Name: Ruth Berkowitz
Date: 17-07-2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Details
Permanent Home Address: 8 Gotlover St., Tel Aviv
Home Telephone Number: 074-7027875
Cellular Phone: 054-2455654
Electronic Address:
2. Higher Education
A. Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Year of Approval of Degree / Degree / Name of Institutionand Department / Period of Study
2002 / B.S.W. / Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. / 1998-2001
2007 / M.S.W / Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem / 2003-2006
2010 / Integrative Psychotherapist: family, couples and individual therapist / Magid Institute for Continuing Education / 2007-2009
2013 / P.h.D. (Presidential Merit Scholarship Doctoral Student) / The Louis & Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University / 2008-2012
B. Post-Doctoral Studies
Year of Completion / Degree / Name of Institution, Department and Host / Period of Study2013 / Post-doctoral researcher / School of Social Work and Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services, University of Southern California Host: Prof. Ron A. Astor / 2012- 2013
School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya. Host: Prof. Mario Mikulincer / 2013-2014
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
Dates / Name of Institution and Department / Rank/Position2003-2004 / The committee for field work training program evaluation. Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. / Research assistant
2005 / Social Policy research group, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. / Research assistant
2006-2008 / Youth Wellbeing and Mental Health research group / Research assistant
2009-2012 / School of Social Work. Bar Ilan University. / Teaching assistant
2012-2013 / Hamovich Center for Science in the Human Services, Los Angeles, California / Visiting scholar
2014-2015 / School of Social Work. Ben Gurion University of the Negev / Lecturer
2016-current / School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa. / Lecturer
(tenure track)
Note: * activities marked with an Asterisk represent activities since promotion to Lecturer rank
4. Offices in University Academic Administration
Position / Name of Institution and Department / DatesCommittee Member: Board member at the Annual Conference of Social Work Field Practice. / Louis & Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University / 2010
Committee Member: The committee for students with disabilities / School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa. / 2015 -current / *
5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University
a. Professional Practice and Research Position
Position / Name of Institution and Department / DatesSenior researcher / Research and Planning Administration Department, National Insurance Institute, Jerusalem. / 2006
Social worker / Welfare bureau, Holon / 2007–2009
Psychotherapist / Abarbanel mental health hospital, Bat-Yam / 2008-2010
Clinical supervisor, psychotherapist and parent instructor / Maor institute for psycho-didactic assessment and therapy, Holon
b. Membership in professional associations
/ Dates / Association /2011 – Present / Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
2012 - Present / American Education Research Association (AERA)
c. Reviewer for Scientific Journals
/ Dates / Journal /2013 - present / Social Welfare (Hebrew)
2014- present / Teachers College Record
2014- present / American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
* / 2015- present / Educational Researcher
* / 2015- present / Social Psychology of Education
* / 2016- present / Mifgash (Hebrew)
d. Review of Research Proposals for External Grants and Institutions
Dates / Institutions* / 2016 / Israeli Science Foundation
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
a. Active Participation local
Role / Subject of Lecture/Discussion / Place of Conference / Name of Conference / Date /b. Active Participation International
Role / Subject of Lecture/Discussion / Place of Conference / Name of Conference / Date /Presenter / Achievement gap: The role of school climate in mediating, moderating and compensating the relationship between students' socio-economic background and their academic achievements / Washington D.C. / Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) / January 2012
Presenter / Schools as learning organizations: A cross-cultural validity study of the School Success Profile Learning Organization measure in Israel / Washington D.C / Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) / January 2012
Poster presentation / Military-connected students, mobility, and the performance of California schools on State accountability measures. / New Orleans, USA / The Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) / March 2013
Presenter / Compensating, mediating, and moderating effects of school climate on academic achievement gaps in Israel / San Francisco, USA / American Educational Research Association (AERA) / April 2013
Co Presenter / Military parents' perceptions of public school supports for their children. / Hawaii, USA / American Psychologist Association, the Presidential Programming / August 2013
Co Presenter / Learning together: Supporting military students through collaborative learning experiences. / Philadelphia
USA / American Educational Research Association (AERA) / April 2014
Presenter / Compensating, mediating, and moderating effects of school climate on academic achievement gaps in Israel / Neveh Shalom, Israel / The Annual Conference of the School of Social Work of Ben Gurion University of the Negev / July 2015
Invited Speaker / A scientific review of the links between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate and academic achievements / Washington D.C. / International Perspectives on Economic Inequality and Educational Opportunity / September 2015 / *
Invited Speaker / The effect of rising economic inequality on educational attainment and achievement / The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute / International Perspectives on Economic Inequality and Educational Opportunity / December 2015 / *
Presenter / Parents’ perceptions of school climate and school support in California / Washington D.C. / Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) / January 2016 / *
7. Invited Lectures
Presentation/Comments / Name of Forum / Place of Lecture / DateInvited Lecture / Nature and extent of childhood and youth violence in Israel (presentation given in English). / Health Care and Education Symposium on Child &Youth Violence Prevention / Sheba Medical center, Israel / January 2010 / *
Invited Lecture / The association between school climate and academic achievement among students- The Israeli case and international review / National optimal educational climate Instructors meeting: Israel Education Ministry's Psychological and Counseling Services Department (SHEFI) / Ramat EfÁl Seminar / June 2016 / *
8. Colloquium Talks
None
9. Research Grants
a. Grants Awarded
Publications / Years / Funded by / Topic / Co-Researchers / Role in Research2015 / 16,000 NIS; The Israel Academy of Science and Humanities, Initiative for Applied Education Research / Research synthesis of the associations between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate and academic achievements / Astor, R.A.
