Prof. Deborah Fae Shmueli

POSITIONS HELD IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2018-present University of Haifa, School of Environmental Science, Full Professor

2014-2015 New York University, Wagner School, Visiting Scholar

2009-2018 University of Haifa, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Associate Professor

1999-2009 University of Haifa, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Senior Lecturer, tenured

1992-1999 University of Haifa, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Lecturer

1989-1991 Technion, Faculty of Architecture and City Planning, Adjunct Teacher

OFFICES IN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

Head, Masters Program for Emergency and Disaster Management, 2012-present
Temporary Head, Masters Program for Water Studies, 2013
Member, Board of Directors, Center for Research on Haifa and Northern Israel, 2015-present
Member, Board of Directors, School of Tourism, 2010-2015
Steering Committee Member, MA Water Studies Program, 2010-present
Member, University Senate body, 2009-2013
Senate Representative, University Board of Trustees, 2009-2013
Department Head, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2008-2012
Steering Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Energy Studies, 2007- 2009
Member, Board of Directors, Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, 2007-2011; 2013- 2017
Member, Board of Directors, The Center for Advanced Energy Studies, University of Haifa, 2006-2010
Head, Masters Program for Geography and Environmental Studies' Teachers and Environmental Activists, 2009-2012 (Co-head, 2006-2009)
Head, Departmental Curriculum Revision Committee, 2005-2006
Head, Departmental Doctoral Program Committee, 2004-2008
Member, Departmental Doctoral Program Committee, 2003-2004; 2016-present
Member, Social Science Faculty Examination Exception Committee, 1998-1999, 2000-2002
Head, Departmental Masters Program Committee, 1999-2002
Member, Departmental Masters Program Committee, 1997-1999
Member, Departmental Computing Program Committee, 1997-2002

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Senior Research Fellow, Shmuel Neaman Institute, 2023-present
Member, Permanent Geographic Boundary and Resources Committee for the Haifa Metropolitan Area (Ministry of Interior), 2016-present
Member, Commission of Inquiry (Israeli Ministry of Interior) into the desired municipal and spatial planning boundaries of the Bedouin communities in the Beer Sheva District 2012- 2016
Various workshops on Consensus Building, Conflict Assessment and Environmental Conflict Management, 2002-2007
Researcher, "Second Generation" Global Negotiation Education, Hamline University School of Law, JAMS Foundation and ADR Center Italy, 2008-2011
Researcher, Intractable Conflicts Knowledge-Base Project, Hewlett funding, 2002-2005, http:/www.beyondintractability
Stakeholder Conflict Assessment for the Kishon River Basin, Israeli Ministry of Environment, 2001
Environmental Consultant, Dynamic Master Plan for Ashkelon, 1998 –2001 Manager,
Education and Science Department Manager, Finance and Administration Department Secretary of IBM Israel's Science and Education Contributions Council
Managerial and Staff positions, IBM Israel Science and Technology, Haifa, 1982-1989 Responsible for general management, policy development and program implementation in the area of solid waste management for the State of Massachusetts
Vice President for Research and Program Development, Corporation for a Cleaner Commonwealth (CCC), Boston, MA 1980-1982
Research Analyst, Office for Special Telecommunication Projects, Laboratory of Architecture and Planning, 1978, videotaping environmental mediation
Research Analyst, Energy Impacts Project, MIT, 1978-1979, developing strategies for energy facility siting
Research Analyst, Environmental Impacts Assessment, MIT, 1977-1978, developing strategies for solid waste management
Academic Coordinator, Environmental Science and Computer Technology Magnet Programs, MIT, 1976-1977

Offices in Professional Associations/Activities

Member, Citizen Advisory Panel, Haifa Bay, 2009-present
Treasurer, Israel Geographic Association, 2008-2009
Haifa University Representative to Advisory Board of the Israel Geographic Association, 2007-2009
Steering Committee Member, Mapping Project for Joint Living in the Galilee, sponsored by the Pittsburg chapter of the Jewish Federation, 2008-2009
Member, GWRI – the Stephen and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute, Technion, 2004-present
Member, Board of Directors, Mekomot - Environmental Mediation Institute, 2005-2007
Member, Board of Directors, Israel Center for Negotiation and Mediation, 2000-2008
Member, Scientific Committee, Israel National Commission for UNESCO, Man and Society, 2003- present
Associate, Center for Landscape, Environment and Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Environment and The Forest Department, Land Development Authority (KKL), 1999-2001
Member, Steering Committee for the Rebuilding of Hadar HaCarmel Neighborhood, 2003- 2004
Member, The Israeli Center for Mediation, 1995-2001
Member, Forum Zaphon (environmental NGO for the Northern region of Israel), 1995-1996 Member,
Forum Deshe (image of the nation, an environmental Non-governmental Organization (NGO) umbrella group serving on planning commissions), 1995-2002
Member of management committee, Public Planning Committee for Haifa, 1997-2002, member 2003 - present
Member, Board of Directors, Public Planning Committee for Haifa, 1996 - present
Member, Board of Directors, Agudat HaGalil: Arab Environmental Research and Development Group, 1995-2007

Membership in Organizing Committees of Scientific Conferences

International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), Best Paper Award Committee, 2014
International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), Montreal, Canada, June, 2006, Program Committee Member
Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), Haifa, Israel, June 2006, Program Committee Member
International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), Seville, Spain, June, 2005, Program Committee Member
Workshop on the Future of Haifa’s Wadis – opportunities and threats, University of Haifa, April, 2001
International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), Cergy, France, June, 2001, Program Committee Member
Conflict Management Workshop in the Areas of Planning, Development and the Environment. Maale Hachamisha, Jerusalem, January, 1999
The Carmel Tunnel and the Archeological Excavation Site at Kastra - Development and Conversation, University of Haifa, March, 1997
Israel Geographical Association, University of Haifa, April, 1995

Member of Journal Editorial Boards

Editorial Board Member, Socio-ecological Practice Research, Springer, 2018-present
Editorial Board Member, Negotiation and Management Research, International Association of Conflict Management (IACM), 2008-present
Editorial Board Member, Ecology and Environment (Hebrew), 2009-2022
Editorial Board Member, Planning Theory and Practice, Francis and Taylor, 2018-2023
Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Planning Association, 2020-present
Co-Guest Editor, Felsenstein, D., Shmueli, D, and D. Thomas (Eds), Special Issue: Cascading Effects in Disaster Risk Science: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2020
Co-Guest Editor, Shmueli, D. and O. Kühne (Eds), Special Issue: Land Use and Land Use Conflicts in the Context of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development, Land MDPI, 2023

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