Dr. Ofra Shalev

Email
ofra.shalev@biu.ac.il
    CV

    HIGHER EDUCATION

    Date of Degree

    Degree

    Name of Institution and Department

    Period of Study

    1996

    B.A.

    Hebrew University, Jerusalem. School of Social Work (with honors)

    1994-1996

    2004

    M.A.

     

    University of Haifa, School of Social Work

    2001-2004

     

    2010

    Ph.D.

    Bar-Ilan University, School of Social Work (with honors)

    2006-2010

     

    ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES

    Subject of  Lecture/Discussion/Comments

    Place of Conference

    Name of Conference

    Date

    Patterns of Sexual Desire and Dyadic Closeness among Jewish Orthodox Couples within the Framework of the Law of Purity (Niddah)

    Haifa

     

    Academic Research fare

    2005

     

    First Sexual Experience of a S, tressor Among Modern Orthodox Women: Transition, Challenges and Knowledge Gaps

    Beer Sheva

     

    The 3rd Israeli Conference for Promoting Women Mental Health

    2008

     

    Subjectivity of the toolbox-interview research process as a separate entity

    Beer Sheva

     

    The 3rd Israeli Inter-disciplinary Conference for Qualitative Research Methods

    2008

     

    The choice of love? Partner Selection in the Modern Orthodox

    Beer Sheva

     

    The 4th  Israeli Inter-Disciplinary Conference for Qualitative Research Methods

    2010

    Perception of love: Courtship and First Year of Marriage within Modern Orthodox Jewish Couples in Israel  

    Seattle

    29th International Human Science Research Conference

    2010

     

    Cultural-religious codes as a stressor in first sexual experience for woman with bi-cultural identity-a case study of Jewish Modern-Orthodox women.

    Madrid

    4th World Congress on Women's Mental Health 2011

    2011

    First sexual experience as stress situation among Jewish Orthodox women

    Beer Sheva

     

    The 5th  Israeli Inter-Disciplinary Conference for Qualitative Research Methods

    2012

    Perception of love: Courtship and First Year of Marriage within Modern Orthodox Jewish Couples in Israel

    Jerusalem

     

    The 43rd Sociology Conference of the Israeli Sociology Association

    2012

    Cultural-religious codes as a stressor in first sexual experience for women with bi-cultural identity - a case study of Jewish modern-orthodox wome

    Providence, Rhode Island

     

    NASPOG Annual Meeting, April 22-25, 2012.

    2012

    “There’s a man in my bed”: First sexual experience among traditional newlyweds

    Roskilde, Denmark

     

    Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life", RUC, June 26-28, 2013

    2013

    Scholarships

    Date

    Scholarship

    2006-2010

    President scholarship, Bar-Ilan University.

    Certifications and Educational Programs:

    Institution

    Certification

    Dates

    "Genesis" center, Tirat Carmel, Haifa

    Supervision Certification Course in Marital and Family Therapy

    2010

    The Israeli Association for couple and Family Therapy

    Certified Marital and Family Therapist

    2005

    Publications

    Shalev, O., Baum, N., & Itzhaki, H. (2012). Mate Selection and marriage decision in bi-Cultural society. Marriage and Family Review, 48(2), 210-226.

    Shalev, O., Baum, N., & Itzhaki, H. (2013). "There's a man in my bed": the first experience of sex among modern orthodox newlywed in Israel. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 39(1), 40-55. DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2012.675021

    Shalev, O., Baum, N., & Itzhaki, H. (2015). “Whose Marriage is this?” - Mate Selection Patterns in Modern Orthodox Society in Israel: A Dialogue between Two Cultural Systems. Journal of psychology and psychotherapy, 5(3). doi: 10.4172/2161-0487.1000181

    Shalev, O., Baum, N., & Itzhaki, H. (2016). Religious identity in transition: Processes of change in the religious identity of young religious Jewish newlyweds in Israel. The Family Journal, 24(2), 132-139.

    Courses

    7641301 - Intervention and Treatment in Social Work

    7664501 - Effect of Illness and Disability on the Family

    Last Updated Date : 27/09/2023