The Fifty-Sixth Commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor
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The Fifty-Sixth Commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor
The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2015 1 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The Fifty-Sixth Commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Thursday, 25 June 2015 Program: Reading from PSALMS Greetings: Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, President Prof. Miriam Faust, Rector Prof. Gil S.Epstein, Dean, School of Graduate Studies Musical Interlude Response on Behalf of the Graduates Conferment of Degrees Hatikva 3 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 4 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 5 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Jewish Studies Dr. Anat Avital, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Yosi Baruchi, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Yossi Ben-Shabat, Department of Literature of the Jewish People Dr. Rut Bitan-Cohen, Department of Literature of the Jewish People Dr. Baruch Braner, Department of Talmud Dr. Amit Dagan, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Yosaif Mordechai Dubovick, Department of Talmud Dr. David Elias, Department of Middle Eastern Studies Dr. Yoshiyahu (Yoshi) Fargeon, Department of Bible Dr. Bracha Gavra, Department of Jewish Thought Dr. Shira Gur-Arieh, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Moria Herman, Department of Jewish History Dr. Rina Keltz, Department of Literature of the Jewish People Dr. Shlomit Kendi-Harel, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Shin-Ae Kim, Department of Bible Dr. Oded Arieh Laub, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Iris Levy, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Ori Lifshits, Department of Jewish Thought Dr. Brian Moore, Department of Bible Dr. Tchiya Nedivi-Horovits, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Mechael Osband, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Yaron Ovadia, Department of Middle Eastern Studies Dr. Geula Paran, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Leah Reiman, Contemporary Jewish Studies Dr. Leonid Roitman, Department of Literature of the Jewish People Dr. Reuven (Ruvik) Rosenthal, Department of Hebrew and Semitic Languages Dr. Sarah Schwartz, Department of Bible Dr. Nomi Shachor, Contemporary Jewish Studies Dr. Hagay Shtamler, Department of Jewish Thought Dr. Ainit Snir, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Dr. Aminadav Yitzhaki, Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Humanities Dr. Yael Admi, Department of Philosophy Dr. Joshua Amaru, Department of Philosophy Dr. Sarit Bar Zaken, Department of Comparative Literature 6 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Dror Cohen, Department of Philosophy Dr. Iddo Dickmann, Department of Philosophy Dr. Meir Duvdevani, Department of Philosophy Dr. Atarah Fisher, Department of Music Dr. Noa Halevy, Department of English Dr. Yael Harel, Department of Comparative Literature Dr. Vered Heruti, Department of Comparative Literature Dr. Mazal Kaufman, Department of Philosophy Dr. Anat Klumel, Department of Information Science Dr. Asnat Mangell, Department of Information Science Dr. Dvir Melnik, Department of Comparative Literature Dr. Miriam Miller, Department of Information Science Dr. Orna Mondschein, Department of Comparative Literature Dr. Livnat Blanka Ratushnik, Department of Arabic Dr. Hadar Ronen, Department of Information Science Dr. Yair Sade, Department of Information Science Dr. Ezra Shaprut, Department of Comparative Literature Dr. Hadas Shema, Department of Information Science Dr. Ella Olga Shteynberg, Department of General History Dr. Oded Zion, Department of General History Social Sciences Dr. Idit Adler, School of Education Dr. Moran Anisman Razin, Department of Psychology Dr. Yael Apter-Levy, Department of Psychology Dr. Sigal Ashuri-Kahanowitch, Department of Psychology Dr. Rotem Avituv, Department of Psychology Dr. Esther Bacon Kaufman, School of Education Dr. Eran Bar-Kalifa, Department of Psychology Dr. Meirav Barnea, Department of Psychology Dr. Aryeh Ben-Chayim, School of Education Dr. Avi Benozio, Department of Psychology Dr. Alissa Beth Burstein, School of Education Dr. Ravit Cohen, School of Social Work Dr. Hadas Don-Yehiya, Department of Economics Dr. Einat Doron, School of Business Administration Dr. Esty Doron, School of Education 7 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Amir Falk, Department of Psychology Dr. David Caesar Fellah, Department of Psychology Dr. Michal Fradis-Simchoni, Department of Criminology Dr. Deia Ganayim, Department of Psychology Dr. Sivan George-Levi, Department of Psychology Dr. Miriam(Maya) Gerner, Department of Psychology Dr. Moran Gofer-Levi, Department of Psychology Dr. Niv Goldstein, Department of Political Studies Dr. Rami Goldstein, Department of Political Studies Dr. Keren Gonen, School of Social Work Dr. Yoav Groweiss, Department of Psychology Dr. Shlomo Guzmen-Carmeli, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Hen Yamit Hadad, Department of Criminology Dr. Ronit Haimoff-Ayali, Department of Criminology Dr. Palina Hariton, Department of Psychology Dr. liat helpman, Department of Psychology Dr. Yuval Hirsch, Department of Psychology Dr. Naama Hirschberger, Department of Psychology Dr. Shani Horowitz-Rozen, Department of Political Studies Dr. Hilit Katz, Department of Political Studies Dr. Shulamit Kitzis, School of Education Dr. Miri Krisi, School of Education Dr. Einat Lavee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Avraham Levi, School of Business Administration Dr. Hila Lewenstein-Barkai, Department of Political Studies Dr. Eve Lishner Freud, Department of Psychology Dr. Yossi Lundin, Department of Political Studies Dr. Daphna Malka, School of Education Dr. Gali Malkin, Department of Psychology Dr. Dror Manor, Department of Political Studies Dr. Tal Mishaan Spiegel, Department of Psychology Dr. Orit Morag, School of Education Dr. Ronia Nadler-Sredni, Department of Management Dr. Ravit Nisan, School of Social Work Dr. Shoshana Nissim, School of Education Dr. Miriam Ofer-Yarom, School of Education Dr. Atar Oz, Department of Geography and Environment Dr. Inbal Perry, School of Education 8 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Shimon Rabichev, School of Education Dr. Tehila Refaeli Luria, School of Social Work Dr. Yaakov Roitman, Department of Psychology Dr. Ruth Rozen Zvi, Department of Psychology Dr. Daphna Rubinstein, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Keren Ruvio, Department of Psychology Dr. Gabriela Saban, School of Education Dr. Orna Schneider, School of Education Dr. Haim Shaked, School of Education Dr. Michal Sharon, School of Social Work Dr. Ayala Shashoua, School of Education Dr. Avi Shilon, Department of Political Studies Dr. shulamit shnitzer, School of Education Dr. Avigal Snir, Department of Psychology Dr. Sarit Stein, School of Education Dr. Vlad Svetlitzky, School of Social Work Dr. Yifaat Tamarkin-Leider, Department of Criminology Dr. Tamar Tauber-Pauzner, Department of Political Studies Dr. Yuri Teper, Department of Political Studies Dr. Noga Tzukert, Department of Psychology Dr. Nava Wald, Department of Psychology Dr. Maya Weinstein, Department of Psychology Dr. Sarit Yaakoby-Rotem, Department of Psychology Dr. Einat