Golan Shahar 1
GOLAN SHAHAR, Ph.D.
DATE OF BIRTH: March 27th, 1968 (Rishon-Le-Zion, ISRAEL).
LANGUAGES: Hebrew: Fluent (1st language); English: Fluent.
ACADEMUC APPOINTMENTS
May, 2017 – Present Professor Adjunct, Yale Child Study Center.
April, 2016 – Present Zlotowsky Chair of Neuropsychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
October, 2008 - Present Professor of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
October, 2007– Associate Professor of Psychology (Primary) and October 2008 Philosophy (Affiliated Faculty), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
2004 – 2007 Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Department Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (Tenured: July 2006).
2009 – Present Visiting Professor of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine
2004- 2009 Visiting Associate Professor of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine
Research Fellow The Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Study on AIDS (CIRA)
2003 – 2004 Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Yale University
2002 – 2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine
1999 - 2000 Instructor Department of Psychology Bar-Ilan University, Israel
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Post-doctoral fellowship in clinical and developmental psychology (2000-2002) Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Yale University Doctor of Philosophy (1997-1999) Golan Shahar 2
Clinical Psychology, Ben-Gurion-University, Summe cum laude Dissertation: Personality Vulnerability to Emotional Distress in Adolescence. Other Fields of Study: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology. Master of Art (1993-1997) Clinical Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, Summe cum laude Grade Point Average: 98 Bachelor of Arts (1990-1993), Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, Manga cum laude Grade Point Average: 92
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES
1. Research: A bio-psycho-social, empirical investigation of the role of stress and the self-concept in development, psychopathology, physical health and illness, and psychotherapy across the life span, with a focus on children and young people.
2. Clinical Theory: Integration of interpersonal-psychoanalytic, social-cognitive, and systems theories; Philosophical basis of psychopathology and psychotherapy.
3. Clinical Practice: Psychological assessment and psychotherapy of complex psychopathology with children, adolescents and young adults. Supervision and instruction in clinical-health psychology.
4. Teaching: Innovative teaching of a host of undergraduate and graduate classes in clinical psychology and research methodology. Advanced seminars in psychopathology for mental health professionals and policy makers.
5. Methodological Consultation: Program evaluation and methodological consultation pertaining to social interventions; methodology of assessment and selection.
6. Leadership and Administrative Service: Service on numerous academic and physical and mental health committees and programs.
RESEARCH AND THEORY
RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS
Active research grants: Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator), Nirit Soffer-Dudek (Co-Investigator), Joseph Tzelgov (Co-Investigator) and Anat Ben-Simon (Co-Investigator). Mapping Statistical Suppression Situation using Structural Equation Modeling. National Institute for Testing and Evaluation (NITE) (30,000 NIS for one year), October 2017-October 2018. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator), Hadar Shalev (Co-Investigator), Michael Gilead (Co-Investigator), and Hagit Cohen (Co-Investigator). Mapping Suicidal Depression in Young Adults: A Biobehaviral approach. Martin Katz and Fritzker Privet Foundations (150,000USD). October, 2016-Present. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator). Development under Duress: Adolescent Development in the Shades of Political Violence. Rose & Frenkel Foundation and Privet Donations (45,000 GBP). October 2015 – Present. Previous grants: Golan Shahar 3
Golan Shahar (Principle Investigator). The Axis of Criticism: Effect on Affective Pain, Unipolar Depression, and Suicidality. Israeli Science Foundation (ISF): 480,000 NIS (160,000 NIS for 4 years), October 2012 – October 2016. Golan Shahar, (Principal Investigator). Self-disclosure in psychotherapy. Siach Psychotherapy Services, LTD, 200,000 NIS, 2012-2013. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator). Psychological reactions of adults disengaged from the Gazza Strip. Maanim Psychological Services: 87,000NIS, October 2010-October 2013. Golan Shahar (Principle Investigator) and Zvia Rudich (Co-Investigator). Self-criticism as a vulnerability factor to pain-related distress: An action theory perspective. Israeli Science Foundation (ISF): 588,000 NIS (147,000 NIS for 4 years), October 2008 – October 2013. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator) and Christopher Henrich (Co-Principal Investigator). Development under duress: A transactional-ecological model of adolescent risk and resilience. The Bi-national Science Foundation (BSF), $140,000 September 2006 – September 2011. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator). Role of depressive disorders in young adults' substance use: A stress-generation model. The Israeli Anti-Drug Authority, 243,000 NIS, 2007-2009. Shmuel Shulman (Principal Investigator, Bar-Ilan University) and Golan Shahar (Co-Principal investigator, Ben-Gurion University). Success and failure in goal attainment during young adulthood: Role of personal resources and social support. Israeli Science Foundation (ISF), 330,000NIS, 2005-2008. [Note: Funds will be divided between BIU and BGU based on a 70%-30% key]. Shahar, G. (Principal Investigator). Hopelessness depression in persistent psychosis: Vulnerability, rehabilitative consequences, and community-based treatment. The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Award, $29,819 for 2004-08 with an additional extension of $26,111 for 2005-06. March 1st, 2004. Golan Shahar (Principal Investigator) and Nachshon Meiran (Co-Principal investigator). Self-Criticism as a Default Set: Integrating Research on Executive Functions and Task-Switching with Research on Cognitive Vulnerability to Suicidal Depression. The National Institute of Psychobiology in Israel, $30,000. October 2004- Obtober 2006. Rudich, Z. (Principal Investigator) and Golan Shahar (Co-Investigator). Self- criticism in chronic pain. Soroka Medical Center seed grant, $4,000, 2005-2006. Davidson, L., (Principal Investigator), Mueser, K., Rosenheck, R., McCorkle, R., Diaz, E., Shahar, G., & J. Tondora (Co-Investigators). Culturally-responsive, person- centered care for psychosis (R01 MH067687) funded by the national institute of mental health, a total of $2,368,208 in direct costs over 5 years. [Note: Funds are received and managed at Yale University, where the study is carried out]. Shahar, G. (Principal Investigator), Linda Mayes (Co-Principal Investigator), Neill Epperson, (Co-Principal Investigator), and John H. Porcerelli (Co-Investigator). Longitudinal Associations between Object Relations and Patient-Practitioner Relationships among High Risk Obstetric Patients: A Cross-Lagged, Structural Equation Study. American Psychoanalytic Association (APSA) Research Grant, $39,700 for two years, September 2004-September 2006. [Note: Funds were received and managed at Yale University, where the study was carried out]. Shahar, G. (Principal Investigator) and Christopher Henrich (Co-Investigator). “Role of Emotional Distress and Suicidality in HIV/AIDS Related Risky Sexual Behavior Golan Shahar 4
During Adolescence”. A Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aids (CIRA) Core Development Grant, $15,000, April, 2003 – May 2005. [Note: Funds were received and managed at Yale University, where the study was carried out]. Shahar, G. (Principle Investigator), John Porcerelli (Co-investigator) and Sidney J. Blatt (Co-investigator). “Object representations among anaclitic, introjective, and mixed-type individuals.” An International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) research grant, $8 000 (U.S.). November, 2002 - May 2005. [Note: Funds are received and managed at Yale University, where the study is carried out]. Shahar, G. (Principal Investigator) and Blatt, S. J. (Co-Investigator). “Characterization of individuals with a mixed anaclitic-introjective personality configuration”. An International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) research grant, $7 000 (U.S.). January, 2001 - January 2002.
Fellowships: Alon Fellowship for Faculty Members (This highly competitive fellowship is given to Israeli scholars who intend to join the faculty of an Israeli University. It pays the scholar’s salary for three years, and provides start up funds for research. I was given this fellowship for joining the faculty of Ben-Gurion University this fall, and for proposing to found a research laboratory on behavioral medicine). Rothschild post-doctoral fellowship, $30 500 (U.S.), March 2000. Fulbright post-doctoral fellowship (Note: I declined this $5 000 - $15 000 fellowship so that another Israeli scholar may receive post-doc funding), March, 2000. Kreitman’s Doctoral Fellowship, Ben-Gurion University, 125 000 NIS, 1997-2001.
Awards: Toronto Award for excellence in research and teaching in clinical psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Israel. $5,000. An award from the Research Council of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APSA) for an article making an outstanding contribution to psychoanalytic research (Blatt & Shahar [2004]. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association), April, 2005. Landau award for a creative doctoral dissertation, 40 000 New Israeli Shekel (NIS), December 2000. Elected by students as one of the best lecturers of the year, Sapir College, Israel, 2000. Wolf Foundation award for doctoral students, 5 000 NIS, January 1998. A travel grant from the British Council, £1 000 (British Sterling), August 1997. Dean’s List, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, 5 000 NIS, 1992.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
NOTES: * Student. ** Principle Investigator on a Research Grant *** Shared Senior Authorship, Alphabetical Ordering of Names.
