvio, Department of PsychologyDr. Gabriela Saban, School of EducationDr. Orna Schneider, School of EducationDr. Haim Shaked, School of EducationDr. Michal Sharon, School of Social WorkDr. Ayala Shashoua, School of EducationDr. Avi Shilon, Department of Political StudiesDr. shulamit shnitzer, School of EducationDr. Avigal Snir, Department of PsychologyDr. Sarit Stein, School of EducationDr. Vlad Svetlitzky, School of Social WorkDr. Yifaat Tamarkin-Leider, Department of CriminologyDr. Tamar Tauber-Pauzner, Department of Political StudiesDr. Yuri Teper, Department of Political StudiesDr. Noga Tzukert, Department of PsychologyDr. Nava Wald, Department of PsychologyDr. Maya Weinstein, Department of PsychologyDr. Sarit Yaakoby-Rotem, Department of PsychologyDr. Einat Zamwel, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyDr. Moran Zemach, School of Education

Life SciencesDr. Orna Avlas, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Amalia Bar-ziv, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Lily Bazak, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Shai Bel, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Rotem Ben-Hamo, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Aharon Brodie, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Gilat Efroni, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Reuven Gil, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Eldad Gutner-Hoch, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Astar Haga Friedman, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Gilad Halpert, Faculty of Life Sciences


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Dr. Maor Hazani-Pauker, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Alon Kalo, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Avi Katav, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Elad Moshe Lax, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Noam Maoz, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Asaf Marco, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Inbal Marom, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Tal Meningher, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Rashela Mizrahi, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Livnat Naparstek, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Sivan Peretz-Elias, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Ofra Rachmaninov, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Lital Antal Shaham, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Nissim Swissa, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Dvora Witt-kehati, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Elinor Yissachar, Faculty of Life SciencesDr. Shahar Zirkin, Faculty of Life Sciences

Exact SciencesDr. Gilad Asharov, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Amos Azaria, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Revital Balter, Department of ChemistryDr. Haim Barak, Department of ChemistryDr. Elena Benisvy- Aharonovich (Holodelshikov), Department of ChemistryDr. Uriel Bretler, Department of ChemistryDr. Sophie Buhbut-Sinai, Department of ChemistryDr. Lior Dekel, Department of MathematicsDr. Meital Eckshtain, Department of ChemistryDr. Yael Efraim, Department of PhysicsDr. Yossi Gilad, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Yael Goldfinger, Department of ChemistryDr. Katya Gotlib Vainshtein, Department of ChemistryDr. Oded c. Guez, Department of PhysicsDr. Ori Gutman, Department of ChemistryDr. Galit Haim, Department of Computer Science


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Dr. Yifat Harel, Department of ChemistryDr. Guy Kamnesky, Department of ChemistryDr. Raz Khandadash, Department of ChemistryDr. Daniel Levi, Department of PhysicsDr. Nir Roy Lieberman, Department of ChemistryDr. Ella Meltzer Mats, Department of ChemistryDr. On Mero, Department of ChemistryDr. Hagay Moshe, Department of ChemistryDr. Guy Nir, Department of PhysicsDr. Adi Niv, Department of MathematicsDr. Natalie Pariente- Cohen, Department of ChemistryDr. Haim Paryenty, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Igor Reidler, Department of PhysicsDr. Alexandre Richard, Department of MathematicsDr. Yehonatan Salman, Department of MathematicsDr. Matias Sametband, Department of ChemistryDr. Efrat Seri, Department of PhysicsDr. Snir Seri, Department of PhysicsDr. Eran Shaham, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Renana Shapira-Gross, Department of ChemistryDr. Ronit Sharabi, Department of ChemistryDr. Daniel Sherman, Department of PhysicsDr. Ofer Shlagman, Department of PhysicsDr. Zav Shotan, Department of PhysicsDr. Sergey Sigalov, Department of ChemistryDr. Alon Silberman, Department of ChemistryDr. Omer Sinwani, Department of PhysicsDr. Asher Stern, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Abraham Yosipof, Department of ChemistryDr. Hila Zarosim, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Galina Zats, Department of ChemistryDr. Baruch Ziv, Department of Chemistry


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Faculty of EngineeringDr. Daniel Grodensky, Faculty of EngineeringDr. Dror Malka, Faculty of EngineeringDr. Oshri Naparstek, Faculty of EngineeringDr. Avi Zanko, Faculty of EngineeringDr. Alex Zlotnik, Faculty of Engineering

LawDr. Moshe Hershkoviz, Faculty of LawDr. Aviad Igra, Faculty of LawDr. Avihai Mandelblit, Faculty of LawDr. Mordechai Mark, Faculty of LawDr. Hila Meller-shalev, Faculty of LawDr. Lior Mishaly-Shlomai, Faculty of LawDr. Yitzhak Raz, Faculty of LawDr. Reut Snir, Faculty of LawDr. Yechiel Weinroth, Faculty of Law

Interdisciplinary StudiesDr. Gabriella Admon-Rick, Science, Technology & SocietyDr. Neta Arnon Shoshany, Gender StudiesDr. Ron Bar Lev, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Vered Bar-On, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Shlomit Beker, Brain SciencesDr. Irit Ben-Atar cohen, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Alla Borovizki, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Hilla Brot, Brain SciencesDr. Amizur Cahana, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Yael Doron, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Hadar Edelman-Klapper, Brain SciencesDr. Eran Ehrlich, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Moranne Eidelman-Rothman, Brain SciencesDr. Esther Fisher, Gender StudiesDr. Anat Friedman, Conflict Management and NegotiationDr. Ehud Fuehrer, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Dan Grossman, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies


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Dr. Ido Hartogsohn, Science, Technology & SocietyDr. Alexandr Kagan, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Vered kellner, Brain SciencesDr. Orly kramash Stettiner, Science, Technology & SocietyDr. Vered Kronfeld-Duenias, Brain SciencesDr. Elana Lakh, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Ronit Libermensch Vardi, Gender StudiesDr. Noa Liscovitch, Brain SciencesDr. Noa Menkes-Caspi, Brain SciencesDr. Liron Morgenstern, Brain SciencesDr. Miriam Ringel, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Yael Rozin, Gender StudiesDr. Liat Savin Ben Shoshan, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Drora Shaked, Gender StudiesDr. Roey Shopen, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Edward Stein, Brain SciencesDr. Yizchak Sterenberg, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Nadav Stoppelman, Brain SciencesDr. Micha Weiss, Hermeneutics and Cultural StudiesDr. Grazya Hagar Yamin, Brain SciencesDr. Shlomo Zlotnik, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies


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Dr. Anat Avital B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Representation of Crops and Agricultural Tools in Late Roman and Byzantine Mosaics of the Land of Israel Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Ze'ev Safrai Prof. Boaz Zissu Dr. Yosi Baruchi B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Prophecies of Isaiah and Micah From The Time of Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah (701 BCE), in light of the Phenomenon of Misreplacement Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Dr. Yigal Levin Prof. Michael Avioz

Dr. Yossi Ben-ShabatB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: David’s Song: A Literary Introduction and part of A Critical Edition of the Poetic Work of Rabbi David Bouzaglo A Leading Poet of Moroccan Jewry in the 20th CenturyDepartment of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Ephraim Hazan

