Name: Roni Elran-Barak, PhD Date: January, Permanent Home Address: 20/6 Eliezer Yaffe, Raanana. Name of Institution and Department

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1 Name: Roni Elran-Barak, PhD Date: January, 2016 CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Personal Details Permanent Home Address: 20/6 Eliezer Yaffe, Raanana Home Telephone Number: Cellular Phone: Electronic Address: 2. Higher Education A. Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Period of Study Name of Institution and Department Technion, Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering and Physics. University of Haifa, School of Social Work. University of Haifa, School of Social Work. Degree BSC Cum Laude MSW PhD Year of Approval of Degree B. Post-Doctoral Studies Period of Name of Institution, Department and Host Study University of Chicago (Chicago Illinois, USA), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The Eating Disorder Program, Professor Daniel Le Grange (PhD) Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv, ), Bob Shapell Scholl of Social Work, Professor Yael Benyamini (PhD). Degree PhD PhD Year of Completion Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education 4. Offices in University Academic Administration 1 מתוך 9

2 5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University a. Reviewer in Scientific Journals Eating Behaviors (IF = 1.329) Psychiatry Research (IF=2.682) Acta Psychopathologica Journal (IF=2.260) Journal of Eating Disorders (IF N/A) b. Professional Experience Research Coordinator: School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University Supervisors (PhDs): Prof. Riki Savaya and Prof. Shimon Shpiro Duties: Coordinate a research project. Participate in the design and the implementation of the study Social Worker at The Psychiatric Day Care Center of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Clinical Social Worker (Specializing in eating disorders, depression, and anxiety) The Outpatient Clinic of Shalvata Mental Health Hospital, Raanana, Social Work Therapist - Rimonim, Center for Sexual Abused Children, Hadera, Family Therapist- The University of Chicago Eating Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA Director Ella Treatment Center for Trauma & Sexual Abuse (The Ministry of Welfare and Social Services, Raanana, ) a. Membership in Professional Associations present The i Association for Eating Disorders IAED present The i Association for Couple and Family Therapy present The Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders ( 2 מתוך 9

3 6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences a. Active Participation Date Name of Conference The 12th conference of the i Psychiatric Association The i Conference for Qualitative Research of People and Societies The AED International Conference on Eating Disorders The AED International Conference on Eating Disorders The IED International Conference on Eating Disorders Place of Conference Tel-Aviv, Beer Sheva,. New York, NY, USA Boston, MA, USA Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Subject of Lecture/Discussion Recovering from Bulimia Nervosa: The patient's perspective. Internet Based Discourse Among Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Family Meal Frequency among Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder in Midlife and Beyond. FBT (Family Based Treatment) for Adolescents With Eating Disorders Role Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Seminar b. Organization of Conferences or Sessions 3 מתוך 9

4 7. Invited Lectures Date 5/11 04/12 01/13 06/14 06/14 01/15 11/15 Place of Lecture Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan, Chicago, IL, USA Chicago, IL, USA Chicago, IL, USA Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Name of Forum School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University The Central School for Social Service Providers Eating Disorder Program, University of Chicago Eating Disorder Program, University of Chicago The i Forum, University of Chicago School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University The Eating Disorder Department, Sheba Medical Center Presentation/Comments Assessment of Eating Disorders Child Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders Eating Disorders and Breastfeeding Eating Disorder in Midllife Eating Disorders in Eating Disorders among Children and Adolescents Child Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders 8. Colloquium Talks Date 3/15 04/15 Place of Lecture Tel Aviv, Haifa, Name of Forum School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University School of Public Health, University of Haifa Presentation Eating Disorders and Disorder Eating in Midlife and Beyond Family meals and Perceived Weight Status: Eating Behaviors across the lifespan 9. Research Grants 10. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes 2014 Post Doctoral Fellowship (The Inga Gotfarb Prize), The Herczeg Institute on Aging and Bob Shapell Scholl of Social Work, Tel Aviv University (25,000USD). 4 מתוך 9

