Peer-reviewed papers presented at conferences
2024
Reported Increase in Substance Use Following Exposure to Terrorism, and the Roles of Current Psychosocial Distress and Prior Mental Health Difficulties: Evidence from a Population Sample of Jewish Adults in Israel Following Hamas October 7 Attack. Presented by Roi Eliashar at the CPDD 86th Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal (June 2024).
Reported Increase in Substance Use Following Mass Terrorism and the Roles of Psychosocial Factors: Evidence from a Population Sample in Israel Following October 7 Attack. Presented by Roi Eliashar at the NIDA International Forum, Montreal (June 2024).
Exposure to Mass Terrorism, Psychological Distress, and Substance Use: Findings following October 7 events and the Swords of Iron War. Presented by Roi Eliashar at the University of Ariel Second Addiction Conference (April 2024).
Screen-Testing for Colorectal Cancer- Communication Messages to Increase the Intentions to Perform Fecal Occult Blood Testing. Presented at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (April 2024).
Reported Increase in Substance Use following Mass Terrorism and the Role of Psychosocial Factors: Evidence following October 7 Terror Attack in Israel. Presented at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (April 2024).
2023
From Online to Offline: A Qualitative Assessment of Internet-Properties-Useful Interventions (IPUI) Within an E-Coaching Program Aiming at Improving the Well-Being of Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder (ISAD). Presented at the DIPRC 2023: DIGITAL INCLUSION POLICY AND RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2023 (September 2023). Supported by the University of Liverpool’s Digital Media and Society Institute and held online.
An Online Intervention to Improve the Quality of Interpersonal Communication of ISAD. Presented at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (April 2023). Emek Izrael College, Israel.
"It is Like Exercising in front of YouTube versus Training with a Personal Trainer"-The Perceived Functions and Dysfunctions of an e-coaching Program for Individuals with SAD. Presented at "Communicating" (Metaksherim) conference (December 2022). The University of Haifa.
2022
The Role of the Media in the Lives of Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder and Its Contribution to Their Well-Being. Presented at the Digital Inclusion Policy & Research Conference 2022 (September 2022). Supported by the University of Liverpool’s Digital Media and Society Institute and held online.
Internet Use by ISAD. Presented at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (June 2022). The Hebrew University, Israel.
The Severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Military Veterans. Presented by Dr. Daphna Yeshua Katz at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (June 2022). The Hebrew University, Israel. Together with Dr. Daphna Yeshua Katz.
2021
The Effects of Facebook Use on the Severity of PTSD Symptoms among Armed Forces Veterans. Presented by Dr. Daphna Yeshua Katz at the international STAR conference (July 2021). The University of Haifa. Together with Dr. Daphna Yeshua Katz.
2017
Eye-Tracking Equipment as a Tool for Assessment and Reduction of the Digital Divide. Presented at the PPDD (Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide) 2017 conference (May 2017). San Diego, California.
The Influence of Vicarious Dissonance on Narrative Persuasion in the Context of Lung Cancer. Presented at the Narrative Persuasion: From Research to Practice ICA preconference (May 2017). USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
2016
Impression Formation Based on Visual and Textual Cues in Facebook Profiles. Presented at The International Conference on Social Media & Society (July 2016). London, UK.
Impression Formation from Facebook. Presented by Dr. Ayellet Pelled in Communicating the Power of Visuals ICA Young Scholars Preconference (May 2016). Fukuoka, Japan. Together with Dr. Ayellet Pelled
Gamification and its effects in communities Experts. Presented at the Teldan 2016 annual conference (May 2016), Tel Aviv, Israel.
2015
Influence of Vicarious Dissonance on Narrative Persuasion in the Context of Lung Cancer. Presented at the Israel Communication Association 2015 annual conference (April 2015). The Open University, Israel.
2014
Influence of Vicarious Dissonance on Narrative Persuasion in the Context of Lung Cancer. Presented at the 12th "Communicating" (Metaksherim) conference (December 2014). Haifa University
Exploring uses and sources of information about nonmedical prescription drugs among university students. Presented by Prof. Nehama Lewis at APHA 2014, the annual conference of the American Public Health Association (November 2014). New Orleans, Louisiana. Together with Prof. Nehama Lewis.
Gender Practices and the Use of Communication Technologies in Private Spaces among Adolescent Girls. Presented at the "Imagined Spaces: Borders, Identities and Communities" conference (June 2014). Tel-Aviv University
Examining patterns and motivations for drug-related information-seeking and scanning behavior among university students. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) (May 2014). Seattle, Washington.
Images vs. text: The precedence of textual and visual cues in forming an impression on Facebook. Presented at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association—ISCA (April 2014), Netanya Academic College, Israel.