Moore, H. / PI
b. Submission of Research Proposals – Pending
None
c. Submission of Research Proposals – Not Funded
Publications / Years / Funded by / Topic / Co-Researchers / Role in Researchnone / 2016 / Myers-JDC-Brookdale / Career Start / Prof. Miri Scharf / PI / *
10. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
2008-2012 Presidential Merit Scholarship Doctoral Student, School of Social Work and Welfare at Bar Ilan University (192,000 NIS).
11. Teaching
a. Courses Taught in Recent Years
# of Students / Degree / Type of Course / Name of Course / Year120 / B.S.W. / Introduction course (mandatory) / Statistics and SPSS / 2010-2012 BIU- school of S.W.
35 / M.S.W and Doctoral students / Lecture / Violence among Children and Adolescents- Research, Theory and Practice / 2014-2015
BGU- school of S.W.
130 / B.S.W. / Introduction course (mandatory) / Quantitative Research Methods (annual) / 2014-2015
BGU- school of S.W.
40 / M.S.W and Doctoral students / Lecture / Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics. / 2014-2015
BGU- school of S.W.
30 / M.S.W and Doctoral students / Lecture and workshop / Advanced Statistics and Data Analyses / 2014-2015
BGU- school of S.W.
30 / M.S.W. (The orthodox school of social work in Bnei-Brak) / Lecture / Children and youths at risk- theory and practice (women). / Current
University of Haifa- school of S.W.
30 / B.S.W. (The orthodox school of social work in Bnei-Brak) / Lecture / The sequence of services for at risk children and youths (women) / Current
University of Haifa- school of S.W.
31 / M.S.W. / Lecture / At risk children and youths- theory and practice / Current
University of Haifa- school of S.W.
17 / B.S.W. / Lecture and workshop / Social Work Basics and Interview Techniques / Current
University of Haifa- school of S.W.
PUBLICATIONS
Note: For joint publications, the order of the listed authors appears according to their relative contribution, unless otherwise mentioned.
A. Ph.D. Dissertation
School climate as compensating, mediating and moderating the relationship between students’ social economic background and academic achievements (October, 2012). Conducted under the supervision of Prof. Rami Benbenishty at Bar Ilan University. Written in Hebrew, 150 pages.
B. Scientific Books (Refereed)
None
C. Monographs
None
D. Articles in Refereed Journals
Published
1. / Berkowitz, R., & Benbenishty, R. (2011). The relationships between victimization and perpetration of school violence. Hevra Verevaha, 31 (2), 225-254 [Hebrew].2. / Berkowitz, R., & Benbenishty, R. (2012) Perceptions of safety, teachers’ support and absence from school due to fear among victims, bullies and bully-victims. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82 (1), 64-67. [IF= 1.504; 5 year IF= 2.196; Rank 6/40 in SOCIAL WORK (Q1), V]
3. / Berkowitz, R., Bowen, L. G., Benbenishty, R., & Powers, J.D. (2013). A cross-cultural validity study of the School Success Profile Learning Organization measure in Israel. Children & Schools, 35 (3), 137-146.
4. / Berkowitz, R., De Pedro, K. M. T., Couture, J., & Benbenishty, R. (2014). Military Parents' Perceptions of Public School Support for Their Children. Children & Schools, cdt024.
5. / Berkowitz, R. (2014). Student and teacher responses to violence in school: The divergent views of bullies, victims, and bully–victims. School Psychology International, 35(5) 485–503. [IF= 1.447; Rank: 26/55 in PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL].