AUTHORED BOOKS
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1) Shahar, G. (2015). Erosion: The psychopathology of self-criticism. New York: Oxford University Press (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/erosion- 9780199929368?cc=il&lang=en&)
BOOK CHAPTERS
2016: 1) Shahar, G., & *Schiller, M. (2016). Treating the depressive self: A psychodynamic-integrative approach. In K. Kyrios, S. Bhar, G. Doron, M. Mikulincer, R. Roulding, & M. Nedeljkovic (Eds.) The self in understanding and treating psychological disorders (Chap. 4, pp. 29-39). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
2015: 2) Luyten, P., Beutel, M., & Shahar, G. (2015). Functional somatic disorders. In P. Luyten, L., Mayes, M., Target, & S. J. Blatt (Eds.), Handbook of contemporary psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology (PP. 287-310). New York: Guilford.
3) Shahar, G. (2015). Object relations theory. In R. Cautin & S. Lillinfeld (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. New York: Wiley. DOI: 10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp189
4) Ziv-Beiman, S., & Shahar, G. (2015). Psychotherapy integration. In R. Cautin & S. Lilinfeld (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. New York: Wiley. DOI: 10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp297
2014: 5) *Itamar, S., & Shahar, G. (2014). Narcissism and heroism: A rendezvous? In A. Besser (Ed.) Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (Chapter 4, pp. 67-77). New York: Nova Science Publishing.
6) Shahar, G.*Lassri, D., Luyten, P., (2014). Depression in chronic illness: A behavioral medicine approach. In D. Mostofsky (Ed.) Handbook of Behavioral Medicine (Chapter 1, pp. 3-22). New York: Wiley.
7) Kelly, A. C., Zuroff, D. C., & Shahar, G. (2014). Perfectionism. In L. Grossman & S. Walfish (Eds.), "Translating Research into Practice: A Desk Reference for Practicing Mental Health Professionals." (pp. 233-240). New York: Springer.
2011: 8) Shahar, G., & Lassri, D. (2011). Child neglect and the family. In M. Craft- Rosenberg & S. Pehler (Eds.). Encyclopedia of family health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2008: 9) Shahar, G., Horesh, N., & *Cohen, G. (2008). Helping them get their act together: An Action Theory approach to treatment termination in personality disorders (pp. 363-381). In W. O’Donohue and M. Cucciare (Eds.) A clinician’s guide to the termination of psychotherapy. New York: Taylor and Francis.
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2006: 10) Blatt, S. J., Auerbach, J. S., Zuroff, D. C., & Shahar, G. (2006). Evaluating efficacy, effectiveness, and mutative factors in psychodynamic psychotherapies. In PDM Task Force, Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (pp. 537-572). Silver Spring, MD: Alliance of Psychoanalytic Organizations.
2005: 11) Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. (2005). A dialectical model of personality development and psychopathology: Recent contributions to the understanding and treating of depression. In J. Corevelyn, P. Lyten & S. J. Blatt (Eds.) The theory and treatment of depression: Towards a dynamic interactionism model. Leuven: University of Leuven Press and Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 12) *Izhakey, L., Fennig, S., & Shahar, G. (2005). Self-mutilation in adolescence. In G. Rahav: Youth in Israel (Hebrew).
2004: 13) Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. (2004). The dialectic self: Adaptive and maladaptive dimensions. In A. A. A. Werner (Ed.) Psychoanalysis as an Empirical, Interdisciplinary Science: An Anglo-American perspective. Volume 2 (pp. 285- 309). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
2002: 14) Blatt, S. J., Shahar, G., & Zuroff, D. C. (2002). Anaclitic/sociotropic and introjective/autonomous dimensions. In J. C. Norcross (Ed.), Psychotherapy relationships that work: Therapist contributions and responsiveness to patients (pp. 315-333). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
REFEREED ARTICLES
IN PRESS: 1) Ezra, J., Hammerman, U., & Shahar, G. The four-cluster model: A Conceptual framework of mind-body relationships. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2) *Izhakey, L., Shahar, G., & Fennig, S. Personality Pathology in Minor versus Moderate-Severe Non-suicidal Self-injury among Young Adults. Israel Journal of Psychiatry.
2018: 3) Shahar, G. (2018). The (suicidal-) depressive position. A novel, scientifically- informed reformulation. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 46(2), 265-293. doi: 10.1521/pdps.2018.46.2.265. 4) **Shahar, G., & Henrich, C. C. (2018). Adolescent exposure to missile attacks attenuate the links between personality and psychopathology. Development & Psychopathology. Dec 6:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418000792. [Epub ahead of print] 5) Shahar, G., Rogers, M. L., Shalev, H., & Joiner, T. E. (2018). Self-criticism, interpersonal conditions, and biosystemic inflammation in suicidal thoughts and behaviors within mood disorders: A bio-cognitive-interpersonal hypothesis. Journal of Personality. Nov 17. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12446. [Epub ahead of print] Golan Shahar 7
6) Duek, O., Shahar, G., Osher, Y., & Kofman, O. Role of self-criticism in reward and punishment probabilistic learning. Personality & Individual Differences, 134, 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.06.007 7) Fruchter, E., Shelef, L., Gordon, S., Garbi, D., Yavani, N., Haber, Y., Ginat K., Oz, I., & Shahar, G. (2018). Impairment among Israeli soldiers' who were exposed to combat during a military operation. International Journal of Psychiatry, 3(1), 1-5. 8) *Israeli, H., *Itamar, S., & Shahar, G. (2018). The heroic self under stress: Prospective effects on anxious mood in Israeli adults exposed to missile attacks. Journal of Research in Personality, 75, 17-25. 9) *Lassri, D., Luyten, P., Fonagy, P., & Shahar, G. (2018). Undetected scars? Personality, attachment, and romantic relationships in otherwise well- functioning childhood sexual abuse survivors. Psychological Trauma. doi: 10.1037/tra0000271. 10) Shelef, L., Fruchter, E., Gordon, S., Yavani, N., Haber, Y., Ginat, K., Oz, I., & Shahar, G. (2018). Impairment among soldiers who were exposed to combat during a military operation. International Journal of Psychiatry, 3(1), 1-5. 11) Shelef, L., Korem, N., Yavnai, N., Yedidya, R., Ginat, K., Shahar, G., Yacobi, A. (2018). Depression and impulsiveness among soldiers who died by suicide: A psychological autopsy study. Journal of Affective Disorders. Aug 1;235:341- 347. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.068. Epub 2018 Apr 10. 12) Svoray, T., Dorfman, M., Shahar, G., & Kloog, I. (2018 press).. Journal of Environmental Psychology, available online, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.07.006
2017: 13) Shahar, G., & Govrin, A. (2017). Psychodynamizing and existentializing active techniques: A focus on behavioral activation. Psychotherapy, 54(3), 267-272. doi: 10.1037/pst0000115. 14) ** Shahar, G., *Lerman, S. F., *Topaz, M., Brill, S., Shalev, H., & Rudich, Z. (2017). Depressive personality vulnerability in the course of chronic pain: Centrality of sociotropy. Journal of Personality, early view, https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12365 15) Shahar, G., & Mayes, L. (2017). Cognitive-humanistic psychodynamics: The theoretical-philosophical legacy of Sidney J. Blatt. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 65(3), 457-472. 16) Abu-Kaf, S., Shahar, G. (2017). Depression and somatic symptoms among two ethnic groups in Israel: Testing three theoretical models. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 54(2), 32-39. 17) *Elad-Strenger, J., & Shahar, G. (2017). Revisiting the effects of societal threat perceptions on conflict-related positions: A three waves study. Journal of Conflict Resolution. Article first published online: April 19, 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002717703684 18) Koren, D., Rotshield-Yaqar, L., Lacoua, L., Brunstein-Klomek, A., Zelezniak, A., Parnas, J., & Shahar, G. (2017). Attenuated psychosis and basic self- Disturbance as risk factors for depression and suicidal ideation/behavior in community-dwelling adolescents. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. Nov 22. doi: 10.1111/eip.12516. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/eip.12516. 19) *Noyman-Veksler, G., *Lerman, S. F., Brill, S., Rudich, Z., Shalev, H., Joiner, T. E., & **Shahar, G. Role of pain catastrophizing in pain, distress, and Golan Shahar 8
suicidal ideation among chronic pain patients. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 80(2), 55-170. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2016.1230984. 20) *Noyman-Veksler, G., Shalev, H., Rudich, Z., Brill, S., & **Shahar, G. Chronic pain under missile attacks: The central role of media exposure. Psychological Trauma, Oct 9. doi: 10.1037/tra0000297. [Epub ahead of print] 21) Shelef, L., Brunstein-Klomek, A., Yavani, N., & Shahar, G. Perceived stress and intent to die in young soldiers who attempt suicide. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Oct 6:1-5. doi: 10.1027/0227- 5910/a000481. [Epub ahead of print] 22) *Tzur, N., Shahar, G., Defrin, R., Lahav, Y., Levin, Y., & Ginzburg, K. Torturing personification of chronic pain in ex-prisoners of war. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 99:155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.06.016. Epub 2017 Jun 20. 23) Ziv-Beiman, S., Keinan, G., Livneh, E., Malone, P., & **Shahar, G. (2017). Immediate therapeutic self-disclosure bolsters the effect of brief integrative psychotherapy on psychiatric symptoms and perception of the therapist: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy Research, 27(5), 558-570. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2016.1138334.
