Michal Reifen Tagar, PhD is an assistant professor (senior lecturer) at the IDC school of Psychology, Herzliya in Israel, and co-director of the Intergroup Conflict and Reconciliation Lab. In her work, she seeks to better understand the psychological factors driving social conflict, and in particular intragroup forces that serve to create, perpetuate, escalate, and assuage …
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Nava Levit-Binnun
Dr. Nava Levit Binnun holds a B.Sc in Physics from the Hebrew University and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Weizmann Institute. She currently heads the Sagol Center for Brain and Mind, situated within the Psychology department of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel, in which she serves as faculty. The Sagol Center is a unique …
Allison Troy
Allison Troy is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Franklin & Marshall College. She received her BA in Psychology from North Carolina State University, and her MA and PhD in Affect/Social Psychology from the University of Denver under the mentorship of Dr. Iris Mauss. Dr. Troy’s research focuses on the relationships between …
Brett Ford
Dr. Brett Ford is the director of the Affective Science & Health Laboratory at the University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in social-personality from the University of California, Berkeley after receiving a B.A. in psychology and M.A. in social-personality psychology from Boston College. Her research centers on two inter-related questions. First, what do people …
Emily Falk
Emily Falk is an Associate Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Falk employs a variety of methods drawn from communication science, neuroscience and psychology. Her work traverses levels of analysis from individual behavior, to diffusion in group and population level media effects. In particular, Prof. Falk is interested in …
Anne Klein
Anne Klein teaches Buddhism and Tibetan language at Rice University, where she is Professor of Religion. She is also co-founder of Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston, where she teaches traditional practices and texts as well as basic life-arts such as resting in awareness and kindness. Her passion is for understanding how knowing …
Larissa Duncan
My program of research involves applying basic science findings on mindfulness, maternal-child health, parent-child relationships, and developmental processes to the design of intervention programs that integrate contemplative practices with prevention science strategies. My goal is to systematically investigate the efficacy and real-world effectiveness of these interventions among diverse populations with attention to contextual factors, psychological …
Heidemarie Laurent
I completed my doctoral training in Clinical Psychology with a developmental focus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, followed by a clinical internship at the University of Washington Medical School and a postdoctoral fellowship focused on Clinical Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. Throughout this training and continuing as an Assistant Professor of …
Eran Halperin
Professor Eran Halperin is the former Dean of the School of Psychology and Professor at IDC Herzliya. An award-winning pioneer in examining emotional processes using field experiments, Dr. Halperin’s research uses psychological and political theories to investigate causal factors driving intergroup conflicts. More specifically, his work develops new approaches for modifying the psychological roots of …
Yoni Levy
Yoni Levy is a neuroscientist studying the way the brain functions during intergroup conflicts. He collaborates with various experts to develop conflict-changing interventions. He then assesses the impact of these interventions on brain, hormones and behavior, in the aim of promoting prosocial change. He received his scientific training in France, Australia, The Netherlands, India & …
