Israel Professor in Communication Science
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Funded by the Minerva Fellowship Program, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (2022-2023), and by the Center for Intercultural Studies Fellowship (ZIS – Zentrum fur Interkulturelle Studien), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany (2021).
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- P.h.D., Mass Communication and Media 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)
- M.A., Mass Communication and Media 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)
- B.A., Mass Communication and Media Studies, 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
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).
Awards and Grants
2022
- Postdoctoral Fellowship – The Minerva Fellowship Program, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Germany (2022-2023)
2021
- Fellowship – Center for Intercultural Studies (ZIS- Zentrum fur Interkulturelle Studien), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Postdoctoral Fellowship – The Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates – Ben Gurion University of the Negev
2019
- Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates – The Hubert H. Humphrey Center for Social Research. Ben Gurion University of the Negev (2019-2020)
- Travel Grant for Doctoral Candidates – The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
- 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
- Full Faculty Doctoral Scholarship – The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Three-year scholarship for Ph.D. Candidates (2017-2020)
2016
- Departmental Research Grant – Department of Communication Studies, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (2016-2020)
2012
- President’s Excellence Award – Ariel University
- Departmental Research Grant – School of Communication, Ariel University (2012-2013)
2011
- President’s Excellence Award – Ariel University