2016: 24) Shahar, G. (2016). Criticism in the self, brain, social relations and social structure: Implications to psychodynamic psychiatry. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 44(3):395-421. doi: 10.1521/pdps.2016.44.3.395. 25) **Shahar, G., & Henrich, C. C. (2016). Perceived Family Social Support Buffers Against the Effects of Exposure to Rocket Attacks on Adolescent Depression, Aggression, and Severe Violence. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(1), 163-8. doi: 10.1037/fam0000179. 26) *Bareket-Bojmel, L., Moran, S., & Shahar, G. (2016). Strategic self- presentation on Facebook: personal motives and audience response to online behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 788-795. 27) *Izhakey, L., Shahar, G., Stein, D., Fennig, S. (2016). In eating-disordered inpatient adolescents, self-criticism predicts non-suicidal self-injury. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 46(4), 385-397. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12223. 28) *Lassri, D., Luyten, P., & *Cohen, G., Shahar, G. (2016). The Effect of childhood emotional maltreatment on romantic relationships in young adulthood: A double mediation model involving self-criticism and attachment Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy, 8(4), 504-511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000134 29) Neuman, Y., Livshits, D., Cohen, Y., & Shahar, G. (2016). A novel computer- assisted methodology for leaders' profiling: Illustration via President Morsi's speech to the U.N. American Intelligence Journal, 32(1), 136-145. 30) *Rahamim, O., *Garbi, D., Shahar, G., & Meiran, N. Self-critics exhibit enhanced automatic positive evaluation following an achievement success induction. Personality & Individual Differences, 100, 105-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.083. 31) *Schiller, M., Hammen, C. C., & **Shahar, G. (2016). Comparing three theoretical models of the links between self, stress, and psychopathological Distress during emerging adulthood. Self & Identity, 15(3), 302-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2015.1131736 32) Shafran, N., Shahar, G., Berent, E., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2016). Representations of self and parents and relationships themes in adolescents with Golan Shahar 9
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD). Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44(5), 163-168. 10.1037/fam0000179. 33) Ziv-Beiman, S., & Shahar, G. Therapeutic self-disclosure in integrative psychotherapy: When is it a clinical error? Psychotherapy, 53(3), 273-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000077 34) Zuroff, D. C., Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Kelly, A. C., & Leybman, M. J. (2016). Predictors and moderators of between-therapists and within-therapists' differences in depressed outpatients' experiences of the Rogerian Conditions. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(2), 162-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000139
2015: 35) Shahar, G., *Herishanu-Gilutz, S., Holcbreg, G., & Kofman, O. (2015). In first- time mothers, post-partum depressive symptoms predict symptoms of post- traumatic stress. Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, 168-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.021 36) *Lerman-Zohar, S. F., Rudich, Z., Brill, S., Shalev, H., & **Shahar, G. (2015). In chronic pain sufferers, depression/anxiety prospectively predicts pain: Support for the antecedent hypothesis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 77(3), 333-341. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000158 (IF: 4.085; Ranking: 10/74 General Psychology [Q1]; 28/136 Psychiatry [Q1]). 37) *Noyman-Veksller, G., *Herishanu-Gilutz, S., Kofman, O., Holcberg, G., & Shahar, G. (2015). Effect of emergency and elective caesarian section vs. natural delivery on post-natal symptoms and impairment in mother-infant bonding: Sense of Coherence and social support as protective factors. Psychology & Health, 30(4), 441-455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2014.977281 (IF: 2.255; Ranking: 26/129 Multidisciplinary Psychology [Q1]; 26/143 Public, Environmental, & Occupational Health [Q1]). 38) *Peleg-Sagy, T., & Shahar, G. (2015). Depression, sexual satisfaction, and dyadic adjustment in female medical students: The centrality of self-related processes. Self & Identity. 14 February 2015, At: 0:35 DOI:10.1080/15298868.2015.1008031 (IF: 1.375; Ranking: 31/61 Social Psychology [Q3]). 39) *Soffer-Dudek, N., *Lassri, D., Soffer-Dudek, N., & Shahar, G. (2015). Dissociative absorption: An empirically unique, clinically relevant dissociative factor. Consciousness & Cognition, 36, 338-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.07.013 40) *Soffer-Dudek, N., & Shahar, G. (2015). Do internal distress and external stress represent differing dissociative trajectories? Evidence from two longitudinal studies. Imagination, Cognition & Personality, 34(1), 3-24. DOI: 10.2190/IC.34.1.b 41) Tikotzky, L., Sadeh, A., Volkovich, E., Manber, R., Meiri, G., & Shahar, G. (2015). Infant sleep development from 3 to 6 months postpartum: Links with maternal sleep and parental involvement. Monographs of the Society for Research on Child Development, 80(1), 107-124. Article first published online: 22 FEB 2015. DOI: 10.1111/mono.12147 (IF: 2.143; Ranking: 27/65, psychology - developmental [Q2]).
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42) Henrich, C. C., & Shahar, G. (2014). Moderators the effect of peer victimization during fifth grade on subsequent symptoms of (anxious) depression: The roles of engagement in bullying and baseline symptomatology. Prevention Science, 15(6), 888-896. doi: 10.1007/s11121-013-0456-9 43) Tanzer, M., Shahar, G., & Avidan, G. (2014). Project PAVE (Personality And Vision Experimentation): Role of personal and interpersonal resilience in the perception of emotional facial expressions. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8:602. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00602 (IF: 2.843; Ranking: 20/129 Multidisciplinary Psychology [Q1).
2013: 44) Shahar, G. (2013). An integrative psychotherapist's account of his focus in the treatment of self-critical patients. Psychotherapy, 50(3), 322-325. doi: 10.1037/a0032033 45) Shahar, G. (2013). The heroic self: Conceptualization, measurement, and role in distress. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 6(3), 248-264. doi: 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.3.248 46) **Shahar, G., & Henrich, C. C. (2013). Axis of Criticism Model (ACRIM): An integrative conceptualization of person-context exchanges in vulnerability to adolescent psychopathology. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 23(3), 236- 249. doi: 10.1037/a0031418 47) Shahar, G., & *Lerman, F. S. (2013). The personification of chronic illness: Implication for psychotherapy integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 23, 49-58. 48) Shahar, G., *Noyman, G., Schnidel-Allon, I., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2013). Do PTSD symptoms and trauma-related cognitions about the self constitute a vicious cycle? Evidence for both cognitive vulnerability and scarring models. Psychiatry Research, 205, 79-84. 49) Henrich, C. C., & ***Shahar, G. (2013). Effects of repeated exposure to rocket attacks on adolescent distress, aggression and violence commission. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(6), 619-627. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.02.016 50) *Lassri, D., *Sofer-Dudek, N., *Lerman, S., Rudich, Z., & **Shahar, G. (2013). Self-criticism confers vulnerability to psychopathology in the face of perceived stress related to missile attacks: Three longitudinal studies. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 6(3), 221-234. doi: 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.3.221 51) *Noyman, G., *Weinberg, D., Fennig, S., Davidson, L., & **Shahar, G. (2013). Perceived Stigma exposure in schizophrenia: The key role of self-concept clarity. Self & Identity, 12, 663-674. DOI:10.1080/15298868.2012.732265 52) *Peleg-Sagy, T., & Shahar, G. (3013). The longitudinal associations between depression and sexual dissatisfaction change as a function of the depression measure used: A study of female medical students. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10, 1737-1743. DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12176 53) *Tanzer, M., Avidan, G., & Shahar, G. (2013). Does social support protect against recognition of angry facial expressions following failure? Cognition & Emotion. DOI:10.1080/02699931.2013.782266 54) *Elad-Strenger, J., Fireman, Z., *Schiller, M., Besser, A., & **Shahar, G. (2013). Risk-resilience dynamics of ideological factors in distress following the Golan Shahar 11
evacuation from Gush Katif. International Journal of Stress Management, 20, 57-75. 55) * Lerman, S., Rudich, Z., & **Shahar, G. (2013). Does war hurt? Effects of media-exposure and missile attacks on chronic pain. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20(1), 56-63. 10.1007/s10880-012-9313-4 56) *Schiller, M., & Shahar, G. (2013). Self-esteem instability moderates psychopathological scarring: Support for a malleable self hypothesis. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 6, 17-23. 57) *Rahamim, O., Bar-Anan, Y., Shahar, G., & Meiran, N. (2013). Task switching: A platform for an indirect assessment of automatic attitudes and personality processes. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 22, 15-22. 58) Riskind, J. H., Calvete, E., Gonzalez, Z., Orue, I., Kleinman, E. M., & Shahar, G. (2013). Direct and indirect effects of looming cognitive style via social cognition on social anxiety, depression, and hostility. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 6, 73-85. 59) *Tanzer, M., Shahar, G., & Avidan, G. (2013). A smile worthy of your cognition: General self-efficacious individuals recognize and remember happy faces. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 32, 1-16.
