Dr. Israel Doron - CV
Name: Israel (Issi) Doron Date: October 1, 2014
CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Details
Name: / Israel DoronDate of Birth: / 18.3.62
Country of Birth: / Israel
Identity Card Number: / 057434821
Marital Status: / Married, 3 children
Permanent Home Address: / Gilon, D.N. Misgav, 20103
Home Phone Number: / 972-77-7885546
Office Telephone Number: / 972-4-8249954
Work Address: / Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, ISRAEL 31905
Electronic Address: /
Fax Number: / 972-4-8249946
2. Higher Education
Period of Study / Name of Institutionand Department / Degree / Date of Degree
1986-1989 / Hebrew University Jerusalem, Faculty of Law / LL.B. / 1989
1989-1991 / Hebrew University Jerusalem, Faculty of Law / LL.M., Honors / 1991
1994 / American University,
Washington College of Law, D.C., USA / LL.M. / 1994
1998-2000 / York University, Toronto, Canada, Osgoode Hall Law School / Ph.D. / 2000
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
Dates / Name of Institution and Department / Rank/Position1989-1990 / Hebrew University Jerusalem, Faculty of Law / Teaching Assistant
1996 / University of Haifa, Faculty of Law / Instructor
1997 / University of Haifa, School of Social Work / Instructor
1999 / Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada / Research Assistant
2000 - 2001 / University of Haifa: School of Social Work; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences / Lecturer (proposed rank)
2002 - 2006 / University of Haifa: Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, School of Social Work; Department of Gerontology. / Lecturer
2007 – 2012 / University of Haifa: School of Social Work; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences / Senior Lecturer (with tenure)
2013- / University of Haifa: Department of Gerontology / Associate Professor
4. Offices in University Academic Administration
2001-4 / Department of Gerontology / M.A. Committee;2001-5 / School of Social Work / Pre-M.A. Committee;
M.A. Appeals Committee; Students with Disabilities Committee.
2002-5 / University of Haifa / Member of the University’s Disciplinary Tribunal
2007- / Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences / Faculty's Ethics Committee
2007-9 / School of Social Work / Students/Faculty Mediator
2007- / Department of Gerontology / Head of Policy and Management Field
2009-10 / School of Social Work / Head of Students’ Affairs
2010 / Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences / Dean's Search Committee
2010 - / Department of Gerontology / MA & Doctorate Committee
2012 - / Department of Gerontology / Head of the Department
* 2014 / Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences / Dean's Search Committee
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5. Scholarly Positions and Activities Outside the University
Fellowships & Affiliated Faculty2006- / Distinguished Fellow - Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2008 – 2014 / Affiliated Faculty – The Center for Elder Justice & Policy, William Mitchell College of Law, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
2010 July-August / University of Oxford, Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford UK – Visiting Research Fellow.
2010
Sept-Oct. / Stetson University, College of Law, Florida, USA – Visiting Scholar, Center for Excellence in Elder Law
* 2014 June / American University, Washington College of Law – Affiliated Lecturer, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Editorial Board Member
1999-00 / "JustUs" - Graduate Law Students E-Journal, Osgoode Hall Law School.
2004- / Gerontology – Journal of Ageing Studies [Hebrew].
2006-9 / Medicine and Law.
2006-9 / Journal of Medicine & Law [Hebrew].
2008-10 / The Canadian Journal on Elder Law.
2008- / SSRN Journal on Ageing and the Law.
*2014- / Journal of Women and Aging [I.F. 0.581].
Guest Editor
2004 / Haifa Forum of Social Work – Special issue on Law and Social Work [Hebrew]
2006 / Gerontology – Special issue on Ageing & Economics [Hebrew]
2007 / International Journal of Ageing, Law and Policy – Special issue on Elder Law Around the World.
2007 / Welfare & Society (Chevra VeRevaha) – Special issue on Welfare, Social Work and Law [Hebrew].
2012 / Welfare & Society (Cherva VeRevaha) – Special Issue on Social Dimensions of Ageing (With Dr. Gabriela Spector-Marzel) [Hebrew].
*2014 / Gerontology & Geriatrics – Special Issue on Legal Aspects of Aging [Hebrew]
Advisory Editorial Board Member
2004-8 / The International Journal of Ageing, Law and Policy
Board Member/Research Member in Professional Organizations
2002-12 / Board Member - The Israeli Gerontological Association.
2006- / Taub Center for Social Policy in Israel.
2008-10 / ABA Commission on Law and Aging.
2008-12 / IFA (International Federation on Ageing) Advisory Committee on Law and Ageing.
2009- / Board member – The Center for Ageing Studies, University of Haifa.
2009-12 / President – The Israeli Gerontological Association.
* 2013- / Executive committee – CRN Collaborative Research Network in the field of Law and Aging within the American Law & Society Association
Referee/Reviewer for Academic Journals + Academic Books
2005
2006
2007
2006
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2011
2012
* 2013
* 2014 / The British Journal of Social Work
Medicine & Law [Hebrew]
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
Journal of Community Practice
Social Security [Hebrew]; Society & Welfare [Hebrew]; Gerontology ;[Hebrew]
The British Journal of Social Work;
Medicine & Law [Hebrew];
Journal of Learning & Individual Differences; Journal of Managerial Psychology; Ageing and Society; Health Policy;
The International Journal of Law and Psychiatry; British Journal of Social Work; Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Medicine & Law;
European Journal on Aging; Social Security [Hebrew]; Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law;
Medicine & Law; Mishpatim [Hebrew]; Aging & Society; Gerontology; Social Policy & Society; Aging & Mental Health; Int. J. of Social Economics; Law & Society Review;
Ageing & Society; Social Security (in Hebrew); Age & Aging; Society & Welfare (in Hebrew); European Journal on Ageing; Journal of Gerontological Social Work;
Cambridge U. Press (Book Proposal); Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Journal of Women & Aging; J. of Human Rights & International Legal Discourse; Israel J. Health Policy Research;
Referee/Reviewer of Research Proposals
2004
2007
2008
2010
2012
* 2013
* 2014 / ISF - Israel Science Foundation;
ISF - Israel Science Foundation;
Brookdale Institute;
Brookdale Institute;
CSF - Czech Science Foundation;
NIHP – National Institute of Health Policy in Israel;
ISF – Israel Science Foundation;
Reviewer of Doctoral Thesis
2007
2012
* 2014 / Social Security in Old Age: A Comparative Analysis. Ph.D. Thesis – Bar-Ilan U.
Ageism attitudes and environmental factor. Ph.D. Thesis – Ben Gurion U.
Analysis of solutions for housing adaptations for older population – The Technion
International Committees
2008-10 / ABA Commission on Law and Aging: International Commissioner.
2008 - / International Federation on Aging: Member of International Advisory Committee.
2009 / UN Expert Committee on the International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
2009 -12 / IAGG (International Association on Gerontology & Geriatrics) board member – representative of the Israeli Association of Gerontology.
2010
* 2013 / HCHR, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expert committee on the status of older persons.
Governmental Committees
1994-5 / Legal advisor the Public Committee for the Examination of Medical Negligence Claims in Israel, Hon. G. Kling, Chair (1994)
2001-2 / Member in the Special Commission on Elder Abuse in Israel, ESHEL – The Association for Development of Services for the Elderly in Israel
2008 / Steering committee on the rehabilitation of older persons – The Ministry of Retired Persons.
2008 / Steering committee on mediation of legal disputes involving older persons – The Ministry of Justice and ESHEL
2009- / Chair, Information Committee – The Social Workers' Commission
2010 / The Israeli Road Safety Authority – Committee on Older Drivers
2011- / Institutional committee the Dying Patient Act, Rambam Medical Center Haifa.
2011 - / Steering Committee – The Ministry of Senior Citizens project of Strategic Plans for Old Age in Local Municipalities
2012 - / Steering Committee – The Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor: Encouraging Labor Participation of Older Workers.
* 2013 / Ministry of Health – Public commission on: Age as criteria for organ donation and reception.
* 2014 / Ministry of Economy – Steering Committee for the Equal Opportunity in Employment Division.
Board Member – Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
1999-00 / Board Member - ACE, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, Toronto.
2002- / Chair – The Association of Law in the Service of the Elderly.
2005 -9 / Chair – "Merhavim", Association for the Aged in the Municipality of Misgav.
2006- / Board member – “Kamah”, curative community at Harduf.
2011-13 / INPEA – International Network on Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect; Israeli Representative on Board of Directors.
Other Activities
2004-5 / Advisor to the Maritime Data Centre for Ageing Research & Policy Analysis, at the Mount St. Vincent University, N.S. Canada, on Israel's elder care-giving policies. See: http://www.msvu.ca/mdcaging/policyprofiles.asp
2011- / Judicial Position on Israel’s National Labor Court: Employees Representative
* 2013 / Invited to testify as an expert before the Governmental Commission on Foreign Workers in the field of Elder Nursing Care.
* 2013 / Referee for Cambridge University Press – book proposal on Law and Dementia.
