Teaching

Refugees, Forced Migration, and Belonging
Department of Social Justice and Sustainability, Clark University
Graduate Level Asynchronous Course
This course introduces interdisciplinary scholarship on global migration, forced displacement, and belonging, examining historical and contemporary perspectives from migrants, sending states, and host countries. We analyze how race, gender, class, religion, and education shape migration experiences, policies, and notions of legitimacy, while engaging with concepts such as citizenship, nation-state, and durable solutions. Drawing on scholarship, refugee-authored works, and case studies from the Global South, students will explore lived experiences of migration and develop critical, reflective insights through discussion and personal assignments.

Forced Migration and the City
Department of Social Justice and Sustainability, Clark University, United States
Graduate Level Asynchronous Course
This course examines global urbanization, rural–urban interconnections, and the challenges forced migrants face in urban settlements, with particular attention to the Global South. We analyze the shift from refugee encampments to urban integration, exploring concepts such as the “arrival city,” “sanctuary city,” and “inclusive city,” alongside issues of social injustice, statelessness, and municipal governance. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, case studies, and organizational reports, students will critically engage with how urban dynamics shape the experiences and inclusion of refugees and displaced migrants.

Youth in Africa: transitioning from childhood to adulthood
Master’s in Sustainable Communities in Africa , Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel
Africa is the youngest continent in the world, with more than half of its population between the ages of 0-24 and above, 250 million over the age of 15. Transitioning from childhood to adulthood does not always align with chronological ages and is influenced by numerous local and global forces. The concepts of youth and adolescence both vary and are similarly shaped cross-culturally. While populations around the world are aging, young people in Africa are shaping the face of the future. This course discusses contemporary aspects of youth’s lives, focusing on shaping youth within global, national, and local contexts, examining topics such as socialization, development, rites of passage, adult perspectives of the adolescent experience, subcultures, and youth engagement with globalization and technology.

Quantitative research methods for school evaluation
Professional Development Unit, School of Education, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel
The course aims to support teacher development and help schools evaluate and improve their work. This course, developed for teachers’ professional development, focuses on understanding and conducting school evaluations. The course focuses on learning the language of quantitative and qualitative research and all the stages of understanding how to develop, plan, conduct and analyze studies.

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Global Jewish communities
Profs Peter Decherney and Sara Byala
Penn Global Seminar (in-person), University of Pennsylvania, United States
This course introduces students to emergent Jewish communities across the globe through a case study of the Abayudaya in Uganda. Students learn about the origins of this community and its recent rebirth within the context of modern Ugandan history. They are introduced to fieldwork and filmmaking theories and practices in preparation for a site visit to the Abayudaya in January (over winter break). During this trip, students will work in teams to create short profile films of community members.

Qualitative research methods
Prof. Iris Tabak
Graduate Program (in-person), School of Education, Ben Gurion University in the Negev
I co-taught and tutored graduate students in education for two years, teaching research methods and supporting research projects conducted in small teams.

A History of Post-Colonial Africa: From Independence to 2000
Prof. Lynn Schler
African Studies Undergraduate Program (in-person), Politics and Governance, Ben Gurion University
A course that provides an introduction to the African continent, providing in broad strokes the key issues in politics, gender, economics, and social services across the continent.

Supervision and other teaching:
In addition to these academic courses, I am a certified secondary school teacher (David Yellin College) and have certification in “Extended Essays” and “World Religions” in IB Schools and have worked in schools, kindergartens, and informal educational programs in Israel, Ukraine, Latvia, and Burundi. I have also supervised two thesis projects by graduate students at Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo, Norway, six award-winning projects at “IDEA”, a program for gifted students at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University, and sat on the committee of PhD and Masters programs in the Netherlands and Portugal.