Prof. Varda Soskolne

טלפון
דוא"ל
varda.soskolne@biu.ac.il
שעות קבלה
On Sabbatical first semester
קורות חיים

Current positions:

2017- present: Editor-in-Chief, Society and Welfare, Quarterly for Social Work. Israel

2015-present: Member, Research Committee, The National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy Research.

Education:

1970     B.S.W   Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1973     M.P.H   Department of Social Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

1983     Ph.D (cum laudum). The Hebrew University - Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

Academic Affiliations

2006-2014     Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University,  Ramat-Gan

2000-2006     Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan

1992-1999     Lecturer, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem

1989-1992     Teacher, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem

Research Grants and Awards (since 2010)

2018-2021: Co-PI. Self-care management and weight loss after bariatric surgery: a comparison between support group participants and patients receiving individual dietary follow-up. PI: G. Kowen Sandbank. Co PI: H. Natarevich, Dr. S. Shinan Altman. Maccabi Research Institute.

2017- 2018 Co-PI: Barriers to pursuing a home care career among job seekers. Co-PI with Dr. S. Shinan-Altman and Prog. L. Ayalon. Israel Institute of Social Security.

2013-2016 PI Protective factors rather than risk factors for obesity among children in low socio-economic populations. Co-PIs: Prof. M. Rudolf', Dr. M. Cohen-Dar, Dr. S., Ubeid, N. Cohen. The National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy Research.

2011 Co-PI. Factors related to utilization of dental health services by older adults in Israel and Europe: a comparative and longitudinal study. Co-PI's: Prof. G. Auslander, Prof. WA Soskolne. The National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy Research.

2010 PI: The consequences of chronic exposure to security threats on glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus. Co-PI's: Prof. Rachel Dekel, Prof. Shlomo Vinker, Dr. Igor Bleichman. Chief Scientist Office, Israel Ministry of Health.

2009-2010 Co-PI. Socio-demographic disparities in hypertension control among Maccabi members with diabetes: magnitude of inequalities and explanatory factors. Maccabi Research Institute. Co-PI’s: Dr. R. Wilf-Miron, Prof. O. Manor. Dr. A Heimann.

2008-2010 PI: Family caregiving for disabled elderly people: perception of care by care-recipients and caregivers and the association with health and continuation of care The National Institute for Health Services and Health Policy Research.

Awards:

February 2023: The 2023 award for research on social policy and promotion of social policy, Israel Council on Social Welfare – ESPAnet-Israel.

Outstanding Oral Presentation Award ("Health through the lifecycle" theme). 6th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Dublin, Ireland, July 2010.

Best Abstract Award. 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China. December 2006.

Last Updated Date : 12/03/2023