6. / Berkowitz, R., Glickman, H., Benbenishty, R., Ben-Artzi, E., Raz, T., Lipshtadt, N., & Astor, R. (2015). Compensating, Mediating, and Moderating Effects of School Climate on Academic Achievement Gaps in Israel. Teachers College Record,117, 070308. [IF= 0.896; 5 year IF= 1.919 Rank: 112/219 in EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (Q3), V].
7. / Berkowitz, R., Glickman, H., Benbenishty, R., Ben-Artzi, E., Raz, T., Lipshtadt, N., Astor, R.A., (2015). Les relations entre milieu social, climat scolaire et réussite scolaire en Israël : les hypothèses de compensation, de médiation et de moderation.Éducation et formations,n° 88-89, MEN-DEPP. [French peer reviewed journal].
8. / Klomek, A. B., Kopelman-Rubin, D., Al-Yagon, M., Berkowitz, R., Apter, A., & Mikulincer, M. (2015). Victimization by Bullying and Attachment to Parents and Teachers Among Student Who Report Learning Disorders and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Learning Disability Quarterly, 0731948715616377. [IF= 0.643; 5 year I.F: 1.440; Rank 29/37 in EDUCATION, SPECIAL (Q4), V].
9. / De Pedro, K., Astor, R.A., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2015). The role of school climate in the mental health of secondary students: A study of students in military-connected schools. Youth & Society, 1-3. doi: 10.1177/0044118X15592296 [IF= 1.211; 5 year IF= 1.681; Rank: 20/91 in SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY, (Q1), V].
10. / Berkowitz, R., De Pedro, K. T., & Gilreath, T. D. (2015). A latent class analysis of victimization among middle and high school students in California.Journal of School Violence,14(3), 316-333.
* / 11. / De Pedro, K.T., Astor, R.A., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2016) Examining the Relationship between School Climate and Peer Victimization among Students in Military-Connected Public Schools (in press-Violence and Victims).
* / 12. / De Pedro, K., Gilreath, T., & Berkowitz, R. A Latent Class Analysis of Perceived School Climate among Middle and High School Students: Findings from the California Healthy Kids Survey. Children and Youth Services Review,63, 10-15.
* / 13. / Capp, G., Berkowitz, R., Sullivan, K., Astor, R.A., De Pedro, K., Gilreath, T., & Rice, E. (2016). Adult Relationships in Multiple Contexts and Associations with Adolescent Mental Health. Research on Social Work Practice, 1-8.
E. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books (which are not Conference Proceedings)
None
F. Articles in Conference
1. Berkowitz, R., Glickman, H., Benbenishty, R., Ben-Artzi, E., Raz, T., Lipshtadt, N., & Astor, R.A. Compensating, mediating, and moderating effects of school climate on academic achievement gaps in Israel. American Educational Research Association conference (45 pages).
G. Entries in Encyclopedias
* / 1. / Berkowitz, R., Iachini, A., Moore, H., Pinter, R., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). School Climate. In Education Oxford Research Encyclopedia. York, NY: Oxford University Press.* / 2. / Iachini, A., Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Pinter, R. O., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). School Climate. In Social Work Oxford Research Encyclopedia. York, NY: Oxford University Press.
* / 3. / Pinter, R.O., Moore, H., Capp, G., Iachini, A., Berkowitz, R., Benbenishty, R., & Astor, R.A. (2016). School safety, victimization, and bullying: An overview of violence interventions and monitoring approaches. In Education Oxford Research Encyclopedia. York, NY: Oxford University Press.
* / 4. / Capp, G., Moore, H., Pitner, R., Iachini, A., Berkowitz, R., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. Promoting school safety: How educators and school leaders can address and prevent school violence and victimization. In Oxford Education encyclopedia. York, NY: Oxford University Press.
H. Other Scientific Publications
1. / Barkaly, N., & Berkowitz, R. (2007). On the wage-slip and beyond: Fringe benefits in Israel. Research and Planning Administration, National Insurance Institute, Israel [Hebrew].I. Other Publications
None
J. Other Works Connected with my Scholarly Field
None
K. Submitted Publications
* / 1. / Berkowitz, R., Astor, R., Pineda, D., De Pedro, K., Weiss, E., & Benbenishty, R. Parents’ perceptions of school climate and school support in California (Urban Education).* / 2. / Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. A research synthesis of the associations between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate, and academic achievement. Review of Educational Research.
* / 3. / Siegel, A., Esqueda, M.C., Berkowitz, R., Sullivan, K., Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R. Welcoming Parents to their Child’s School: Supporting Diverse Needs and Backgrounds. American Educational Research Journal.
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