2004 Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University.

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1 December, 2007 Curriculum Vitae Personal Details: Ofer Grosbard Main occupation: 1. State Registered Clinical Psychologist. 2. Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. 3. Lecturer and researcher in the field of Cross-Cultural Education/Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Academic Arab College for Education, Haifa Israel and in Community Mental Health Dep., Haifa Univ. Education: 2004 Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University Graduate of the Israeli Psychoanalytic Institute (three-year psychotherapy course) State Registered Clinical Psychologist. (Four years of internship in psychiatric hospitals and public clinics) M.A., Psychology, Tel Aviv University 1985 B.A., Psychology, Haifa University 1982 B.SC, computer engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel. Employment: : - - Lecturer in the field of Cross-Cultural Psychology in the Community Mental Health Department, Haifa University; at the Academic Arab College for Education in Haifa Israel and at Oranim College. Research Fellow in the field of Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution and Cross- Cultural Psychology at the Strategic Research and Policy Center, The National Defense College : - Lecturer and supervisor in the clinical psychological field in the Department 1

2 of Education, Haifa University. - Psychotherapist in private practice. - Supervisor of guidance counselors in different settings - Conductor of a variety of workshops (Jewish-Arab relations, Secular- Religious relations, etc.) Practitioner at the Psychological Public Clinic for the Treatment of Adults, Jerusalem, Ministry of Health Practitioner at the Adolescent ward, Talbia Psychiatric Hospital, Jerusalem Practitioner at the Psychological Public Clinic for the Treatment of Families and Children, Jerusalem, Ministry of Health Practitioner at the Counseling Services for Mothers and Babies. Kiriat Ono, Municipality Services Practitioner at the Adolescent Ward, Eitanim Hospital, Jerusalem Teaching and Supervision experience: Community Mental Health the multi-cultural aspect Department of Community Mental Health, Haifa Univ. - Psycho-diagnosis, Department of Education, Haifa Univ. - Cross-Cultural Counseling, Department of Education, Haifa Univ. - Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution, Academic Arab College for Education in Haifa Israel - Developmental Psychology in Cultural Perspective, Academic Arab College for Education in Haifa Israel. - Personality and Abnormal Psychology, Academic Arab College for Education in Haifa Israel Group supervision of guidance counselors, Department of Education, Haifa Univ. & Psychological Counseling Services, Ministry of Education - Group dynamics, Department of Psychology, Haifa Univ. - Jewish-Arab Workshops, Psychological Counseling Services, Ministry of Education - Religious-Secular Workshops, Psychological Counseling Services, Ministry of Education Research methods and SPSS, Psychology, Sociology, Economics and Political 2

3 Science Departments, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem Programming, Natural Science, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem Introduction to computers, Psychology, Sociology, Economics and Political Science Departments, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem Published works Books The Quran - for Educating the Child, Accompanied by Examples and Psychological Explanations. Hebrew edition: Ben-Gurion Univ., Cracking the Cutural Code. Hebrew edition: Ben-Gurion Univ., Dialogue 123 Therapeutic Stories from Traditional Society and their Solution. Hebrew edition: Ben-Gurion Univ., Menachem Begin A Portrait of a Leader, Biography, Hebrew edition published by Resling, Tel Aviv, English edition: The National Defense College Originally Ph.D. dissertation, George Mason University, U.S. Israel on the Couch The Psychology of the Peace Process, Hebrew edition published by Yediot Ahronot, Tel-Aviv, 2000; German edition, Patmos, 2001; English edition, SUNY, January ( The Arab Within, political-psychological novel which attempts to explain the deeply-rooted emotions involved in the Israel-Arab conflict. Published in Hebrew in 2000 by Tamuz Publishers; License for Insanity, novel about an adolescent girl undergoing psychoanalysis in a psychiatric ward. Published in Hebrew, Yaron Golan, Articles: The Cultural Code: Educational Significance, Hed Hachinuch [Echoes of Education], September, 2007 [In Hebrew] The Cultural Code: Political Significance, Hed Hachinuch [Echoes of Education], November, 2007 [In Hebrew] 3

4 The Psychology of the Peace Process, Middle East Policy Council Journal, Sept The Israeli Election Psychodynamic Perspective, Clio s Psyche, March, The Psychology of Suicide Terrorism. In Apocalyptic Terrorism. U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chapters: The Drama of the Suicide Terrorist. In Suicide bombers: the psychological, religious and sexual imperatives. Nato publications, 2008 (In print). Europe's Illness of Illusion and the Chess Principle A Case Study of a Final Holocaust. In The Holy Nothingness God after the Holocaust. Patmos, 2007 (In German). Presentations: Quranet The Quran for educating the child accompanied by examples and psychological explanations. Conference: Detainee Disengagement Education Programme. Nato & Cambridge Univ. 7-9 March, (Three days workshop in Cambridge Univ.). Begin's Depression and the Lebanon War. Conference: Truth and Falsehood about the Health of Leaders. The Jerusalem Center for Ethics, July 2, [In Hebrew] Leadership is Distinguished by its Ability to Recognize Limitations. Conference of The Movement for Quality Government, Jerusalem Convention Center, July 12, 2007 [In Hebrew] Cross-Cultural Aspects of the Israeli-Arab Conflict. A lecture presented at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May, Cross-Cultural Psychology in the Service of Conflict Resolution. A lecture presented at The Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. April, The Abdullah Peace Plan, Middle East Policy Council Symposium, September 2002, Washington D.C. (also in under forums). 4

5 Awards 1. Quranet - A Bidirectional Islam-West Social Network which is based upon the book "The Quran for Educating the Child" was chosen to represent Israel in "Facing Tomorrow" - the Israeli Presidential Conference Menachem Begin A Portrait of a Leader, Biography, awarded Menachem Begin Heritage Center Research Prize for year The Arab Within was awarded the Hebrew Writers Association s Book of the Year prize, * The C.V. does not include interviews and short articles which appeared in Hebrew, English and German newspapers, journals and magazines. 5