Zamwel, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Moran Zemach, School of Education Life Sciences Dr. Orna Avlas, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Amalia Bar-ziv, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Lily Bazak, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Shai Bel, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Rotem Ben-Hamo, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Aharon Brodie, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Gilat Efroni, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Reuven Gil, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Eldad Gutner-Hoch, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Astar Haga Friedman, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Gilad Halpert, Faculty of Life Sciences 9 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Maor Hazani-Pauker, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Alon Kalo, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Avi Katav, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Elad Moshe Lax, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Noam Maoz, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Asaf Marco, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Inbal Marom, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Tal Meningher, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Rashela Mizrahi, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Livnat Naparstek, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Sivan Peretz-Elias, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Ofra Rachmaninov, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Lital Antal Shaham, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Nissim Swissa, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Dvora Witt-kehati, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Elinor Yissachar, Faculty of Life Sciences Dr. Shahar Zirkin, Faculty of Life Sciences Exact Sciences Dr. Gilad Asharov, Department of Computer Science Dr. Amos Azaria, Department of Computer Science Dr. Revital Balter, Department of Chemistry Dr. Haim Barak, Department of Chemistry Dr. Elena Benisvy- Aharonovich (Holodelshikov), Department of Chemistry Dr. Uriel Bretler, Department of Chemistry Dr. Sophie Buhbut-Sinai, Department of Chemistry Dr. Lior Dekel, Department of Mathematics Dr. Meital Eckshtain, Department of Chemistry Dr. Yael Efraim, Department of Physics Dr. Yossi Gilad, Department of Computer Science Dr. Yael Goldfinger, Department of Chemistry Dr. Katya Gotlib Vainshtein, Department of Chemistry Dr. Oded c. Guez, Department of Physics Dr. Ori Gutman, Department of Chemistry Dr. Galit Haim, Department of Computer Science 10 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Yifat Harel, Department of Chemistry Dr. Guy Kamnesky, Department of Chemistry Dr. Raz Khandadash, Department of Chemistry Dr. Daniel Levi, Department of Physics Dr. Nir Roy Lieberman, Department of Chemistry Dr. Ella Meltzer Mats, Department of Chemistry Dr. On Mero, Department of Chemistry Dr. Hagay Moshe, Department of Chemistry Dr. Guy Nir, Department of Physics Dr. Adi Niv, Department of Mathematics Dr. Natalie Pariente- Cohen, Department of Chemistry Dr. Haim Paryenty, Department of Computer Science Dr. Igor Reidler, Department of Physics Dr. Alexandre Richard, Department of Mathematics Dr. Yehonatan Salman, Department of Mathematics Dr. Matias Sametband, Department of Chemistry Dr. Efrat Seri, Department of Physics Dr. Snir Seri, Department of Physics Dr. Eran Shaham, Department of Computer Science Dr. Renana Shapira-Gross, Department of Chemistry Dr. Ronit Sharabi, Department of Chemistry Dr. Daniel Sherman, Department of Physics Dr. Ofer Shlagman, Department of Physics Dr. Zav Shotan, Department of Physics Dr. Sergey Sigalov, Department of Chemistry Dr. Alon Silberman, Department of Chemistry Dr. Omer Sinwani, Department of Physics Dr. Asher Stern, Department of Computer Science Dr. Abraham Yosipof, Department of Chemistry Dr. Hila Zarosim, Department of Computer Science Dr. Galina Zats, Department of Chemistry Dr. Baruch Ziv, Department of Chemistry 11 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Engineering Dr. Daniel Grodensky, Faculty of Engineering Dr. Dror Malka, Faculty of Engineering Dr. Oshri Naparstek, Faculty of Engineering Dr. Avi Zanko, Faculty of Engineering Dr. Alex Zlotnik, Faculty of Engineering Law Dr. Moshe Hershkoviz, Faculty of Law Dr. Aviad Igra, Faculty of Law Dr. Avihai Mandelblit, Faculty of Law Dr. Mordechai Mark, Faculty of Law Dr. Hila Meller-shalev, Faculty of Law Dr. Lior Mishaly-Shlomai, Faculty of Law Dr. Yitzhak Raz, Faculty of Law Dr. Reut Snir, Faculty of Law Dr. Yechiel Weinroth, Faculty of Law Interdisciplinary Studies Dr. Gabriella Admon-Rick, Science, Technology & Society Dr. Neta Arnon Shoshany, Gender Studies Dr. Ron Bar Lev, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Vered Bar-On, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Shlomit Beker, Brain Sciences Dr. Irit Ben-Atar cohen, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Alla Borovizki, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Hilla Brot, Brain Sciences Dr. Amizur Cahana, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Yael Doron, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Hadar Edelman-Klapper, Brain Sciences Dr. Eran Ehrlich, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Moranne Eidelman-Rothman, Brain Sciences Dr. Esther Fisher, Gender Studies Dr. Anat Friedman, Conflict Management and Negotiation Dr. Ehud Fuehrer, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Dan Grossman, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies 12 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Ido Hartogsohn, Science, Technology & Society Dr. Alexandr Kagan, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Vered kellner, Brain Sciences Dr. Orly kramash Stettiner, Science, Technology & Society Dr. Vered Kronfeld-Duenias, Brain Sciences Dr. Elana Lakh, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Ronit Libermensch Vardi, Gender Studies Dr. Noa Liscovitch, Brain Sciences Dr. Noa Menkes-Caspi, Brain Sciences Dr. Liron Morgenstern, Brain Sciences Dr. Miriam Ringel, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Yael Rozin, Gender Studies Dr. Liat Savin Ben Shoshan, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Drora Shaked, Gender Studies Dr. Roey Shopen, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Edward Stein, Brain Sciences Dr. Yizchak Sterenberg, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Nadav Stoppelman, Brain Sciences Dr. Micha Weiss, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Dr. Grazya Hagar Yamin, Brain Sciences Dr. Shlomo Zlotnik, Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies 13 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Anat Avital D 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-Shabat B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Century Department of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Ephraim Hazan Dr. Rut Bitan-Cohen B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Poetic Tradition of the Ibn-Kaspi Family: Literary Introduction and Critical Edition Department of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Ephraim Hazan Dr. Baruch Braner M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Gersonides’ Halakhic Thought and his Relationship to Maimonides on the Basis of the Two Recensions of