5 11. Teaching a. Courses Taught in Recent Years Year Name of Course Type of Course Degree Numbers of Students Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative Research Methods Psychological Assessment Methods Family and Dyadic Therapy Research Methods MA in Art Therapy; The Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies; Haifa University, MA in Art Therapy; The Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies; Haifa University, MA in Art Therapy; Kibbutzim College of Education MA in Art Therapy; Kibbutzim College of Education MA in Art Therapy; Kibbutzim College of Education MA MA MA MA MA b. Supervision of Graduate Students 12. Miscellaneous PUBLICATIONS Note: For joint publications, the order of the listed authors appears according to their relative contribution * Denotes activities & publications since last appointment # Equal contribution $ Student is the first author + Corresponding author A. Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Child Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders: The role of Dissociation, Sensory Sensitivity and Emotional Regulation. Date: October 2013 No of Pages: 86 Language: English University: School of Social Work, University of Haifa Advisor: Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel (PhD), University of Haifa. 5 מתוך 9

6 B. Scientific Books (Refereed) C. Monographs D. Articles in Refereed Journals 1. Savaya, R., Spiro, S., & Elran-Barak, R. (2008). Sustainability of Social Program: A comparative Case Study Analysis. American Journal of Evaluation, 29, (IF = 1.447, 27/93 in social sciences, interdisciplinary, Q2) 16 pages 2. Savaya, R., Spiro, S., & Elran-Barak, R. (2008). Successful but not sustained: A case study of anti-alcohol prevention program (Hebrew). Social Security, 77, Elran-Barak, R., Buchbinder, E., Zubery, E., & Latzer, Y. (2012). The Road to Liberation: Metaphors of Illness and Recovery In Narratives of Women Recovered from Bulimia Nervosa (Hebrew). Sihot, 26, Elran-Barak, R., Sztainer, M., Goldschmidt, A., & Le Grange, D. (2014) Family Meal Frequency among Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(1), (IF = 2.748, 17/143 in public, environmental & occupational health Q1, 16/65 in developmental psychology Q1) 6 pages 5. Elran-Barak, R., Accurso, E., Goldschmidt, A., Sztainer, M., Byrne, C., & Le Grange, D. (2014) Eating Patterns in Youth with Restricting and Binge Eating/Purging type Anorexia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47(8), (IF = 3.033, 20/111 in clinical psychology Q1) 6 pages 6. Elran-Barak, R., Sztainer, M., Goldschmidt, M., Crow, S., Peterson, C., Hill, L., Crosby, R., Powers, P., Mitchell, J., & Le Grange, D. (2015) Dietary Restriction Patterns and Binge Eating in Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: Trans-diagnostic Examination of the Restraint Model. Eating Behaviors, 18, (IF = 1.329, 70/111 in clinical psychology, Q3) 5 pages 7. Elran-Barak, R., Fitzsimmons-Craft, EE., Benyamini, Y., Crow, SJ., Peterson, CB., Hill, LL., Crosby, RD., Mitchell, JE., & Le Grange, D. (2015) Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia 6 מתוך 9

7 Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder in Midlife and Beyond. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203(8), (IF = 1.812, 53/124 in Psychiatry Q2) 8 pages 8. Elran-Barak, R., Blumstein, B., Boyko, V., Lerner-Geva, L., & Benyamini, Y. (2016) Overweight and Obese Midlife Women in : Cultural Differences in Perceived Weight Status. International Journal of Public Health, 61(1), (IF = 1.966, 35/143 in public, environmental and occupational health Q1) Articles under Revise and Resubmit 9. Elran-Barak, R., Barak, A., Lomranz, J., & Benyamini, Y. (accepted under revision) Successful Aging among Holocaust Survivors: Striving for the Best Possible Life. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. (IF = 3.213, 5/32 in Gerontology SSCI Q1, 17/129 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary Q1) E. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books (which are not Conference Proceedings) Published Elran-Barak, R., Latzer, Y., Buchbinder, E., Zubery, E. (2011). The Road to Liberation: Metaphors and Narratives of Illness of Women Recovered from Bulimia Nervosa. In Stein, D., Latzer, Y., & Merrick, J. (eds.), Eating Disorders: From Etiology to Treatment. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers. Accepted for Publication F. Articles in Conference Proceedings G. Entries in Encyclopedias H. Other Scientific Publications I. Other Publications J. Other Works Connected with my Scholarly Field 7 מתוך 9

