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sarit.okun@gmail.com
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    CURRICULM VITAE – Sarit Okun | 2022

     

    Personal Details

     

    Name

    Sarit Okun

     

    Education

     

     

    2020-presentPostdoctoral Fellowship

    Bar Ilan University, Israel.

    Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work

     

    2016-2020 – Ph.D. 

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies.

     

    2012-2015 – M.A.

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies.

     

    2004-2006 – B.A.

    Sapir Academic College, Israel, School of Communication, Summa Cum-Laude.

     

    Title of Thesis

    Dissertation

    Name of Supervisor

    Exploring the characteristics of an

    online Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

    Prof. Galit Nimrod

     

    Title of Ph.D. Dissertation
    Name of Supervisor

    Online spirituality and wellbeing

    in later life.

    Prof. Galit Nimrod

     

    Title of Post-Doctorate Dissertation

    Name of Supervisor

     

    Digital action research to eradicate ageism.

    Study of the phenomenon of ageism in Israel.

    Prof. Liat Ayalon

     

     

    External grants

    year

    foundation

    title

    2019

    Yad Tabenkin—the research, ideological and documentary center of the Kibbutz Movement in Israel.

    Yad Tabenkin Scholarship for research in the study of cooperative communities

    2018

    The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and housed at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada

    ACT [Ageing + Communication + Technologies] Student Bursaries

    2016-2020

    The Kreitman school of Advanced Graduate Studies. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

    The Zin Scholarship, Grant for outstanding doctoral students

    2007

    Sapir Academic College

    Excellence Award- Summa Cum Laude

    2006

    Sapir Academic College

    Excellence Award- Summa Cum Laude

    2005

    Sapir Academic College

    Excellence Award

     

    EDUCATIONL ACTIVITIES

     

    Year

    2023

     

    2023

     

     

    2022

    Name of Activity, City, Country

     

    Lecturer (BA+MA)

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

     

    Lecturer (BA)

    Bar-Ilan University.

    Ramat Gan, Israel.

     

     

    Lecturer (MA)

    Herzog College

    Detailed Activity

    Multimodal analysis

    on the Internet

     

     

     

    Communication, Digital

    and the Jewish World

     

     

     

    New Media –

    Theoretical aspects

     

    2022

     

     

    2022

    Lecturer (MA)

    Herzog College

     

    Lecturer (MA)

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

     

     

     

    New Media –

    Practical aspects

     

    Media in life:

    Early communication theories

    2022

     

    Lecturer (BA+MA)

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

     

    Let's talk about spirituality:

    Religion and belief in the digital space

     

    2021

     

     

    Lecturer (BA+MA)

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel

     

    Let's talk about spirituality:

    Religion and Belief in the Digital Space

     

    2018-2019

    Research group on inclusion and integration in the community,

    Yad Tabenkin Center, Israel.

     

    A forum of researchers which included theoretical and study sessions

     

     

     

     

    2016                                   Teaching Assistant (MA)                   Models and theories in digital media

                                               Ben-Gurion University of the

                                               Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    פרסומים

     

    ARTICLES PUBLISHED

     

    Okun, S. & Ayalon, L. (In press). And What About Self-Ageism?  “Inner Work” as a Fifth Strategy for the Eradication of Ageism. Journal of Aging & Social Policy.

     

    Okun, S. & Ayalon, L. (2022). Eradicating ageism through social campaigns: An Israeli Case Study in the Shadow of COVID-19. Journal of Social Issues. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12540

     

    Okun, S., & Ayalon, L. (2022). The paradox of subjective age: Age(ing) in the self-presentation of older adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-10. doi:10.1017/S1041610222000667

     

    Okun, S., & Ayalon, L. (2022). Ageism: The importance of the linguistic concept for the construction of the experience. Ageing & Society, 1-15. doi:10.1017/S0144686X22000708

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod, G. (2021). Lifelong spiritual learning: Religious older adults going digital. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. doi:10.1163/21659214-bja10056

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod, G. (2020). Online spiritual counseling for older adults. Cyberpsychology, 14(4),7.  https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2020-4-7

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod, G. (2019). Online religious communities and wellbeing in later life. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 32(3), 268–287. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2019.1666333

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod, G. (2017). Online Ultra-Orthodox religious communities as a third space: A Netnographic Study. International Journal of Communication,11, 2825–2841. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6515/2085

     

    Okun S. (2016). Identity games in the online Ultra-Orthodox religious community. Journal for the Haredi Society Research, 5677. The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Israel. (Hebrew).

