Bar-Ilan University’s Communications team publishes articles on current students, alumni, and faculty members on a regular basis. This month, we’re featuring one student and three professors.
Lee Azolai
Second-Year Student, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine
Lee Azolai, 29, is a second-year student at Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, and the new President of the Medical Student Association of the Galilee.
When his clinical studies were put on hold for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lee and his fellow students began volunteering – assisting Magen David Adom with Coronavirus testing, at first in patients’ homes; then at drive-through sites.
The volunteers were also instrumental in delivering medicine and food to the elderly, and in assisting hospital staff in the Galilee.
Prof. Evan Fallenberg
Head of Fiction Track, MA in Creative Writing
Prof. Evan Fallenberg is one of a handful of Bar-Ilan University faculty members on a special track for artists. He heads the fiction track for students pursuing their MA in Creative Writing, and he initiated the MA in Literary Translation, which has already served students translating from 20 different languages into English.
Dr. Rena Bina
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work
What do women experience in the period preceding and following childbirth, and what effect does the COVID-19 pandemic have on these mothers and their families? Dr. Rena Bina researches the mental health of perinatal women and the services provided to them at the personal, family, professional, and organizational levels.
Dr. Dana Atzil-Slonim
Director of the Psychotherapy Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology
Dr. Dana Atzil-Slonim’s research addresses a key mental health challenge: how to predict and select the most appropriate treatment for those suffering from depression.
As part of her department’s community clinic, which provides subsidized mental health care to more than 300 people each year, her lab implements a clinical research model combining advanced technologies of monitoring, observation, and feedback for therapists.
