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About Me
I am a professor at the Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences in Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and a licensed clinical psychologist. In my research, I focus on how older adults cope with the aging and dying processes, especially after exposure to adverse and traumatic events and their intergenerational transmission. In my works, I examine the effects of the aging and dying processes on health, using both objective (chronological age and years to death) and subjective (subjective age and subjective nearness to death) indices of development.
Research:
- Intergenerational transmission of trauma: Holocaust survivors, second and third generation
- Trauma and aging
- Subjective perceptions of aging
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Tel Aviv University
Oct 2005 → Aug 2010
Award Date: 30 Aug 2010
Master's Degree, Tel Aviv University
Oct 2003 → Aug 2007
Award Date: 30 Aug 2007
Bachelor, University of Haifa
Oct 1999 → Oct 2003
Award Date: 1 Oct 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Different Types of Traumatic Exposure Link Divergently to PTSD and CPTSD
Palgi, Y., Greenblatt-Kimron, L., Grossman, E. S. & Shrira, A., Feb 2026, In: Stress and Health. 42, 1, e70140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Dynamic Interplay of Daily Uplifts and Stressors With Subjective Age
Kornadt, A. E., Wirth, M., Neupert, S. D., Palgi, Y., Shrira, A. & Niepel, C., Mar 2026, In: Psychology and Aging. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
The effect of positive and negative daily social media emotional experiences on older adults’ subjective age: Unveiling the negativity bias in WhatsApp groups
Gazit, T., Bergman, Y. S., Hoffman, Y., Weissberger, G. & Shrira, A., Mar 2026, In: New Media and Society. 28, 3, p. 929-950 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Views of aging and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among older adult war veterans in the context of renewed war
Avidor, S., Shenkman, G., Shrira, A., Cohn-Schwartz, E., Palgi, Y. & Greenblatt-Kimron, L., 12 Jan 2026, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 81, 2, gbaf226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Qualitative Inquiry of Holocaust Survivors in the Face of Financial Exploitation
Bensimon, M., Weissberger, G. H. & Shrira, A., 2025, In: Journal of Loss and Trauma. 30, 2, p. 264-286 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations
Prizes
Activities
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ICMGLT- International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma (External organization)
Shrira, A. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Stress and Health (Journal)
Shrira, A. (Editor)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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The 10th Asian Conference on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (ACP)
Shrira, A. (Participation - Conference participant)
1 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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The 23rd Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society
Shrira, A. (Participation - Conference participant)
1 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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the Kwibuka25 Trauma Symposium
Shrira, A. (Participation - Conference participant)
1 Jan 2019Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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איפה שמתי ת'מפתחות [הסכת]
רבינוביץ, נ., Shrira, A., ברזילי, נ., אפשטיין, ר., מזרחחי, א., Harel, T., שלזינגר, מ., לאופר, ע., Israeli, E., שלסקי, ח., גפן, נ., Cohen, H., רז, א. & סקולר, ד.
7/07/25
1 Media contribution
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