Dr. Hanit Ohana

Hanit is a postdoctoral fellow at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her postdoctoral research project focuses on discrepancies in parent-youth acculturation and their effects on family functioning and adjustment among immigrant families in Israel. Hanit completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in the Department of Counseling and Human Development at the University of Haifa. Her doctoral dissertation focused on parent-child relational aspects and biological markers of pubertal development. She is a qualified and experienced educational counselor and psychotherapist. Currently, she supervises school counselors in the Psychological Advisory Service Department at the Ministry of Education in Israel. Hanit’s research interests include trajectories of parent-child relationships and later developmental outcomes, such as subsequent relationships, self-esteem, and internalizing and externalizing problems. Outside of her professional life, Hanit is happily married and a mother of two. She finds joy in an active lifestyle, particularly sports, and values quality time spent with family and friends. Her love for the ocean and attending live music events are ways she enjoys her free time.