2023-
Israel Professor in Communication Science, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3943-782X
Education
2021-2023
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Communication (Institut fur Publizistik), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
- The Minerva Fellowship Program, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (2022-2023).
- Center for Intercultural Studies Fellowship (ZIS – Zentrum fur Interkulturelle Studien), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany (2021).
2021
Postdoctoral Fellow, Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.
2016-2021
PhD, Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
- Dissertation title: "The Participation of Palestinian-Israelis in Public and Commercial Television and Radio in Israel as Capability."
- Supervisor: Professor Amit Schejter
2013-2016
MA, Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
- Thesis title: "The Technological Exclusion (Digital Divide) and Information Needs of the ‘Bnei Menashe’ Immigrant Community in Israel."
- Supervisor: Professor Amit Schejter
2011-2013
BA (magna cum laude), School of Communication, Ariel University.
Research Interests
- Distributive justice
- Media capabilities, digital capabilities, and the capabilities approach
- Communication rights
- Media representations and media participation
- Marginalized populations
- Health communication
Awards and Grants
2022-2023
Postdoctoral Fellowship – The Minerva Fellowship Program, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Germany.
2021
Fellowship – Center for Intercultural Studies (ZIS- Zentrum fur Interkulturelle Studien), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
2021
Postdoctoral Fellowship – The Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2021
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates – Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
2019-2020
Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates – The Hubert H. Humphrey Center for Social Research. Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
2019
Travel Grant for Doctoral Candidates – The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
2019
Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates – The Walter Lebach Institute for Jewish-Arab Coexistence Through Education at the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University.
2018
Top Student Paper Award at the 15th ‘Communicating’ (Metaksherim) conference. Haifa University.
2017-2020
Full Faculty Doctoral Scholarship – The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Three-year scholarship for Ph.D. Candidates.
2016-2020
Departmental Research Grant – Department of Communication Studies, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
2012-2013
Departmental Research Grant – School of Communication, Ariel University.
2012
President’s Excellence Award – Ariel University.
2011
President’s Excellence Award – Ariel University.
Activities in the academic community
- Reviewer of journal articles: New Media & Society, International Journal of Press/Politics, Convergence, Feminist Media Studies, The Communication Review, Political Studies Review, Poetics, Contemporary Jewry, Religions, International Journal of Politics Culture and Society.
- Reviewer of book chapters: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Reviewer of conference articles: International Communication Association (ICA); Israel Communication Association (ISCA); Communicating (Metaksherim).
- Member of research groups: Learning In a Networked Society (LINKS); Israeli Center of Research Excellence (I-CORE); Network of Interdisciplinary Media and Communication Research (NIMCR).
- Memberships in professional associations including the International Communication Association (ICA), International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Israel Communication Association (ISCA) and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).