his Torah Commentary Department of Talmud Supervisor: Prof. David Henshke 14 Dr. Amit Dagan B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Changes Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. Aren Maeir Jewish Studies r. Yosaif Mordechai Dubovick D 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 Elias M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject 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) Fargeon B.A. Herzog College M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: “Why, O Lord, Do You Lead Us Astray?” God’s Involvement in Lying and Deception in Bibical Narrative Department of Bible Supervisor: Prof. Ed Greenstein Dr. Bracha Gavra B.A. Bosten University M.A. Harvard University Subject of Dissertation: The Process of Revealing the ‘True Self’ According to Chabad Chasidism Department of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Dr. Avraham Elqayam r. Shira Gur-Arieh D 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 r. Moria Herman D 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Rina Keltz B.A. University of Haifa M.A. University of Haifa Subject 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- Herzegovina Department of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Refael Dr. Shlomit Kendi-Harel B.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Yom Hakippurim in the Qumran Scrolls and Related Literature An HalakhicHermeneutic-Historical-Conceptual Study Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Hanan Eshel of blessed memory Prof. Albert Baumgarten Dr. Shin-Ae Kim M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Continuity and Discontinuity between Biblical and Post-Biblical Wisdom Texts Department of Bible Supervisors: Prof. Ed Greenstein Prof. Ester Eshel Dr. Oded Arieh Laub B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Jewish Periphery in ‘Eretz Israel’ During the Mishnaic and Talmudic Periods Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisor: Prof. Joshua Schwartz Dr. Iris Levy B.A. Kibbutzim College M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Iconographic Decoration of the Church of Saint George in Ramla in the 19th Century Department of Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology Supervisors: Prof. Joseph Drory Prof. Nurith Kenaan-Kedar - TelAviv University Jewish Studies Dr. Ori Lifshits M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Redaction and Meaning in the Eighth Chapter of Tractate ‘Bava Kama’ in the Babylonian Talmud Department of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Prof. Noam Zohar Dr. Brian Moore B.A. Air Force’s Academy M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Political Leadership and Power in Yehud in the Persian Period Department 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 r. Mechael Osband D 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 Ovadia B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Changes in the life of the Bedouin in the Judean Desert since 1970: The Case of the Jahalin Tribe Department of Middle Eastern Studies Supervisor: Prof. Ze’ev Maghen 15 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Geula Paran B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Lander Institute Subject 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 Reiman B.A. Michlalah Jerusalem College Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject 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 Transformations Contemporary Jewish Studies Supervisor: Prof. Judith Baumel Schwartz Dr. Leonid Roitman M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Shalom Aleichem on the Israeli Stage Department of Literature of the Jewish People Supervisor: Prof. Nathan Cohen Dr. Reuven (Ruvik) Rosenthal B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Reflection of The Military Hierarchy in the Language of the Israeli Army Department of Hebrew and Semitic Languages Supervisor: Prof. Ora Schwarzwald r. Sarah Schwartz D B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Isaac Narrative: A Literary Analysis of Genesis 25:19-28:9 Department of Bible Supervisor: Prof. Elie Assis 16 Jewish Studies Dr. Nomi Shachor B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Touro College Israel Subject of Dissertation: The Rabbinate in Judea,Samaria and the Gaza Strip 1969-2005: Continuity and Innovation in the Modern Israeli Rabbinate Contemporary Jewish Studies Supervisor: Prof. Meir Hildesheimer Dr. Hagay Shtamler B.A. Michlalah Jerusalem College M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Thought of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook Department of Jewish Thought Supervisor: Dr. Hanoch Ben-Pazi r. Ainit Snir D 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 r. Aminadav Yitzhaki D 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Yael Admi D 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 Amaru B.A. Bar-Ilan University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Value and Conceptualized Experience: John McDowell on Value and Perception Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Yitzhak Benbaji - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Sarit Bar Zaken B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: Archetype of Motherhood and the Great Mother: Investigation in Persian and Russian Folktales And Demonstration of Their Presence by Cuiturally Sensitive Bibliotherapy Department of Comparative Literature Supervisors: Prof. Rina Lapidus Dr. Shlomit Bresler – Kibbutzim College r. Dror Cohen D M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A Philsophical Examination of Twentieth Century Dystopia Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Ohad Nachtomy Dr. Iddo Dickmann B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: “The Little Crystalline Seed and the Vast Crystallizable Universe”: The Ontological Significance of the Mise-En-Abyme in PostHeideggerian Thought Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi r. Meir Duvdevani D M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: "Deadlock(?)" - Abortion: Values and Law Department of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Noam Zohar Dr. Atarah Fisher B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Music in Terms of the Relationship between Holocaust Survivors and their Children, from the Perspective of the Second Generation Department of Music Supervisor: Dr. Avi Gilboa Humanities Dr. Noa Halevy B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: English Emergencies and Russian Rescues: The Recourse of Anglo-American Writers from French to Russian Literary Culture, c. 1875-2000 Department of English Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey Perl Dr. Yael Harel B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Proposal Department of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Dr. Shlomi Mualem r. Vered Heruti D 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 Klumel B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Consumers Department of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Moshe Yitzhaki Dr. Miriam Farber Dr. Asnat Mangell B.A. Technion-Haifa M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Building an Integrative Geographic Knowledge System from the Perspective of Knowledge Management in the Organization: A case Study in A Public Organization Department of Information Science Supervisor: Prof. Snunith Shoham 17 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Dvir