2012: 60) **Shahar, G., *Elad-Strenger, J., & Henrich, C. C. (2012). Risky resilience and resilient risk: The key role of intentionality in an emerging dialectic. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 31(6), 618-640. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.6.618 61) Diamond, G. M., Greenbaum, M., Shelef, K., & Shahar, G. (2012). Perfectionism and goal setting behavior: Optimizing opportunities for success and avoiding the potential for failure. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 5, 430-443. 62) Weinberg, D., **Shahar, G., Noyman, G., & Davidson, L., McGlashan, T. H., & Fennig, S. (2012). The Self in schizophrenia: Examination of (short-term) stress-diathesis and scarring effects. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 75, 285-297. 63) *Gilat, I., Tubin, Y., & Shahar, G. (2012). Responses to suicidal messages in an online support group: Comparison between trained volunteers and lay members. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47, 1929-1935. 64) Barile, J., Grogen, K., Henrich, C. C., & **Shahar, G. (2012). Symptoms of depression in Israeli adolescents following a suicide bombing: The role of gender. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32(4), 501-514. doi:10.1177/0272431611400317 65) * Lassri, D., & Shahar, G. (2012). Self-criticism mediates the link between childhood emotional maltreatment and young adults' romantic relationships. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 31(3), 289-311. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.3.289 66) *Lerman, S. F., **Shahar, G., & Rudich, Z. (2012). Self-criticism interacts with the affective component of pain to predict depressive symptoms in female patients. European Journal of Pain, 16, 115-122. 67) *Peleg-Sagy, T., & Shahar, G. (2012). Depression and sexual dissatisfaction among female medical students: Surprising findings from a pilot study. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 75, 167-175. 68) *Rahamim, O., Meiran, N., Ostro, S., & Shahar, G. (2012). Recalling intimacy leads to automatic negative categorization of disliked persons in individuals with Golan Shahar 12
histrionic personality disorder features: A state-trait interaction analysis. Personality & Individual Differences, 52, 788-793. 69) *Regev, R., Shahar, G., & Lipsitz, J. (2012). Is social self-criticism a unique dimension of vulnerability to social anxiety and depressive symptoms? International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 5, 211-218. 70) *Tzur-Bitan, D., Meiran, N., & Steinberg, D., Shahar, G. (2012). Is the looming maladaptive style a central mechanism in the (Generalized) Anxiety - (Major) Depression – comorbidity? A time series study. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 5, 170-185.
2011: 71) *Bareket-Bojmel, L., & Shahar, G. (2011). Personality discloses: Emotional and interpersonal effects of self-criticism, openness to experiences, and experiential avoidance on self-disclosure online. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 30, 732-760. 72) Brookmeyer, K., Henrich, C. C., *Cohen, G., & **Shahar, G. (2011). Israeli adolescents exposed to community and terror violence: The protective role of social support. Journal of Early Adolescence, 31(4), 577-603. doi: 10.1177/0272431610366247 73) *Gilat, I., Tobin, Y., & Shahar, G. (2011). Offering support to suicidal individuals in an online support group. Archives of Suicide Research, 15, 195- 206. 74) *Schattner, E., & Shahar, G. (2011). Pain-personification and its role in pain- related depression: An object relations perspective. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 74, 14-20. 75) *Soffer-Dudek, N., & Shahar, G. (2011). Daily stress interacts with trait dissociation to predict sleep-related experiences in young adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120, 719-729. 76) *Soffer-Dudek, N., Shalev, H., Shiber, A., & Shahar, G. (2011). Role of severe psychopathology in sleep-related experiences: A pilot study. Dreaming, 21, 148- 156. 77) *Soffer-Dudek, N., Vertheim, R., & Shahar, G. (2011). Lucid dreaming and resilience in the face of exposure to terrorism. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 125-128.
2010: 78) Shahar, G. (2010). Poetics, pragmatics, schematics, and the psychoanalysis- research dialogue (rift). Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24, 315-328. 79) Shahar, G., & Henrich, C. C. (2010). Do depressive symptoms erode self- esteem in early adolescence? Self & Identity, 9(4), 403-415. doi: 10.1080/15298860903286090 80) **Shahar, G., Porcerelli, J., Camoo, R., Czarkowsky, K., Magriples, U., Epperson, C. N., & Mayes, L. (2010). Defensive projection, superimposed on simplistic object relations, erode patient-provider relationships in high risk pregnancy: An empirical investigation. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 58, 953-974. 81) **Shahar, G., *Weinberg, D., McGlashan, T. H., & Davidson, L. (2010). Illness-related stress interacts with perception of the self as ill to predict depression in psychosis. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 3, 202-210. Golan Shahar 13
82) Allon-Schnibel, I., Aderka, I. M., Shahar, G., Stein, M., & Gilboa-Shechtman, E. (2010). Longitudinal associations between PTSD and depressive symptoms following a traumatic event. Psychological Medicine, 40, 1669-1678. 83) *Lerman, S. F., Rudich, Z., & Gurevitch, B., **Shahar, G. (2010). Distinguishing affective and somatic dimensions of pain and depression: A Confirmatory Factor Analytic study. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 1-10. 84) Riskind, J., Block, D., & Shahar, G. (2010). Cognitive vulnerability to anxiety in the stress-generation process: Interaction between the looming cognitive style and anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 124-128. 85) Rudich, Z., *Lerman, S. F., Gurevitch, B., **Shahar, G. (2010). Pain specialists' evaluation of patients' predicts subsequent depression and the affective dimension of pain. Pain Medicine, 446-452. 86) Schatner, E., Shahar, G., Lerman, S., & Abu-Shakra, M. (2010). Depression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The key role of illness intrusiveness and concealment of symptoms. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 73, 329-340. 87) Sheppes, G., Meiran, N., Spivak, O., & **Shahar, G. (2010). Implicit self- concept predicts depressive symptoms under failure: A longitudinal, stress- diathesis approach. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 602-609. 88) *Soffer, N., & Shahar, G. (2010). Effects of Exposure to terrorism on sleep related experiences in Israeli young adults. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 73, 264-276.
2009: 89) **Shahar, G., *Cohen, G., Grogen, K., Barile, J., & Henrich, C. C. (2009). Terrorism-related perceived stress, adolescent depression, and friends' support. Pediatrics, 124(2), e235-e240. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2971 90) Shahar, G., & Davidson, L. (2009). Participation-engagement: A philosophically-based heuristic for prioritizing interventions in the treatment of comorbid, complex, and chronic psychiatric conditions. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 72, 154-176. 91) Aderka, I. Weisman, O., Shahar, G., & Gilboa-Shechtman, E. (2009). Role of attachment styles and rejection sensitivity in social anxiety and depression. Personality & Individual Differences, 47, 284-288. 92) *Gilat, I., & Shahar, G. (2009). Suicide prevention by online support groups: An action theory-based model of emotional first aid. Archives of Suicide Research, 13, 52-63. 93) *Herishanu-Gilutz, S., Shahar, G., Shatner, E., & Holcberg, G. (2009). On becoming a first-time mother after an emergency C-section: A journey from alienation to (symbolic) adoption. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 967-981. 94) Sadeh, A., Dahl, R. E., Shahar, G., & Stein, S. (2009). Sleep and the transition to adolescence: A longitudinal study. Sleep, 12, 1062-1069. 95) Shulman, S., Kalnizki, E., & **Shahar, G. (2009). Meeting developmental challenges during emerging adulthood: The role of personality and social resources. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 242-267. 96) *Soffer-Dudek, N., & Shahar, G. (2009). What are sleep experiences? Associations with transliminality, psychological distress, and life stress. Consciousness & Cognition, 18, 891-904. 97) *Weinberg, D., **Shahar, G., Davidson, L., McGlashan, T. H., & Fennig, S. (2009). Longitudinal associations between negative symptoms and social Golan Shahar 14
functioning in schizophrenia: The moderating role of employment status and setting. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 72, 370-381.
2008: 98) Shahar, G. (2008). What measure of interpersonal dependency predicts changes in social support? Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 61-65. 99) Shahar, G., *Ann-Scotti, M., Joiner, T. E. Jr., & Rudd, M. D. (2008). Hypomanic symptoms predict an increase in narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder features in suicidal young adults. Depression & Anxiety, 25, 892-U1003. 100) Shahar, G., *Soffer, N., & Gilboa-Shechtman, E. (2008). Sociotropy, autonomy and self-criticism are three distinct dimensions of cognitive- personality vulnerability. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 22, 219-227. 101) Brunstein-Klomek, A. Orbach, I., Sher, L., Sommerfeld, E., Diller, R., Apter, A., Shahar, G., & Zalsman, G. (2008). Quality of depression among suicidal inpatient adolescents. Archives of Suicide Research, 12, 133-140. 102) Fenning, S., Hadas, A., *Izhakey, L., Roe, D., Apter, A., & Shahar, G. (2008). Self-criticism is a key predictor of eating disorder symptoms among inpatient adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 762- 765. 103) Henrich, C. C., & **Shahar, G. (2008). Social support buffers the effect of terrorism on adolescent depression: Findings from Sderot, Israel. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(9), 1073-1076. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817eed08 104) *Kidd, S., & Shahar, G. (2008). Resilience in street youth: The key role of self-esteem. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 163-172. 105) Rudich, Z., *Lerman, S., Gurevitch, B., Weksler, N., & **Shahar, G. (2008). Self-criticism is a stronger predictor of physician's evaluation of prognosis than pain severity and diagnosis. Journal of Pain, 9, 210-216. 106) *Schatner, E., Shahar, G., & Abu-Shakra, M. (2008). "I used to see Lupus as a sort of creature": Chronic illness as an internal object. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 466-472. 107) *Sheppes, G., Meiran, N., Gilboa-Shechtman, E., & **Shahar, G. (2008). Cognitive mechanisms underlying implicit negative self concept in dysphoria. Emotion, 8, 386-394. 108) *Soffer, N., Gilboa-Shechtman, E., & Shahar, G. (2008). The relationships of childhood emotional abuse and neglect to depressive vulnerability and low self-efficacy. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1, 151-162.
