Dr. Anat Vass听is a lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, specializing in family violence, children exposed to IPV,听 and children in domestic violence shelters. She earned her Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where her pioneering dissertation examined children's experiences in shelters for battered women.听As a Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Fellow at 涩里番 and the University of Haifa, Dr. Vass expanded her research to explore help-seeking behaviors among intimate partner violence survivors in Orthodox Jewish communities with expertise in bio-ecological frameworks and trauma-informed approaches to understanding family violence across cultural contexts.听Dr. Vass brings over 15 years of clinical experience to her research, including roles as Director of the Family Contact Center and clinical supervisor at Social Welfare Services. Currently, she serves as Co-Primary Investigator on the CM-IPV Mechanisms study, examining protective psychological factors against intimate partner violence. She is also an active member of the International Domestic Violence Shelter Research Network.听Her research consistently bridges theory and practice, informed by her extensive work with vulnerable populations and commitment to developing evidence-based interventions for families affected by violence.
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CM-IPV Mechanisms study, where I serve as Co-Primary Investigator alongside Dr. Dana Lassri (Hebrew University) and Dr. Iris Lavi (University of Bath). This collaboration explores the intricate relationships between childhood maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and various positive psychological mechanisms that may serve as protective factors. We are investigating how resilience factors such as self-concept clarity, self-compassion, and mentalizing abilities can potentially shield individuals who have experienced childhood maltreatment from later involvement in IPV.听
The Domestic Violence Shelter Research Network (DVSR), an international collaboration involving 46 researchers from 15 countries advancing research on domestic violence shelters globally, with Dr. Johanna Hietam盲ki (Helsinki University Central Hospital), Dr. Linda Arnel (脰rebro University), among other prominent researchers in the field.
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Contact:听anatdanan [at] walla.com (Email)
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