Melnik D 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 r. Miriam Miller D M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Contribution of Individually Customized Information Processing Along With the Subject's Full Involement and Cooperation to the Generation of Motivation Regarding Maintaining Healthy Body Weight Over Time Department of Information Science Supervisor: Prof. Shifra Baruchson- Arbib Dr. Orna Mondschein B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Liminality and Heterotopia in the Sanatorium Chronotope: A Comparative Study of Thomas Mann, David Fogel and Bruno Schultz Department of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Dr. Shlomi Mualem Dr. Livnat Blanka Ratushnik B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Concept of Freedom in the thought of Adunis Freedom as a Necessary Condition for Cultural, Social and Political Change in Arab Society Department of Arabic Supervisors: Prof. Eliezer Schlossberg Dr. alon fragman - Beit Berl Academic College Dr. Hadar Ronen B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Visual, Interactive, Personalized-Content Feedback in Acquiring Information: It's Influence on Health Behavior Department of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Snunith Shoham Prof. Dov Te’eni - Tel-Aviv University 18 Humanities Dr. Yair Sade B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 2011 Department of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Ze’ev Maghen Prof. Snunith Shoham Dr. Ezra Shaprut B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Plays Based on the Bible, During the Period of the Yishuv and Thereafter, As A Tool For Shaping the Zionist Identity Department of Comparative Literature Supervisor: Prof. Rina Lapidus Dr. Hadas Shema B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Information Intersections: Interaction and Diffusion of Knowledge Between Academic Literature ,the Social Web and the Mass Media Department of Information Science Supervisors: Prof. Judit Bar-Ilan Prof. Mike Thelwall - University of Wolverhampton Dr. Ella Olga Shteynberg M.A. Donetsk National University, Ukraine Subject of Dissertation: The Minority Nationality settlements in the Soviet Republic of Ukraine 1924-1939: The Case Study of German Settlers Department of General History Supervisor: Prof. Ella Belfer Dr. Oded Zion M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences Dr. Idit Adler M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject 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 Performances School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Zmira Mevarech Dr. Michal Zion Dr. Meirav Barnea B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Objective vs. Subjective Measures of the Influence of Environmental Factors on the Expression of Tics Department 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. Moran Anisman Razin M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Zoom in - Zoom Out: Close and Distant Leadership Through the Lens of Psychological Distance Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ronit Kark Dr. Yael Apter-Levy M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Maternal Depression fron Birth to Six: Hormonal, Behavioral and Genetic Effects on Child Mental Health ,Social Abilities and Stress Physiology Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Feldman r. Sigal Ashuri-Kahanowitch D 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 r. Rotem Avituv D 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 Esther Bacon Kaufman Dr. 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. Avi Benozio B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Child as Dictator-Moral Dimensions and Contextual Influences on Children’s Decision-Making in Dictator Games Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Gil Diesendruck Dr. Alissa Beth Burstein B.A. columbia university M.A. columbia university Subject of Dissertation: The Contribution of the Parent Volunteer to School Culture: Ethnographic Case Study School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Ravit Cohen B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Meaning of Life and Well Being Among Yougsters With and Without Cerebral Palsy School of Social Work Supervisor: Dr. Liora Findler Dr. Hadas Don-Yehiya M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Technology, Firm Dynamics and Economic Growth Department of Economics Supervisors: Prof. Arthur Fishman Prof. Hillel Rapoport r. Einat Doron D 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 19 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Esty Doron B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Study School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Dr. Amir Falk M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Moral Considerations in Procedural Fairness Judgments Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shaul Fox r. David Caesar Fellah D 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 Competence of Their Sons Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Shulman r. Michal Fradis-Simchoni D B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Spiritual Change in the Perception of Meaning A fter Treatment by "12 -Steps" Method Copping with Family Violence Department of Criminology Supervisors: Prof. Moshe Addad Prof. Natti Ronel Dr. Deia Ganayim B.A. University of Haifa M.A. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Visual Processing of Spaced and Non-Spaced Words in Arabic Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Michal Lavidor Dr. Sivan George-Levi M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Disease Department of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli Dr. Noa Vilchinsky 20 Social Sciences 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-Levi B.A. Hebrew University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Ability to Acquire Skills among Children and Adolescents with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eliyahu Vakil Dr. Niv Goldstein B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Zionist Enterprise in Albert Einstein’s Thought, 1919-1955 Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Prof. Moshe Gat r. Rami Goldstein D 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 Gonen B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Sexual Assault Within and Outside the Family: The Link between Sexual Assault Characteristics and the Quality of Romantic Relationships School of Social Work Supervisors: Prof. Ricky Finzi-Dottan Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz Dr. Yoav Groweiss M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: “A Sound Mind in a Muscular Body?” A Study of the Relations Between Muscle Dysmorphia, Early Relationships with Caregivers and Other Personality Factors Department of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ety Berant Prof. Israel Orbach of blessed memory - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Shlomo Guzmen-Carmeli B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Encounters Around the Text An Ethnographic Study of Jewish Textuality Department of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisors: Prof. Nissan Rubin Dr. Tova Gamliel Prof. Haim Hazan - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Hen Yamit Hadad B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Microgenetic Method for Assessing Functional and Dysfunctional