Name Offer Emanuel Edelstein December 12 th, 2015

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1 Name Offer Emanuel Edelstein December 12 th, 2015 CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Personal Details Name: Offer Emanuel Edelstein Date and place of birth: December 28 th 1974, Israel Military service (dates): 08/ /1995- Zahal Disabled Veteran- injured in action- Gaza strip Address and telephone number at home: 14 Haimahot St. Apt. 10 Ness-Ziona, Israel Cellular phone: Education B.A , University of Haifa, School of Social Work M.A , University of Haifa, Department of Gerontology Name of advisor: Prof. Perla Werner Title of thesis: The relationship between knowledge, illness representation and health related behaviors among osteoporotic men. Ph.D , University of Haifa, School of Social Work Name of advisor: Prof. Perla Werner Title of thesis: Examining an Integrative Model for Predicting Health Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis: The Role of Illness Representations, Coping Procedures and Gender Employment History Present Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Social work 2013-Present Teaching Fellow, University of Haifa, School of Social Work Teaching Fellow, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, School of Social Work- Eilat branch Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health Teaching Fellow, University of Haifa, Department of Physiotherapy Teaching Fellow, University of Haifa, School of Social Work Professional Activities (a) Positions in academic administration- None (b) Professional functions outside universities/institutions Israeli students' representative- International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European region Head of students' section- The Israel gerontology Society

2 Offer E. Edelstein page 2 (c) Significant professional consulting 2011-Present Office of senior citizens-government of Israel- "Vehadartah"- Civil service project of ultra-orthodox Jewish men serving among the elderly (d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal- None (e) Ad-hoc reviewer for journals European Journal of Cancer Care; Prevention Science; Drugs and Aging; Journal of Osteoporosis; Aging and Society; Journal of Men's Health; Gerontologia (Hebrew) (f) Membership in professional/scientific societies 2009-Present Israeli Gender Medicine Society [IGMS] 2005-Present International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics [IAGG] 2005-Present The Israel Gerontology Society [IGS] Educational activities (a) Courses taught Name of course Level Institution Selected issues in aging and gerontology undergraduate * & *** Research methods undergraduate *** Research methods graduate *** Advanced research methods graduate *** Health, illness and stress condition undergraduate * Introduction to criminology undergraduate * Introduction to prevention of domestic violence undergraduate * Ethics and values in Social work undergraduate * Multi-cultural sensitivity in Social work undergraduate * Research seminar for graduate students graduate * Advanced therapeutic dilemmas in elderly caregiving graduate *& *** Advanced therapeutic dilemmas in chronic diseases graduate *& *** * University of Haifa- School of Social Work *** Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Social work (b) Research students None Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships (a) Honors, Citation Awards University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Excellence in teaching award University of Haifa-Dean of Research, Excellence in MA studies award 2002 Wolf Foundation, Prize for Excellence in MA studies 2001 University of Haifa-Research Authority, excellence in BA studies

3 Offer E. Edelstein page 3 (b) Fellowships 2012 University of Pittsburgh, $45,000, Post-doctoral fellowship University of Haifa, $5000, Post-doctoral encourgmanet fellowship University of Haifa-Research Authority, NIS , Fellowship for doctoral candidates to encourage academic excellence. Scientific publications (a) Authored books -None (b) Editorship of collective volumes- None (c) Refereed chapters in collective volumes 1. Albert SM, Edelstein O.E., Anderson S, Dew MA, Reynolds CF Global Priorities and Possibilities in Depression Prevention. Editor: Okereke O. Prevention of Late-life Depression: Current Clinical Challenges and Priorities. Pg (a) Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific journals Published: הקשר בין ידע, ייצוגי מחלה והשתתפות PI 1. Edelstein OE PI, Werner P PI, & Vered I The relationships between בפעילויות בריאותיות מונעות בקרב גברים חולי אוסטיאופורוזיס knowledge, illness representations and health behaviors among osteoporotic men. Gerontologia 34(2): (Hebrew) 2. Henwood T PI, Tuckket A C, Edelstein OE C, & Barttlet H PI Exercise in later life: The older adults perspective about resistance training. Ageing Soc 31(8): (15 citations; IF 1.323; 15/31; Q2) 3. Edelstein OE PI What do Israeli osteoporotic men know and do about their disease? J Osteoporosis, published on-line, DOI: /2011/ (5 citations) 4. Edelstein OE PI, Werner P PI, Dresner-Pollak R C, Tordjman K C, Yaffe A C, Toledano, Y C & Vered I PI Illness representations among osteoporotic men and women: correlates and gender differences. J Mens Health 9(3): (3 citation; IF 0.797;131/161; Q4) 5. Edelstein OE PD, Pater K C, Sharma R C & Albert SM PI Influence of Urban Residence on Use of Psychotropic Medications in Pennsylvania, USA: Crosssectional Comparison of Older Adults Attending Senior Centers. Drug Aging 31(2): (IF 2.503; 23/47; Q2) 6. Albert SM PI, Edelstein OE PD, King J T, Flatt J S, Lin C C, Boudreu R C, & Newman A C Assessing the quality of a nonrandomized pragmatic trial for primary prevention of falls among Older Adults. Pre Sci, 16(1): (3 citations; IF 2.827; 17/139; Q1) (b) Published scientific reports and technical papers -None (c) Unrefereed professional articles and publications- None (d) Classified articles and reports - None