Dr. Rut Bitan-CohenB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Poetic Tradition of the Ibn-Kaspi Family:Literary Introduction and Critical EditionDepartment of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Ephraim Hazan

Dr. Baruch BranerM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Gersonides’ Halakhic Thought and his Relationship to Maimonides on the Basis of the Two Recensions of his Torah CommentaryDepartment of Talmud Supervisor: Prof. David Henshke

Dr. Amit DaganB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Between Judah and Philistia in the 8th Century BCE: The Material Culture of Tell es-Safi/Gath as a Test Case for Political and Cultural ChangesDepartment of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. Aren Maeir

Dr. Yosaif Mordechai Dubovick M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Rabbenu Hananel and the Geonim of Babylonia Rabbenu Hananel's Commentarial and Legal Methodology Department of Talmud Supervisors: Prof. David Henshke Dr. Judah Galinsky

Dr. David EliasM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Transformation and Continuity in the Political System in Kuwait: Between Tribalism and Parliamentarism (1921-1992)Department of Middle Eastern Studies Supervisor: Prof. Jehudit Shir-Ronen

Dr. Yoshiyahu (Yoshi) FargeonB.A. Herzog CollegeM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “Why, O Lord, Do You Lead Us Astray?”God’s Involvement in Lying and Deception in Bibical NarrativeDepartment of Bible Supervisor: Prof. Ed Greenstein

Dr. Bracha GavraB.A. Bosten UniversityM.A. Harvard UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Process of Revealing the ‘True Self’According to Chabad ChasidismDepartment of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Dr. Avraham Elqayam

Dr. Shira Gur-Arieh B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: An Experimental, Ethnoarchaeololgical and Archaelogocal Study of Cooking Installations: Case Studies from Iron Age Israel Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Aren Maeir Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross Weizmann Institute of Science Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto -

Weizmann Institute of Science

Dr. Moria Herman B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Attitudes and Policies in Relation to the Youth in the Hasidic Movement During the Interwar Period in Poland;1914 – 1939: Responses to the Abandonment of Religion Department of Jewish History Supervisor: Prof. Moshe Rosman


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Jewish Studies

Dr. Rina KeltzB.A. University of HaifaM.A. University of HaifaSubject of Dissertation: The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) Literary Creation by Abraham Cappon: A Renewal of Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) Language, Sephardic Thematics and Identity between the Late 19th and Early 20th Century in Bosnia- HerzegovinaDepartment of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Refael

Dr. Shlomit Kendi-HarelB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Yom Hakippurim in the Qumran Scrolls and Related Literature An Halakhic-Hermeneutic-Historical-Conceptual StudyDepartment of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Hanan Eshel of blessed

memory Prof. Albert Baumgarten

Dr. Shin-Ae KimM.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: Continuity and Discontinuity between Biblical and Post-Biblical Wisdom TextsDepartment of Bible Supervisors: Prof. Ed Greenstein Prof. Ester Eshel

Dr. Oded Arieh LaubB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Jewish Periphery in ‘Eretz Israel’ During the Mishnaic and Talmudic PeriodsDepartment of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. Joshua Schwartz

Dr. Iris LevyB.A. Kibbutzim CollegeM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Iconographic Decoration of the Church of Saint George in Ramla in the 19th CenturyDepartment of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Joseph Drory Prof. Nurith Kenaan-Kedar - Tel-

Aviv University

Dr. Ori LifshitsM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Redaction and Meaning in the Eighth Chapter of Tractate ‘Bava Kama’in the Babylonian TalmudDepartment of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Prof. Noam Zohar

Dr. Brian MooreB.A. Air Force’s AcademyM.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: Political Leadership and Power in Yehud in the Persian PeriodDepartment of Bible Supervisor: Dr. Yigal Levin

Dr. Tchiya Nedivi-Horovits B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Religious Belief and Social Uniqueness: In Absorption of Religious- Zionist Holocaust Survivors in Israel's Kibbutzim and Moshavim 1943-1953 Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Margalit Shilo Dr. Lilach Rozenberg-Friedman

Dr. Mechael Osband B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Ceramic Ecology of the Golan in the Roman and Early Byzantine Periods Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. David Adan- Bayewitz

Dr. Yaron OvadiaB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Ben-Gurion UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Changes in the life of the Bedouin in the Judean Desert since 1970: The Case of the Jahalin TribeDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies Supervisor: Prof. Ze’ev Maghen


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Jewish Studies

Dr. Geula ParanB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Lander InstituteSubject of Dissertation: “The Spirit Entered Them and They Came to Life. They Stood Upon Their Feet” The Development of the Rehabilitation Medicine in Israel as a Reflection for the Changes in Israeli Society (1948-1974)Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Dr. Lilach Rozenberg-Friedman Prof. Avi Ori - Tel-Aviv University

Dr. Leah ReimanB.A. Michlalah Jerusalem CollegeDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: “Beit Ya’akov: Come and Let us Go” Women’s Teacher Training in Ultra-Orthodox Seminars in the State of Israel Roots and TransformationsContemporary Jewish Studies Supervisor: Prof. Judith Baumel Schwartz

Dr. Leonid RoitmanM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Shalom Aleichem on the Israeli StageDepartment of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Nathan Cohen

Dr. Reuven (Ruvik) RosenthalB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Reflection of The Military Hierarchy in the Language of the Israeli ArmyDepartment of Hebrew and Semitic Languages Supervisor: Prof. Ora Schwarzwald

Dr. Sarah Schwartz B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Isaac Narrative: A Literary Analysis of Genesis25:19-28:9 Department of Bible Supervisor: Prof. Elie Assis

Dr. Nomi ShachorB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Touro College IsraelSubject of Dissertation: The Rabbinate in Judea,Samaria and the Gaza Strip 1969-2005: Continuity and Innovation in the Modern Israeli RabbinateContemporary Jewish Studies Supervisor: Prof. Meir Hildesheimer

Dr. Hagay ShtamlerB.A. Michlalah Jerusalem CollegeM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Thought of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda KookDepartment of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Dr. Hanoch Ben-Pazi

Dr. Ainit Snir B.A. Beit Berl College M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Construction, Use and Preservation of Ohalo II's Huts by 3D Distribution of the Plant Assemblage Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. Ehud Weiss

Dr. Aminadav Yitzhaki B.A. Lifshitz College of Education M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan: The Leader of Relogious Zionism in the Land of Israel,1926-1949 Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Dr. Lilach Rozenberg-Friedman


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Jewish Studies

Dr. Yael Admi B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: "What is Man?" Alfred Adler's Response to Immanuel Kant's Open Question Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Dr. Hanoch Ben-Pazi

Dr. Joshua AmaruB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: Value and Conceptualized Experience:John McDowell on Value and PerceptionDepartment of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Yitzhak Benbaji - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Sarit Bar ZakenB.A. Ben-Gurion UniversityM.A. University of HaifaSubject of Dissertation: Archetype of Motherhood and the Great Mother: Investigation in Persian and Russian Folktales And Demonstration of Their Presence by Cuiturally Sensitive BibliotherapyDepartment of Comparative Literature Supervisors: Prof. Rina Lapidus Dr. Shlomit Bresler – Kibbutzim

College

Dr. Dror Cohen M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A Philsophical Examination of Twentieth Century Dystopia Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Ohad Nachtomy

Dr. Iddo DickmannB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: “The Little Crystalline Seed and the Vast Crystallizable Universe”: The Ontological Significance of the Mise-En-Abyme in Post- Heideggerian ThoughtDepartment of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi

Dr. Meir Duvdevani M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: "Deadlock(?)" - Abortion: Values and Law Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Noam Zohar

Dr. Atarah FisherB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Role of Music in Terms of the Relationship between Holocaust Survivors and their Children, from the Perspective of the Second GenerationDepartment of Music Supervisor: Dr. Avi Gilboa

Dr. Noa HalevyB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: English Emergencies and Russian Rescues:The Recourse of Anglo-American Writers from French to Russian Literary Culture,c. 1875-2000Department of English Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey Perl

Dr. Yael HarelB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Open Windows and a Room of One’s Own:Winnicott’s Potential Space As an Interpretive Key to Murakami’s Literature and as a Reading Theory ProposalDepartment of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Dr. Shlomi Mualem

Dr. Vered Heruti B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Ambiguous Text in Painting: Psycholinguistic Aspects of Making Sense in the Visual Arts Department of Comparative Literature Supervisors: Dr. Lea Dovev Prof. Rachel Giora - Tel-Aviv

University Dr. Mazal Kaufman B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Subject Who is Identified With His Body: An Examination of the Existential View in Azriel Kaufman's Poetry Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi

Dr. Anat KlumelB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Competitive Intellignce Sub-Systems in Organizations: Examination of Process Effectiveness Starting from Data Gathering Stage Untill the Consolidation of the Intelligence Assessment, The Reciprocity Between the Information Professionals/Analyst, Intelligence Managers and Intelligence ConsumersDepartment of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Moshe Yitzhaki Dr. Miriam Farber

Dr. Asnat MangellB.A. Technion-HaifaM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Building an Integrative Geographic Knowledge System from the Perspective of Knowledge Management in the Organization: A case Study in A Public OrganizationDepartment of Information Science Supervisor: Prof. Snunith Shoham


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Humanities

Dr. Dvir Melnik B.A. Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Saying the Unsayable: Apophatic Aspects in the Works of Arthur Schopenhauer and Jorge Luis Borges Department of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Dr. Shlomi Mualem

Dr. Miriam Miller M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Contribution of Individually Customized Information Processing Along With the Subject's Full Involement andCooperation to the Generation of Motivation Regarding Maintaining Healthy Body Weight Over Time Department of Information Science Supervisor: Prof. Shifra Baruchson- Arbib

Dr. Orna MondscheinB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Liminality and Heterotopia in the Sanatorium Chronotope: A Comparative Study of Thomas Mann, David Fogel and Bruno SchultzDepartment of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Dr. Shlomi Mualem

Dr. Livnat Blanka RatushnikB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Concept of Freedom in the thought of Adunis Freedom as a Necessary Condition for Cultural, Social and Political Change in Arab SocietyDepartment of Arabic Supervisors: Prof. Eliezer Schlossberg Dr. alon fragman - Beit Berl

Academic College

Dr. Hadar RonenB.A. Ben-Gurion UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Visual, Interactive, Personalized-Content Feedback in Acquiring Information:It's Influence on Health BehaviorDepartment of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Snunith Shoham Prof. Dov Te’eni - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Yair SadeB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Propaganda and Incitement of the Hamas Organization on the Internet:A Case Study of the Hamas Organiztation in the Shadow of Escalations in 2011Department of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Ze’ev Maghen Prof. Snunith Shoham

Dr. Ezra ShaprutB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Plays Based on the Bible, During the Period of the Yishuv and Thereafter, As A Tool For Shaping the Zionist IdentityDepartment of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Prof. Rina Lapidus

Dr. Hadas ShemaB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Information Intersections:Interaction and Diffusion of Knowledge Between Academic Literature ,the Social Web and the Mass MediaDepartment of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Judit Bar-Ilan Prof. Mike Thelwall - University

of Wolverhampton

Dr. Ella Olga ShteynbergM.A. Donetsk National University, UkraineSubject of Dissertation: The Minority Nationality settlements in the Soviet Republic of Ukraine 1924-1939:The Case Study of German SettlersDepartment of General History Supervisor: Prof. Ella Belfer

Dr. Oded ZionM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “Hispanicism”: Images of Medieval and Early Modern Spain among American Historians: Washington Irving, William Hickling Prescott and Henry Charles Lea (the 19th Beginning of the 20th Century)Department of General History Supervisors: Prof. Myriam Greilsammer Prof. Claude B. Stuczynski


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Humanities

Dr. Idit AdlerM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Contribution of Individual and Social Metacognitive Support Within an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment to the Developmentof Environmental Literacy ,Metacognitive Awareness and Inquiry PerformancesSchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Zmira Mevarech Dr. Michal Zion

Dr. Moran Anisman RazinM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Zoom in - Zoom Out: Close and Distant Leadership Through the Lens of Psychological DistanceDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ronit Kark

Dr. Yael Apter-LevyM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Maternal Depression fron Birth to Six:Hormonal, Behavioral and Genetic Effects on Child Mental Health ,Social Abilities and Stress PhysiologyDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Feldman

Dr. Sigal Ashuri-Kahanowitch B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Customers' Perferred Influence Tactics in Conflict Situations with Service Providers Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Schwarzwald

Dr. Rotem Avituv B.A. Netanya Academic College M.A. Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary Subject of Dissertation: The Dynamic of the Familial Holocaust Communication and its Contribution to Forgiveness, Aggressiveness and Mental Health among the Second and Third Generation in Europe and Israel Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ety Berant

Dr. Esther Bacon Kaufman M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: Emotional and Cognitive Resources Related to the Academic, Social and Personal-Emotional Adjustment of College Students with Learning Disabilities with or without Comorbid ADHD School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Michal Al-Yagon - Tel-Aviv

University Prof. Charles Greenbaum -

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Eran Bar-Kalifa B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Skillful Support Processes in the Daily Life of Intimate Couples Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli

Dr. Meirav BarneaB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Objective vs. Subjective Measures of the Influence of Environmental Factors on the Expression of TicsDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Alan Apter Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman Dr. Aryeh Ben-Chayim B.A. Beit Berl College M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Analysis of Mediation Components among High School Students Learning via Asynchronous Distance Learning, whose Teachers were Trained in Mediation, Compared to Students whose Teachers were not Trained in Mediation School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Baruch Offir

Dr. Avi BenozioB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Child as Dictator-Moral Dimensions and Contextual Influences on Children’s Decision-Making in Dictator GamesDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Gil Diesendruck

Dr. Alissa Beth BursteinB.A. columbia universityM.A. columbia universitySubject of Dissertation: The Contribution of the Parent Volunteer to School Culture: Ethnographic Case StudySchool of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court

Dr. Ravit CohenB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Meaning of Life and Well Being Among Yougsters With and Without Cerebral PalsySchool of Social Work Supervisor: Dr. Liora Findler

Dr. Hadas Don-YehiyaM.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: Technology, Firm Dynamics and Economic GrowthDepartment of Economics Supervisors: Prof. Arthur Fishman Prof. Hillel Rapoport

Dr. Einat Doron B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Connection between Directorate Interlocks, Busy directorate and Performance School of Business Administration Supervisor: Dr. Eyal Yaniv


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Dr. Esty DoronB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Role and Professional Identity in Light of Teaching as a Routine in 1:1 Laptop Classes:A phenomenological Longitudinal StudySchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy

Dr. Amir FalkM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Role of Moral Considerations in Procedural Fairness JudgmentsDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shaul Fox

Dr. David Caesar Fellah B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Romantic Relationships among Emerging Adults: The Distinctive Role of Mothers and Fathers in the Romantic Competenceof Their Sons Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Shulman

Dr. Michal Fradis-Simchoni B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Spiritual Change in the Perception of Meaning After Treatment by "12 -Steps" Method Copping with Family Violence Department of Criminology Supervisors: Prof. Moshe Addad Prof. Natti Ronel

Dr. Deia GanayimB.A. University of HaifaM.A. Ben-Gurion UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Visual Processing of Spaced and Non-Spaced Words in ArabicDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Michal Lavidor

Dr. Sivan George-LeviM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Intimate Relationships in Sickness and in Health: The Conribution of Care-Giving and Sense of Relational Entitlement to Marital Satisfaction, Well-being, and Health Promoting Behaviors in Couples Coping with Coronary Heart DiseaseDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli Dr. Noa Vilchinsky

Dr. Miriam (Maya) Gerner M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Mild Head Injury in Children-Acceleration or Deceleration of Recovery? The Contribution of Maternal Attachment Style, Parenting and Caregivin Styles and Child Characteristics, to Recovery Process Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ety Berant

Dr. Moran Gofer-LeviB.A. Hebrew UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Ability to Acquire Skills among Children and Adolescents with Spastic Cerebral PalsyDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eliyahu Vakil

Dr. Niv GoldsteinB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Zionist Enterprise in Albert Einstein’s Thought, 1919-1955Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Prof. Moshe Gat

Dr. Rami Goldstein M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Forced Migration, Media & Violence in International Crises 1945-2006 Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Dr. Hemda Ben-Yehuda

Dr. Keren GonenB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Sexual Assault Within and Outside the Family: The Link between Sexual Assault Characteristics and the Quality of Romantic RelationshipsSchool of Social Work Supervisors: Prof. Ricky Finzi-Dottan Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz

Dr. Yoav GroweissM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “A Sound Mind in a Muscular Body?”A Study of the Relations Between Muscle Dysmorphia, Early Relationships with Caregivers and Other Personality FactorsDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ety Berant Prof. Israel Orbach of blessed

memory - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya


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Dr. Shlomo Guzmen-CarmeliB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Encounters Around the Text An Ethnographic Study of Jewish TextualityDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisors: Prof. Nissan Rubin Dr. Tova Gamliel Prof. Haim Hazan - Tel-Aviv UniversityDr. Hen Yamit HadadB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Microgenetic Method for Assessing Functional and Dysfunctional ImpulsivityDepartment of Criminology Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Glicksohn

Dr. Ronit Haimoff-AyaliM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Nurturing Relationship: Relationship Processes as Encouraging and Maintaining Desistance from CrimeDepartment of Criminology Supervisor: Prof. Natti Ronel

Dr. Palina Hariton M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Moderating and Mediating Factors of Power Usage in Teacher-Student Conflicts Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Schwarzwald

Dr. Liat HelpmanB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Columbia UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Gender Differences, Ostracism, and Social Anxiety: Evolutionary Context of Stress ReactivityDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman

Dr. Yuval Hirsch M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Adolescent Romantic Competence and Parenting Behavior: A Gender Intensification Perspective Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Shulman Dr. Naama Hirschberger B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A Longitudinal Perspective on Post-Traumatic Growth Following the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Department of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Aron Weller Prof. Mario Mikulincer -

Interdisciplinary Center (IDC)Herzliya Dr. Shani Horowitz-Rozen B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Framing Philanthropy in Israeli Media Discourse Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Prof. Eytan Gilboa

Dr. Hilit Katz B.A. The College of Management, Tel-Aviv M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Circular Relationship between Privatization, Ideology and Regulation Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Dr. Shimon Rozevich

Dr. Shulamit Kitzis B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: An Image and its likeness: The Relationship between a Father Who is Both a Rabbi and a Public Figure in Religious Zionism with his Sons and Daugheters and Processes of Continuity and Cultivating Heritage School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Tova Hartman

Dr. Miri KrisiB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Journey to Academic World: Contributing and Impeding Factors on Learning among Students with Visual Impairment and their Effect on Learning Experiences in AcademiaSchool of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court

Dr. Einat LaveeM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Survival,the Reality Version: Mothers’ Struggle with Economic Hardship under Changing Structural ContextsDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisors: Prof. Orly Benjamin Dr. Shira Offer

Dr. Avraham LeviB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Effect of Team Resilience on Project SuccessSchool of Business Administration Supervisors: Prof. Beni Lauterbach Prof. Abraham Carmeli - Tel-Aviv

University Dr. Hila Lewenstein-BarkaiB.A. The Open University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly? Media Portrayal of Enemy Leaders in Identity-Based Conflicts and Its Relationship with Public Opinion Concerning the Peace Process: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1987-2006 and the Northern Ireland Conflict 1995-2007 Department of Political StudiesSupervisor: Dr. Yehudith Auerbach

Dr. Eve Lishner FreudB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “There Are Things That I Wanted To Say” -Holocaust Communication Characteristics and Their Contribution to the Attachment Style and Well-Being of Second and Third Generation Women, and to the Trauma Processing of the Third GenerationDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ety Berant Prof. Mario Mikulincer -

Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya


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Dr. Yossi LundinB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Religion, Society and Economy: Religious thinkers and Socio- Economic Streams- The Case of the Jewish Orthodoxy in the Twentieth CenturyDepartment of Political Studies Supervisors: Prof. Asher Cohen Dr. Moshe Hellinger

Dr. Daphna Malka B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Relationships between a Constructivist Learning Environment and Moral Perceptions of Teachers and Students in Israeli Junior-High and High Schools School of Education Supervisor: Dr. Hanna Shachar

Dr. Gali Malkin B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Person-Situation Interaction Model Via the Computer Harassment Paradigm Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Meni Koslowsky

Dr. Dror Manor B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Egyptian-Saudi Relations From the Beginning of the Nasser Era Until the Beginning of the Sadat Era, 1954-1973 Department of Political Studies Supervisors: Prof. Rami Ginat Prof. Michael M. Laskier

Dr. Tal Mishaan SpiegelM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: When Work Becomes Play and Play Becomes Work: When and Why Play Enhances CreativityDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ronit Kark Prof. Ella Miron-Spektor -

Technion-Haifa

Dr. Orit MoragB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Jewish Education: Identifying Conceptual Common Ground for an Update Deliberation Regarding its Implementation in Israel’s School system, Based upon an Analysis of Views, Approaches and Feasible Suggestions, an Held by Parties InvolvedSchool of Education Supervisor: Prof. Oded Schremer

Dr. Ronia Nadler-SredniB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Higher Quality Versus Lower Service Charges: The Effect of Early Termination Fees on Customer ChoicesDepartment of Management Supervisor: Prof. Konstantin Kogan

Dr. Ravit NisanB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Experience of Mothering Infants among Women of Ethiopian OriginSchool of Social Work Supervisor: Prof. Nehami Baum

Dr. Shoshana NissimB.A. The Open UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Trilogy of Leadership Phenomena in a Population with ID: Traits, Leadership Styles and the Reciprocal Relationship between Leaders and FollowersSchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav Dr. Joseph Klein