Impulsivity Department of Criminology Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Glicksohn Dr. Ronit Haimoff-Ayali M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Nurturing Relationship: Relationship Processes as Encouraging and Maintaining Desistance from Crime Department of Criminology Supervisor: Prof. Natti Ronel r. Palina Hariton D 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 Helpman B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Columbia University Subject of Dissertation: Gender Differences, Ostracism, and Social Anxiety: Evolutionary Context of Stress Reactivity Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman r. Yuval Hirsch D 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 Social Sciences r. Hilit Katz D 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 Krisi B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Academia School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Einat Lavee M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Survival,the Reality Version: Mothers’ Struggle with Economic Hardship under Changing Structural Contexts Department of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisors: Prof. Orly Benjamin Dr. Shira Offer Dr. Avraham Levi B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Effect of Team Resilience on Project Success School of Business Administration Supervisors: Prof. Beni Lauterbach Prof. Abraham Carmeli - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Hila Lewenstein-Barkai B.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 IsraeliPalestinian Conflict 1987-2006 and the Northern Ireland Conflict 1995-2007 Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Dr. Yehudith Auerbach Dr. Eve Lishner Freud B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Generation Department of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ety Berant Prof. Mario Mikulincer Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 21 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Yossi Lundin B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Religion, Society and Economy: Religious thinkers and Socio- Economic Streams- The Case of the Jewish Orthodoxy in the Twentieth Century Department of Political Studies Supervisors: Prof. Asher Cohen Dr. Moshe Hellinger Dr. Ravit Nisan B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Experience of Mothering Infants among Women of Ethiopian Origin School of Social Work Supervisor: Prof. Nehami Baum r. Daphna Malka D 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. Shoshana Nissim B.A. The Open University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Trilogy of Leadership Phenomena in a Population with ID: Traits, Leadership Styles and the Reciprocal Relationship between Leaders and Followers School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav Dr. Joseph Klein r. Gali Malkin D 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 r. Dror Manor D 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 Spiegel M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: When Work Becomes Play and Play Becomes Work: When and Why Play Enhances Creativity Department of Psychology Supervisors: Dr. Ronit Kark Prof. Ella Miron-Spektor Technion-Haifa Dr. Orit Morag B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject 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 Involved School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Oded Schremer 22 Social Sciences Dr. Ronia Nadler-Sredni B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Higher Quality Versus Lower Service Charges: The Effect of Early Termination Fees on Customer Choices Department of Management Supervisor: Prof. Konstantin Kogan Dr. Miriam Ofer-Yarom B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Co-Therapy by an Educator and a Therapist: Group Art-Therapy at Special Education School From Field Work to a Theoretic Model School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Adina Shamir Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Atar Oz B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Urban Parks and City Population - Mutual Effects: A Case Study of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Department of Geography and Environment Supervisors: Prof. Sarah Pariente Dr. Helena Zhevelev r. Inbal Perry D 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 r. Shimon Rabichev D 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Social Sciences r. Tehila Refaeli Luria D 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 r. Orna Schneider D 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. Yaakov Roitman B.A. Ben-Gurion University M.A. Saint Petersburg University State University Subject 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 School Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman Dr. Haim Shaked B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Systems Thinking in School Leadership: Characteristics, Sources and Development School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Chen Schechter Dr. Ruth Rozen Zvi B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Developmet and Change among Emerging Adults Following Group Therapy Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Shulman Dr. Daphna Rubinstein B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Entitlements or Gifts? The Earmarking of Child Support, Special and Extraordinary Payments for Divorced Parents’ Children in Israel Department of Sociology and Anthropology Supervisor: Prof. Orly Benjamin Dr. Keren Ruvio M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Effect of Maternal Depression on Child Development at Age 10: Cognitive, Emotional and Biological Aspects Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Feldman r. Gavriela Saban D 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 r. Michal Sharon D 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 Shashoua M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject 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 Mentoring School of Education Supervisor: Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Avi Shilon B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Revisionist Movement Leaders’ Attitudes Toward Jewish Religion, 1925-2005 Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Prof. Giora Goldberg Dr. shulamit shnitzer M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Effect of Depth Processing on Acquiring Verbal Visual Metaphors among Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with and without Down Syndrome School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav Prof. Nira Mashal 23 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Avigal Snir M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Why do Peopleharm Themselves? Explict and Inferred Motives for Self-Harm Behaviors in Two High-Risk Psopulations Department of Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli Dr. Noga Tzukert M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Masculinity Self-Perception among Second and Third Generation Males of Holocaust Survivors from their Paternal Side Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Ety Berant Dr. Sarit Stein B.A. Levinsky College of Education M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Meta-Analysis of Working Memory and Implict Memory Studies in Populations with Intellectual Disability: Non Specific Etiology, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome in Comparison with the Typically Developing School 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. Nava Wald B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: Emotion Reactivity and Regulation Among Mothers of Children with Anxiety Disorder Before and After Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Department of Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Netta Horesh-Reinman r. Yifaat Tamarkin-Leider D 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 r. Sarit Yaakoby-Rotem D 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. Tamar Tauber-Pauzner B.A. Tel Aviv-Yaffo College M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Fidel-Biography of an American Villain: Genealogy of the Image of Fidel Castro as A Villain in the American National Narrative, 1956- 2008 Department of Political Studies Supervisor: Dr. Yaacov Yadgar Dr. Yuri Teper B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Nationalism and Political Culture in Symbols and Myths in Putin’s Russia:1999-2010 Department of Political Studies Supervisors: Dr. Ze’ev Hanin Dr. Yaacov Yadgar 24 Social Sciences Dr. Maya Weinstein B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Abnormal Brain Development: A Longitudinal Study of Advanced MRI and Neuropsychological Outcome Department of Psychology Supervisors: Prof. Ronny Geva Prof. Varda Gross-Tsur - Hebrew University of Jerusalem r. Einat Zamwel D 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 Zemach M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject 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 Trajectory School of Education Supervisors: Prof. Eliyahu Vakil Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz-Vahav The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Orna Avlas B.Sc. Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Toll-Like Receptor 4 Involvement in Cardiac and Liver Dysfunction Following Sepsis or Ischemia Faculty 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 Bazak B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: A-to-I RNA Editing in Transposable Elements Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Erez Levanon Dr. Shai Bel B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: TMF/ARA160 : A New Regulator of Colonic Mucus Structure, Gut Microbiota and Susceptibility to Colitis Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Uri Nir r. Rotem Ben-Hamo D 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 r. Aharon Brodie D M.Sc. W ayne State University, Detroit Subject of Dissertation: Analyzing Phenome-Genome Relationships Using Molecular Interactions Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Yanay Ofran Life Sciences r. Gilat Efroni D B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Chromatin Modifications and Structure o n the Kinetic Parameters of Transcription and Splicing Factors Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yaron Shav-Tal Dr. Reuven Gil B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Deciphering SIRT6 Biochemical Activity Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Haim Cohen r. Eldad Gutner-Hoch D 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 Friedman B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Structural Modifications of the TCR Constant Regions to Enhance Anti-Tumor Activity Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Cyrlle Cohen Dr. Gilad Halpert B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Beneficial Effect of the Tellurium Compounds AS101 and SAS in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Benjamin Sredni Dr. Maor Hazani-Pauker B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Functional Studies of Signaling Complexes Fundamental for the Activation and Education of Immune Cells Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. mira Barda-Saad 25 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Alon Kalo D 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 r. Avi Katav D 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 Lax B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Roles of Habenula and Amygdala in Regulation of the Ventral Tegmental Area in Cocaine Addiction Processes Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Gal Yadid Dr. Noam Maoz B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Forkhead Proteins and Aging in the Organism Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Faculty 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 r. Inbal Marom D 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 26 Life Sciences Dr. Tal Meningher B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Influenza Virus and Other Respiratory Viruses: Epidemiology, Therapeutic and Molecular Insights Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Ronit Sarid Dr. Michal Mandelbiom - Sheba Hospital,Tel-Hashomer Dr. Rashela Mizrahi B.Sc. Makedonia University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: New Biochemical Approach to Bull Fertility Evaluation Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Haim Breitbart r. Livnat Naparstek D 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 r. Sivan Peretz-Elias D 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 r. Ofra Rachmaninov D 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Life Sciences Dr. Lital Antal Shaham B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Chromosome 21 and MicroRNAs Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Benjamin Sredni Prof. Shai Izraeki - Tel-Aviv University r. Nissim Swissa D 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-Kehati B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Biochemical and Physiological Characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Probable Voltage-Dependent K+ Channel Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Yoav Paz Dr. Elinor Yissachar B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Role of Adiponectin Receptors in Breast cancer Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Uri Nir Dr. Hannah Kanety - Sheba Hospital,Tel-Hashomer Dr. Shahar Zirkin B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Survival Versus Apoptotic Effects of the Kinase PIM-2 and it’s Relation to the DNA Damage Response Faculty of Life Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Don 27 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Gilad Asharov B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Foundations of Secure Computation: Perfect Security and Fairness Department of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Yehuda Lindell Dr. Amos Azaria B.Sc. Technion-Haifa Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Automated Agents for Human Persuasion Department 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 r. Haim Barak D 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 r. Elena Benisvy- Aharonovich (Holodelshikov) D 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 Bretler B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Micrometer- Sized Polymeric Particles of Narrow Size Distribution for Flame Retardant Applications Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Margel 28 Exact Sciences r. Sophie Buhbut-Sinai D B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Development of New Mechanisms to Efficiently Convert Solar Energy in PhotoVoltaic Cells, Utilizing Quantum-Dots Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Arie Zaban Dr. Lior Dekel B.Sc. University of