Shireen Sokar

Dynamic Lecturer with eight years of successful teaching experience. Known for interesting lectures with helpful supporting materials and detail-oriented classroom management. Dedicated to individual student success and comprehensive understanding.

Haj-yahia, M. M., Hassan, N., Malka, M, & Sokar, S. (2019). Exposure to family violence in childhood, self-efficacy, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in young adulthood. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519860080 (IF = 2.621; Q2)

Haj-Yahia, M. M., Sokar, S., Hassan-Abbas, N., & Malka, M. (2019). The relationship between exposure to family violence in childhood and post-traumatic stress symptoms in young adulthood: The mediating role of social support. Child Abuse & Neglect, 92, 126-138.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.03.023 (IF = 4.863; Q1)

Malka, M., Haj-Yahia, M. M., Sokar, S., & Hassan-Abbas, N. (2021). Beliefs of social work students in Israel about wife-beating: Are they influenced by their patriarchal ideology and exposure to violence in their families-of-origin?. Victims & Offenders, 17(2), 258-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.1898507 (IF = 2.045; Q2)

Sokar, S., Greenbaum, C. W., & Haj-Yahia, M. M. (2022). Exposure to parental violence during childhood and later psychological distress among Arab adults in Israel: The role of gender and sense of coherence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221082741 (IF = 2.621; Q2)

Sokar, S., Haj-Yahia, M. M., & Greenbaum, C. W. (2023). Childhood exposure to parental violence, attachment insecurities, and intimate partner violence perpetration among Arab adults in Israel. Child Abuse & Neglect, 136, 105999.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105999 (IF = 4.863; Q1)

Sokar, S. (under review). Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence victimization among Arab women in Israel. Violence Against Women.

· The 19th National Conference of Social Workers, Tel Aviv, November 2017.

· The 2nd International Conference of the "Haruv" Institute, Jerusalem, December 2018. 

· The 4th National Doctoral Conference of the Schools of Social Work in Israel, Tel Aviv University, April 2019.

· Regional meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression - ISRA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, October 22-24, 2019.

·  ResilienceCon 2022, Life Paths Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee, April 3–5, 2022.

· 2022 Annual Conference of the European Network on Gender and Violence (ENGV), Copenhagen, Denmark, June 8-10, 2022.

· 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry, Bangkok, Thailand, August 3-6, 2022.

· 2023 International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), Brussels, Belgium, March 9-11, 2023.

· ResilienceCon 2023, Life Paths Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee, April 16–18, 2023.

· The 3rd International Conference of the "Haruv" Institute, Jerusalem, May 17-18, 2023.

· The Ariane de Rothschild Women Doctoral Program.

· The Center for the Study of Multiculturalism and Diversity at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

· Receiving the "Outstanding Doctoral Student" award (25,000 ILS) granted by the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1. Prof. Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Email: m.hajyahia@mail.huji.ac.il

2. Prof. Maya Benish-Weisman, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Email:  Maya.BW@mail.huji.ac.il

3. Prof. Maayan Davidov, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Email:  maayan.davidov@gmail.com