The Pediatric Rehabilitation Research Lab
Meet Our Team
Karin Mashevich
Ph.D. Student
My research explores the mediating role of bio-psycho-social mechanisms in the association between the developmental environment in childhood and pediatric chronic pain and somatic symptoms.
Michal Klein
Ph.D. Student
(Co-supervision with
Prof. Cory Shulman, Hebrew University)
My research focuses on the active elements of the "Ayeka" Parent-Based Intervention for parents of children with Externalizing Behavior problems: A case-control study.
Lika Hatzir
Ph.D. Student
(Co-supervision with
Prof. Rivka Tuval-Mashiach, Bar-Ilan University)
My research focuses on the dietary-dependent chronic illness management: the mediating role of perceived parental support and type of motivation on adolescent's psychological and physiological well-being.
Liat Shmolwitz
P.h.D. Student
My research aims to examine differences in everyday participation between children and adolescents with physical disabilities and their non-disabled peers, and to identify personal and environmental factors that may mediate the relationship between functioning level and participation.
Itiel Gold
P.h.D. Student
My research examines the impact of the "Ayeka - The Nurturing Relationship" therapeutic intervention on teacher-student relationships and the mental well-being of teachers who work with children facing emotional and behavioral challenges.
Moran Shechtman
Ph.D. Student
My research examines how pediatric congenital heart disease affects the child's healthy siblings' well-being. Utilizing a bio-psycho-social approach, the study analyzes the interplay between factors that influence the siblings' adjustment.
Emuna Segal
MA Student
My research focuses on identity construction after medical-rehabilitation treatment among adolescent girls from the ultra-orthodox society and their mothers
Amit Havron
MA Student
My research focuses on when body and emotional awareness are low: A mediation model of Somatic Symptoms Disorder
Adi Tikotsky
MA Student
My research explores the potential connection between parents' mentalization capacity and somatization symptoms in their children. Additionally, it examines how bodily and emotional awareness in children might mediate this association.
Eden Ozelle
MA Student
My research focuses on investigating how parental beliefs, engagement, and therapeutic alliance play a role in early Ayeka intervention for children with emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs).
Hallel Aricha
MA Student
My research is dedicated to understanding the experiences of hospital staff at Sheba Medical Center, who participated in the reception of hostages abducted during the October 7th Hamas attack in southern Israel
Aila Kunimoto
MA Student
My research explores how childhood aversive factors (ACEs) associate with post-traumatic stress disorder after brain injury, among children.
Tom Benezer
MA Student
My research aims to explore the perspectives and experiences of physiotherapists who work with children diagnosed with Somatization Symptom Disorder.