     

     

    BOOK CHAPTERS

    Okun, S. (In press). Digital action research with religious older adults. In: M. Topel & O. Shemer. Inclusion and Exclusion in Kibbutz Community. The Bialik Institute, Iseael.  (Hebrew).

     

    NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

    Okun, S. (2014-present). Moments in life. Personal Column in Amudim magazine. http://www.kdati.org.il/cgi-webaxy/item?386

     

    Okun, S. (Editor) (2018). Stories of immigration and settlement - western Negev. Fourth collection of articles. The Religious Kibbutz Movement. (Hebrew).

     

    Okun, S. (Editor) (2017). The story of a daring operation. Third collection of articles. The Religious Kibbutz Movement. (Hebrew).

     

    Okun, S. & Frid R. (Editors) (2016). Evacuation of settlements during wartime. Second collection of articles. The Religious Kibbutz Movement. (Hebrew).

     

    Okun, S. (Editor) (2014). Realization of “Torah and Agriculture” in the Negev. First collection of articles. The Religious Kibbutz Movement. (Hebrew).

     

    Okun, S. (2014). Surfing with “Shtraeimel.” Amudim,766. 17–20. (Hebrew).

     

    LECTURES AT CONFERENCES

     

    Okun, S. & Ayalon, L. (5.7.2022). Is age just a number? The place of age in the self-presentation of older adults. The conference of the Israeli association of gerontology. David Intercontinental Hotel: Tel Aviv.

     

    Okun, S. (20.6.2022). The contribution of online religious counseling in later life. The 24th Annual Conference Israel Communication Association, Ben Gurion University in the Negev.

     

    Okun, S. (18.5.2021). Digital action research with senior citizens. Seminar of the center for Qualitative Research. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.  

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod G. (26.3.2021). Online religious communities and wellbeing in later life. The conference of Religious identity and the media: Methods, concepts, theories, and new research avenues. University of Bremen, Warsaw, Poland.

     

    Okun, S. & Nimrod G. (17.2.2020). A digital spiritual forum in aging. The conference of the Israeli association of gerontology. David Intercontinental Hotel: Tel Aviv

     

    Okun, S. (16.5.2019). The contribution of a digital religious community to wellbeing in later life. Dorot [generations] Conference Herzog Institute for Aging Research, Tel Aviv University.

     

    Okun, S. (16.4.2019). A digital spiritual community in later life. The 23th Annual Conference Israel Communication Association, Hadassah College, Jerusalem.

     

    Okun, S. (7.2.2018). Insights from a netnographic study. The 8th Israeli interdisciplinary conference of qualitative research. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.  

     

    Okun, S. (8.3.2017). The online Ultra-Orthodox religious communities. The faculty conferences. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

     

    Okun, S. (10.7.2016). Online religious communities: Spirituality and faith through E-leisure. The Third International Sociological Association's (ISA) Forum of Sociology. Vienna, Austria.

     

    Okun, S. (27.6.2016). Online religious communities: A leisure activity, a spiritual activity, or both? The 14th World Leisure Congress. Durban, South Africa.

     

    Okun, S. (19.5.2016). Who is hiding behind the nickname?" Identity games in the online Ultra-Orthodox religious community. The 4th "Cyber, Privacy and Technology" Conference. The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

     

    Okun, S. (20.4.2016). Identity games in the online Ultra-Orthodox religious community. The 20thAnnual Conference Israel Communication Association. The Kinneret Academic College, Israel.

     

    תאריך עדכון אחרון : 24/04/2023