About Me
I began my academic career as an undergraduate student at Tel-Aviv University where I chose Political Science and Educational Policy as my dual major. I arrived to Indiana University on fall 2005 and currently I'm a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies – International and Comparative Education (dual-major). My research interests include political sociology, social movements, education / comparative education and social networks. More specifically, I examine the effects of contextual factors on participation in social-movements activism, and I explore how various global processes affecting local educational policy and practices worldwide.
In addition, I'm interested in Public Sociology. With my colleagues at the Israeli Gay Youth Organization (IGY) I'm conducting the National School Climate Survey and the Military Climate Survey which document the experiences of LGBT youth in Israel. With my colleagues at Indiana University and the Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe and Owen County (VIM) I’m working on community-based research to improve the services provided by the VIM to uninsured people in southern Indiana. This project is supported by the ASA-CARI grant.
In addition, I'm interested in Public Sociology. With my colleagues at the Israeli Gay Youth Organization (IGY) I'm conducting the National School Climate Survey and the Military Climate Survey which document the experiences of LGBT youth in Israel. With my colleagues at Indiana University and the Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe and Owen County (VIM) I’m working on community-based research to improve the services provided by the VIM to uninsured people in southern Indiana. This project is supported by the ASA-CARI grant.