Degrees:
Ph.D. - Thesis topic: "Humor as a Defense Mechanism in the Holocaust".
Tel-Aviv University.
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M.A - Thesis dealing with behavior modification in the classroom.
Tel-Aviv University.

B.A - Psychology and Criminology.
Bar-Ilan University.

Work:
Beit Berl College for teacher education.
Teaching: Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Pedagogy

Before that:
Education Counselor in junior high school for pupils with special needs (behavioral and emotional disturbances).
Pre army training instructor in high schools.

Headmaster for twelve years of:

• Junior high school for pupils with special needs (behavioral and emotional disturbances).
• Junior high school for regular pupils.
• High school for regular pupils.
• Inspector of Junior high schools.

Interest:
Holocaust research
Humor research
Writing and creating internet sites
Listening to classical music
Dancing Israeli folklore dances
Iyengar Yoga

Papers Presented at International Congresses:

2010
  The 22nd International Society For Humor Studies (ISHS) Conference, City University of Hong Kong.
2006
 The 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP 2006), Athens, Greece.
  Second International Virtual Conference: Opening Gates in Teacher Education: Meeting the Challenges in Education and Teaching. Tel-Aviv.
2005
 The 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.
  Science, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa, Israel.
2004
  Memory and History: Cultural Representations of Displacement and Genocide, Texas Tech University.
 Teaching the Holocaust to future Generations, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
2003
 International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.