Prof. Ehud Bodner

EHUD BODNER, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

A. Current Academic Position

Full professor

Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences

Music Department

Bar-Ilan University

Office: Building 502.11 Room 11

Office telephone: 972-3-5318122

E-mail: ehud.bodner@biu.ac.il

I am a Full Professor and a Clinical and Medical psychologist in the Department of Social & Health Sciences (the Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences) and the Music Department at BIU. I joined BIU on 10/2000 after serving in the IDF. Since 2022, I have integrated Virtual Reality (VR) technology into clinical practice, collaborating with international colleagues and graduate students to develop VR simulations for therapeutic interventions. My research interests encompass aging and lifespan psychology, focusing on ageism, attachment, perceptions of aging, and their effects on health and rehabilitation. I also study the psychology of music, particularly in how music regulates emotions and fosters social cohesion. Additionally, I have extensive experience in clinical psychology, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and trauma, including PTSD, and supervising young clinicians in these fields. I am committed to advancing research and clinical applications that bridge psychology and innovative technologies to improve patient rehabilitation.

 

B. Personal Details

Date of birth: July 04, 1959

Marital status: Married+3

Home address: 10 Galili Street, Tel-Aviv 6937710, Israel

Home telephone/fax number: 972-3-5744580

Mobile number: 972-522-241522

 

C. Education

1986-1992: PhD, summa cum laude; Bar-Ilan University (Psychology).

Dissertation title: " "Learned helplessness and the occurrence of depressive-like and paranoid-like responses: The role of attentional focus." Supervisor: Prof. Mario Mikulincer.

1983-1986: MA, Tel Aviv University (Clinical Psychology).

1980-1983: BA, Bar-Ilan University (Psychology and Criminology).

 

D. Academic Positions and Activities

Planned Future 2025-2027: Full professor at the Department of Social and Health Sciences and at the Music Department, Bar-Ilan University (two years being Exempted from Teaching

2024-2025: Full professor at the Department of Social and Health Sciences and at the Music Department, Bar-Ilan University

2022-2024: Full professor at the Department of Social and Health Sciences and at the Music Department, Bar-Ilan University (two years being Exempted from Teaching). Three months (October 2022-December 2022) of Sabbatical at the Virtual Reality Event Lab of Prof. Mel Slater at the University of Barcelon, Spain. Three months (April 2024-June 2024) of Sabbatical at the Views of Aging Lab of Prof. Klaus Rothermund at the Psychology Department, Jena University, Germany.

2021-2022: Full professor and vice department head Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2018-2021: Full professor and department head Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2016-2018: Full professor, Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2012-2016: Associate professor, Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2008-2012: Senior Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2001-2008: Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

2000-2001: Research Instructor, Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Music Department, Bar-Ilan University.

 

E. Academic activities

1. Department of Social and Health Sciences

Planned Future 2025-2027: Full professor at the Department of Social and Health Sciences and at the Music Department, Bar-Ilan University (two years being Exempted from Teaching

2024-2025: Member of the University Senate.

2024-2025: Head of the Committee of Graduate Students of the Department of Social and Health Sciences

2022-2024: Full professor at the Department of Social and Health Sciences and at the Music Department, Bar-Ilan University (two years being Exempted from Teaching). Three months (October 2022-December 2022) of Sabbatical at the Virtual Reality Event Lab of Prof. Mel Slater at the University of Barcelon, Spain. Three months (April 2024-June 2024) of Sabbatical at the Views of Aging Lab of Prof. Klaus Rothermund at the Psychology Department, Jena University, Germany.

2021-2022: Deputy Head of the Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences.

2020-2021: Member of the Council for Higher Education professional committee reviewing the MA program in Gerontology submitted by the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College.

2018-2021: Head of the Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences.

2018-2021: Head of the Committee for Graduate studies

2018-2020: Member of the university senate.

2010-2015: Head and team member of the university ethical committee at the Interdisciplinary Department.

2006-2008 A team member and the chairman of the quality assurance committee.

2001-2008: Organizer of the departmental seminar throughout the year

2001-2008 A team member and the chairman of the studying program committee.

 

2. Music Department

2024-2025 A team member of the Department's management committee.

2015-2022 A team member of the Department's advanced study committee.

2006-2015 The chairmen of the "Krol" and the "Omer" scholarships

2009-2022 A team member of the Department's management committee.

 

F. Scholarships and Awards

2012: Excellence in teaching, Bar-Ilan University.

1987: A scholarship for PhD students; Bar-Ilan University.

1985: The M. Fooler Grant for excelling graduate students and a scholarship for MA students; Tel-Aviv University.

1983: The Dean of the Social Sciences Faculty award for achievements in the range of the upper 3 percent of the students in the Psychology Department; Bar-Ilan University.

1982: The Dean of the Social Sciences Faculty award for achievements in the range of the upper 3 percent of the students in the Psychology Department; Bar-Ilan University.

 

G. Research Grants

• 2024:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by the Minerva Center on Intersectionality in Aging (MCIA): Mutual Caregiving between soldiers and older adults in assisted living: A suggested intergenerational intervention", Status: Ongoing,
  Amount: ILS 15,000
• 2023:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF): "The effects of aging and departmental ageism on post-hospitalization health”
  Co-PIs: Y. Hoffman, A. Shrira
  Amount: ILS 70,000
• 2020:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF): "The effects of older adult patients' views of aging and departmental ageism on post-hospitalization health"
  Co-PIs: Y. Hoffman, A. Shrira
  Funding: Three-year study, ILS 139,000 per year
• 2016:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Space (MOST): "Subjective age and subjective nearness to death: Their utility in predicting rehabilitation after stroke and osteoporotic fractures"
  Co-PIs: A. Shrira, Y. Palgi, O. Zaslavsky
  Funding: Three-year study, ILS 125,000 per year
• 2012:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research: "The attitudes of psychiatric hospital managers and workers toward hospitalization and treatment of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)"
  Co-PIs: Prof. Iulian Iancu, Dr. Sara Cohen-Fridel
  Funding: Three-year study, ILS 43,333 per year
• 1999:
  Principal Investigator
  Research funded by Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research: "The relationship between type of insurance, time period and length of stay in psychiatric hospitals"
  Funding: Two-year study, ILS 25,000 per year

 

H. Ad Hoc Reviewer (37 journals)

Aging and Mental Health; Aging & Society; Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics; Archives of Suicide Research; Clinical Gerontologist; Current Psychology; Death Studies; Depression and Anxiety; European Journal of Ageing; Frontiers in Psychology; Emotion & Cognition; Frontiers in Psychiatry; International Journal of Psychology; International Perspectives in Psychology; International Psychogeriatrics; International Perspectives in Psychology; Gerontology; International Journal of Arts and Humanities; International Journal of Psychology; Israel Journal of Psychiatry; Journal of Affective Disorders; Journal of Aging Research; Journal of Anxiety Disorders; Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology; Journal of Happiness Studies; Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences; Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Personality and Individual Differences; Psychiatry Research; Psychology and Aging; Psychological Bulletin; Psychology of Music; Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy; Stigma and Health; Stress and Health; The Gerontologist;

 

I. Grant Reviewer

Israeli Science Foundation (ISF); The Israeli National Institute for Health Policy Research

The United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

The Israel National Institute For Health Policy Research

 

J. Clinical Experience

2022-2025: Using, developing and Teaching Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice.