Haifa M.Sc. University of Haifa Subject of Dissertation: The Set-Indexed Geometric Brownian Motion Department of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Ely Merzbach Dr. Meital Eckshtain B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Technion-Haifa Subject of Dissertation: Novel 2-Hydroxy Isophtalamide Ligands and their Versatile Coordination Chemistry Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Laurent Benisvy Dr. Yael Efraim B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Spatial and Temporal Measures of Interface Dynamics Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Haim Taitelbaum Dr. Yossi Gilad B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: TCP/ IP Attacks and Defenses Department of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Amir Herzberg Dr. Yael Goldfinger B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Controlling Biomaterial Surfaces Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Chaim N. Sukenik r. Katya Gotlib Vainshtein D 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 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Oded C. Guez B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Dynamics of Climate Networks: Analysis of NAO Patterns Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Havlin Dr. Ori Gutman B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Synthesis, Characteration, and Antibacterial and Self-Cleaning Applications of Crosslinked Nano Sized Particles with Narrow Size Distribution from Poly (methacrylamide- N,N Methylenebisacrylamide) Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Shlomo Margel Dr. Galit Haim B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Human-Computer Agent Negotiation in Different Cultures Department of Computer Science Supervisor: Prof. Sarit Kraus r. Yifat Harel D 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 Khandadash B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A Fully Synthetic “Phage-Display Like” System for Biological Screening: An Approach for Drug Discovery Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Gerardo Byk Dr. Daniel Levi B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Magnetoresistance Anomalies in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ Nano-Wires Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Yosef Yeshurun Exact Sciences Nir Roy Lieberman Dr. 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 o f Bi-Functional Benzothiazole Derivatives Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Arie Gruzman r. On Mero D 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 Moshe B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Subject of Dissertation: Chiral Metal Oxides Nanosurfaces Preparation and Their Use for Enantioselective Applications Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Yitzhak Mastai Dr. Guy Nir B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Single Molecule Studies of DNA, Proteins and their Interactions Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Garini Yuval Dr. Adi Niv B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Supertropical Matrix Algebra Applied in the Tropical Setting Department of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Louis H. Rowen Dr. Natalie Pariente-Cohen B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A. Development of Mutual Prodrugs as Potential Agents for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease B. Approaches to the Development of a Mutual Prodrug of Hydroxyurea as an Anti-Cancer Drug Department of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Abraham Nudelman Prof. Aryeh A. Frimer 29 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Haim Paryenty D 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 Renana Shapira-Gross Dr. B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: NMR Investigation of Conformational Flexibility in the KcsA C-Terminal Domain and in WASp Interacting Protein Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Jordan H. Cill Dr. Igor Reidler B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Chaotic Semiconductor Lasers: Random Bit Generation and Synchronization Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Michael Rosenbluh Dr. Ronit Sharabi B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Study of Novel Components of Li Ion Batteries f or Electeic Vehicle Applications Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach r. Alexandre Richard D M.Sc. University of Cambridge Subject of Dissertation: Definition and Study of a Set-Indexed Multifractional Brownian Motion Department of Mathematics Supervisor: Prof. Ely Merzbach r. Daniel Sherman D 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. Yehonatan Salman B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Injectivity, Inversion and Range Theorems for Non-Standard Radon Transforms Department 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 r. Efrat Seri D 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 Seri B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Magnetotransport Properties of the Interface between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Lior Klein 30 Exact Sciences Dr. Eran Shaham B.Sc. Ben-Gurion University M.Sc. Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Mining Fuzzy Lagged Patterns Department of Computer Science Supervisors: Dr. David Sarne Dr. Boaz Ben-Moshe - 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 r. Zav Shotan D 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 r. Sergey Sigalov D B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Admittance (EQCA) Methodologies for insitu studies of unique transport phenomena in porous carbon electrodes and insertion electrodes Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach Dr. Alon Silberman B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Anti-Cancer Activity and Mechanism of Action of Tellurium (IV) Compounds Department of Chemistry Supervisors: Prof. Benjamin Sredni Prof. Amnon Albeck The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Exact Sciences r. Omer Sinwani D B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Magnetization reversal in nanostructures of SrRuO3 Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Lior Klein r. Asher Stern D 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 r. Abraham Yosipof D 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 r. Hila Zarosim D 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 Zats M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Bio-Inspired Phenoxyl Radical Complexes Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Study of Oxidized Species Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Dr. Laurent Benisvy Dr. Baruch Ziv B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Study of Advanced Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Doron Aurbach 31 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Daniel Grodensky D 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 r. Dror Malka D B.