2007: 109) Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., & Zuroff, D. C. (2007). Satisfaction with social relationships buffers against the adverse effect of (mid-level) self-critical perfectionism on outcome in brief treatment for depression. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 26, 540-555. 110) Shahar, G., & Gilboa-Shechtman, E. (2007). Depressive personality styles and social anxiety in young adults. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 27, 273-282. 111) Davidson, L. & Shahar, G. (2007). From deficit to desire: A philosophical reconsideration of action models of psychopathology. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 14, 215-232. Golan Shahar 15
112) Davidson, L. & Shahar, G. (2007). Introducing a "Deleuze Effect" into psychiatry. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 14, 243-248. 113) *Gilat, I., & Shahar, G. (2007). Emotional aid in a suicidal crisis: Comparison of telephone and the internet. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 70, 12-18. 114) *Lerman, S., **Shahar, G., Czarkowski, C., Kushman, N., Magripulas, U., Mayes, L, & Epperson, N. (2007). Psychosocial predictors of satisfaction with services in a high risk pregnancy clinic. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 14, 330-334. 115) Riskind, J. H., *Tzur, D., Williams, N. L., Mann, B., & Shahar, G. (2007). Short-term predictive effects of the looming cognitive style on anxiety disorder symptoms under restrictive methodological conditions. Behavior Research & Therapy, 45, 1765-1777. 116) *Soffer, N., & Shahar, G. (2007). Evidence based mental health practice? Long live the (individual) difference. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 44, 301-308.
2006: 117) Shahar, G. (2006). An investigation of the perfectionism/self-criticism dimension of the Personal Styles Inventory. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 30, 185-200. 118) **Shahar, G., *Bareket, L., Rudd, D., & Joiner, T. E. (2006). In suicidal young adults, hopelessness, depression and suicidality constitute a single syndrome. Psychological Medicine, 36, 913-922. 119) Shahar, G., Henrich, C. C., Winokur, A., Blatt, S. J., Kuperminc, G. P., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2006). Self-criticism and depressive symptoms interact to predict middle school academic achievement. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(1), 147-155. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20210 120) **Shahar, G., Kalnitzki, E., Shulman, S., & Blatt, S. J. (2006). Personality, motivation, and the construction of goals during the transition to adulthood. Personality & Individual Differences, 40, 53-63. 121) Shahar, G., *Kidd, S., Styron, T. H., & Davidson, L. (2006). Consumer support and satisfaction with mental health services in severe mental illness: The moderating role of morale? Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 25, 945- 962. 122) Shahar, G., & Porcerelli, J. H. (2006). The Action Formulation (TAF): A heuristic for clinical case formulation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 29, 1115-1127. 123) *Bedregal, L. E., Paris, M, Anez L. M., Shahar G, & Davidson, L. (2006). Preliminary evaluation of the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the therapeutic alliance with clinician (TAC) questionnaire. Social Indicators Research, 78, 19-32. 124) Davidson, L., Shahar, G., Lawless, M. S., Sells, D., & Tandora, J. (2006). Play, pleasure, and other positive events: “non-specific” factors in recovery from mental illness? Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 69, 151-163. 125) Gilboa-Shechtman, E., & Shahar, G. (2006). The sooner--the better: Rates of change as a predictor of functioning in brief treatment for depression. Psychotherapy Research, 16, 374-384. Golan Shahar 16
126) Gilliam, W. S., & Shahar, G. (2006). Preschool and child care expulsion and suspension: Rates and predictors in one state. Infants & Young Children, 19, 228-245. 127) Henrich, C. C., Brookmeyer, K. A., Shrier, L., & **Shahar, G. (2006). Supportive relationships and risky sexual behavior in adolescence: An ecological-transactional approach. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31(3), 286- 297. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj024 128) *Kidd, S., Henrich, C. C., Brookmeyer, K. A., King, R. A., Davidson, L., & **Shahar, G. (2006). The social context of adolescent suicide: Interactive effects of social relations with parents, peers, and school. Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior, 36(4), 386-395. doi: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.4.386 129) Layne, J., Porcerelli, J. H., & Shahar, G. (2006). Psychotherapy of self- criticism in a woman with “mixed” anaclitic-introjective depression. Clinical Case Studies, 5, 421-436. 130) Porcerelli, J. H., **Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Ford, R. Q., Mezza, J. A., & Greenlee, L. M. (2006). Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS): Convergent validity and changes following intensive inpatient treatment. Personality & Individual Differences, 41, 407-417. 131) Styron, T., O'Connell, M., Smalley, W., Rau, D., Shahar, G., Sells, D. Frey, J, & Davidson, L. (2006). Troubled youth in transition: An evaluation of Connecticut’s special services for individuals aging out of adolescent mental health programs. Children & Youth Services Review, 28, 1088-1101.
2005: 132) **Shahar, G., & Blatt, S. J. (2005). Benevolent interpersonal schemas facilitate therapeutic change: Further Analysis of the Menninger Psychotherapy Research Project. Psychotherapy Research, 15, 345-349. 133) Henrich, C. C., Brookmeyer, K., A., & **Shahar, G. (2005). Weapon violence in adolescence: Parent and school connectedness as protective factors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(4), 306-312. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.03.022 134) Williams, N., Shahar, G., Riskind, J., & Joiner, T. E. Jr. (2005). The looming maladaptive style predicts shared variance in anxiety disorder symptoms: Further support for a cognitive model of vulnerability to anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19, 157-175. 2004: 135) Shahar, G. (2004). Transference-countertransference: Where the (political) action is. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 14, 371-396. 136) Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Zuroff, D. C., Krupnick, J., & Sotsky, S. M. (2004). Perfectionism impedes social relations and response to brief treatment for depression. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 23, 140-154. 137) Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Zuroff, D. C., Kuperminck, G. P., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2004). Reciprocal relations between depressive symptoms and self- criticism (but not dependency) among early adolescent girls (but not boys). Cognitive Therapy & Research, 28, 85-103. 138) Shahar, G., Cross, L. W., & Henrich, C. C. (2004). Representations in action (Or: Psychoanalytic theories of mental representations meet action models of development). Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 59, 261-293. 139) Shahar, G., Gallagher, L. F., Blatt, S. J., Kuperminc, G. P., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2004). An interactive-synergetic approach to the assessment of Golan Shahar 17
personality vulnerability to depression: Illustration with the adolescent version of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 605-625. 140) Shahar, G., Joiner, T. E. Jr., Zuroff, D. C., & Blatt, S. J. (2004). Personality, interpersonal behavior, and depression: Co-existence of stress-specific moderating and mediating effects. Personality & Individual Differences, 36, 1583-1596. 141) Shahar, G., Trower, P., Iqbal, Z., Birchwood, M., Davidson, L., & Chadwick, P. (2004). The person in recovery from acute in severe psychosis: The role of dependency, self-criticism, and efficacy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 480-488. 142) Shahar, G., *Wisher, A., Chinman, M., Sells, D., Kloos, B., Tebes, J. K., & Davidson, L. (2004). Trauma and adaptation in severe mental illness: The role of self-reported abuse and exposure to community violence. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 5, 29-48. 143) Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. (2004). Psychoanalysis: With whom? For what? And Why? Comparison with psychotherapy. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 52, 393-447. 144) Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. (2004). Stability of the patient by treatment interaction in the Menninger Psychotherapy Research Project. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 68, 23-38. 145) Davidson, L., Shahar, G., Stayner, D. A., Chinman, M. J., Rakfeldt, J. & Tebes, J. K. (2004). Supported Socialization for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Lessons from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Community Psychology, 32, 453-477. 146) Kuperminc, G.P., Blatt, S.J., Shahar, G., Henrich, C., & Leadbeater, B.J. (2004). Cultural equivalence and cultural variance in longitudinal associations of young adolescent self-definition and interpersonal relatedness to psychological and school adjustment. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 33(1), 13-30. doi: 10.1023/A:1027378129042 147) Paris, M., Bedregal, L. E., Anez, L. M., Shahar, G., & Davidson, L. (2004). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the therapeutic collaboration scale (TCS). Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 26, 390-402.