2023-2024: Development and clinical guidance of soldiers with combat PTSD at the Rear-end Rehabilitation Center in the Experts Medical Clinics, Beer-Yaacov.

1999-2016: Examiner (by the Ministry of Heath) in the examination for license in clinical psychology.

1999-2007: Examiner (by the Ministry of Heath) in the examination for license in practicing Hypnosis.

2003: Licensed (by the Ministry of Health) as a specialist in Medical Psychology.

2003: Licensed (by the Ministry of Health) for clinical supervion in Medical Psychology.

1999: Licensed (by the Ministry of Health) for Scientific instruction of Hypnosis.

1994: Licensed (by the Ministry of Health) for clinical supervion in Psychodiagnosis and in Psychotherapy.

1993: Licensed (by the Ministry of Heath) for practicing Hypnosis.

1989: Specialist in Clinical Psychology.

 

K. Main Research, Professional Interests, and Contribution of Science

1.Virtual Reality in PTSD Treatment and Aging

My research on the intersection of aging, trauma, and PTSD is intended to lead to significant contributions in the development of virtual reality (VR) interventions for trauma therapy. My current work with international researchers (Mikulincer and Rizzo) is focused on the application of VR to support attachment theory, prolonged exposure, and emotional regulation in trauma survivors, including older adults. By integrating VR interventions that personalize and dynamically respond to trauma triggers, we are currently developing methods and tools that aim to enhance treatment efficacy for PTSD in both veterans and civilians. The work conducted with VR and attachment theory provides a promising avenue for therapeutic interventions, especially in regions affected by war and trauma, such as my country (Israel).

• Key Publications:

a) Bodner, E., Mikulincer, M., McMahon, E., & Rizzo, A. (2024). Reviving life that ceased on October the 7th: an attachment perspective on a virtual reality intervention. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 5.

b) Skip, A.R., Giosan, C., Deac, G., Zaporozhets, O., Syvak, O., Dragayeva, S., Bodner, E., & Stone, J. (2024). The Virtual Ukraine Project: Trauma Therapy in Warzones with Virtual Reality. In J. Stone (Ed.), The Power of Immersive Worlds. Wiley.

c) Bodner, E., & Bergman, Y. S. (2019). The utility of a positive body image among community-dwelling older adults who perceive death to be near and fear it. Research on Aging, 41(8), 751-771.

2. Health, Aging, and PTSD: The Role of Subjective Age

In exploring the relationship between PTSD and aging, my work has highlighted how subjective perceptions of age and nearness to death significantly impact mental health and PTSD symptoms. This line of research reveals how older adults’ sense of self, in terms of their subjective age, influences their ability to cope with PTSD, suggesting that younger age identity and emotional complexity can mitigate the mental distress caused by trauma. Additionally, my work investigates how attachment styles and perceptions of death influence the severity of PTSD symptoms in aging populations. These findings are relevant for developing personalized, age-sensitive therapeutic approaches.

• Key Publications:

a) Suberry, A., & Bodner, E. (2024). Empathy mitigates the relationship between ageism and subjective age in late life. Journal of Aging Studies, 71, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101273.

b) Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Palgi, Y. (2023). Attitudes to aging mediate the reciprocal effects of health anxiety and physical functioning. Psychology & Health, 38(2), 190-208. Kalir, D. M., Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Batz, C., Ben-Eliezer, A., Heyman, N., ... & Bodner, E. (2023). Feeling younger, rehabilitating better: reciprocal and mediating effects between subjective age and functional independence in osteoporotic fracture and stroke patients. Gerontology, 69(1), 109-117.

c) Bodner, E., Hoffman, Y., Palgi, Y., & Shrira, A. (2018). A light in a sea of darkness: the moderating role of emotional complexity in the PTSD symptoms-successful aging association. Aging & mental health, 22(6), 826-833

d) Bodner, E., & Fridel, S. (2010). Relations between attachment styles, ageism, and quality of life in late life. International Psychogeriatrics, 22, 1353-1362.

e) Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Cohen-Fridel, S., Grossman, E. S., & Bodner, E. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms as a function of the interactive effect of subjective age and subjective nearness to death. Personality and Individual Differences, 102, 245-251.

f) Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Ben-Ezra, M., Hoffman, Y., & Bodner, E. (2016). A youthful age identity mitigates the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms on successful aging. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 174-175.

g) Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Cohen-Fridel, S., Grossman, E. S., & Bodner, E. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms as a function of the interactive effect of subjective age and subjective nearness to death. Personality and Individual Differences, 102, 245-251.

3. Music Therapy and Emotional Regulation in Aging and PTSD

My research has examined the potential of music therapy to regulate emotions in both older adults and trauma survivors, with a particular focus on PTSD. The work involves understanding how different musical elements influence emotional regulation and how these elements can be used therapeutically for individuals with PTSD. Music, particularly when integrated into VR-based interventions, offers a promising modality for providing emotional support and reducing PTSD symptoms, particularly among older adults. This research underscores the importance of tailored interventions that consider both age-related changes and trauma-related needs.

• Key Publications:

a) Gvili, R. L., & Bodner, E. (2024). An Intergenerational Telehealth Music Therapy Group Intervention to Improve Grandparents’ Meaning in Life. Journal of Music Therapy, 61(4), 343-363.

b) Bensimon, M., Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2017). The emotional impact of national music on young and older adults differing in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Aging and Mental Health, 21(10), 1090-1098.

c) Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Ben-Ezra, M., Hoffman, Y., & Bodner, E. (2016). A youthful age identity mitigates the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms on successful aging. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 174-175.

4. Attachment Theory and PTSD: Aging Populations

My research investigates how attachment styles interact with PTSD symptoms in older adults, emphasizing the moderating role of attachment in trauma recovery. Attachment theory has provided a framework for understanding how early relationships impact later life trauma experiences and recovery. By exploring how attachment figures influence PTSD outcomes in both young and older adults, future interventions may better support trauma survivors across the lifespan, and also in aging populations where age-related vulnerabilities may compound trauma experiences.

• Key Publications:

a)Palgi,  Y., Bensimon, M., & Bodner, E. (2017). Motives of mentalization among older adults exposed in adulthood to potentially traumatic life events: A qualitative exploration. Traumatology, 23(4), 273-281.

b) Bodner, E., & Fridel, S. (2014). The paths leading from attachment to ageism. Death Studies, 38, 423-429.

c) Bodner, E., & Fridel, S. (2014). Do attachment styles affect the presence and search for meaning in life? Journal of Happiness Studies, 15, 1041-1059.

 

L. MA, PhD Students and Postdoctoral Students

Former Postdoctoral Students:

1. Prof. Yoval Palgi, The faculty of Social welfare and Health Studies. Haifa University. (Feb 2010 – Feb 2022).
2. Dr. David Greenberg. Cambridge University. (Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2021).

