Rony Kapel Lev-Ari

Clinical Psychology Researcher enthusiastic about supporting advancements in the field of trauma and mental health and resilience of families exposed to traumatic events. Passionate about increasing knowledge in the field, academic research and writing and working as part of a research lab. Ready to apply knowledge and 8 years of experience in research.

Clinical Psychologist with 10 years of experience assessing and treating patients experiencing various emotional, mental and behavioral disorders. Successful at accurate diagnoses and working closely with high-risk patients. Adept at consultations for new patients and maintaining relationships with existing ones.

Rahman, N., Horesh, D., Kouri, N. A., Kapel Lev-Ari, R., Titcombe-Parekh, R., Bryant, R.A., Marmar, C.R. and Brown, A.D. (2019). Increasing self-efficacy reduces visual intrusions to a trauma-film paradigm. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 32(2), 202-215.

Brown, A. D., Schultebraucks, K., Qian, M., Li, M., Horesh, D., Siegel, C., Brody, Y., Amer, A.M., Kapel Lev-Ari, R., Mas, F. and Marmar, C.R. (2020). Mental health disorders and utilization of mental healthcare services in United Nations personnel. Global Mental Health, 7.

Kapel Lev-Ari, R., Solomon, Z. and Horesh, D. (2020). Far away, so close: A new look at self-differentiation and psychopathology among spouses of Israeli ex-POWs. Journal of Clinical Psychology,  , 76(10), 1904-1922. 

Horesh, D., Kapel Lev-Ari, R. and Hasson-Ohayon, I. (2020). Risk factors for psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: Loneliness, age, gender, and health status play an important role.  British journal of health psychology, 25(4), 925-933. 

Kapel Lev-Ari, R., Solomon, Z. and Horesh, D. (2022). Finding the precise distance: Self-differentiation, Marital Relationship and Trauma Among Ex-combatants’ Spouses. (In Review).

Kapel Lev-Ari, R., Aloni, R., Elbaz, A., Ben-David, S. & Ben-Ari, A. (2023). Child Maltreatment and Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress- A Double-edge Sword. (In Review).

Kapel Lev-ari, R., Aloni, R., & Ben-Ari, A. (2023). Dyadic Trauma - Understanding the Mental Health of Refugee Parents and Children after fleeing the 2022 Ukraine War. (In Review)

Kapel Lev-ari, R., Aloni, R., & Ben-Ari, A. (2023). Children Fleeing War- Exploring the Mental Health of Refugee Children Arriving in Israel after the Ukraine 2022 Conflict. (In review after revision). 

2016: Bar-Ilan University – Annual Conference - Poster

2017: Bar-Ilan University – Annual Conference - Oral Presentation

2018:  EPA –“ Secondary traumatization, dyadic adjustment and differentiation of the self among wives of ex-prisoners of war” ( E-Poster and oral presentation).

2019: Bar-Ilan University – Annual Conference - Oral Presentation

2021: Star Conference (Via Zoom) – “Far Away, So Close: The Role of Self-differentiation and Dyadic Adjustment in Secondary Traumatization among Spouses of Ex-POWs and Comparable Ex-combatants (Oral Presentation).

2022: ISTSS - “The Role of Self-differentiation and Dyadic Adjustment in Secondary Traumatization among Spouses of Ex-POWs and Comparable Ex-combatants” (Oral Presentation)