2003: 148) **Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., & Ford, R. (2003). Mixed anaclitic- introjective psychopathology among treatment-resistant inpatients undergoing psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 20, 84-102. 149) Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Zuroff, D. C., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2003). Role of perfectionism and personality disorder features in patients’ responses to brief treatment for depression. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 71, 229- 233. 150) Shahar, G., Chinman, M., Sells, D., & Davidson, L. (2003). An action model of socially disruptive behavior among patients with severe mental illness: The role of self-reported child abuse and suspiciousness-hostility. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 66, 42-52. 151) Shahar, G., & Davidson, L. (2003). Depressive symptoms erode self- esteem in severe mental illness: A three-wave, cross-lagged study. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 71, 890-900. Golan Shahar 18
152) Shahar, G., Henrich, C. C., Blatt, S. J., Ryan, R. & Little, T. D. (2003). Interpersonal relatedness, self-definition, and their motivational orientation during adolescence: A theoretical and empirical integration. Developmental Psychology, 39(3), 470-483. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.39.3.470 153) Shahar, G., Henrich, C. C., Reiner, I. C., & Little, T. D. (2003). Development and initial validation of the Brief Adolescent Life Event Scale (BALES). Anxiety, Stress, & Coping: An International Journal, 16(1), 119-128. doi: 10.1080/1061580021000057077 154) Shahar, G., & Priel, B. (2003). Active vulnerability, adolescent distress, and the mediating/suppressing role of life events. Personality & Individual Differences, 35(1), 199-218. doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00185-X
2002: 155) Shahar, G. & Priel, B. (2002). Positive life events and adolescent emotional distress: In search for protective-interactive processes. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 21, 645-668. 156) Little, T. D., Cunningham, W., Shahar, G., & Weidman, K. (2002). To parcel or not to parcel: A review of the parceling procedure in Structural Equation Modeling. Structural Equation Modeling: An Integrative Journal, 9, 151-173.
2001: 157) Shahar, G. (2001). Maternal personality and maternal emotional distress as predictors of child neglect. Journal of Research in Personality, 35(4), 537- 545. doi: 10.1006/jrpe.2001.2330 158) Blatt, S. J., Shahar, G., & Zuroff, D. C. (2001). The anaclitic (sociotropic) and introjective (autonomous) dimensions. Psychotherapy, 38(4), 449-454. doi: 10.1037/0033-3204.38.4.449
2000: 159) Priel, B. & Shahar, G., (2000). Dependency, self-criticism, social context and distress: Comparing moderating and mediating models. Personality & Individual Differences, 28, 515-525. 160) Levkovitz, Y., Shahar, G., Native, G., Hirschfield, E., Treves, I., Krieger, I., & Fennig, S. (2000). Group interpersonal psychotherapy for patients with major depressive disorder--pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 60, 191-195.
1998: 161) Priel, B., Mitrani, D., & Shahar, G. (1998) Closeness, support and reciprocity: A study of attachment styles in adolescence. Personality & Individual Differences, 25, 1183-1197. 162) Yanay, N., & Shahar, G. (1998). Professional feelings as emotional labor. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 27, 374-398.
COMMENTARIES, EDITORIALS, BOOK REVIEWS, & LETTERS.
2018: 1) Shahar, G. (2018). The nature of the beast: Commentary on “Can there be a recovery-oriented diagnostic practice?”. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Golan Shahar 19
Article first published online: June 20, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167818777653
2017: 2) Shahar, G., & Mayes, L. (2017). Sidney J. Blatt's psychoanalytic heritage: An introduction to the special issue. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 65(3), 453-456. DOI: 10.1177/0003065117709003 3) Demaggio, G., & Shahar, G. (2017). Behavioral activation as a common mechanism of change across different orientations and disorders. Psychotherapy, 54(3), 221-224. doi: 10.1037/pst0000117. [Epub ahead of print]
2016: 4) Shahar, G., & *Schiller, M. (2016). A conqueror by stealth: Introduction to the special issue on humanism, existentialism, and psychotherapy integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 26(1), 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/int0000024
2015: 5) Shahar, G., & *Schiller, M. (2015). Pushing further the psychotherapy integration envelope: A review of Paul Wachtel’s Cyclical Psychodynamics and the Contextual Self. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(20). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039232
2013: 6) Shahar, G. (2013). Self, cognition, and psychopathology: Introduction to the special section (Part I). International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 6, 203-207. 7) Shahar, G. (2013). Where we should be: An introduction to the special issue on psychotherapy integration in behavioral medicine. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 23, 1-4.
2012: 8) Shahar, G. (2012). A social-clinical psychological statement on resilience: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 31, 535-541. 9) Shahar, G. (2012). "I don't want to be here": Projectuality and eventuality in Ms. T's case. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 22, 27-32. 10) Shahar, G., Anchin, J., Gottdinier, W., & Mor, N. (2012). An editorial statement. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 22, 1-4. 11) Axelman, M., Rosenbaum, R., & Shahar, G. (2012). Points of contention and convergence in the case of Ms. T. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 22, 33-46.
2011: 12) Shahar, G. (2011). Projectuality vs. eventuality: Sullivan, the ambivalent intentionalist Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 21, 211-220.
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13) *Tzur-Bitan, D., Meiran, N., & Shahar, G. (2010). The importance of modeling comorbidity using an intra-individual, time series approach: Commentary on Cramer et al. Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 33, 172-173.
2007: 14) Shahar, G., Zohar, A., & Apter, A. (2007). Personality matters: A special issue in honor of Sidney J. Blatt. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 44, 251-254.
2006: 15) Shahar, G. (2006). Clinical action: Introduction to the special section on the action perspective in clinical psychology. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 29, 1053-1064. 16) Shahar, G. (2006). Repression, suppression, and oppression (in depression). Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 29, 533.
2005: 17) Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. S. (2005). Blatt and Shahar reply. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 53, 620-621.
2001: 18) Shahar, G. (2001). Personality, shame, and the breakdown of social ties: The voice of quantitative depression research. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 64(3), 229-238. doi: 10.1521/psyc.64.3.228.18463
REVISED AND RESUBMITTED Ben-Simon, O., Shahar, G., & Brunstein-Klomek, A. Peer victimization, coping strategies, depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents. Crisis. *Reuven-Krispin, H., *Lassri, D., Luyten, P., & Shahar, G. In the absence of the father: Implications of father absence due to divorce on young adults. Family Relations. *Schiller, M., Hammen, C., & Shahar, G. The besieged self: Effects of psychological distress and terror stress on young adults' self-concept International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. *Shochen, C., Svoray, T., Besser, A., & Shahar, G. “Boots on the Ground”? Exposure to Nature – but Not Nature Connectedness – Buffers the effect of life stress and self-criticism on depressive symptoms. Frontiers in Psychology.
UNDER REVIEW Shahar. G. The Subjective-Agentic Personality Sector (SAPS): Introduction to the special issue on self, identity, and psychopathology. Journal of Personality. *Bar, M., Scheiber, G., Gueron, N., Shahar, G., & Tikotzky, L. Role of self- criticism, anxiety and depressive symptoms in young adults’ insomnia. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Govrin, A., & Shahar, G. The Resilience of psychotherapy integration within psychoanalysis: Toward an accommodative integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. *Noyman-Veksler, G., Groto, I., Greenberg, D., & Shahar, G. Parental personification of the Israeli Ministry of Health impacts hesitancy concerning a mass vaccination campaign. Journal of Health Psychology. Golan Shahar 21
Rogers, M. L., Joiner, T. E., & Shahar, G. Suicidality in chronic physical illness: A cognitive-interpersonal perspective. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Tibubos, A., Werner, A. M., Shahar, G., Brähler, E., Ernst, M., Reiner, I., & Beutel, M. Trait self-criticism in the general population: normative data and psychometric properties of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire Self-Criticism 4 (DEQ-SC4). Psychological Assessment. *Tzur, N., Defrin, R., Shahar, G., & Solomon, Z. Dysfunctional pain perception and modulation among torture survivors: The role of pain personification. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
IN PREPARATION Shahar, G. The psychosomatic position. Psychodynamic Psychiatry. Shahar, G., & Beutel, M. Depressive personality styles in women with breast cancer treated for depression. World Psychiatry. Aba, G., Kniparth, S., & Shahar, G. Youth supportive relationships in the context of political violence and mass disasters: Trends and future directions. Current Psychiatry Reports. *Manjoch, H., Shahar, G., & Cohen, H. Anxious attachment, experimentally induced social support under stress, and heart rate variability. Journal of Personality. Rogers, M. L., Joiner, T. E., & Shahar, G. Suicidality in chronic physical illness: A cognitive-interpersonal perspective. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Rahamim, O., Shahar, G., Keshet, H., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. Fears and aspirations in social anxiety. Depression & Anxiety. *Topaz, M., Shahar, G., & Avidan, G. Is recognition of emotional facial expression a distinct, stable, albeit stress-related capacity? Journal of Personality.