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
a. Active Participation
(1). Abroad
Date / Name of Conference / Place of Conference / Subject of Lecture/Discussion/Comments / Role /June, 1999 / XXIV Int. Congress of Law & Mental Health / Toronto, ON., Canada / From Lunacy to Incapacity and Beyond / Presentation
September, 1999 / 4th Global Conference of the IFA / Montreal, QB., Canada / The Ontario Experience on Legally Defining “Incompetence” / Presentation
November, 1999 / 28th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting of the Canadian Asso. on Gerontology / Ottawa, ON., Canada, / The Politics of Elder Guardianship: Beyond the Autonomy v. Paternalism Conflict / Presentation
April, 2000 / 2nd National Conference on Elder Abuse / Toronto, ON., Canada / Young Sexy Woman, Rich Old Man: What's Law Got to do With It / Presentation
May, 2000 / 19th Annual Conference - Ontario Gerontology Association / Toronto, ON, Canada / Alternatives to Elder Guardianship / Presentation
June, 2000 / Canadian Association of Law and Society Annual Meeting / Lake Louis, Canada / Elder Guardianship: From Social Paternalism to Personal Autonomy / Presentation
July, 2001 / 17th Congress of the International Assoc. of Gerontology / Vancouver, BC, Canada / The End of Elder Guardianship / Presentation
August, 2001 / 5th Conference of the European Socio. Assoc. / Helsinki, Finland, / Elder Guardianship: A Comparative Legal Study / Presentation
June 2002 / Reconceptualising Gender and Ageing / Guilford, England / Adult Guardianship: An Ontario Perspective / Presentation
October, 2002 / 3rd International Conference on Family Care / Washington D.C., USA / Legal Support for Family Elder Care / Presentation
April, 2003 / International Guardianship Network / Berlin, Germany / Elder Guardianship in Israel / Presentation
July, 2003 / Vth European Congress on Gerontology / Barcelona, Spain / Regulating Assisted Living in Israel / Presentation
November, 2004 / Joint Conference of NGA and NCPJ. / Colorado Springs, USA, / End-of-life Ethical Issues: A Jewish Perspective / Presentation
July, 2005 / British Gerontological Society Annual Conference / Keele, UK. / From National to International Elder Law / Presentation
October, 2005 / Canadian Elder Law Conference / Vancouver, BC, Canada / Comparative and Creative Elder Law / Presentation
October, 2006 / 2nd Canadian Elder Law Conference / Vancouver, BC, Canada / Municipal Elder Law / Presentation
June 2007 / 30th Int. Congress on Law and Metal Health / Padua, Italy / Capacity and Guardianship under Israeli Law: Analysis of Recent Developments / Presentation
November 2007 / 3rd Annual Elder Law Conference / Vancouver, Canada / Facts on Law and Ageing Quiz / Presentation
September, 2008 / International Federation on Aging / Montreal, Canada / Law & Aging in Israel: The Development of a New Field of Law / Presentation
November, 2008 / Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies / Vancouver, BC, Canada / The Multi-Dimensional Model of Elder Law / Presentation
July, 2009 / 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology Geriatrics / Paris, France / Jurisprudential Gerontology / Presentation
October, 2010 / Canadian Elder Law Conference / Toronto, ON., Canada / The Pros and Cons of International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons / Presentation
April, 2011 / VII European Congress of the Int. Ass. Of Gerontology & Geriatrics / Bologna, Italy / Would a new international convention make a difference on the lives of older persons? / Presentation
July, 2011 / 40th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology / Plymouth, England / Municipal elder law / Presentation
July, 2011 / The 30th International Human Sciences Research Conference (IHSRC) / Oxford, England / When the body meets the self: the lived experience of self-neglect in old age. / Presentation
October, 2011 / The 3rd Summit on Guardianship / Salt Lake City, USA / Health Care Decision Making / Presentation
November, 2011 / Gerontological Society of America / Boston, MA, USA / Why should we care about poverty in old age? / Presentation
May, 2012 / IFA – Int. Federation on Aging / Prague, Czech / Elder self-neglect. / Presentation
* May 2013 / LSA – Law & Society Association Annual Conference / Boston, USA / A different perspective on elder law: from redistribution to recognition. / Presentation
* May, 2014 / LSA – Law & Society Association Annual Conference / Minneapolis, USA / From Vienna to Madrid and Beyond / Presentation
(2). In Israel
Date / Name of Conference / Place of Conference / Subject of Lecture/Discussion/Comments / Role /January, 1997 / The 12th Conference of the Israel Gerontology Association / Tel Aviv, Israel / Tools for Legal Planning and Ageing in the Age of Advanced Technology / Presentation
November, 2000 / International Workshop on Ageing / Beer-Sheva, Israel / Discrimination, Ethics and Abuse in the Elderly / Presentation
February, 2001 / 14th Biannual Conference of the Israeli Gerontology Association / Tel-Aviv, Israel / Guardianship Over the Elderly: The Need for Reform / Presentation