Former PhD Students:

1. Michal Yanko: PhD dissertation; The effect of a comprehensive musical program on basic psychological needs of young elementary school children  (2015)
2. Maya Marom: PhD dissertation; Musical aspects of echolalia: A theoretical examination and implementation to music therapy (co-supervision with Prof.. Avi Gilboa) (2016)
3. Michal Tzur Dachoch: PhD dissertation; Music therapy based mindfulness and cognitive treatment for patients with remitted depression  (2017) .
4. Roni Shifriss: PhD dissertation; The role of music listening in emotion regulation through the life cycle (co-supervision with Dr. Yuval Palgi) (2017).
5. Yaffa Hayosh: PhD dissertation; The relation of successful aging to meaning in time perspective, change producing memories and personal characteristics, in the second half of life (co-supervision with Dr. Yuval Palgi). (2017).
6. Dr. Halperin Ben-Zvi, Michal*, PhD dissertation; Social networks and the incorporation of others in the self as a function of age and subjective distance to death – A cross-cultural comparison (co-supervision with Prof. Amit Shrira). (2018) *Winner of the Rector's 4-Year Grant for Outstanding PhD Students.
7. Dr. Goldbart Anna, PhD dissertation; Emotional complexity and coping with pain and stress (co-supervision with Prof. Amit Shrira). (2019)
8. Dr. Haber Yeela: , PhD dissertation; Subjective end-of-life perceptions and depression in old-age: The role of psychological resources (co-supervision with Dr. Yoav Bergman).
9. Dr. Cohen Susanna: PhD dissertation; Music performance anxiety and optimal musical performance among professional musicians. (2020)
10. Dr. Keren Hazdai: PhD dissertation; State's witnesses: The psychological process of crossing of borders. (2020)
11. Dr. Aviya Riabzev: PhD dissertation; Experiencing vocal improvisation among older adults living in the community: Group intervention aiming at improving mental well-being (co-supervision with Dr. Ayelet Dassa). (2021)
12. Dr. Levy, Nadav: PhD dissertation; The Effect of Validation and problem solving interventions on Distress, emotion regulation and suicidal behavior reported by patients with Borderline personality disorder (co-supervision with Prof. Eshkol Rafaeli). (2021)
13. Dr. Mann Michael: PhD dissertation; Mathematical optimization of decision-making mechanisms in online production communities (co-supervision with Prof. Joel Guttman). (2021)
14. Dr. Sulem Aviel: PhD dissertation; Musical expressiveness perception in solo violin performance: From sound producing gestures to verbal and acoustical descriptors (co-supervision with Dr. Noam Amir). (2022)
15. Dr. Shragay Sivan: PhD dissertation; The Contribution of Subjective Age and Subjective Well-Being to Attitudes Toward Aging and Mental Health among Multiple Sclerosis Patients. (2022)
16. Dr. Cohen Zohara, completion track to PhD; The effects of volunteering on successful aging are mediated by views of aging (co-supervision with Prof. Prof. Amit Shrira). (2023)
17. Dr. Lital-Gvili, Rachel, PhD dissertation; Generational Dialogs: Studies on Ageism, its Expressions in Israeli Music and its Implications on Grandparent's Grandchildren's Relationship and on Older Adults Will-to-live (2024)
18. Dr. Suberry Assaf, PhD dissertation; "Come Together, Right Now": Synchronous musical activity as a tool to improve empathy and decrease stereotypes between young and older adults. (2024)
19. Dr. Bigon Guy, PhD dissertation; Pathways to Successful Aging: The Role of Death Perceptions and Ageism in the Relationship between Meaning in Life and Mindfulness and their Impact on Successful Aging (co-supervision with Prof. Yaakov Hoffman). (2025)
20. Dr. Katz-Otzar Noa, PhD dissertation; The contribution of life cross-road memories to psychological well-being and views of aging: Bibliotherapeutic group intervention among older people during transition to sheltered housing.
21. Dr. Buchman Noa, PhD dissertation; The contribution of solitude based interventions for the improvement of wellbeing in adulthood and in old age.
22. Dr. Lavi Nehama, PhD dissertation; An integrated model of music therapy and mindfulness-based therapy for breast cancer survivors.

Current PhD Students:

1. Batz Carmel, PhD dissertation; The unique contribution of mental health level and fluctuations in predicting outcomes of age-related medical conditions (co-supervision with Prof. Amit Shrira).
2. Elyoseph Ronit, PhD dissertation; Reducing Ageism at the Workplace through Virtual Reality (co-supervision with Prof. Doron Fridman from Reichman University).
3. Kanagala Sai, PhD dissertation. Ageism and aging perceptions in Israel and in India: a cross-cultural perspective.
4. Roberto Chernitsky: On the Mismatch Between Self-Perceptions of Aging and Behavioral Confirmation in Virtual Reality co-supervision with Prof. Doron Fridman from Reichman University).
5. Rinat (Irina) Ben-Haim: A Virtual Reality Embodiment Technique to Enhance Helping Behavior of nursing students towards a Dementia patients.

Former MA Students:

1. Tal-Or Hana: MA thesis; Is there"A good enough" repetition in music therapy? (2008)
2. Fredkin Dafna: MA thesis; Characteristics of the oriental "tearful songs"("Shirey dikaon") and the role they play among adolescents." (2009)
3. Elkaim Michal: MA thesis; The effect of music on the recovery from supra-maximal exercise (2009)
4. Aharoni Ronit: MA thesis; Does listening to vocal improvisations promote recognition of emotions in human voice among patients suffering from social phobia? (2010)
5. Edna Neuman: MA thesis; Mutual perceptions and attitudes of teachers and music therapists towards music therapy as a profession in mainstream education schools." (2011)
6. Einat Assa-Polansky: MA thesis; Perceptions of Music therapist of emotions in musical improvisation as predicting successful therapy – A comparative study. (2012)
7. Erez Gorelov: MA thesis; The intergenerational family: ageist perceptions among immigrants from the former USSR and Israeli born. (2012)
8. Naomi Levi: MA thesis; The sounds of music talk: An encounter between aging parents and their grown up children through autobiographical music (2015)
9. Yochai Z. Shavit: MA thesis; The relationship between emotional complexity and emotion recognition among older and younger adults (co-supervision with Dr. Yuval Palgi) (2016)
10. Yael Almong-Bendory: MA thesis; Rhythmical activation with older adults and its impact on self-perceptions: A Community music therapy model perspective (2017).

Current MA Students:

1. Randa Gazwee , MA thesis; The Effect of Focusing Attention on Signs of Aging of the Self and Others on the Perception of Life Expectancy and the Moderating Role of Aging Anxiety and Negative Self Views of Aging (co-supervision with Dr. Gali Weisenberg).
2. Miriam Mahamid, MA thesis; The Effect of Attentional Focus on Aging Signs of the Self and Others on Subjective Age, and the Moderating Role of Age Awareness and Body Image (co-supervision with Dr. Gali Weisenberg).
3. Shira Barel-Shahor: Subjective Age as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Functional Status in Older Residents of Assisted Living Facilities.

