CURRICULUM VITAE Adi Shoham, M.A. University of Haifa
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CURRICULUM VITAE Adi Shoham, M.A. University of Haifa, Department of Psychology The International Research Collaborative on Anxiety Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel [email protected] 1. Higher Education DATES DEGREE NAMES OF INSTITUTIONS & DEPARTMENTS 2006-2009 B.A. University of Tel Aviv, Psychology. 2006-2009 B.A. University of Tel Aviv, Art History. 2011-2013 M.A. University of Haifa, Clinical Psychology. Direct PhD Program (President's Scholar). 2013-present Ph. D. University of Haifa, Clinical Psychology. Direct PhD Program (President's Scholar). Primary Advisor: Amit Bernstein, PhD. Dissertation: Illuminating and Targeting Mindfulness Mechanisms: Investigation of Novel Experience-Sampling Measurements and Intervention Methods. 2. Research Experience DATES DESCRIPTION 2011-present The International Research Collaborative on Anxiety laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Israel. Amit Bernstein, PhD, Principal Investigator. Graduate Research Fellow and Project Manager. Research Interests: Underlying mechanisms of mindfulness and related processes in the context of transdiagnostic prevention. Current Projects: * SMaRT – Sampling Mindfulness at Real Time- experience sampling methods over the course of a mindfulness intervention in an unselected community sample, in an ISF funded research. * Targeted Transdiagnostic Prevention- in students in the study abroad program of the University of Haifa. 3. Honors & Awards DATES DEGREE NAMES OF INSTITUTIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS 2006-2009 B.A. University of Tel Aviv, Program for Outstanding Students from the Periphery of Israel (MASA). 2009 B.A. University of Tel Aviv, Faculty of Social Sciences. Dean's Award for outstanding academic achievement. 2011-present M.A. & University of Haifa, President's Scholarship for Outstanding Ph. D. Students. 4. Clinical Experience DATES NAMES OF INSTITUTIONS & POSITION 2007-2009 Geha Mental Health Center, Petah-Tikvah, Israel. Youth open ward. Counselor- group activities and personal tutoring. 2008-2009 Ha'Arbaa Psychological Clinic for Children, Youth and Families, Tel Aviv, Israel. Tutor- of a 9 years old girl suffering from depression symptoms and emotional difficulties. 2008-2009 Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Petah-Tikva, Israel. Clinical Seminar on Parents and Teachers' Dealing with Children's Violence, by Prof. Haim Omer of Tel Aviv University. * Training in parent's counseling. * Participating in therapy sessions. * Guiding and supporting the parents by phone in accordance with therapeutic guidelines on a twice/week basis. 2009-2010 Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel. Parent counseling for parents of adults suffering from Asperger's Syndrom. Part of a research by Prof. Haim Omer (Tel Aviv University) and Prof. Ofer Golan (Bar-Ilan University). * Training in parent's counseling for parents of those suffering from Asperger's syndrom. * Participating in therapy sessions. * Guiding and supporting the parents by phone in accordance with therapeutic guidelines on a twice/week basis. 2011-2012 "Aliat Hanoar" Residential Education Organization, Haifa, Israel. Graduate Clinician. Practicum of Clinical Psychology MA Program. * Psychodynamic therapy for teenagers at risk. * Systems therapy for teenagers at risk. * Psychodiagnostic assessment. * Individual and group supervision. 2012-2013 "Berman" Psychological Clinic- Counseling services of the University of Haifa, Israel. Graduate Clinician. Practicum of Clinical Psychology MA Program. * Psychodynamic therapy for adults. * CBT therapy for adults. * Mindfulness based therapy for adults. * Psychodiagnostic assessment. * Individual and group supervision. 5. Publications & Conference Presentations DATES DESCRIPTION 2013 Shoham, A., Oren, R., Spivak, D., Hadash, Y., Plonsker, R., Tanay, G., & Bernstein, A. (2013). Intensive prospective experience sampling study of a mindfulness preventive intervention: Illuminating present moment attention and awareness over time. (Poster accepted to be presented at the 4th annual convention of the Israeli Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapies, 2/2014, Acco, Israel). .