Senior Lecturer

Dr. Shira Peleg

Email
pelegsha@biu.ac.il
CV

A. Contact details

E—mail: pelegsha@biu.ac.il

B. Education

2013 - 2019: Ph.D., Social Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University

Dissertation title: " Defensive Processing of Threatening Health Messages"

2010 - 2013: M.A, Social Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University

Dissertation title: "predicting health-promoting behaviors following a first cardiac event"

2007 - 2010: B.A, Social Science, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo

2001 - 2004: B.A, Business Management, with distinction, College of Management

Academic Studies (COMAS)  

C. Academic Positions

2023 - present: Senior Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Social & Health Sciences

2023: Postdoctoral fellow, the Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada

2022 - 2023: Course Instructor, School of behavioral sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo

Courses: Research Methods for M.A. in Psychology, Research workshop for B.A in Psychology

2021 - 2023: Course Instructor, Principles of Academic Thinking, Reading and Writing, The department of nursing sciences, Ruppin Academic Center
 

D. Research Awards and Grants

2023: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Institutional Grant

2015: A grant for a high rating of a research proposal by the National Science Foundation (ISF), on behalf of the Tel Aviv University Research Authority

2014: Dean's excellence scholarship as part of doctoral studies in psychology
 

E. Conference Presentations and Active Participation in Conferences

Peleg, S., & Shiloh, S (2018). A new measure of defensive reappraisal opens new horizons for understanding self-regulation processes. Paper presented at the 39th conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Lublin, Poland.

Peleg, S., George, S., Vilchinsky, N., Khaskiaa, A., Hod, H., & Mosseri, M (2018). Avoidance attachment orientation predicts HDL cholesterol levels among cardiac patients: The moderating role of perceived vulnerability. Paper presented at the 39th conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Lublin, Poland.

Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S (2017). The dynamic nature of self-assessed health (SAH): changes in SAH are associated with changes in affect among cardiac patients. Paper presented at the 31th conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Padova, Italy.

Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S. (2015). Illness perceptions or recurrence risk perceptions: What comes first? A longitudinal cross-lagged examination among cardiac patients. Paper presented at the 29th conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Limassol, Cyprus.
 

 

 

Research

Health Psychology

  • Exploring strategies to cope with threatening health events and their impact on emotional and behavioral outcomes.
     
  • Identifying barriers and factors that foster proactive health behaviors.
     
  • Examining unique age-related processes and their relation to older adults' mental and physical well-being.
Courses
  • Promoting well-being: The Psychology of health behaviors  
  • How do people cope with health challenges?
  • Cognitions and emotions in medical decision making
Publications

Peleg, S., Nudelman, G., Shiloh, S. (2022). COVID-19 state anxiety of older adults: Effects of defensive information processes. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2021.1956479

Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Core self-evaluations as resilience and risk factors of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-15‏.
doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2030480

Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Making sense of COVID-19: a longitudinal investigation of the initial stages of developing illness representations. Psychology & Health, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1925670

Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2022). Vaccination against COVID-19: a longitudinal trans-theoretical study to determine factors that predict intentions and behavior‏. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 56, 357-367.

Nudelman, G., Peleg, S., & Shiloh, S. (2021). The Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Coronavirus Protective Behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-9.‏ https:doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09960-6

Peleg, S., Nudelman, G. (2021). The relation between self-rated health and depressive symptoms among older adults: Does age matter? Social Science and Medicine, 280.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114024

Shiloh, S., Peleg, S., & Nudelman, G. (2021). Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviors: A matter of cognition or emotion?‏ Health Psychology, 40 (7), 419‏-427. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001081

George-Levi, S., Peleg, S., Vilchinsky, N., Rafaeli, E., Khaskiaa, A., Mosseri, M., & Hod, H. (2020). Attachment insecurity hinders cardiac patients’ ability to receive partners’ care: A longitudinal dyadic study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1-19. doi: 10.1177/0265407519900998

Peleg, S., Litwin, H. (2019). The differential effects of social network on health in later life and the moderating role of depression. OBM Geriatrics, 3, 3-16. doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1903067

Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S (2017). The dynamic nature of self-assessed health (SAH): changes in SAH are associated with changes in affect among cardiac patients. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 9, 370–386. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12099

Peleg, S., Vilchinsky, N., Fisher, A.W., Khaskia, A., Mosseri, M. (2016). Personality makes a difference: Attachment Orientation Moderates Theory of Planned Behavior Prediction of Medication Adherence. Journal of Personality, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12294

Shiloh, S., Drori, E., Peleg, S., Banai, S., & Finkelstein, A. (2016). Mediation and moderation of the effects of watching the angiography screen on patients. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-13.‏ doi: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1131997

Peleg, S., Drori, E., Banai, S., Finkelstein, A., & Shiloh, S. (2015). Illness perceptions or recurrence risk perceptions: What comes first? A longitudinal cross-lagged examination among cardiac patients. Psychology & Health, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1116533

Shiloh, S., deHeer, H. D., Peleg, S., Hensley Alford, S., Skapinsky, K., Roberts, J. S., & Hadley, D. W. (2015). The impact of multiplex genetic testing on disease risk perceptions. Clinical Genetics, 87(2), 117-123.

Shiloh, S., Steinvil, A., Drori, E., Peleg, S., Abramowitz, Y., Banai, S., & Finkelstein, A. (2014). Effect of guidance during cardiac catheterization on emotional, cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 15(4), 336-342.
 

Last Updated Date : 07/12/2023