Dr. Yael Karni Visel
People with disabilities and their families; Interview skills; Early childhood; Child development
CV
Higher Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
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Degree |
Name of Institution and Department |
Period of Study |
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B.A. |
University of Haifa-School of Social Work |
2000
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M.S.W. (Dean’s List) |
University of Haifa- School of Social Work |
2003
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Ph.D. |
University of Haifa- School of Social Work |
2017
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Post-Doctoral Studies
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Name of Host |
Name of Institution and Department/Lab |
Period of Study |
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Prof. Michael E. Lamb |
Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK |
September 2017 – August, 2019
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Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University
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Memberships in Academic Professional Associations |
Years |
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Member of the Israeli Audit Committee of the Child Development Association |
2013 - 2018 |
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Member of the Israeli Child Development Association |
2013 - Present
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Member of the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) |
2017 - present |
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Member of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (IIIRG) |
2018 - present |
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Reviewing for Refereed Journal |
Years |
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Reviewing for Refereed Journals: Legal and Criminological Psychology IF 2016= 1.822 R 2016= Law: 25/149 (Q1) Child Maltreatment IF 2017= 2.984 R 2017= Family Studies: 3/43 (Q1); Social Work: 2/42 (Q1) |
2015 - present |
Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
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Source of scholarship |
For what purpose |
Year |
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Hasia Foulks Foundation |
First prize for excellence in the BA studies |
2000 |
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Haifa University |
Encouragement scholarship, excellence second year MA |
2001 |
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Brener- Meridor Foundation |
Excellence scholarship |
2002 |
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Haifa University |
Qualified for the Dean's List with high honors |
2003 |
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Faculty of Health and Welfare University of Haifa |
Ph.D. scholarship |
2013 - 2016 |
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School of Social Work University of Haifa |
Encouragement scholarship for Post-doc students |
2017 |
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Department of Psychology University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK |
Post-doc scholarship |
2017- 2019 |
Publications
Schertz, M., Karni-Visel, Y., Tamir, A., Genizi, J., & Roth, D. (2016). Family quality of life among families with a child who has a severe neurodevelopmental disability: Impact of family and child socio-demographic factors. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 53, 95-106.
Hershkowitz, I., Ahern, E. C., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., Karni‐Visel, Y., & Breitman, M. (2017). Changes in interviewers' use of supportive techniques during the Revised Protocol training. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(3), 340-350.
Ahern, E. C., Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., & Karni-Visel, Y. (2018). Examining reluctance and emotional support in forensic interviews with child victims of substantiated physical abuse. Applied Developmental Science, 1-12.
Schertz, M., Karni-Visel, Y., Hershkowitz, I., Flaisher, M., & Hershkowitz, F. (2018). Child maltreatment identification rates in a child development center: suggestions for improved detection. European Journal of Pediatrics, 1-7.
Blasbalg, U., Hershkowitz, I., Karni-Visel, Y. Support, Reluctance and Production in Child Abuse Investigations. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 24(4), 518.
Blasbalg, U., Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Karni-Visel, Y., & Ahern, E. C. (2018). Is interviewer support associated with the reduced reluctance and enhanced informativeness of alleged child abuse victims? Law & Human Behavior.
Karni-Visel, Y., Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., & Blasbalg., U. (2019). Facilitating the Expression of Emotions by Alleged Victims of Child Abuse During Investigative Interviews Using the Revised NICHD Protocol. Child Maltreatment.
Schertz, M., Karni-Visel, Y., Genizi, J., Manishevitch, H., Hershkowitz, F., Lam, M., ... & Bikson, M. (2020). P11 Adverse effects reported by children with ADHD undergoing transcranial direct current stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology, 131(4), e16-e17.
Karni-Visel, Y., Hershkowitz, I., Flaisher, M., Hershkowitz, F. & Schertz, M. (2020). Increased Risk for Child Maltreatment in those with Developmental Disability: A Health Care Perspective from Israel. Research in Developmental Disabilities. In press
Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., Blasbalg, U., & Karni‐Visel, Y. (2020). The dynamics of two-session interviews with suspected victims of abuse who are reluctant to make allegations. Development and Psychopathology. In press.
Courses
7610603 - Fundamentals of Social Work
7630601 - Neurodevelopmental Diversity : Personal, Familial and Social Aspects
7641901 - Developmental Disabilities: Introduction to theory and practice
7642001 - Theory and Practice in the Treatment of Families
7687201 - Learning Disabilities: From Theory to Practice
Research
- People with disabilities and their families
- Interviewing skills
- Early Childhood Intervention
- Endangered children
- Child Development
Last Updated Date : 27/09/2023