NON PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, TECHNICAL REPORTS AND OP-EDS Lai, A., & Shahar, G. (2011). "Connecting the Dots”: EHPS and the United Nations. The European Health Psychologist, 13(4), 76-80. *Izahkey, L., & Shahar, G. (2008). The integrative assessment battery: A proposal for policy makers. Psychoactualia: Journal of the Israeli Psychological Association. Shahar, G. (2006). Towards an empirically-informed assessment and treatment of self- criticism. Directions in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, The Heatherleigh Company, Ltd.; Long Island City, NY. Koren, D., & Shahar, G. (2006). An irresponsible mental health reform (Hebrew). Haaratz, Op-Ed Columns, October 22nd, 2006.
CONFERENCES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Lassri, D., Luyten, P., Fonagy, P., & Shahar, G. (August, 2015). The impact of childhood sexual abuse on romantic relationships: the mediating role of personality vulnerability and attachment. An oral presentation to be given at the 7th international attachment conference of the Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (SEAS), New York City, USA Lassri, D., Luyten, P., Fonagy, P., & Shahar, G. (April, 2015). The impact of childhood sexual abuse on romantic relationships: the mediating role of personality vulnerability and attachment. A Poster presentation at: Implications of Research on the Neuroscience of Affect, Attachment and Social Cognition Conference, of the Research Golan Shahar 22
Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London (UCL) in association with The Anna Freud Centre, London, UK. Shahar, G. The embedded agent: A theme bridging (relational) psychoanalysis, research evidence, and the community mental health perspective. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Madrid, July 1st, 2011. Shahar, G. Stress-generation in adolescent depression: A paradigmatic shift? A talk made in a symposium on stress-generation in depression at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy convention, New York, November 20th, 2009 (Golan Shahar: Discussant). Shahar, G. Projectuality vs. Eventuality (Or: What Makes Stress Human). (2009). A paper presented at the Joseph Sandler 10th Research Committee Conference, Sponsored by the International Psychoanalytic Association, Frankfurt, Germany, March, 2009. Barile, J. P., Grogan, K. E., Henrich, C., **Shahar, G. (2009). The Relationship between Neighborhood Danger, Self-Efficacy, and Depression in Early Adolescent Israelis. The Society for Research for Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, CO: March, 2009. Grogan, K. E., Barile, J. P., Henrich, C., **Shahar, G. (2009). Gender differences in the effects of adolescent Israeli terror exposure. The Society for Research for Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, CO: March, 2009 Porcerelli, J. H., Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., Mezza, J., Greenle, G. (2005). Changes in object relations following intensive psychoanalytically oriented inpatient treatment. Poster presented at the Winter meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association, January, 2005. Shahar, G. (November, 2004). Stress-generation and the looming maladaptive style. A paper presented at a symposium focusing on cognitive vulnerability to anxiety, at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) annual meeting. New Orleans, LU Shahar. G. (June, 2004). Individuals as producers of their own distress. A symposium on the relevance of research for psychotherapy integration, the annual meeting of the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI), to be held in Amsterdam, NL. Heiser, D. & Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., & Zuroff, D. C. (November, 2005). Vulnerability to depression among elderly residential in long term care: It matters. Society for Clinical Gerontology. Brookmeyer, K., Henrich, C. C., Shrier, L., & Shahar, G. (August, 2004). Role of social relations in adolescent sexual risk behavior. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Hawaii, USA. Riskind, J., Shahar, G., et al. (December, 2003). Longitudinal effects of the looming maladaptive style on anxiety. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) annual meeting. Boston, MA. Shahar, G. (March, 2003). Psychoanalytic treatment: With whom? For what? A poster presented at the annual posters session of the Western-New England Psychoanalytic Institute, New Haven, CT. Shahar, G. (May, 2002). Individuals as producers of their own distress. A poster presented at the annual posters session of the Yale Child Study Center. Shahar, G. (March, 2002). Vicious and precious cycles in the development of depressive symptoms. A paper presented at the developmental lunch, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University. Golan Shahar 23
Shahar, G., Blatt, S. J., & Ford, R. Q. (December, 2001). Mixed anaclitic- introjective psychopathology in treatment-resistant inpatients undergoing psychoanalytic psychotherapy. A poster presented at the American Psychoanalytic Association annual conference. Blatt, S. J., & Shahar, G. (December, 2001). The dialogical self: Adaptive and maladaptive dimensions. A paper presented in a symposium of the Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna. Shahar, G. (October, 2000). Personality vulnerability to emotional distress among Israeli adolescents. A paper presented in a seminar on cultural diversity in clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Yale University. Shahar, G. (August, 2000). The role of maternal personality in child neglect. A poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) at Washington, DC, USA. Shahar, G. and Priel B. (August, 1999). Self-critical perfectionism, life events and emotional distress in adolescence. A poster presented at the American psychological Association (APA) conference in Boston, MA, USA. Shahar, G. (July, 1999). Interpersonal-relatedness and self-definition among economically advantaged and disadvantaged adolescents. A poster presented at the Sixth European Congress of Psychology, Rome, Italy. Shahar, G. (June, 1999). Models of personality vulnerability to depression. A paper presented at the Summer Research Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. 15. Shahar, G. (June, 1998). Models of personality and emotional distress in adolescence. A paper presented at the postgraduate forum, Goldsmith College, University of London, UK. Shahar, G. and Priel, B. (October, 1997). Comparing interactional and transactional models of personality and depression. A paper presented at the 26th annual Conference of the Israeli Psychological Association. Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv.
AD-HOC REVIEWER
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal; Assessment; Archives of Suicide Research; BMC Medicine; BMC Psychiatry; Child Abuse and Neglect; Cognition and Emotion; Cognitive Therapy and Research; Comprehensive Psychiatry; Depression and Anxiety; European Journal of Personality; International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy; International Journal of Stress Management; Journal of Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology; Journal of Adolescent Research; Journal of Affective Disorders; Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association; Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry; Journal of Clinical Psychology; Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Personality; Journal of Psychotherapy Integration; Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Social and Personal Relationships; Motivation and Emotion; Pediatrics; Psychological Assessment; Psychological Medicine; Psychology and Psychotherapy; Psychological Bulletin.
EDITORIAL POSITIONS Journal of Psychotherapy Integration: Chief Editor (2012-2017). Member of the editorial board (2017-Present). Archives of Suicide Research: A member of the editorial board. Journal of Early Adulthood: A member of the editorial board. Golan Shahar 24
International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: A member of the editorial board. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology: Outgoing Associate Editor. A member of the editorial board. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: A member of the editorial board. Self & Identity: A member of the editorial board. Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior: A member of the editorial board.
Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual-2: Consultant for the Mood Disorders Section of the S (Subjective Experience) Axis.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS Association for Psychological Science (APS): Elected Fellow. American Psychological Association (APA): Member: Division 29 (Psychotherapy). Division 38 (Health Psychology), Division 54 (Pediatric Psychology) Division 56 (Trauma Psychology). American Association for Suicidology. European Association for Psychosomatic Medicine. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI).
CLINICAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE
March 23rd, 2009 – Licensure in Medical Psychology (Tantamount to Clinical Health Psychology), The Israeli Council of Psychologists, Tel-Aviv, Israel. January 2009-Present: Training in clinical supervision, Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel. 2005 – Present: Independent practice in clinical psychology. December 8th, 2005 – Licensure in Clinical Psychology, The Israeli Council of Psychologists, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 2002 - 2004 Supervised clinical training at Yale University School of Medicine: The Yale Child Study Center, the Yale Depression Clinic, and the Craniofacial Clinic at the Yale- New Haven Children’s Hospital. Duties: Conducting psychological assessment and brief and long-term psychotherapy with children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (ODD) at the Yale Child Study Center. Conducting cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with pregnant women suffering from depression and anxiety at the Yale Depression Clinic. Conducting consultation, psychological assessment, and psychotherapy with children with depression, anxiety, and various adjustment disorders at the Craniofacial Clinic of Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. October 4-5, 2002. Workshop: “Dancing with death: Technical and countertransference considerations in psychodynamic work with suicidal & self-destructive patients”. The Erickson Institute for Education and Research at the Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 1998-2000 Clinical Psychology Internship at Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod-Hasharon, Israel Golan Shahar 25
Duties: Conducted brief and long-term psychotherapy and psychological evaluations of outpatient clients suffering from unipolar depression, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. 1996-2000 Rear Command Israeli Defense Forces, Israel. Psychological consultant on population behavior during emergencies. Duties: Consulted army officers as to the consequences of emergencies. I was also trained to conduct crisis intervention in populations afflicted by terrorist attacks and natural disasters. 1994-1995 Clinical psychology practicum at Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel. Duties: Conducted brief and long-term psychotherapy and psychological evaluations with outpatient clients suffering from unipolar depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorders. 1993-1994 Clinical psychology practicum at the Youth clinic of the Zionist Histadrut, Beer Sheva, Israel. Duties: Conducted brief and long-term psychotherapy and psychological evaluations with adolescents who immigrated to Israel and suffered from adjustment disorders. 1992-1993 Mental Health Center, University Psychiatric Hospital, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Individual and group counselor. Duties: Conducted clinical management and directed psycho-educational group activities with chronic schizophrenic inpatients.