4 Offer E. Edelstein page 4 Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars (a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings-none (b) Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings (oral or poster) 2007 Edelstein OE. Factors associated with Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among osteoporotic men and women-partial study results, 2 ND World Congress on Gender-specific medicine and aging: The endocrine impact, Rome-Italy (Oral) 2009 Edelstein OE, Werner P, & Vered I. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in osteoporosis: gender differences and correlates. 19 th IAGG World Congress, Paris-France (Poster) 2010 Edelstein OE., Werner P, & Vered I. Do osteoporotic men and women perceive differently their disease? Fifth International Congress on Gender Medicine, Tel Aviv-Israel (Poster) 2012 Edelstein OE, Werner P, & Vered I. Examining an Integrative Model for Predicting Health Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis, 19 th Bi-annual conference of the Israel Gerontology Society, Tel Aviv-Israel (Oral) 2012 Edelstein OE, Henwood T, Tuckket A, & Barttlet H. Exercise in later life: The older adults perspective about resistance training- what can be learned from the Australian experience? 19 th Bi-annual conference of the Israel Gerontology Society, Tel Aviv-Israel (Oral) 2014 Edelstein OE, Band-Winterstein T, & Bachner YG. Trends in informal caregiving and burden of care among Ultra-Orthodox Jews: Preliminary results. 20 th Bi-annual conference of the Israel Gerontology Society, Tel Aviv-Israel (Oral) 2014 Edelstein OE, Pater K, Sharma R, & Albert SM. Influence of Urban Residence on Use of Psychotropic Medications in Pennsylvania, USA: Cross-sectional Comparison of Older Adults Attending Senior Centers, 20th Bi-annual conference of the Israel Gerontology Society, Tel Aviv-Israel (Poster) 2015 Edelstein OE, Band-Winterstein T, & Bachner YG. Profile and Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Ultra-Orthodox Frail Elders, IAGG-ER 8 th Congress, Dublin-Ireland (Poster) 2015 Edelstein OE, Band-Winterstein T, & Bachner YG. The meaning of burden of care in a faith-based community: the case of Ultra-Orthodox Jews (UOJ), 5th ENSEC Conference, Lisbon-Portugal (Oral presentation) 2015 Bachner YG., Edelstein OE, & Band-Winterstein T. Profile and Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Ultra-Orthodox Frail Elders, IAGG-ER 8 th Congress, Dublin-Ireland (Poster)

5 Offer E. Edelstein page 5 (c) Presentations at informal international seminars and workshop- None (d) Seminar presentations at universities and institutions 2013 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Predictors of HRQoL among osteoporotic men and women-late life depression case? 2013 Graduate school of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, SRM and HRQoL among osteoporotic men and women- subjective or objective variables? Patents-None Research Grants-None Present Academic Activities Research in progress 1. Trends of informal caregiving among ultra-orthodox Jews-needs and challenges Participants: Dr. Bachner Y.G. and Dr. Band-Winterstein T. Expected date of completion: February Fall prevention and psychotropic medications in Pennsylvania-USA, Participants: Prof. Albert S.M. Expected date of completion: March/April Art and caregivers of dementia patients: burden of care moderators. Participants: Efrat Huss Expected date of completion May Osteoporosis related behaviors among Ethiopian Jews and Bedouin women. Participants: Orly Sarid. Expected date of completion May 2017 Books and articles to be published Papers in preparation 1. Werner P PI, Strier R C, & Edelstein OE. C Long-term care benefit: a case of welfare stigma? 2. Edelstein OE PI, Bachner YG. PI, & Band-Winterstein T C. Perdictors of deprssion among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish careviers of Demtina pateints Submitted: 1. Edelstein OE PI, Band-Winterstein T PI & Bachner YG. C Burden of care among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish caregiving: the importance of self-rated health assessment. Arch Gerontol Geriat, in review. 2. Edelstein OE PI, Band-Winterstein T, PI & Bachner YG. C The meaning of burden of care in a faith-based community: the case of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. Ageing Soc, in review.