 

M.  Conference & Sessions Organization

1. Bodner, E. & Shrira, A. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: How do older adults cope with stress, trauma and with the aging process? Session included in the 31 st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
2. Bodner, E. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: Studies in psychotherapy. Session included in the 2th conference of the Israeli Association for Psychotherapy, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3. Bodner, E. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: Various issues in coping with aging and death. Session included in the 21th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
4. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Bensimon, M. (2016). A study day "An intergenerational transmission of the Holocaust: psychological, biological and therapeutic perspectives”, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
5. Bodner, E. & Ayalon, L. (2015). Co-chairing of the session: Before the curtain falls: CBT interventions in old age. Session included in the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel.
6. Bodner, E. (2015). A member of the scientific committee of the congress "CBT: A read to hope and compassion for people in conflict". The 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel.
7. Bodner, E. & Zaslavsky, O. (2015). Co-chairing of the session: Beyond Treating Quality of Life as an Outcome: Trajectories and Effects of Quality of Life. Session included in the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
8. Bodner, E. & Palgi, Y. (2014). Co-chairing of the session: Positive aging a function of self-perceptions of aging and dying". Session included in the 7th European conference of positive psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
9. Palgi, Y. & Bodner, E. (2014). Co-chairing of the session: Subjective evaluations regarding age and distance to death. Session included in the 20th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
10. Bodner, E. (2014). Head of the scientific committee of the 5th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
11. Shrira, A. & Bodner, E. (2013). Organizer of a study day: An Interdisciplinary Outlook on Aging, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
12. Bodner, E. (2014). Head of the scientific committee of the 4th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
13. Bodner, E. (2013). Head of the scientific committee of the 4th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
14. Bodner, E.  & Sinai, Y. (2012). Co-organization of the 3th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.

 

N. Keynote & Invited Presentations

1. Bodner, E. (2024). Views of Aging: their Relation to Self, Cultural and Social Perceptions and to Mental and Physical Health in Older Adults, Views of aging Lab, University of Jena, Germany.
2. Bodner, E. (2023). Views of Aging: their Relation to Self, Cultural and Social Perceptions and to Mental and Physical Health in Older Adults, University of Osaka, Japan.
3. Bodner, E. (2023). Views of Aging: their Relation to Self, Cultural and Social Perceptions and to Mental and Physical Health in Older Adults, University of Kyto, Japan.
4. Bodner, E. (2022). Views of Aging: their Relation to Self, Cultural and Social Perceptions and to Mental and Physical Health in Older Adults, Virtual Reality Event Lab, University of Barcelona, Spain.
5. Bodner, E. (2022)., The Psychology of the Third Age, Ageism and its Effect on Therapists and on Patients. An invited lecture for clinical psychologists, Ministry of Health, Feb-April.
6. Bodner, E. (2022)., The Psychology of the Third Age, Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for the Third Age. An invited lecture for clinical psychologists, Ministry of Health, Feb-April.
7. Bodner, E. (2022)., The Psychology of the Third Age, Guidelines for the Interpersonal Encounter between Therapists and Older Patients. An invited lecture for clinical psychologists, Ministry of Health, Feb-April.
8. Bodner, E. (2021). The Spirit of Men in Aging – A contemporary View in the Psychology of Aging. On Views on Aging and their Association with Older Adults Physical and Mental Health. Invited lecture presented at Tel-Aviv Yafo College, School of Behavioral Sciences, Israel (Zoom lecture). 
9. Bodner, E. (2020). Music and Society: Studies in the field of Psychology of Music. Invited lecture presented at an the Department of multidisciplinary studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (Zoom lecture). 
10. Bodner, E. (2020). Music and Society: Studies in the field of Psychology of Music. Invited lecture presented at an the Department of multidisciplinary studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
11. Bodner, E. (2019). Advancing the Field of Subjective Aging and Health. On Day-to-Day Variability in Subjective Age and Ageism and their Association with Depressive Symptoms
12. Invited lecture presented at an international meeting of scholars in aging, ISF Workshop, 6-8 Feb 19, University of Haifa.
13. Bodner, E. (2018). How Ageist Attitudes Affect Mental Health Assessment
    and Treatment of Older Adults? Invited Tedx lecture. COST Action IS1402 Ageism from a Multi-National, Interdisciplinary Perspective Event: Towards a World for all Ages, Bratislava, 27-29.6.

 

O. Conference Presentations and Active Participation in Conferences (ascending).

1. Bodner, E. Personal Learned Helplessness and the Formation of Paranoid-like and Depressive-like Reactions: The role of Attentional - Focus. Paper presented at the
   Israel Psychological association Congress, Ramat-Gan, Israel, October, 1993. (Hebrew presentation).
2. Bodner, E. A Model for the Etiology and the treatment of Physical complaints with major emotional factor. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Ramat-Gan, Israel, October, 1993. (Hebrew presentation).
3. Bodner E., Barak, Y., Klayman, N., Ring A., &  Elizur, Anxiety reactions among Israeli soldiers during the Gulf War. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October, 1995. (Hebrew presentation).
4. Bodner, E. & Drori, A. The military parade situation in the school base as a mean for systematic diagnosis of the unit. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October, 1995. (Hebrew presentation).
5. Bodner, E., Barak, Y., Achiron, A., Ring, A. & Stier, S. Perceptual Conformity in Schizophrenic patients: A comparative study with normal controls. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October, 1995. (Hebrew presentation).
6. Bodner, E., Einat, H., & Mark, M. Suicide Rates in "Special need Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces: a 9 - Years Survey". Paper presented at the International Seminar "Violence and Adolescence". Jerusalem, Israel, November, 1999. (English presentation).
7. Mark, M., Bodner, E., Einat, H., Eladad, A., & Shemer. J. Changes in mental health support level policy and their influence on self-injurious behaviors in the Israeli military prison system. Paper presented at the International Seminar "Violence and Adolescence". Jerusalem, Israel, November 1999 (English presentation).
8. M Weiser, M., Reichenberg, A., Kaplan, Z., Bodner, E., Rabinowitz, Y., Mark, M., Nahon, D., Davidson, M. (1999). Non-psychotic Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adolescence as Risk Factors for Schizophrenia: A Follow-up Study.  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Congress of Neuro-psychophermacology, Acapulco, Mexico. (English presentation).
9. Gillath, O., Bodner, E., Mark M., & Kaplan Z. The influence of a supplier-insurer contract on patterns of psychiatric hospitalizations and on their scope. Paper presented at the Israel Psychiatric association Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, April, 2000. (English presentation).
10. Bodner, E., Zohar, Y., Shaklar, R., Mikulincer, M., Zinger, Y., Gilath, O. Kaplan, Z. & Solomon, Z. PTSD victims of the Lebanese war: An eighteen years follow-up. Paper presented at the Israel Psychiatric association Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, April, 2000. (English presentation).
11. Bodner, E., Gilat, O., Doron, M., Ashkenzi, M., & Kaplan, Z. A case of psychotic and PTSD symptoms developed during a rescue mission – the question of two different diagnosis. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Haifa, Israel, June, 2000. (Hebrew presentation).
12. Bodner, E., Ben-Arzi, A., Einat, H. Gilat, O., & Kaplan, Z. The mental classification during the reception phase to the military prison. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Haifa, Israel, June, 2000. (Hebrew presentation).
13. Bodner, E., Gilat, O., Doron, M., Ashkenzi, M., & Kaplan, Z. A comparative study of the effect of traumatic event on members of rescue team for the victims of the Turkey’s Erthquake. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Haifa, Israel, June, 2000. (Hebrew presentation).
14. Bodner, E. Mikulincer, M. Izak, R., Mark, M. & Kaplan, Z. The relationship between soldiers and their direct commanders and their implications on the health and level of functioning of the soldier. Paper presented at the Israel Psychological association Congress, Haifa, Israel, June, 2000. (Hebrew presentation).
15. Bodner, E. The invasion of Normandy - using the principles of suggestion as a way to understand the deception plan. Paper presented at the 15¹⁵ International Congress of Hypnosis. Munich (October 2000).
16. Bodner, E. Leaning and e-learning in a large course at Bar-Ilan University. Paper presented at the Meital Conference. Tel-Aviv (February, 2004). (Hebrew presentation).
17. Bodner, E., Mazor, A., Gilboa, A., & Amir, D. Putting the Sad Affect of Music into Words as a Way to Communicate with the Depressive Patient. Paper presented at the 6 th European Music Therapy Congress. Jyväskylä, Finland (June, 2004).
18. Bodner, E., Shevach, O., Lukovetsky E., Avni1, Y., & Ron, Y. Psychopathology and Quality of Life Among Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: a Comparison to Healthy Controls. Poster presented at the 12th United European Gastroenterology Week "UEGW 2004" Prague, Czech Republic, (September, 2004).
19. Bodner, E., Gilba, A., Amir, D. Emotional communicability in improvised music: the case of music therapists. Paper presented at the 11 ^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Australia (July, 2005).
20. Bodner, E., Gilba, A., Amir, D. Songs as cultural icons: The case of the Israeli society. Poster presented at the 11 ^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Australia (July, 2005).
21. Bodner, E. Songs as Death Reminders and Tranquilizers: Deliberate and Natural Music Therapy under the Threat of Death. Paper presented at the 7th European Music Therapy Congress in the Netherlands (August 2007).
22. Bodner, E. Delegitimization of Suicides through Media Reports: The Effect of Similarity between the Young Reader and the Deceased. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Understanding Youth Suicide: A Meeting of Differing Perspectives. Ma'ale HaChmisha Conference Center, Judean Hills, Israel (March, 2008).
23. Bodner, E., & Gilba, A. "Friendship, we bear you without words: Do memorial songs have the power to change attitudes in the Israeli public?". Paper presented at the   national conference of the Israeli Society of Musicology, Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, Israel (June, 2008).
24. Bodner E., Ben-Artzi E., & Kaplan Z. Soldiers who kill themselves: the contribution of dispositional and situational factors. Paper presented at the 12th European Symposium On Suicide & Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB12), Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland (August 2008).
25. Bodner, E., Gilba, A. "Can songs bring conflicting groups closer together? Paper presented at the Nordic Conference of Music Therapy, Aalborg, Denmark (May, 2009).
26. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. "On the relations between attachment styles, ageism and Quality of life in late life." Paper presented at the 18 th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel (February, 2010).
27. Bodner, E., & Iancu, I. "Recalling the threat: Dental anxiety in patients waiting for dental surgery." Poster presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America's (ADAA) 30 ^th Annual Conference Anxiety Across the Lifespan: Practical Integration of Basic and Clinical Approaches, Baltimore, Maryland, US (March, 2010).
28. Iancu, I., Lupinsky, Y., Barenboim, D., & Bodner, E. Negative and positive automatic thoughts in social anxiety disorders. Poster presented at the 18 th European Congress of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany (March 2010).
29. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. "On the relations between attachment styles, ageism and Quality of life in late life." Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference. Herzliya, Israel (July, 2010).
30. Cohen-Fridel, S &Bodner, E. "The paths from relations to others and our death fears to ageism." Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference. Herzliya, Israel (July, 2010).
31. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. & Iancu, I. Staff attitudes towards patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Poster presented at the 13^th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour." Rome (September 2010).
32. Bodner, E., & Aharoni, R. Improving happiness recognition in human voice among people suffering from social anxiety. Poster presented at the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna (March 2011).
33. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. Perceived quality of life and ageism among elderly people living in sheltered housing and in the community. Poster presented at the the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna (March 2011).
34. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. & Iancu, I. Staff attitudes towards patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Poster presented at the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna (March 2011).
35. Bodner, E., & Fradkin, D. The functions of "oriental tearful songs" for Israeli adolescents. Paper presented at the 2011 WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul (July 2011).
36. Bodner, E. Recognizing emotions in improvised music in a multi-cultural setting: is it possible? Paper presented at the 2011 WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul (July 2011).
37. Bodner, E., Gilba, A. "Can songs bring conflicting groups closer together? Paper presented at the 2011 WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul (July 2011).
38. Eliakim, M., Eliakim, A., Bodner, E. Effect of motivational music and rhythm on recovery from intense exercise. Poster presented at the 2011 WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul (July 2011).
39. Marom, M. Gilboa, A., & Bodner, E. The Musical Aspects of Echolalia: Implications to Music Therapy. Paper presented at the 2011 WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul (July 2011).
40. Bodner, E., & Palgi, Y., Cohen-Fridel, S. Sharira, A., & Ben-Ezra, M. Attachment measures which predict death anxiety among younger and older adults. Paper presented at the 19^th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel (February, 2012).
41. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. The paths leading from attachment to ageism. Paper to be presented at the 19^th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel (February, 2012).
42. Bodner, E., Bergman, Y.S. & Cohen-Fridel, S.  From funk rock to the rocking chair: Ageism along the life cycle. Poster presented at the 19^th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel (February, 2012).
43. Iancu, I., Ram, E., Bodner, E., Jourbran, M. Social Anxiety and perfectionism and among Arab-Israelis: a comparative study. Paper presented at the 14^th national conference of the Israeli Psychiatric Association. Tel-Aviv, Israel (May 2012).
44. Bodner, E., & Neuman, E. Collaboration between school teachers and music therapists: Mapping out the obstacles. Paper presented at the 7^th Nordic Music therapy Congress, Jyväskylä, Finland (June, 2012).
45. Bergman, Y.S. & Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. Meaningful attachment: The effects of attachment patterns and ageism on meaning in life across adulthood. Paper presented at the 30^th International Congress of Psychology 2012 - Cape Town, South Africa (July, 2012).
46. Bodner, E., Bergman, Y.S. & Cohen-Fridel, S. Ageism in a Middle-Eastern cultural context: differences between Israeli Arabs and Jews. Paper presented at the IACCP 21_st International Congress of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Stellenbosch, South Africa (July, 2012).
47. Bodner, E., Bergman, Y.S. & Cohen-Fridel, S. Be your age: Effects of perceived "age-appropriate behaviors" of older adults on compassion and ageism. Paper presented at the 30^th International Congress of Psychology 2012 - Cape Town, South Africa (July, 2012).
48. Bodner, E., & Bensimon, M. Is problem music a problem? The relations between problem music, attitudes toward the body, tattoos, personality traits and delinquency. Poster at the 14th European Symposium of Suicide & Suicidal Behavior, Tel-Aviv (September, 2012).
49. Bodner, E., & Canetto, S. Is suicide by older, ill persons more acceptable than suicide by younger, healthy persons? A study of attitudes in Israel. Paper presented at the 14th European Symposium of Suicide & Suicidal Behavior, Tel-Aviv (September, 2012).
50. Iancu, I., Bodner, E., Ram E. Social anxiety and perfectionism among Jewish and Arab students: a comparative study. Paper presented at the International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries. Tel Aviv (November, 2012).
51. Shifriss, R., Bodner, E., Palgi, Y. When you're down and troubled: Views on the regulatory power of music. Poster presented at the 9^th European Music Therapy Congress. Oslo (August 2013).
52. Palgi, Y. & Bodner, E. Subjective evaluations in regard to age and distance to death. Chair of session at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014).  
53. Bodner, E., Palgi, Y., & Kaveh, D. Does the relationship between affect complexity and self-esteem differ in the young-old and the old-old? Paper presented at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014). 
54. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., Ben-Ezra. M., & Bodner, E. The effect of self-perceptions of aging and dying on psychological distress of older adults. Paper presented at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014).
55. Kav'e, G., Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., & Bodner, E. The moderated role of life expectancy on the association between morbidity and mortality and cognitive functioning. Paper presented at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014).
56. Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Palgi, Y. Who said the table does not lie? The discrepancy between expected life expectancy and life tables and the will to live. Paper presented at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014).
57. Shifris, R. Bodner, E. & Palgi, Y. When you're down and troubled: Views on the regulatory power of music. Paper presented at the 20^th  Gerontology Israeli conference. Tel-Aviv (January 2014). 
58. Bergman, Y. S., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2014). Attachment patterns moderate the relationship between subjective closeness to death and meaning in life. Paper presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
59. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Bergman, Y. S., & Cohen-Fridel, S. (2014). Can ageists age successfully? Age and death anxieties are negatively related to subjective successful aging through ageism. Paper presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
60. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., Ben-Ezra, M., & Bodner, E. (2014). How do subjective age and subjective closeness to death interact in regulating subjective successful aging? Paper presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
61. Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Palgi, Y. (2014). The will to live and subjective life expectancy of older adults. Paper presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 
62. Bodner, E., & Bensimon, M. (2014). Problem music and its different shades over its fans. Poster presented at the 14^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.
63. Bodner, E., & Assa-Polansky, E. (2014). Music Therapists' Views on "Negative" and "Positive" Emotions as Predicting Meaningful Therapy. Paper presented at the 14^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.
64. Cohen, S., & Bodner, E. (2014). Can music therapy reduce music performance anxiety and facilitate peak musical performance? Paper presented at the 14^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.
65. Levy, N., Gilboa, A., & Bodner, E. Developing a model for creating musical life review with elderly people. Paper presented at the 14^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.
66. Bodner, E., Bergman, Y. (2014). Music to Remember: The power of music in decreasing in-group favoritism between Arabs and Jews in Israel. Poster presented at the 14^th World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.
67. Bodner, E., Bergman, Y. (2014). Music to Remember: The power of music in decreasing in-group favoritism between Arabs and Jews in Israel. Paper presented at the 22^nd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Reims, France.
68. Bergman, Y. S., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2014). Attachment moderates the relationship between subjective closeness to death and meaning in life. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, USA.
69. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Bergman, Y. S., & Cohen-Fridel, S. (2014). Death and aging anxiety, emotional complexity, and psychological distress. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, USA.
70. Kavé, G., Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., & Bodner, E. (2014). Evaluation of life expectancy is related to functioning, especially when actual death is close. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, USA.
71. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2014). The interactive effect of subjective closeness to death and subjective age on distress. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, USA.
72. Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Palgi, Y. (2014). Age, subjective closeness to death, subjective age and emotional complexity. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, USA.
73. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Palgi, Y. (2015). Specific dimensions of meaning in life predict subjective successful aging at the second half of life. Paper presented at the 1st International Congress of Logotherapy in Israel. Haifa, Israel.
74. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2015). The interactive effect of subjective age and subjective distance-to-death on meaning in life. Paper presented at the 1st International Congress of Logotherapy in Israel. Haifa, Israel.
75. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Zaslavsky, O., Pagli, Y. (2015). Subjective Age as a Mediator of the Reciprocal Relationship between Satisfaction with Aging and Functional Limitation. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
76. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Bergman, Y.  Cohen-Fridel, S. & Pagli, Y. (2015). Emotional Complexity Attenuates the Negative Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Satisfaction with Aging. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
77. Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Pagli, Y. (2015). Younger Subjective Age Mitigates the Adverse Effect of Daily Stress on the Emotional Experience of Traumatized Individuals. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
78. Pagli, Y., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2015). The Association between Posttraumatic stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth among Older Adults: Subjective Age and Distance-to-Death as Moderators. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
79. Bergman, Y. Shrira, A., Bodner, E (2015). Ageing and Dying Anxieties among Second-Generation Holocaust Survivors: The Role of Parental Communication and Attachment Patterns. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
80. Bodner, E. (2015). The Three-year conference of the Israeli psychiatry association. Panel on an unfair influence in aging, at the modern family era. Hangar 11, Tel-Aviv port. Israel
81. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Bergman, Y.  Cohen-Fridel, S. & Pagli, Y. (2015). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Satisfaction with Aging: The Moderating Role of Emotional Complexity. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
82.  Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Pagli, Y. (2015). Feeling Young and Less Troubled: A Youthful Subjective Age Buffers the Negative Effect of Daily Hassles. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
83. Cohen-Fridel, S., Hoffman, Y. S. G., Bodner, E., Shrira, A. (2015). PSTD Symptoms as a Function of the Interactive Effect of Subjective Age and Subjective Distance-to-Death along the Life-Span. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
84. Pagli, Y., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2015). Subjective Age and Distance-to-Death as Moderators of the Association between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth among Older Adults. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
85. Bergman, Y. Shrira, A., Bodner, E (2015). Ageing and Dying Anxieties among Second-Generation Holocaust Survivors: The Role of Parental Communication and Attachment Patterns. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
86. Hoffman, Y. S. G., Shrira, A, & Bodner, E. (2015). Priming Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Individuals Exposed to African Working Refugees' Violence. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
87. Hoffman, Y. S. G., Cohen-Fridel, S., Bodner, E., Grossman, E., Shrira, A. (2015).The Interactive Effect of Framing and Priming on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
88. Bensimon, M., Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2015).The Emotional Impact of Musical Context on Young and Old Individuals with High Levels of Posttraumatic Symptoms. 36^th Annual Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Tel Aviv University, Israel.
89. Levy, N., Gilboa, A., & Bodner, E. (2015). Developing a model for creating musical life review with elderly people: A preliminary inquiry. Paper presented at the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel
90. Cohen, S., & Bodner, E. (2015). Music performance anxiety and peak musical performance amongst classical musicians. Paper presented at the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel
91. Tzur-Dachoach, M. Bodner, E. (2015). The effect of cognitive therapy combining mindfulness and listening to music on the emotional regulation of remitted patients with major depressive disorder. Paper presented at the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel
92. Grossman, E., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2015). Chronic sleep complaints in older adults. Paper presented at the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel
93. Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., Mashiah, M., Segal, M., Grinshpoon, A., Fischel, T., & Iancu, I. (2015). The Attitudes of Psychiatric Hospital Staff Toward Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Paper presented at the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel.
94. Bergman, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The moderating role of attachment patterns in the relationship between parental communication and aging and dying anxieties among offspring of Holocaust survivors. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
95. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Palgi, Y. (2016). Specific dimensions of meaning in life predict subjective successful aging in the second half of life. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
96. Cohen-Fridel, S., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The interaction between subjective age, subjective nearness to death and psychological distress: A diary study. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
97. Halperin, M., Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2016). The relationship between perceptions of the future, social networks and physical and mental health at late-life. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel
98. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The meaning of years: the relationship between subjective age, subjective closeness to death and meaning in life. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
99. Bergman, Y., Hoffman, Y., Cohen-Fridel, S., Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2016). The effects of perceived media control on post-traumatic stress symptoms: The moderating role of prejudicial attitudes. Paper presented at the 37^th STAR conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
100. Bergman, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The moderating role of attachment patterns in the relationship between parental communication and aging and dying anxieties among offspring of Holocaust survivors. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
101. Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., Yaakov, Hoffman, & Shrira, A. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms as a function of the interactive effect of subjective age and subjective distance-to-death along the life-span. Paper presented at the 31^st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
102. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Bergman, Y. S., Cohen-Firdel, S., & Grossman, E. S. (2016). The interaction between aging and death anxieties predict ageism. Paper presented at the 23^rd Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Tampere, Finland.
103. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Palgi, Y. (2016). Posttraumatic reactions and mental health dimensions: Findings from the Longitudinal Survey of Older Adults Exposed to Missile Attacks in Southern Israel. Paper presented at the 37^th STAR conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
104. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Palgi, Y. (2016). Specific dimensions of meaning in life predict subjective successful aging in the second half of life. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
105. Cohen-Fridel, S., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The interaction between subjective age, subjective nearness to death and psychological distress: A diary study. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
106. Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., & Grossman, E. (2016). The relationship between missile warning time and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in young and older adults. Paper presented at the 37^th STAR conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
107. Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., & Grossman, E. (2016). The relationship between trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms is moderated by the mutual effects of one's control over media exposure in conjunction with external locus of control. Paper presented at the 37^th STAR conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
108. Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., & Grossman, E. (2016). The relationship between missile warning time and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in young and older adults. Paper presented at the 31^st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
109. Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Cohen-Fridel, S., Grossman, E., & Bodner, E. (2016). Subjective age, subjective nearness-to-death and trauma-related symptoms: evidence from two studies. Paper presented at the 23^rd Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Tampere, Finland.
110. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The interactive effect of subjective age and subjective closeness-to-death on meaning in life. Paper presented at the 31^st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
111. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). The meaning of years: the relationship between subjective age, subjective closeness to death and meaning in life. Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
112. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2016). The reciprocal effects of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and subjective age: Findings from the Longitudinal Survey of Older Adults Exposed to Missile Attacks in Southern Israel. Paper presented at the 37^th STAR conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
113. Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2016). Feeling young and less troubled: a youthful subjective age buffers the negative effect of daily hassles. Paper presented at the 31^st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
114. Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2016). How do older adults cope with stress, trauma and with the aging process?, 31 st International Congress of Psychology, Israel, Session Organizer. Jul 24
115. Bodner, E., & Cohen-Fridel, S. (2016). Music in a multicultural society: Emotion recognition in improvised music among different cultural groups in Israel, IACCP2016 - 23rd International Congress, Japan, Contributed, Jul 30, 2016.
116. Bergman, Y., Horenczyk, G., & Bodner, E., Aging anxieties and life satisfaction among Palestinian-Arabs in Israel: The moderating role of religion, IACCP2016 - 23rd International Congress of International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology, Japan, Contribute, Jul 30.
117. Ben-Ezra, M., Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Grossman, E., Cohen-fride, S., & Bodner, E., Who Is Afraid of ISIS? (2017). Associations of ISIS Anxiety with Media, 38th STAR Conference, China, Contributed. Jul 5.
118. Bergman, Y., Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Grossman, E., Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2017). Sleeping with the Enemy: Anxiety Regarding the ISIS Threat Is Related to Sleep Problems, 38th STAR conference, China, Contributed. Jul 5.
119. Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Grossman, E., Bodner, E., Cohen-Firdel, S., Ben-Ezra, M., & Bodner, E. (2017). Shadows of the Past and Threats of the Future: ISIS Anxiety among Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, 38th STAR conference, China, Contributed. Jul 5.
120.  Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Palgi, Y. (2017).Younger Subjective Age, Daily Hassles and Passive Death Wishes in Adulthood and Late life, The 21 st IAGG 2017 World Congress, United States, Contributed. Jul 23.
121. Shrira, A., Bodner, E., Hoffman, Y., & Palgi, Y. (2017). Subjective Aging and Emotional Complexity of Traumatized Older Adults., The 21 st IAGG 2017 World Congress, United States, Contributed. Jul 23.
122. Bodner, E. (2018). How ageist attitudes affect mental health assessment and treatment of older adults?, (2018). COST Action IS1402 Ageism, Spain, Contributed. Jul 5
123. Bodner, E., Cohen-Fridel, S., Hoffman, Y., & Shrira, A. (2018). The Moderating Effect of Ageism on the Connection between Body Image and Successful Subjective Aging in Older Adults, The 22st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Israel, Contributed. Feb 11
124. , Bergman, Y., & Bodner, E. (2018). Loneliness and Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Role of Anticipated Life Expectancy, The 22st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Israel, Contributed. Feb 12
125. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Bergman, Y. (2018). The Importance of the Grandparent-Grandchildren Bond as a Mediator of Subjective Nearness to Death and Life Satisfaction, The 22st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Israel, Contributed. Feb 12.
126. Bodner, E. (2018). How ageist attitudes affect mental health assessment and treatment of older adults? Tedx talk, Towards a World for all Ages: Ageism from a Multi-National, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Slovenia, Contributed. Jun 29
127. Levy, N., Gilboa, A., & Bodner, E. (2018). Creating Musical Life Stories with Elderly People, Narrative Matters 2018, Netherlands, Contributed. Jul 2. 
128. Bodner, E., Hajos, Y., & Palgi, Y. (2018). Trajectories of meaning in life and life crossroads as a road for aging well, Narrative Matters 2018, Netherlands, Contributed. Jul 2
129. Hojas, Y., Palgi, Y., & Bodner, E. (2018). Life-crossroads and narrative identity, Narrative Matters 2018: The ABCs of Narrative, Netherlands, Contributed. Jul 2
130. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Bergman, Y. (2018). The Connection between Aging Anxiety and Ageism is Moderated by Bond Importnce with Grandparents, 39th STAR Conference, Poland, Contributed. Jul 10
131. Koren, A., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., & Bergman, E. (2018). Subjective nearness-to-death and attitudes toward disability: The moderating role of attachment patterns, 39th STAR conference, Poland, Contributed. Jul 10
132. Bergman, Y., & Bodner, E. (2018). Is ignorance bliss? The connection between age awareness, subjective nearness-to-death, self-esteem and depression in older adults., the 39th STAR conference, Poland, Contributed Jul 10
133. Cohen, S., Bodner, E., & Bergman, Y. (2018). Cultural differences in ageism and aging anxieties: Evidence from Jews and Arabs in Israel, the 39th STAR conference, Poland, Contributed. Jul 10
134. Bergman, Y., & Bodner, E., Is Ignorance Bliss? (2018). The connection between age awareness, subjective nearness-to-death, self-esteem and depression in older adults. The Connection between Age Awareness, Subjective Nearness-To-Death, Self-Esteem and Depression in Older Adults, 39th STAR Conference, Poland, Contributed.
135. Palgi, Y., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2019). The meaning of years: the relationship between subjective age, subjective closeness to death and meaning in life, The 21st Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Israel, Contributed. Jan 1
136. Palgi, Y., Avidor, S., Shrira, A., Bodner, E., Ben-Ezra, M., Zaslavsky, O., & Hoffman, Y. (2019). Perception counts: The relationships of inner perception of trauma and PTSD symptoms across time, The 40th STAR conference, Spain, Contributed. Jan 1
137. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Hoffman, Y., Palgi, Y., & Bergman, Y. (2019). On day-today variability in perceptions of age discrimination and ageism, ISF Workshop Advancing the field of subjective aging, Israel, Contributed. Feb 4
138. Bodner, E., Hoffman, Y., Mor, S., Buchman, N., Segel_Karpas, F., & Palgi, Y. (2019). The contribution of Mood regulation through music listening, successful aging and their interaction to positive solitude at the second half of life, Towards Capability in Ageing – from cell to society, Sweden, Contributed. May 23
139. Bodner, E., Hoffman, Y., Shrira, A., Cohen-Fridel, S., & Palgi, Y. (2019). A light in a sea of darkness: The moderating role of emotional complexity in the PTSD symptoms successful aging association, Towards Capability in Ageing – from cell to society, Sweden, Contributed. May 23
140. Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Heyman, N., Zaslavsky, O., & Bodner, E. (2019). A diary study on subjective age during rehabilitation following osteoporotic fractures and cerebrovascular disease, Towards Capability in Ageing – from cell to society, Sweden, Contributed. May 23
141. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., & Pagli, Y. (2019). The reciprocal effects of health anxieties and physical functioning are mediated by attitudes to aging, the 40th STAR conference, Spain, Contributed. Jul 9
142. Segel-Karpas, D., Shrira, A., & Bodner, E. (2019). Daily fluctuations in subjective age and mental health: The roles of chronological age and attitudes to aging. Paper presented at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. Austin, USA.
143. Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Heyman, N., Zaslavsky, O., & Bodner, E. (2019). A microlongitudinal assessment of subjective age and mental health during
144. Riabzev, A., & Bodner, E. (2020). The 16th World Congress of Music Therapy (online world congress), Vocal music therapy improvisation among community-dwelling older adults: Group intervention aiming at improving subjective wellbeing,  South Africa, Contribute (Zoom presentation). Jul 7
145. Cohen, S., & Bodner, E. (2020). The 16th World Congress of Music Therapy (online world congress), Skills for empowering trainee music therapists to develop confidence, South Africa, Contributed (Zoom presentation). Jul 8
146. Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Haymen, N., Zaslavsky, O., & Bodner, E. (2020). Daily perceptions of aging and mental health during rehabilitation from acute medical conditions. Paper presented at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
147. Riabzev, A., & Bodner, E.  (2020). The 16^th World Congress of Music Therapy (online world congress), Vocal music therapy improvisation among community-dwelling older adults: Group intervention aiming at improving subjective wellbeing,  South Africa, Contributed.
148. Cohen, S., & Bodner, E.(2020), The 16th World Congress of Music Therapy (online world congress), Skills for empowering trainee music therapists to develop confidence, South Africa, Contributed.
149. Karni-Effraty, Z., Palgi, Y. Bodner, E., Shahada, N., Greenbalt,-Kamenron, L. (2022). Home Caregiving during COVID-19: Formal caregivers at the Rear Front. The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
150. Bodner, E., & Lital-Gvilli, R. Ageist Attitudes are related to will-to-live and are moderated by age, medical condition and attitudes toward aging. The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel
151. Lital-Gvilli, R., & Bodner, E. (2022). Songs that had been vanished? Subtle ageism in attitudes toward old songs. The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
152. Cohen-Fridel, S., Bodner, E. (2022). What happens to the connection between internalized ageist attitudes and loneliness when death is “not around”? The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
153. Shrira A., Sharf, M, Palgi, Y., Ayalon, L., Bodner, E., Ben-Simon, M., Rosenblaum, T., Yadid, G., & Shif, M. (2022). Transferring intergenerational coping with stress situations and measures of aging in families of holocaust survivors. The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
154. Katz-Otzar, N, Palgi, Y., & Bodner, E. (2022). Coping with challenges and losses at late adulthood: Personal, familial and communal resources. . The 24nd biannual conference of Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
155. Bodner, E., Shrira, A., Hoffman, Y, & Bergman, Y.S. (2023). Day-to-Day Variability in Subjective Age and Ageism and their Association with Depressive Symptoms. An invited lecutre, ad the Ageing as Future 2nd Conference: Conceptions, Contexts, and Challenges of Long Lives” in Jena, Germany
156. Bodner, E. (2023). Virtual Reality for the creation of an internal solitude setting in older adults. An invited lecture at Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
157. Segel-Karps, D., Estlein, R., & Bodner, E. (2023). Midlife couples' views of joint aging: Scale development and testing. The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Jea Piaget Society. Madrid.
158. Bodner, E., Segev, A., Chemitsky, R., Davidson, Y., & Barak, Y. (2023) Playing the Kioku@Board Game Reudces Loneliness in Older Adults: A Pilot Study. The IAGG Asoa/Oceania, Regional Congress, Yokohama, Japan. (2024).
159. Bodner, E. (2024). Traumatic Reactions to War and Terror: The Israeli Society during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War: An Attachment Perspective for a Group Therapy with Soldiers with PTSD - Theoretical Justifications and Clinical Impressions. Presentation at the ICP (International Congress of Psychology) in Praha
160. Bodner, E., Segel-Karpas, D., & Estlein, R. (2024). Views of Their Joint Aging: Development of a New Scale. Presentation at the GSA (Geological Society of America), Seattle, USA.