TEACHING TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Lecturer in Clinical Practicum for 1st year clinical psychology students. 2011-Present. Yale Child Study Center, Faculty, Psychoanalytic Research Training Program. May, 2010. Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel (2009). Lecturer in "Psychotherapy for psychosomatics" for senior clinical psychologists and clinical Psychology interns. Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel (2009). Journal club director in "Existential Psychoanalysis" for clinical Psychology interns. Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel (2007-2008). Lecturer in "Advanced Clinical Assessment" for senior clinical psychologists and clinical Psychology interns. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2007- Present). Lecturer in "Personality Psychology" for undergraduate students, and in "Psychodiagnosis" and "Advanced Psychodiagnosis" for graduate students. Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel (2006-2007). Lecturer in "Interpersonal Processes in Depression" for senior clinical psychologists and clinical Psychology interns. Kaplan General Hospital, Rehovot, Israel (2005-2006). Lecturer in "Personality And Psychopathology" for senior clinical psychologists and clinical psychology interns. Golan Shahar 26
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2005- 2006). Lecturer in "Abnormal Psychology" and "The Clinical Psychology of Adolescence" for undergraduate students, and in "Advanced Psychopathology" and "Observational Research Methods" for graduate students. Department of Behavioral Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2004- 2005). Lecturer in “Theories of Personality” and “Abnormal Psychology” for undergraduate students, and in “Clinical Interview”, “Observational Research Methods”, and “Advanced Psychopathology” to graduate students. Department of Psychology, Yale University (2002-2003). Lecturer in “Introduction to Psychology”, Taught to undergraduate students at Yale University. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University (2002 – 2003) Lecturer in Research Methods in Social Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. Taught to predoctoral and post-doctoral psychology fellows. Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (1999-2000) Lecturer in undergraduate and graduate in the following: “Introduction to Abnormal Psychology”; “Advanced Issues in Depression Research”; “Issues in Depression Research”; Workshop leader in “Clinical Experiences”. Taught to undergraduate students in psychology who are working with psychiatric patients as part of their training. Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod-Hasharon, Israel (1999-2000) Workshop leader in “Research Methods in Psychiatry”. I developed and taught this workshop to residents in psychiatry. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel (1998-2000) Lecturer in “Psychosocial Models of Depression”. I developed and taught this course to graduate students in psychology. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel (1997-2000) Lecturer in “Research Methods in Clinical Psychology”. I developed and taught this course to graduate students in clinical psychology. Sapir College, Sderot, Israel (1995-2000) Lecturer in “Personality Theories” for undergraduate students in Human Resources. Sapir college, Sderot, Israel (1996-1997) Lecturer in “Introduction to Abnormal Psychology” for undergraduate students in Behavioral Science. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel (1995-1998) Teaching assistant in “Psychological Assessment” for graduate Students in clinical and organizational psychology. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel (1993-1995) Teaching Assistant in “Introduction to Personality Theories” for undergraduate students in Behavioral Science. Achva College, Beer-Tuvia, Israel (1995-1996). Lecturer in “Introduction to Psychology” and “Personality Theories” for police officers.
GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS 1. Post-doctoral fellows 20012- Present: Sheera Lerman, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. 2000-2002: Sean Kidd, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Joint supervision with Larry Davidson, Ph.D.). 2002-2002: Luis Bedregal, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Joint supervision with Larry Davidson, Ph.D.).
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2. Ph.D. Students:
Completed: 1. 2005- 2011: Dana Tzur, Ph.D., Joint supervision with Nachshon Meiran) 2. 2005- 2011: Sheera Lerman, Ph.D. 3. 2005- 2012: Shirley Gilutz-Herishanu, Ph.D., (Joint supervision with Ora Kofman). 4. 2005- 2008: Itzhak Gilat, Ph.D., Currently Associate Professor of Psychology at i. Levinsky College, Israel. 5. 2006-2009: Ravit Steinman, Ph.D. (Joint advisor with Prof. Solly Dreaman). 6. 2005- 2010: Liad Bareket, Ph.D. 7. 2007- 2012: Hanita Reuven, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion i. University of the Negev. 8. 2005-20011: Nirit Sofer-Dudek, Ph.D., currently on faculty at the Department of i. Psychology of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. 9. 2005-2011: Emanuel Schatner, Ph.D. 10. 2006-2011: Orr Spivak, Ph.D. 11. 2005- 2014: Liat Izthaki, M. A., Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion i. University of the Negev (Combined MA/Ph.D. Track). 12. 2005- 2014: Dafna Weinberg, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion i. University of the Negev (Combined MA/Ph.D. Track). 13. 2006-2015: Dana Lassari, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Track, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Combined MA/Ph.D. Track). 14. 2006- 2015, Ofer Rahamim, Ph.D. (Joint supervision with Prof. Nachshon Meiran). 15. 2008- 2015, Michal Tanzer, Ph.D., (Joint supervision with Galia Avidan). 16. 2006- 2016: Guina Cohen, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University i. of the Negev. 17. 2008 - 2016, Tal Peleg-Sagy, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University i. of the Negev. 18. 2010- 2017, Moran Schiller, Ph.D. 19. 2011- 2016, Julia Elad-Strenger, Ph.D. 20. 2011-2018, Gal Noyman-Veksler, Ph.D.
Current: 2015-Present, Hadar Manjoch, M.A. (Joint supervision with Prof. Hagit Cohen). 2016-Present, Ilai Goshem M.A. (Joint supervision with Prof. Efrat Hoss). 2015-Present, Michael Pines, M.A. (Joint supervision with Prof. Yoav Bar-Anan). 2016-Present, Maayan Menahem, B.A. (Joint supervision with Prof. Galia Avidan).
3. M.A. students: Completed: October 2014-October 2016: Nadem Abu Hadua. October 2008-November 2011: Naama Goren October, 2007-October 2009 Dana Sinai (Joint supervision with Dr. Liat Tikotzky). October 2006-Novemember 2009 – Shelly Ostro (With Nachshon Meiran) Golan Shahar 28
October 2006-November 2009, Dalia Lorena- Sztejnworcel (With Galia Avidan and Zvi Ganel) October 2006-October 2008: Galia Spivak. October 2005-March 2009: Rivka Hein, October 2005 – February 2008: Dana Bnaya. October 2004 - October 2006: Nir Dudek. October 2007 – October 2009: Eyal Shani
2nd Years Chen Aslan, B.A. (Joint supervision with Dr. Gideon Anholt).
1st Years Mor Bar, B.A. (Joint supervision with Dr. Liat Tikotzky). Gal Blatt, B.A.
METHODOLOGICAL CONSULTATION
2005 - Present: Consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Education – Evaluation of a Research Report. 2004 – Present: Director: Research team on emergency psychology. Rear Command of the Israeli Defense Forces. 2002 – 2004: Director, Quantitative Research Design, The Yale Program on Recovery and Community Health. August 2004: Methodological consultation to “Crime and Justice Institute”, Boston, MA, USA. Methodological consultant on a research grant entitled “Cognitive Development of Children of Cocaine Abuser Mothers” (April-May, 2002), Yale Child Study Center (Principal Investigator: Linda Mayes, M.D.). Methodological consultant on a research grant entitled “The Collaborative Divorce Project” (November, 2003-Januar, 2004), Department of Psychiatry and Connecticut Mental Health Center (Principal Investigator: Marsha K. Pruett, Ph.D.). Participant, Summer Research Institute (SRI) workshop on child abuse and neglect (June 1999). Cornell University, USA. Participant, “Design of Evaluation Research” (July, 1998) - University of Michigan, USA. Participant, Summer school in social science data collection and analysis (1996 and 1997). University of Essex, UK. Courses included: Mathematics for Social Scientists, Parts 1 & 2; Casual Reasoning with Non-Experimental Data; Causal Models and Structural Equations; Introduction to Discourse Theory and Analysis. Methodological consultant and member of a research group on population behavior during emergencies (1996-1998). Rear Command Israeli Defense Forces, Israel.
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND IN ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS
August, 2016: Head, Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Program. Ben-Gurion University. Golan Shahar 29
August, 2011: Director of clinical psychology training, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University.
February, 2010: Founder: The Israeli Psychoanalytic Research Group (IPRG).
2008-2009: Member, Schnit Committee on parental capabilities (an expert consultant on assessment and psychopathology). Ministry of Justice, the Israeli Government.
October, 2008-Present: Member, appointments and resources committee, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
August, 2007-October, 2008: Chair, undergraduate studies committee, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
November 2005 – 2010: Present: BGU Representative in the Board of Director of the National Center for Testing and Evaluation.
2005-Present: Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the "Surviving Bullies Project", a grassroots effort dedicated to helping targets of bullying, their family, friends and community (Dickon Pownall-Gray, Founder and Director). http://survivingbullies.com/index.php/about/entry/category/Advisors/
2005-2007: Director of Clinical Psychology Training, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2005-2007: Chair of admission committee in the faculty of social sciences and the humanities of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2006 – Co-founder, the joint clinical psychology/neuropsychology graduate track, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2005-2006: Chair of undergraduate admission committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
October 2004-November 2005: Member, teaching committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.