6 Offer E. Edelstein page 6 3. Albert SM PI, Raviotta J PI, Lin CJ C,Edelstein OE PD, Smith KJ C. Cost Effectiveness of a Statewide Falls Prevention Program: Healthy Steps for Older Adults, Pennsylvania. Am J Managed Care, 2 nd round. Synopsis of research, including reference to publications and grants in above lists My primary research passion involves improving the quality of life of older adults by investigating thoughts and actions that could decisively determine whether one is healthy or ill, regardless of clinical status. Over the past several years, I have focused on the questions of how patients cognitive perceptions and emotional reactions to the challenges of osteoporosis may influence their health behavior and ultimately their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). More specifically, I am interested in gender-based health-related variables. Near to nothing is known about this specific subject among osteoporosis patients. I am the first researcher (worldwide) to use the Self-Regulation Model (SRM) as a theoretical framework to investigate the ways in which osteoporotic patients perceive their illness (referenced article #1) and emotionally react to it (referenced articles #1, 4). Prior to this study, I focused on gaps in knowledge about osteoporosis among osteoporotic men and associations with health behaviors (referenced article #3). Osteoporosis is considered to be a women s disease; as such, data on men is scarce. My studies highlighted significant differences in the manners in which women and men cognitively perceive and emotionally react to osteoporosis, as well as suggested directions for gender-based interventions. I will soon submit an additional paper on an integrative model for predicting health-related quality of life among osteoporosis patients. Bridging the gaps in knowledge found among osteoporotic men (referenced article #3) is considered crucial to the promotion of adequate participation in health behaviors and will be addressed in future intervention plans. I believe that older adults' quality of life should be promoted by a multimultidisciplinary approach. In order to deepen and broaden my expertise in quality of life promotion, I joined an Australian research group and also pursued my post-doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Findings of the Australian study (referenced article #2) revealed that older adults were aware of the benefits of training on general and functional health, and that these benefits were employed in the motivation to train. The benefits to mental and social health, as well as the effects on aging and body image were also raised. As this study provides health professionals with valuable insights on physical activity motivators among older adults, I intend to replicate this study in Israel and to examine it using a cross-cultural perspective. My post-doctoral visit had three main purposes: a) to better understand the public health social workers' perspective on older adults' health promotion; b) to strengthen my analytical skills by using data originated from large sample studies; and c) to establish sources for future cooperation with highly-ranked researchers. Findings of this study revealed that older adults living in less urbanized areas are more likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs. This difference may indicate a health disparity based on access to geriatric specialists or mental health care (referenced article #5). Moreover, the effectiveness of non-randomized pragmatic design for primary prevention of falls was acknowledged (referenced article #6). Health disparity based on access to geriatric specialists or mental health care also exists in Israel, but prescribing of psychotropic medications for the elderly has yet to be investigated based on geographical perspective. Given the well-known hazards of excessive psychotropic medication use in older adults, in

7 Offer E. Edelstein page 7 my opinion it is very important to evaluate this in Israel and compare it to Western world data. Use of pragmatic design for this purpose will suit well the challenges of the current Israeli and worldwide economic situation. My post-doctoral visit allowed me to establish contacts with potential partners for future collaborative research with highly ranked researchers in the USA. Lastly, upon my return to Israel, I joined a research group on burden of care among minorities in Israel. Using a quantitative approach, we were the first researchers who sought: a) to explore the profile of ultra-orthodox caregivers and their burden of care; and b) to evaluate associations between various caregivers' characteristics, care recipients' characteristics, and burden of care by care situation. In an additional study, we qualitatively addressed the meaning of burden of care among these populations and revealed the unique manners in which ultra-orthodox perceive the caregiving situation. Two papers have been submitted recently. (referenced article #1, 2 submitted section). Plans: I plan to devote the upcoming years to the following academic activities: Research related to chronic diseases, coping and health behaviors, cognitive perceptions and emotional regulation, HRQoL, and gender-based differences. Research related to trends of informal caregiving among minorities in Israel (ultra- Orthodox Jewish and Arab populations). Fall prevention among the elderly (the topic of my post-doctoral fellowship): Implementation and evaluation of a short-term, low-cost, and low-intensity educational intervention for falls prevention in Israel. Alternative therapies for dementia patients: reduction of psychotropic medications (grant writing is in progress, with Prof. Steven M. Albert, University of Pittsburgh). Pain assessment and reduction of agitation (grant writing is in progress, with Prof. Steven M. Albert, University of Pittsburgh). Art and caregivers of dementia patients: burden of care moderators (grant writing is in progress, with Prof. Efrat Huss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev). Osteoporosis related behaviors among Ethiopian Jews and Bedouin women (grant writing is in progress, with Prof. Orly Sarid, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).