 

P. Organization of sessions, study days and conferences (ascending).

1. Bodner, E.  & Sinai, Y. (2012). Co-organization of the 3th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
2. Bodner, E. (2013). Head of the scientific committee of the 4th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
3. Shrira, A. & Bodner, E. (2013). Organizer of a study day: An Interdisciplinary Outlook on Aging, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
4. Bodner, E. (2014). Head of the scientific committee of the 5th conference of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acre, Israel.
5. Palgi, Y. & Bodner, E. (2014). Co-chairing of the session: Subjective evaluations regarding age and distance to death. Session included in the 20th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
6. Bodner, E. & Palgi, Y. (2014). Co-chairing of the session: Positive aging a function of self-perceptions of aging and dying". Session included in the 7th European conference of positive psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
7. Bodner, E. & Zaslavsky, O. (2015). Co-chairing of the session: Beyond Treating Quality of Life as an Outcome: Trajectories and Effects of Quality of Life. Session included in the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
8. Bodner, E. (2015). A member of the scientific committee of the congress "CBT: A read to hope and compassion for people in conflict". The 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel.
9. Bodner, E. & Ayalon, L. (2015). Co-chairing of the session: Before the curtain falls: CBT interventions in old age. Session included in the 45th Annual EABCT Congress in Jerusalem, Israel.
10. Bodner, E. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: Various issues in coping with aging and death. Session included in the 21th Biennial Meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.
11. Bodner, E. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: Studies in psychotherapy. Session included in the 2th conference of the Israeli Association for Psychotherapy, Tel Aviv, Israel.
12. Bodner, E. & Shrira, A. (2016). Organizing and chairing of the session: How do older adults cope with stress, trauma and with the aging process? Session included in the 31 st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
13. Bodner, E., & Shrira, A. (2018). Organizer of a study day: The wonders of age: Aging perceptions and coping with morbidity. Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.