Dr. Miriam Ofer-YaromB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Co-Therapy by an Educator and a Therapist:Group Art-Therapy at Special Education School From Field Work to a Theoretic ModelSchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Adina Shamir Prof. Deborah CourtDr. Atar OzB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Urban Parks and City Population - Mutual Effects: A Case Study of Tel Aviv-JaffaDepartment of Geography and Environment Supervisors: Prof. Sarah Pariente Dr. Helena Zhevelev

Dr. Inbal Perry B.A. Wingate Institute M.A. Wingate Institute Subject of Dissertation: The Relationship between Prefor Rountine, Personality Characteristics and Accuracy in Sports School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Yaacov Katz

Dr. Shimon Rabichev B.A. Ariel University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Electromyography (emg) Technique for Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Nira Mashal Prof. Albert Pinhasov - Ariel

University


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Dr. Tehila Refaeli Luria B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Emerging Adulthood among Care Leavers in Israel: Personal and Environmental Factors Contributing to Functioning and Well-being of Young Adults Four Years After Aging out of Residential Facilities School of Social Work Supervisor: Prof. Rami Benbenishty

Dr. Yaakov RoitmanB.A. Ben-Gurion UniversityM.A. Saint Petersburg UniversityState UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Parental Inter-and Intra-Personal Abilities as Risk and Vulnerability Factors in Adolescent’s Susceptibility to Social Anxiety: A Longitudinal Examination of Adolescent Transition to Boarding SchoolDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman

Dr. Ruth Rozen ZviB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Developmet and Change among Emerging Adults Following Group TherapyDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Shulman

Dr. Daphna RubinsteinB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Entitlements or Gifts? The Earmarking of Child Support, Special and Extraordinary Payments for Divorced Parents’ Children in IsraelDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisor: Prof. Orly Benjamin

Dr. Keren RuvioM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Effect of Maternal Depression on Child Development at Age 10: Cognitive, Emotional and Biological AspectsDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Feldman

Dr. Gavriela Saban B.A. The Open University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Factors that Affect Mathematics Teachers' Planning, Implementation and Reflection School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Zmira Mevarech

Dr. Orna Schneider B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: Formation of the Religious Identity of Kindergartens in the Government Religious School Sector in the Israeli Educational System: Between Hegemony and Independence School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court

Dr. Haim ShakedB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Systems Thinking in School Leadership: Characteristics, Sources and DevelopmentSchool of Education Supervisor: Prof. Chen Schechter

Dr. Michal Sharon B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Therapist's Rescue Fantasy School of Social Work Supervisor: Prof. Nehami Baum

Dr. Ayala ShashouaM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Central Aspects of the Teachings of Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky: How They are Expressed in the Learning Frameworks of Inter-Personal and Personal Relations among Adolescents Participating in Personal MentoringSchool of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court

Dr. Avi ShilonB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Revisionist Movement Leaders’ Attitudes Toward Jewish Religion, 1925-2005Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Prof. Giora Goldberg

Dr. shulamit shnitzerM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Effect of Depth Processing on Acquiring Verbal Visual Metaphors among Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with and without Down SyndromeSchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav Prof. Nira Mashal


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Dr. Avigal SnirM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Why do Peopleharm Themselves?Explict and Inferred Motives for Self-Harm Behaviors in Two High-Risk PsopulationsDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli

Dr. Sarit SteinB.A. Levinsky College of EducationM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Meta-Analysis of Working Memory and Implict Memory Studies in Populations with Intellectual Disability: Non Specific Etiology, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndromein Comparison with the Typically DevelopingSchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Eliyahu Vakil Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav Dr. Vlad Svetlitzky M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Couple Adaptation in the Aftermath of Men's Active Duty in War: The Roles of Attachment, Empathy and Dyadic Coping School of Social Work Supervisor: Prof. Rachel Dekel

Dr. Yifaat Tamarkin-Leider B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Love and Drug Addiction as Object Relations: An Integrative Three-Phase Model Department of Criminology Supervisors: Prof. Joseph Glicksohn Dr. Sharon Rabinovitz Shenkar

Dr. Tamar Tauber-PauznerB.A. Tel Aviv-Yaffo CollegeM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Fidel-Biography of an American Villain: Genealogy of the Image of Fidel Castro asA Villain in the American National Narrative, 1956- 2008Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Dr. Yaacov Yadgar

Dr. Yuri TeperB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Nationalism and Political Culture in Symbols and Myths in Putin’s Russia:1999-2010Department of Political Studies Supervisors: Dr. Ze’ev Hanin Dr. Yaacov Yadgar

Dr. Noga TzukertM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Masculinity Self-Perception among Secondand Third Generation Males of HolocaustSurvivors from their Paternal SideDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ety Berant

Dr. Nava WaldB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. University of HaifaSubject of Dissertation: Emotion Reactivity and RegulationAmong Mothers of Children with Anxiety Disorder Before and After Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDepartment of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Netta Horesh-Reinman

Dr. Maya WeinsteinB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: Abnormal Brain Development: A Longitudinal Study of Advanced MRIand Neuropsychological OutcomeDepartment of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Ronny Geva Prof. Varda Gross-Tsur - Hebrew

University of Jerusalem

Dr. Sarit Yaakoby-Rotem M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Attention of 5-Year-Old Children: Effects of Lateralization, Motor-Dominance, Gender and Prenatal Risk Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Ronny Geva

Dr. Einat Zamwel M.A. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Political Non-Consumption: The Politics of Voluntary Simplicity and Reduced Consumption in Israel Department of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisors: Prof. Orna Sasson-Levi Prof. Guy Ben-Porat- Ben-Gurion

University

Dr. Moran ZemachM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Age-Related Differences in Intelligence, Processing Speed and Memory among Adults and Elderly with Intellectual Disability Compared with Adults with Typical Development: Accelerated or Parallel TrajectorySchool of Education Supervisors: Prof. Eliyahu Vakil Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav


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Dr. Orna AvlasB.Sc. Hadassah Academic College JerusalemM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Toll-Like Receptor 4 Involvement in Cardiac and Liver Dysfunction FollowingSepsis or IschemiaFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Asher Shainberg Dr. Cyrlle Cohen Dr. Edith Hochhauser - Tel-Aviv

University Dr. Amalia Bar-Ziv B.Sc. Ben-Gurion University M.Sc. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Characterization of the Interaction between TYLCV V2 Protein and CYP1 Protein from Tomato Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yedidya Gafni - The Volcani

Center

Dr. Lily BazakB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: A-to-I RNA Editing in Transposable ElementsFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Erez Levanon

Dr. Shai BelB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: TMF/ARA160 : A New Regulator of Colonic Mucus Structure, Gut Microbiota and Susceptibility to ColitisFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Uri Nir

Dr. Rotem Ben-Hamo B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Systems BioMedeicine Identification and Targeting of Gene Networks in Cancer Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Sol Efroni

Dr. Aharon Brodie M.Sc. Wayne State University, Detroit Subject of Dissertation: Analyzing Phenome-Genome Relationships Using Molecular Interactions Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Yanay Ofran

Dr. Gilat Efroni B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Chromatin Modifications and Structure on the Kinetic Parameters of Transcription and Splicing Factors Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yaron Shav-Tal

Dr. Reuven GilB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Deciphering SIRT6 Biochemical ActivityFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Haim Cohen

Dr. Eldad Gutner-Hoch B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Periodicity and Rhythm of the Calcification Process in Scleractinian Corals Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Dr. Oren Levy Prof. Aldo Shemesh - Weizmann

