I come from the worlds of academia and practice, seeking to blend the two in the field of social work. My Ph.D. research explores continuous trauma, focusing on first- and second-generation experiences of the Nakba in the Palestinian context. I specifically look at Palestinian refugees' psychosocial experiences and coping mechanisms as uprooted persons and families living in refugee camps. Blending my research insights with eight years of experience as a social worker in East Jerusalem, I offer a new understanding of the complex psychosocial situation faced by people who are uprooted and/or encounter ongoing political violence. I seek to encourage other researchers and professionals to more holistically address trauma and agentic coping strategies in the midst of complex situations.
Publications
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Teaching
2023-2024
Supervision in Early Childhood Centers, The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Supervision in Early Childhood Centers, The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2023-2024
Academic Writing, The Education Department, David Yellin College of Education
Academic Writing, The Education Department, David Yellin College of Education
2017-2024
Children at Risk and Social Services in Israel, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
Children at Risk and Social Services in Israel, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
2017-2020
Coping with Stress and Crisis Situations: Kindergarten Teachers, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
Coping with Stress and Crisis Situations: Kindergarten Teachers, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
2014-2021
Theories and Approaches to Learning in the Early Years, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
Theories and Approaches to Learning in the Early Years, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
2014-2017
Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood, The Early Childhood Education Program, David Yellin College of Education
Conferences and Invited Talks
Conferences
(Forthcoming) 2024 July. Write what Brismes stands for (BRISMES), "Proliferating Entanglements: Matter and Meaning in the Middle East" (Lancaster, UK), Presenting “(Un)Living between two lives: The Complicity of the Palestinians' Trauma.”
2022 March. Harry S. Truman Conference. Panel moderator, “Leadership Amidst Turmoil: Empowering the Young Palestinian Generation to Shape a New Reality in Israel.”
2022 July. Exploring and Contesting the (Re)production of Coloniality in the Middle East: Border, Transnationalism, and Resistance. Presenting, “Hearing the Nakba today: Trauma and recovery among Palestinian refugees from Lydda.”
2021 January. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2021 Conference, “Domicile as Suicide: The Settler Colonial State and the Cruelty of Dismemberment,” Panelist presenting, “Living between Two Lives: The Palestinian Refugees from Lydda.” (accepted).
2019 November. “New Perspectives on Non-State Political Violence” (Queens University of Belfast, Ireland), “Hearing the Nakba Today: The Politics of Viscerality in an Unending Uprooting.”
2010 March. Child Maltreatment and Well-being (CMW II) Conference, “Challenges Across Borders, Research, and Practices” (Berlin, Germany). Presenting, “Arrested Childhood: The Arrest Experience of Palestinian Children in East Jerusalem.”
2022 March. Harry S. Truman Conference. Panel moderator, “Leadership Amidst Turmoil: Empowering the Young Palestinian Generation to Shape a New Reality in Israel.”
2022 July. Exploring and Contesting the (Re)production of Coloniality in the Middle East: Border, Transnationalism, and Resistance. Presenting, “Hearing the Nakba today: Trauma and recovery among Palestinian refugees from Lydda.”
2021 January. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2021 Conference, “Domicile as Suicide: The Settler Colonial State and the Cruelty of Dismemberment,” Panelist presenting, “Living between Two Lives: The Palestinian Refugees from Lydda.” (accepted).
2019 November. “New Perspectives on Non-State Political Violence” (Queens University of Belfast, Ireland), “Hearing the Nakba Today: The Politics of Viscerality in an Unending Uprooting.”
2010 March. Child Maltreatment and Well-being (CMW II) Conference, “Challenges Across Borders, Research, and Practices” (Berlin, Germany). Presenting, “Arrested Childhood: The Arrest Experience of Palestinian Children in East Jerusalem.”
Invited Talks
2023 September. The Israel Youth Authority, Rowad Program, “Building Resilience in the Shadow of War.”
2022 March. Encounter Program in the West Bank. “The Palestinian IDPs at the West Bank,” Ramallah, Jerusalem.
2021 June. Harry S. Truman Researcher Institute. “The continuous Nakba: Trauma and recovery among Palestinian refugees from Lydda,” Jerusalem.
2020 October. Harry S. Truman Researcher Institute. Stolen Childhood: Child arrest in East Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
2019 June. Walter Walter Lebach Institute for Jewish-Arab Coexistence Through Education, Trauma Studies Among Palestinian Refugees.
2017 June. Amnesty International, Stolen childhood: The Palestinian children, Jerusalem.
2016 April. David Yellin College of Education, Social services and at-risk children in East Jerusalem.
2022 March. Encounter Program in the West Bank. “The Palestinian IDPs at the West Bank,” Ramallah, Jerusalem.
2021 June. Harry S. Truman Researcher Institute. “The continuous Nakba: Trauma and recovery among Palestinian refugees from Lydda,” Jerusalem.
2020 October. Harry S. Truman Researcher Institute. Stolen Childhood: Child arrest in East Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
2019 June. Walter Walter Lebach Institute for Jewish-Arab Coexistence Through Education, Trauma Studies Among Palestinian Refugees.
2017 June. Amnesty International, Stolen childhood: The Palestinian children, Jerusalem.
2016 April. David Yellin College of Education, Social services and at-risk children in East Jerusalem.
Languages
Arabic (Mother tongue)
Hebrew (Fluent)
English (Advanced)
Hebrew (Fluent)
English (Advanced)
Contact information
Department of Social Work
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem