Graduate Students

PhD student University of Reading, U.K.

MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology University of East London, U.K. (Distinction)

Bachelor of Science Psychology, Brunel University, U.K. (2:1)

Chartered Coaching Psychologist- British Psychological Society

Registered Psychologist - Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority

Global experience as a Consultant Organisational Psychologist with experience in psychometric assessment for selection, career transition and individual / leadership development since 2007.

As a practicing coaching psychologist with an interest in diversity, equity and inclusion, I am researching listening and coaching as a tool to facilitate more inclusive behaviours and attitudes.

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Yaara is a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, under the supervision of Professor Guy Itzchakov. Also, Yaara is a research fellow at the Social Cognition and Motivation Lab, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University.  

Her central research line is high-quality listening as an avenue for communication at the interpersonal and organizational levels. Specifically, she studies how the intrapersonal and interpersonal effects of high-quality listening (e.g., attentive, empathic, and nonjudgmental) and personality traits (e.g., sensory-processing sensitivity, Big Five, ADHD, anxiety, mindfulness) facilitate a change in speakers’ and listeners’ emotions and behavior. Additional topics of interest are sensory sensitivity and well-being. Her research has appeared in leading journals such as AIMS Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology, Applied Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Yaara obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Hebrew University Business School in June 2023, under the supervision of Professor Avi Kluger.

Additionally, Yaara is a lecturer at Ono Academic College and Achva Academic College. Since 2018, Yaara has taught courses on organizational behavior, management, leadership, positive psychology, and a seminar on listening and mindfulness in organizations.

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Publications:

Turjeman-Levi, Y., Itzchakov, G., & Engel-Yeger, B. (2024). Understanding the Link Between ADHD in Employees and Job Burnout: The Role of Executive Function Deficits.‏ AIMS Public Health, 11(1), 294-314. https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024015.

Turjeman-Levi, Y., & Kluger, A. N. (2022). Sensory-processing sensitivity versus the sensory-processing theory: Convergence and Divergence. Frontiers in Psychology, 6864. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010836.

Kluger, A. N., Malloy, T. E., Itzchakov, G., Castro, D. R., Lipetz, L., Sela, Y., Turjeman-Levi, Y., Lehmann, M., & New, M. (2021). Dyadic listening in teams: Social relations model. Applied Psychology, 70(3), 1045-1099. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12263.

Itzchakov, G., DeMarree, K. G., Kluger, A. N., & Turjeman-Levi, Y. (2018). The listener sets the tone: High-quality listening increases attitude clarity and behavior-intention consequences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(5), 762-778. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217747874.

Castro, D. R., Anseel, F., Kluger, A. N., Lloyd, K. J., & Turjeman-Levi, Y. (2018). Mere listening effect on creativity and the mediating role of psychological safety. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 12(4), 489–502. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000177.

Pasher, E., Porat, R., Turjeman-Levi, Y., Harir, M., & Caspi, Y. (2020). Leadership in Business, Innovation, and Art: Lessons Learnt from an Orchestra Conductor. In Innovation and the Arts: The Value of Humanities Studies for Business. Emerald Publishing Limited. ‏

Pasher, E., Herzog, O., Harir, M., Turjeman-Levi, Y., & Zhiqiang, W. (2018). Creating and Enabling Ecosystems for Open Innovation: Challenges and How to Cope with Them. In Exploring the Culture of Open Innovation: Towards an Altruistic Model of Economy (pp. 201-219). Emerald Publishing Limited. 

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Yuval is currently pursuing her M.A. at the Faculty of Clinical andDevelopmental Psychology at ELTE University, Budapest.

Yuval is pursuing her thesis under the guidance of Professor GuyItzchakov, who focuses on understanding how listening is perceived in Hungary.Concurrently, she works at the “Interpersonal Listening and Social Influence”lab in Haifa University. 

She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College.Previously, she gained valuable fieldwork experience at the "Geha"Mental Health Center, where she was a trainer of the "DBT" methodwithin the department of day hospitalization for children and youth.

Additionally, Yuval is actively engaged in a program facilitated by a"Diaspora" organization. This initiative aims to foster personal,professional, and cultural ties between the Hungarian diaspora communities andHungary.

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BA (with honors)in Social Work - Hebrew University

M.Sc specializing inOrganizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University

Talent Leader inEY since 2001 , partner since 2007

AsPartner & Talent leader of the Israeli practice, I have accumulated muchexperience and knowledge regarding people and processes in a global context. Inparticular, I have an extensive background in HR management (recruitment,talent development, team development,employee experience ) and leadershipconsulting (executive coaching).

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Practitioner and researcher in listening and communication.
Learning, leading, and teaching communication and relationship skills development through workshops, lectures, group dynamics, and personal processes.
Graduated from The Hebrew University with honors as Dean of Faculty, B.A. in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics (PPE).
Graduated from Tel Aviv University, a two-year program for training group leaders.
Currently, M.A. student in Human Services at the University of Haifa.

My dissertation is about how listening behavior in organizations affects the voice behavior of employees and the mediating role of emotions of fear and care.

Roy Rave (B.Ed. Levinslki College Tel-Aviv. M.A Haifa University). Is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Human Services at Haifa University.

My research focuses on the impact of Listening in dyads and organizations and outcomes such as commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, and resilience. I have published an article: How to get through hard times: Principals; listening buffers teachers;.stress on turnover intention and promotes organizational citizenship behavior (2021). I live in Ramat-Gan, and I work with at-risk youth in high school and am part of the development team which develops content for teachers in the new curriculum for math education at Haifa university. Accomplishments:

My name is Netiva Hatiel. I live in Safed, Israel. I work at the Jewish Agency for Israel in an absorption center for new immigrants from Ethiopia.

I love my job and see it as having a true sense of mission. I have a bachelor's degree with honors in management and human resources from Bar Ilan University. These days I am in the process of writing my thesis in order to complete my master's degree in the Department of Human Services at the University of Haifa. In my thesis, I study the effect of colleagues; listening on employees; organizational results through basic psychological needs. The research in my work is a field study in a large organization from the third sector, and the data analysis will be carried out using the multi-level method, one at the level of the employees and the other at the level of the teams.

Is an M.A. thesis student at the Department of Human Services at the University of Haifa under the supervision of Prof. Guy Itzchakov.

Her work focuses on the impact of high-quality listening on promoting positive emotions that enhance interpersonal connections.

I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Haifa, Department of Human Services, supervised by Professor Guy Itzchakov, Head of the “Interpersonal Listening and Social Influence” lab.

My research focuses on the effects of high-quality listening (attentive, empathic, and non-judgmental) on the speakers’ basic psychological needs, subjective well-being, intellectual humility, and willingness to help the listener. My first article appeared in the leading journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

a student pursuing his thesis under Professor Guy Itzchakov is conducting research exploring the relationship between high-quality listening and guilt.

He posits that through the practice of high-quality listening, the speaker's level of self-defensiveness can be reduced, thereby increasing their motivation for self-improvement through feelings of guilt. Niv completed his Bachelor of Arts in Social Leadership at the University of Haifa's multidisciplinary department. He obtained a Master of Arts in Management and Leadership in Education with honors from the Faculty of Education at Tel Aviv University. In addition to his academic pursuits, Niv is also the founder and director of an educational-social initiative aimed at facilitating the educational journey of youth aged 14 to 18 from diverse backgrounds toward obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Social Leadership and a Master of Arts in Social Leadership from the University of Haifa.