Curriculum Vitae

My Curriculum Vitae

Education, appointments, funding, teaching, and service.

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Education

2015–2017
Educational Diploma
Tel Aviv University, Education Department
2001–2007
Ph.D.
Tel Aviv University, Dept. of Sociology & Education
Thesis: The Effects of the Immigration on Educational Attainments of Immigrants and Native Israelis. Supervised by Prof. Yossi Shavit and Prof. Hanna Ayalon.
1997–1999
M.A. (Cum Laude)
Tel Aviv University, Dept. of Sociology & Education
1993–1997
B.A. (Cum Laude)
Tel Aviv University, Dept. of Sociology & Education

Academic positions

2025–present
Professor, Dept. of Management and Economics — Ruppin Academic Center
2022
Visiting Scholar — Kaunas University of Applied Sciences
2019
Visiting Scholar — University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education
2016–2024
Senior Lecturer (tenure track), Dept. of Social and Community Sciences — Ruppin Academic Center
2008–2016
Lecturer (tenure track), Dept. of Social and Community Sciences — Ruppin Academic Center
2007–2010
Lecturer (tenure track) — Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute

Academic administration

2023-2025
Head of the Migration and Demography Section — The Israeli Sociological Society
2022–present
Head of the Institute for Immigration and Social Integration (IISI)
2021–present
Associate Editor — Hagira Journal
2020-21
Active Head — MA Program on Immigration and Social Integration
2021
Committee Member — ERASMUS project
2008-24
Committee Member — Selection & Teaching committees, MA Program on Immigration and Social Integration

Selected grants & funded projects

2025
Mapping Linguistic and Cultural Accessibility for Marginalized Groups in the Israeli Healthcare System
The Joint ($50,000) · PI
2025
Transnational Ties During War and Migration: A Study of Double War Experiences Among Ukrainian and Ethiopian Immigrants
Binational Science Foundation — BSF ($244,500, 3 years) · PI
2025
War-induced Migration and the Professional and Civic Practice of Physicians
National Science Foundation — NSF-BSF ($190,044, 2 years) · PI
2024
From War to War and Ongoing Displacement: Immigrant Absorption During the Iron Swords War
Israel Science Foundation — ISF ($95,000, 3 years) · PI
2023
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Transformation of Identity Among FSU Immigrants from Ukraine in Israel
Ruppin Academic Center ($4,500) · PI
2022–2023
Aliya Index 2022 & 2023
Ruppin Academic Center ($6,000) · PI
2021
Post-Migration Practices of Success in the Transnational Context: Men from Three Ethnic Groups in Israel
Institute for Immigration and Social Integration ($10,000) · PI

Teaching

2024–present
Advanced Statistics
B.A.
2024–present
Quantitative Research Methods for MA (in English)
M.A.
2022–present
Quantitative Research Methods
B.A.
2020–present
Statistics B
B.A.
2009–2022
Immigration and Education
M.A.
2009–2022
Quantitative Research Methods for MA
M.A.
2016–2022
Inequality and Immigration
M.A.
2017–2018
Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences
Ph.D.

Academic service & memberships

  • Head, Migration and Demography Section, Israeli Sociological Society (2023–present)
  • Associate Editor, Hagira Journal (2021–present)
  • Board Member, North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry — NACOEJ (2018–present)
  • Member, PIAAC Committee, Central Bureau of Statistics (2018–present)
  • Reviewer: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Migration Review, European Sociological Review, Post-Soviet Affairs, International Journal of Science Education, and others
  • Evaluator: European Research Council (2018); U.S.–Israel Binational Science Foundation — BSF (2023)
  • Member, Israeli Association for Program Evaluation — IAPE (2011–present)
  • Member, Israeli Sociological Association — ISA (2008–present)
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Last updated: July 2026 · 35 pages