Institute of Science

Dr. Astar Haga FriedmanB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Structural Modifications of theTCR Constant Regions to EnhanceAnti-Tumor ActivityFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Cyrlle Cohen

Dr. Gilad HalpertB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Beneficial Effect of the TelluriumCompounds AS101 and SAS inInflammatory and Autoimmune DiseasesFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Benjamin Sredni

Dr. Maor Hazani-PaukerB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Functional Studies of Signaling Complexes Fundamental for the Activation and Education of Immune CellsFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. mira Barda-Saad


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Dr. Alon Kalo B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Visualizing Transcription of the Endogenous β - actin Gene at the Resolution of Single Allele in Single Living Cells Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yaron Shav-Tal

Dr. Avi Katav M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Targeting of Adenoviral Vectors to Tumor Angiogenesis Using the PPE-1(3x) Promoter Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Uri Nir Prof. Dror Harats - Sheba

Hospital,Tel-Hashomer

Dr. Elad Moshe LaxB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Roles of Habenula and Amygdala in Regulation of the Ventral Tegmental Area in Cocaine Addiction ProcessesFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Gal Yadid

Dr. Noam MaozB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Forkhead Proteins and Aging in the Organism Saccharomyces CerevisiaeFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Haim Cohen

Dr. Asaf Marco B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Epigenetic Programming and Reprogramming of Hypothalamic Mechanisms that Regulate Feeding and Obesity Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Aron Weller

Dr. Inbal Marom M.Sc. Technion-Haifa Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Glial Cell-Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Cocaine Addiction Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Gal Yadid

Dr. Tal MeningherB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Influenza Virus and Other Respiratory Viruses: Epidemiology, Therapeutic and Molecular InsightsFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Ronit Sarid Dr. Michal Mandelbiom - Sheba


Dr. Rashela MizrahiB.Sc. Makedonia UniversityDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: New Biochemical Approach to Bull Fertility EvaluationFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Haim Breitbart

Dr. Livnat Naparstek B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Characterization of Carbapenems Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Identification of Unique Qualitiesof an Epidemic Clone ST258 Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Dr. Ehud Banin Prof. Shiri Navon-Venezia - Ariel

University

Dr. Sivan Peretz-Elias B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Interspecies Interactions in Polymicrobial Communities Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ehud Banin

Dr. Ofra Rachmaninov M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Interactions of the Human and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Chromobacterium violaceum And Ralstonia solanacearum Lectins with Various Plant Glycoconjugates Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Nechama Gilboa-Garber


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Dr. Lital Antal ShahamB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Chromosome 21 and MicroRNAsFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Benjamin Sredni Prof. Shai Izraeki - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Nissim Swissa M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Biodegradation of Atrazine by Mixed Bacteria from Industrial Sludge Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Yeshayahu Nitzan Dr. Rivka Cahan - Ariel

University Center

Dr. Dvora Witt-KehatiB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Biochemical and Physiological Characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa ProbableVoltage-Dependent K+ ChannelFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Yoav Paz

Dr. Elinor YissacharB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Role of Adiponectin Receptors in Breast cancerFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Uri Nir Dr. Hannah Kanety - Sheba


Dr. Shahar ZirkinB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Survival Versus Apoptotic Effects of the Kinase PIM-2 and it’s Relation to the DNA Damage ResponseFaculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Don


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Dr. Gilad AsharovB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Foundations of Secure Computation:Perfect Security and FairnessDepartment of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Yehuda Lindell

Dr. Amos AzariaB.Sc. Technion-HaifaDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: Automated Agents for Human PersuasionDepartment of Computer Science Supervisors: Prof. Yonatan Aumann Prof. Sarit Kraus Dr. Revital Balter B.Sc. Ariel University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Physical Chemistry of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Department of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Doron Aurbach Prof. Edward Bormashenko -

Ariel University

Dr. Haim Barak B.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.Sc. Weizmann Institute of Science Subject of Dissertation: Initial Value Representation Treatment of the Semiclassical Zeta Function Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Kenneth Kay

Dr. Elena Benisvy- Aharonovich (Holodelshikov) B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Microspheres and Nanoparticles as Vectors for Therapeutic Applications Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Aharon Gedanken

Dr. Uriel BretlerB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Micrometer- Sized Polymeric Particles of Narrow Size Distribution for Flame Retardant ApplicationsDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Margel

Dr. Sophie Buhbut-Sinai B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Development of New Mechanisms to Efficiently Convert Solar Energy in Photo-Voltaic Cells, Utilizing Quantum-Dots Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Arie Zaban

Dr. Lior DekelB.Sc. University of HaifaM.Sc. University of HaifaSubject of Dissertation: The Set-Indexed Geometric Brownian MotionDepartment of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Ely Merzbach

Dr. Meital EckshtainB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Technion-HaifaSubject of Dissertation: Novel 2-Hydroxy Isophtalamide Ligandsand their Versatile Coordination ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Laurent Benisvy

Dr. Yael EfraimB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Spatial and Temporal Measuresof Interface DynamicsDepartment of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Haim Taitelbaum

Dr. Yossi GiladB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: TCP/ IP Attacks and DefensesDepartment of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Amir Herzberg

Dr. Yael GoldfingerB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Controlling Biomaterial SurfacesDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Chaim N. Sukenik

Dr. Katya Gotlib Vainshtein B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Controlling Mechanical and electrical interfacial Properties of Polymers Using Nanoscale thin Oxide Films Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Chaim N. Sukenik


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Dr. Oded C. GuezB.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Dynamics of Climate Networks:Analysis of NAO PatternsDepartment of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Havlin

Dr. Ori GutmanB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Synthesis, Characteration, and Antibacterial and Self-Cleaning Applications of Cross-linked Nano Sized Particles with Narrow Size Distribution from Poly (methacrylamide- N,N Methylenebisacrylamide)Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Margel

Dr. Galit HaimB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Human-Computer Agent Negotiation in Different CulturesDepartment of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Sarit Kraus

Dr. Yifat Harel B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Novel Conductive Carbon Nanotube-Based Composites Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Jean-Paul (Moshe) Lellouche Dr. Guy Kamnesky B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Biophysical Investigation of Tetramerization in the C-Terminal Domin of the KcsA Potassium Channel Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Jordan H. Cill

Dr. Raz KhandadashB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: A Fully Synthetic “Phage-Display Like”System for Biological Screening: An Approach for Drug DiscoveryDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Gerardo Byk

Dr. Daniel LeviB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Magnetoresistance Anomalies in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ Nano-WiresDepartment of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Yosef Yeshurun

Dr. Nir Roy Lieberman B.Sc Ariel University Center M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Fly Ash as a Potential Scrubber for Low Activity Radioactive Waste and Mechanism of Fixation Department of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Yitzhak Mastai Prof. Haim Cohen - Ariel

University

Dr. Ella Meltzer Mats B.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Design, Synthesis and Mechanism of Hypolycemic Activity of Bi-Functional Benzothiazole Derivatives Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Arie Gruzman

Dr. On Mero B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Engineering of Thin Magnetic Coatings of Zero Valent Iron/Iron Oxide Onto Flat Wafers Surfaces and Microspheres of Narrow Size Distribution and Their Use as Catalysts for Carbon Nanotubes Growth Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Margel