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 r. Oshri Naparstek D 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 r. Avi Zanko D 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 Zlotnik B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Neaely Optical Methods for 3D Data Processing and Reconstruction Faculty of Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Zeev Zalevsky 32 Faculty of Engineering The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Law r. Moshe Hershkoviz D 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. Lior Mishaly-Shlomai L.L.B Bar-Ilan University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Feasibility of Socially and Morally Judging Misbehaviors in Martial and Employment Relationships Faculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Shahar Lifshitz Prof. Yuval Feldman 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. Yitzhak Raz L.L.B Tel-Aviv University L.L.M Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: “The Presumption of Innocence In Administrative and Constitutional Law” Faculty of Law Supervisor: 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 r. Reut Snir D 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 - BenGurion University Dr. Mordechai Mark L.L.M Ben-Gurion University Subject of Dissertation: Psycho-Therapeutic Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Faculty of Law Supervisor: Prof. Gidon Sapir Dr. Hila Meller-shalev L.L.B The College of Management, Tel-Aviv L.L.M Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Reciprocal Realations Between the Family Court Services and the Family CourtsBetween”Legal” and “Therapeutic” Faculty of Law Supervisors: Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari Dr. Daphna Hacker - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Yechiel Weinroth L.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 33 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy r. Gabriella Admon-Rick D 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 - BenGurion University r. Alla Borovizki D 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 r. Neta Arnon Shoshany D 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. Hilla Brot B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University M.Sc. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Connection Between Structure to Contest in Networks and Network’s Dynamics Brain Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Yoram Louzoun Dr. Ron Bar Lev B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: “Der Ikar is Emuneh” R. Nachman of Breslov and the Notion of Faith Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Prof. Ron Margolin - Tel-Aviv University r. Amizur Cahana D 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. Vered Bar-On B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Self Injury Discourse: A PhilosophicalCultural Analysis Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Aner Govrin Dr. Shlomit Beker M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: The Influence of Alzheimer’s Desease Pathology on Structure and Function in the Barrel Cortex Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ed Stern Dr. Irit Ben-Atar Cohen B.A. The Open University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Body in Psychoanalysis: between Theory and Clinic, Between Metaphor and Symptom a Study of Psychoanalytical Writings Following Derrida, Butler and Irigaray Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Avi Sagi Dr. Dorit Lemberger 34 Interdisciplinary Studies r. Yael Doron D 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 r. Hadar Edelman-Klapper D 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 Ehrlich M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Art as Resistance Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisor: Prof. Avi Sagi The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Studies Moranne Eidelman-Rothman Dr. 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. Vered kellner B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: The Effects of Amyloid-β on Neuronal Activity In the Frontal Cortex of Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice Brain Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Ed Stern 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. Orly kramash Stettiner B.A. Technion-Haifa M.A. Technion-Haifa Subject of Dissertation: The Code of Life: Computer Simulations of Emergent Phenomena in Complex Biological Systems Science, Technology & Society Supervisors: Prof. Oren Harman Prof. Menachem Fish - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Anat Friedman B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Conflict of Help Seeking in Organizations: The Importance of Respect and the Implications on Employee Performance Conflict Management and Negotiation Supervisors: Prof. Michal Alberstein Prof. Abraham Carmeli - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Vered Kronfeld-Duenias M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Speech and Motor Pathways in Adult Stuttering Brain Sciences Supervisors: Dr. Michal Ben- Shachar Dr. Ofer Amir - Tel-Aviv University Dr. Ehud Fuehrer B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: A Life of Expansion: Self Fulfillment, Nationalism and Political Theory in the Writing of A.D. Gordon Hermeneutics 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 Hartogsohn B.A. Tel-Aviv University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: The Psycho-Social Construction of LSD: How Set and Setting Shaped the American Psychedelic Experience 1950-1970 Science, Technology & Society Supervisor: Dr. Noah Efron Dr. Alexandr Kagan B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Cognitive and Psychological Mechanisms of the Risk Decisions among Women with Tattoos Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies Supervisors: Prof. Rina Lapidus Prof. Abraham Weizman - TelAviv University r. Elana Lakh D 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 Ronit Libermensch Vardi Dr. 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 r. Noa Liscovitch D 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 35 The Fifty-Sixth commencement Exercises for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Liron Morgenstern B.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Individual Differences in the Neural Processing of Non-Verbal Social Cluse: A Magnetoencephalography Study Brain Sciences Supervisors: Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman Prof. Abraham Goldstein r. Miriam Ringel D 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 Rozin M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Becoming: The Drag Kings of Israel Gender Studies Supervisor: Dr. Liat Friedman r. Liat Savin Ben Shoshan D 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 Shaked B.A. University of Wisconsin–Madison M.A. University of Wisconsin–Madison Subject 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 Enlightenment Gender Studies Supervisors: Prof. Shmuel Feiner Prof. Tova Cohen Dr. Roey Shopen M.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 36 Interdisciplinary Studies r. Edward Stein D B.Sc. Technion-Haifa M.Sc. Tel-Aviv University Subject of Dissertation: Correlations and Oscillations in the Basal-Ganglia and their Relation to Motor Functions Brain Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Izhar Bar-Gad Dr. Yizchak Sterenberg B.A. Bar-Ilan University M.A. Bar-Ilan University Subject of Dissertation: Teaching- The Thought of Zvi Lamm Hermeneutics 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 r. Micha Weiss D 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 Yamin B.Sc. Technion-Haifa Direct Program for Ph.D. Studies Subject of Dissertation: Striatal Information Processing in Normal and R6/2 Huntington’s Disease Model Mice Brain 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