Lab Members

Prof. Weinbach is a Clinical Psychologist and an associate professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Haifa. Prof. Weinbach obtained his MA in Clinical Psychology and PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He completed a 4- year internship in clinical psychology at the Child and Adolescents Eating Disorders Center at Soroka Medical Hospital. Prof. Weinbach completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Center at Stanford University.  Prof. Weinbach research integrates basic cognitive sciences with clinical research in order to improve the understanding of mechanisms that maintain and contribute to psychopathology. 

Emaill: nweinbach@psy.haifa.ac.il

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Mor is interested in examining OCD-like models of eating disorders, in order to better understand circuits of emotion-behavior-cognition in eating disorders. Specifically, Mor experimentally investigates behaviors of repeated body and dietary checking, and their interrelationships with emotional and cognitive processes that underlie psychopathology, and are considered to maintain the disorder and emotional distress 

Email: morbenzaken@gmail.com

Hadas’s research focuses on protective factors against body image concerns in female adolescents. The research explores how implementing emotion regulation strategies, such as self-compassion and reappraisal, can reduce body image dissatisfaction and buffer against the consequences of thin-ideal internalization. Another goal would be to explore how different interventions, which attempt to reduce thin-ideal internalization and the influence of appearance on self-worth, will affect the risk of developing eating disorder symptoms among adolescents. 

Email: hevhadas@gmail.com   

Shiran's research focuses on the indirect relationship between emotion regulation and eating behaviors. In particular, Shiran examines the relationship between the up-regulation of a negative or positive emotion towards a neutral stimulus and the resulting change in food consumption or in the desire to eat. The purpose of the study is to establish the association between these two concepts and to emphasize the importance of emotional therapy for patients with various eating disorders.

Email: shiranlevi1244@gmail.com   

Noys' research focuses on cognitive and emotional mechanisms involved in social anxiety. In her first study, she examines the effect of cognitive bias modification for interpretation bias on emotional and behavioral responses during social interaction among individuals with social anxiety. Her upcoming research aims to examine the effect of radical acceptance on reducing social anxiety symptoms, as well as the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies and interpretation bias in symptom change.

Email: noyfront10@gmail.com   

Hila's research examines the impact of exposure to the thin ideal and body image dissatisfaction on the phenomenon of body checking.

Email: hilaloosh@gmail.com   

Eden’s research focuses on the relationship between body image and emotion regulation. Specifically, she examines whether the emotion regulation choice model applies within the context of body image concerns. Her work compares the selection of intrapersonal (self-directed) and interpersonal (other-directed) emotion regulation strategies. More broadly, her research explores how these choices operate across different levels of relational closeness and how they influence body image experiences.

Email: fleischer13@gmail.com   

Tamuz's research focuses on the effect of repeated body checking on self-esteem, specifically on the overvaluation of body shape and weight.

Email: tamuz600@gmail.com

Hofit's research focuses on the effect of radical acceptance on social anxiety symptoms, particularly in reducing experiential avoidance as a maintaining mechanism.

Email: hofdan209@gmail.com   

Maya’s research focuses on the effect of affective appraisals of non-body-related content on sensitivity and reactivity to the exposure and judgment of the thin ideal.

Email: mayabardavid@gmail.com

Nitzan’s research examines how individuals choose between different food reappraisal strategies - such as focusing on short-term versus long-term negative consequences of eating - as a function of craving intensity. Her work investigates whether people prioritize specific strategies in high versus moderate craving states, and whether these strategies differ in their effectiveness in reducing the urge to eat.

Email: Nitzan.rosenboim@gmail.com