Dr. Hagay MosheB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Hebrew University of JerusalemSubject of Dissertation: Chiral Metal Oxides Nanosurfaces Preparation and Their Use for Enantioselective ApplicationsDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Yitzhak Mastai

Dr. Guy NirB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Single Molecule Studies of DNA, Proteins and their InteractionsDepartment of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Garini Yuval

Dr. Adi NivB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Supertropical Matrix AlgebraApplied in the Tropical SettingDepartment of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Louis H. Rowen

Dr. Natalie Pariente-CohenB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: A. Development of Mutual Prodrugs asPotential Agents for the Treatment of Parkinson’s DiseaseB. Approaches to the Development of a Mutual Prodrug of Hydroxyurea as anAnti-Cancer DrugDepartment of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Abraham Nudelman Prof. Aryeh A. Frimer


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Dr. Haim Paryenty B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Finding Consensus of Strings Department of Computer Science Supervisors: Prof. Amihood Amir Prof. Liam Roditty

Dr. Igor ReidlerB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Chaotic Semiconductor Lasers:Random Bit Generation and SynchronizationDepartment of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Michael Rosenbluh

Dr. Alexandre RichardM.Sc. University of CambridgeSubject of Dissertation: Definition and Study of a Set-Indexed Multifractional Brownian MotionDepartment of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Ely Merzbach

Dr. Yehonatan SalmanB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Injectivity, Inversion and Range Theorems for Non-Standard Radon TransformsDepartment of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Mark Agranovsky

Dr. Matias Sametband B.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Virus Infection Inhibition Using Functionalized Nanomaterials Department of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Aharon Gedanken Prof. Ronit Sarid

Dr. Efrat Seri B.Sc. Jerusalem College of Technology M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Statistics and Dynamics in Ecological Complex Systems Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Nadav Shnerb

Dr. Snir SeriB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Magnetotransport Properties of the Interface between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Lior Klein

Dr. Eran ShahamB.Sc. Ben-Gurion UniversityM.Sc. Ben-Gurion UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Mining Fuzzy Lagged PatternsDepartment of Computer Science Supervisors: Dr. David Sarne Dr. Boaz Ben-Moshe - Ariel

University

Dr. Renana Shapira-GrossB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: NMR Investigation of Conformational Flexibility in the KcsA C-Terminal Domain and in WASp Interacting ProteinDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Jordan H. Cill

Dr. Ronit Sharabi B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Study of Novel Components of Li Ion Batteries for Electeic Vehicle Applications Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach

Dr. Daniel Sherman M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Tunneling and THZ Spectroscopy Study through the Disordered-Tuned Superconductor-Insulator Transition Department of Physics Supervisors: Prof. Aviad Fridman Dr. Eliyahu Farber - Ariel

University

Dr. Ofer Shlagman B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Magnetoelastic Effects and Thermal Transport of Low Dimensional Quantum Magnets Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Efrat Shimshoni

Dr. Zav Shotan B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Three-Body Recombination at Vanishing Scattering Lengths in an Ultracold Bose Gas Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Lev Khaykovich

Dr. Sergey Sigalov B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Admittance (EQCA) Methodologies for in-situ studies of unique transport phenomena in porous carbon electrodes and insertion electrodes Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach

Dr. Alon SilbermanB.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Anti-Cancer Activity and Mechanismof Action of Tellurium (IV) CompoundsDepartment of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Benjamin Sredni Prof. Amnon Albeck


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Dr. Omer Sinwani B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Magnetization reversal in nanostructuresof SrRuO3 Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Lior Klein

Dr. Asher Stern B.Sc. The Open University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Learning-Based Semantic Inference Over Parse Trees Department of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Ido Dagan

Dr. Abraham Yosipof B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Development and Applications of Optimization Tools for Chemoinformatics Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Hanoch Senderowitz

Dr. Hila Zarosim B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: On The Complexity of Interactive Cryptographic Protocols Department of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Yehuda Lindell

Dr. Galina ZatsM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Bio-Inspired Phenoxyl Radical Complexes Synthesis, Structural Characterizationand Study of Oxidized SpeciesDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Laurent Benisvy

Dr. Baruch ZivB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Study of Advanced Cathode Materialsfor Lithium Ion BatteriesDepartment of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach


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Dr. Daniel Grodensky B.A. Holon Institute of Technology M.A. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Laser Ranging Using Incoherent Pulse Compression Techniques Faculty of Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Avi Zadok

Dr. Dror MalkaB.A. Holon Institute of Technology M.A. B.A. Holon Institute of Technology Subject of Dissertation: Design of Waveguide Devices for Fibers and Data Transmission Applications Faculty of Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Zeev Zalevsky

Dr. Oshri Naparstek B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Dynamic Spectrum Access in Large Scale Cognitive Networks Faculty of Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Amir Leshem

Dr. Avi Zanko B.A. Bar-Ilan University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Coding Techniques for Wireless Communication Faculty of Engineering Supervisors: Prof. Amir Leshem Prof. Ephraim Zehavi

Dr. Alex ZlotnikB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Neaely Optical Methods for 3D Data Processing and ReconstructionFaculty of Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Zeev Zalevsky


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Dr. Moshe Hershkoviz L.L.B Sha’arei Mishpat College L.L.M Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: 'Rabbi Herzog as a Jurist' Trends of Judicial Creativity in Conetary Laws According to the Halachic-Judicial Writings of Rabbi Herzog Faculty of Law Supervisor: Prof. Amihai Radzyner

Dr. Aviad Igra L.L.M Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Alternative Dispute Resolution of Governmental Agencies Faculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Michal Alberstein Prof. Ariel Bendor

Dr. Avihai Mandelblit L.L.M Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: "Lawfare" and the State of Israel- Past Experience and a Glance to the Future Faculty of Law Supervisor: Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats

Dr. Mordechai MarkL.L.M Ben-Gurion UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Psycho-Therapeutic Involuntary Psychiatric TreatmentFaculty of Law Supervisor: Prof. Gidon Sapir

Dr. Hila Meller-shalevL.L.B The College of Management, Tel-AvivL.L.M Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Reciprocal Realations Between the Family Court Services and the Family Courts-Between”Legal” and “Therapeutic”Faculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari Dr. Daphna Hacker - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Lior Mishaly-ShlomaiL.L.B Bar-Ilan UniversityDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: Feasibility of Socially and Morally Judging Misbehaviors in Martial and Employment RelationshipsFaculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Shahar Lifshitz Prof. Yuval Feldman

Dr. Yitzhak RazL.L.B Tel-Aviv UniversityL.L.M Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “The Presumption of Innocence In Administrative and Constitutional Law”Faculty of Law Supervisor: Prof. Ariel Bendor

Dr. Reut Snir L.L.B Hebrew University of Jerusalem L.L.M The George Washington University Law School Subject of Dissertation: Riska Regulation Under Scientifc Uncertainty: The Private-Public Interplay in the Field of Nanotechnologies Faculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Oren Perez Prof. Nadav Davidovitch - Ben-

Gurion University

Dr. Yechiel WeinrothL.L.B Bar-Ilan University L.L.M Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Prohibition of Lashon Hara (Derogatory Speech) According to Jewish Law ("Halacha") Faculty of Law Supervisor: Dr. Yitzchak Brand


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Dr. Gabriella Admon-Rick M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Constituting Disability: Medical Technologies, Disabilities and State Palestine- Israel 1927-1958 Science, Technology & Society Supervisors: Dr. Noah Efron Prof. Nadav Davidovitch - Ben-