8 K. Submitted Publications L. Summary of my Activities and Future Plans Below I describe my accomplishments and future plans for each of my research areas: (1) Evidence-Based Family Therapy for Eating Disorders. (2) Women's eating patterns and body image, with a specific focus on midlife women. (3) Eating Disorders among victims of Child Sexual Abuse. Evidence-Based Family Therapy for Eating Disorders I am a researcher and a family therapist. I am currently developing a short-term treatment modality for eating disorders that is grounded in viewing the individual as part of her/his family and in viewing family therapy as one of the most important tools that can help individuals change their eating patterns. From 2012 until June of 2014 I practiced and studied family-based treatment (FBT) for eating disorders under the guidance of Professor Daniel Le Grange, one of the leading scholars in the field of family therapy and eating disorders. I was fortunate to join Le Grange's lab at the University of Chicago (Department of Psychiatry) in order to conduct FBT as a therapist in a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). This RCT (funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH)) was designed to investigate adaptations in FBT for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. In addition to being a therapist in this RCT, I was also privileged to take part in Professor Le Grange's lab's research efforts by conducting three independent studies. I believe that the scientific knowledge I gained while working with Professor Le Grange and his team will continue to serve me well as I develop my own independent research of evidence-based treatments as a faculty member in the School of Public Health (University of Haifa). More specifically, I wish to continue with this line of research in order to become one of the first scholars to conduct an RCT in (and in Hebrew) that is aimed at comparing FBT modalities designed to treat eating disorder patients of various ages. Women's Eating Patterns and Body Image: From Midlife to Older Age 8 מתוך 9

9 Recently, I have been interested in women's eating patterns and body image in midlife and beyond, with a specific focus on eating disorders. I decided to study this particular age group since the great majority of the existing research on eating disorders has focused on adolescents and young adults. There is thus a gap in knowledge regarding the specific presentation of eating disorders and their correlates in midlife and beyond. I joined the Bob Shapell School of Social Work (Tel Aviv University) as a postdoctoral research fellow ( ) in order to expand my research on eating disorders among older women. I am fortunate to be conducting my postdoctoral research with the guidance of Professor Yael Benyamini, with whom I have already co-authored two manuscripts (see below). The first manuscript focuses on eating disorders in midlife while the second manuscript focuses on the correlates of subjective weight perception (and mis-perception) among overweight/obese midlife women. I am looking forward to taking part in the longitudinal part of this study, which is expected to reveal how their body image and weight-related concerns evolved as they reached older age. I plan to continue conducting research about body image and eating disorders among women as they age. A research proposal that I co-authored with Professor Benyamini, and in collaboration with the Women's Health unit at the Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, was already approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Sheba Medical Center. This research is a longitudinal study addressing body image and eating disorders among women years of age, who were interviewed about ten years ago by the Women s Health in Midlife National Study in. Eating Disorders among Victims of Child Sexual Abuse As the director of Ella treatment center for trauma and child sexual abuse (The i Ministry of Welfare) I provide short-term treatment (crisis intervention) for survivors of incest and child sexual abuse. I am currently working with my research assistant to collect scientific data (i.e., questioners) from these survivors in order to evaluate the treatment that we provide. Furthermore, the aim of our study is to compare the clinical presentation of child sexual abuse survivors with and without eating disorders. 9 מתוך 9

10 In summary, my future research plans are intertwined with my clinical and scientific background. I wish to continue studying women in the context of their families, with a focus on eating disorders, child sexual abuse, and age-related transitions (e.g., midlife, ageing). Moreover, I wish to help bridge the gap between practice and research by carrying out research studies that will help develop evidenced-based practices (especially in the field of family therapy and eating disorders) for nutritionists and dietitians. 10 מתוך 9