Gurion University

Dr. Neta Arnon Shoshany M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Place, Nationality, Class: Life-Stories from the Class of 91' Gender Studies Supervisors: Prof. Orna Sasson-Levi Prof. Edna Lomsky-Feder -

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Ron Bar LevB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: “Der Ikar is Emuneh” R. Nachman of Breslov and the Notion of FaithHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Prof. Ron Margolin - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Vered Bar-OnB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Self Injury Discourse: A Philosophical-Cultural AnalysisHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Aner Govrin

Dr. Shlomit BekerM.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Influence of Alzheimer’s Desease Pathology on Structure and Function in the Barrel CortexBrain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ed Stern

Dr. Irit Ben-Atar CohenB.A. The Open UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Body in Psychoanalysis: between Theory and Clinic, Between Metaphor and Symptoma Study of Psychoanalytical Writings Following Derrida, Butler and IrigarayHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Dorit Lemberger

Dr. Alla Borovizki M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Musical Education as a Means of Dealing with Abnormal Social and Emotional Functioning among Children of CIS Immigrents with ASD Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Rina Lapidus Prof. Marina Ritzarev

Dr. Hilla BrotB.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.Sc. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Connection Between Structureto Contest in Networks and Network’s DynamicsBrain Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yoram Louzoun

Dr. Amizur Cahana B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Change of Kibbutz Identity: A Philosophical- Literary Study Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Dorit Lemberger

Dr. Yael Doron B.A. Bezalel Academy of Art M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: "Behind The Gate": Nahum Gutman's Artistic Works in Light of H.N Bialik's Literary Oeuvre Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Hananel Mack Dr. Ilia Rodov

Dr. Hadar Edelman-Klapper B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Neuronal Correlates of Backward Masking and Perceptual Learning in the Primary Visual Cortex of Behaving Monkeys Revealed by Voltage Sensitive Dye Imaging Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Hamutal Slovin

Dr. Eran EhrlichM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Art as ResistanceHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi


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Dr. Moranne Eidelman-Rothman M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Brain Activity Patterns in Veterans Exposed to Combat-Related Trauma and the Modulating Effects of Oxytocin:A Magnetoencephalographic Study Brain Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Feldman

Dr. Esther Fisher B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: "His Yetzer is External, Her Yetzer is Internal": Gendered Aspects of Sexual Desire in Rabbinic Literature Gender Studies Supervisors: Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten Prof. Ishay Rosen-Zvi - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Anat FriedmanB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Conflict of Help Seeking in Organizations: The Importance of Respect and the Implications on Employee PerformanceConflict Management and Negotiation Supervisors: Prof. Michal Alberstein Prof. Abraham Carmeli - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Ehud FuehrerB.A. Hebrew University of JerusalemM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: A Life of Expansion: Self Fulfillment, Nationalism and Political Theory in the Writing of A.D. GordonHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Prof. Ron Margolin- Tel-Aviv

University Dr. Dan Grossman M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Art Between Object and The Subject Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Ronny Miron

Dr. Ido HartogsohnB.A. Tel-Aviv UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: The Psycho-Social Construction of LSD:How Set and Setting Shaped the American Psychedelic Experience 1950-1970Science, Technology & Society Supervisor: Dr. Noah Efron

Dr. Alexandr KaganB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Cognitive and Psychological Mechanisms of the Risk Decisions among Women with TattoosHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Rina Lapidus Prof. Abraham Weizman - Tel-

Aviv University

Dr. Vered kellnerB.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversityDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: The Effects of Amyloid-β on Neuronal Activity In the Frontal Cortex of Alzheimer’s Disease Model MiceBrain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ed Stern

Dr. Orly kramash StettinerB.A. Technion-HaifaM.A. Technion-HaifaSubject of Dissertation: The Code of Life: Computer Simulations of Emergent Phenomena in Complex Biological SystemsScience, Technology & Society Supervisors: Prof. Oren Harman Prof. Menachem Fish - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Vered Kronfeld-DueniasM.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Speech and Motor Pathways in Adult StutteringBrain Sciences Supervisors: Dr. Michal Ben- Shachar Dr. Ofer Amir - Tel-Aviv

University

Dr. Elana Lakh B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Lesley College, Israel Branch Subject of Dissertation: The Origins of Evil in The Human Psyche: Jungian Reading of Creation Myths Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi

Dr. Ronit Libermensch Vardi B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Kidding Aside: Comparative Discourse Analysis among Child-Free Women in Israel, Britain and USA Gender Studies Supervisors: Prof. Rachel Ben-Ari Dr. Hila Haelyon - Academic

College of Society and the Art

Dr. Noa Liscovitch B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Genomic Expression in the Mammalian Brain Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Gal Chechik

Dr. Noa Menkes-Caspi B.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: The Effects of Tau Protein Neuropathology on Neocortical Neuronal Function Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ed Stern


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Dr. Liron MorgensternB.Sc. Tel-Aviv UniversityDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: Individual Differences in the Neural Processing of Non-Verbal Social Cluse:A Magnetoencephalography StudyBrain Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman Prof. Abraham Goldstein

Dr. Miriam Ringel B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Textual Experiences as Denoting on Subjectivity in José Saramago's Work Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi

Dr. Yael RozinM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Becoming: The Drag Kings of IsraelGender Studies Supervisor: Dr. Liat Friedman

Dr. Liat Savin Ben Shoshan B.A. Bezalel Academy of Art M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Structuring the Public Realm in Architecture and Cinema:1945-1983 Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Yael Munk - The Open University Dr. David Leatherbarrow - University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Drora ShakedB.A. University of Wisconsin–MadisonM.A. University of Wisconsin–MadisonSubject of Dissertation: “Hard will I Try to Penetrate The Dwelling of Your Honor” Miriam Markel-Mosessohn (1839-1920): A Woman of The Republic of Letters in The 19th Century EnlightenmentGender Studies Supervisors: Prof. Shmuel Feiner Prof. Tova Cohen

Dr. Roey ShopenM.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: From the Town's Square to the Sheets of a Diary: Examination of Self- Dialogue as an Essential Phenomenon of Self- Autonomy Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Aner Govrin

Dr. Edward Stein B.Sc. Technion-Haifa M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Correlations and Oscillations inthe Basal-Ganglia and their Relationto Motor Functions Brain Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Izhar Bar-Gad

Dr. Yizchak SterenbergB.A. Bar-Ilan UniversityM.A. Bar-Ilan UniversitySubject of Dissertation: Teaching- The Thought of Zvi LammHermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi

Dr. Nadav Stoppelman B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Acquisition of Reading Skills in Adult Ethiopian Illiterates: Behavioral Measurements Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Michal Ben-Schachar

Dr. Micha Weiss M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Is The Practice of Apology Relevant to Psychoanalysis: Is There a Place for an Ethically Informed Psychoanalytic Practice? Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Aner Govrin

Dr. Grazya Hagar YaminB.Sc. Technion-HaifaDirect Program for Ph.D. StudiesSubject of Dissertation: Striatal Information Processing in Normal and R6/2 Huntington’s Disease Model MiceBrain Sciences Supervisors: Dr. Dana Cohen Dr. Ed Stern

Dr. Shlomo Zlotnik M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: A Focused Hermeneutical Approach for Contemporary Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Dorit Lemberger


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