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GALIT NIMROD July, 2014
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CURRICULM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Personal Details
Address and telephone The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
number at work: Department of Communication Studies
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Tel: 972-8-6477194
Fax: 972-3-6472855
E-mail: [email protected]
Education
1989-1992 B.A. Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, Summa Cum-Laude
1995-1997 M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Communication and Journalism,
Summa Cum-Laude. Advisor: Prof. Hanna Adoni. Title of thesis: Leisure
and the family life cycle among young adults in Israel
1999-2003 Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Communication and Journalism.
Advisor: Prof. Hanna Adoni. Title of thesis: Patterns of continuity and
change in leisure after retirement: Leisure activities, leisure meanings
and life Satisfaction
2004-2005 Post-
doctorate
(Fulbright
Program)
University of Georgia, US, The Gerontology Center and The
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
Host for post-doctorate: Prof. Douglas A. Kleiber
Employment History
2013-
present
Associate
Professor
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies
2011-2013 Senior Lecturer
(Tenured)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies
2010-2011 Senior Lecturer Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies
2008-
present
Research Fellow Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Center for
Multidisciplinary Research on Aging
2007-1010 Lecturer
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Gilford Glazer School of
Business and Management, Department of Hotel and Tourism
Management
2006-2007 Lecturer
(50%)
University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of Aging Studies
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2006-2007 Research Fellow University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, The Center for Research and Study of Aging
2005-2007 Lecturer
(50%)
Sapir Academic College, School of Communication
2003-2006 Instructor The Open University, Department of Mass Communication
1997-2004 Research and
Strategic Planning
Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Young & Rubicam Advertising
Agency
1995-1996 Research and
Strategic Planning
Kesher Barel / McCann-Erickson Advertising Agency
1994-1995 Research and
Strategic Planning
Bar-Lehavi Advertising Agency
Professional Activities
(a) Positions in academic administration
2012-2014 Member of the faculty's
committee for graduate students
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-
Gurion University of the Negev
2010-present Advisor for graduate students Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev
2009-present Member of the Teaching
Committee
Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev
2009 Member of the university's
committee for improving the
service for Ph.D. candidates
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2008-2009 Head of the Graduate Teaching
Committee
Department of Hotel & Tourism Management, Ben-
Gurion University of the Negev
2008-2009 Member of the School's
Teaching Committee
Gilford Glazer School of Business and
Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(b) Professional functions outside universities
Leadership activities:
2013-present Member of the
Executive
Committee
Israel Communication Association (ISCA)
2012-present
Member of the
Board of
Directors
World Leisure Organization (WLO) - a world-wide, non-governmental
association of persons and organizations dedicated to discovering and
fostering those conditions best permitting leisure to serve as a force for
human growth, development and well-being.
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2008-present
Founder and
listserv
administrator
The Leisure and Aging Research Group (LARG), a community of 130
scholars studying leisure and aging that aims to enhance
interdisciplinary and international dialogue between leisure and aging
researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers.
2007-2010 Participant The CREATE program, a Marie Curie (EU) series of events that
focused on developing young researchers' competencies tied to working
in large European projects, as well as their competencies in social
networking and relation building at an international level. The series
included four workshops, each lasted a week, on the following topics:
"From Creativity to Innovation," "Communication and Dissemination,"
Knowledge Transfer," and "Human Resources in Teams."
International collaborations:
2010-2014 Member COST Action IS0906 “Transforming Audiences, Transforming
Societies” that coordinates research efforts into the key
transformations of European audiences within a changing media and
communication environment, identifying their complex
interrelationships with the social, cultural and political areas of
European societies.
Ad-hoc referee and reviewer:
Peer reviewed
journals
Ageing and Society, Gerontology, Hagar, Health Communication, International
Journal of Communication, International Journal of Disability and Human
Development, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Journal of Computer Mediated
Communication, Journal of Gerontology, series B: Social Sciences, Journal of
Gerontechnology, Journal of Leisure Research, Leisure / Loisir, Leisure Studies,
Leisure Sciences, Qualitative Sociology, Research on Aging, Society and Welfare,
World Leisure Journal
Conferences Canadian Congress on Leisure Research (CCLR), Israel Communication
Association, Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS),
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium
Grants Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross doctoral research grant, Israel Cancer Association,
Israel Ministry of Science (social sciences), Israel Scientific Foundation (ISF), Keren
Shalem, Maccabee Institute, World Leisure Association - Thomas and Ruth Rivers
International Scholarship Award
Educational
programs
Member in three committees nominated by the Israeli Council of Higher Education
in order to examine new educational programs in communication studies.
(c) Member of editorial board of scientific journal
2013-
present
Associate
Editor
Journal of Leisure Research, the official refereed journal of the American
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
2013-
2014
Guest Editor Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception studies – Special issue
on “Generations as (Media) audiences” (November 2014, Volume 11,
Issue 2).
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2012-
2013
Guest Editor The International Review of Social Research - special issue on “Health
and Communication” (June 2013; Volume 3, Issue 2).
2010-
present
Associate
Editor
Leisure / Loisir, the official refereed journal of the Canadian Association
for Leisure Studies (CALS)
(d) Membership in professional/scientific societies
2010-present Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
2010-present European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
2010-present International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
2009-present Leisure Studies Association (LSA)
2008-present Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)
2008-present Leisure and Aging Research Group (LARG)
2008-present World Leisure Organization (WLO)
2006-present Israel Communication Association (ISCA)
2006-present Israel Gerontological Society (IGS)
2006-present National Recreation and Parks Administration (NRPA)
2006-present Society of Parks and Recreation Educators (SPREnet)
Educational Activities
(a) Courses taught
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:
Advertising workshop (BA)
Introduction to Leisure Services Management (BA)
Leisure – Journey of Discoveries (BA)
Principles of Marketing (BA)
Advertising Management (MA)
E-leisure (MA)
Leisure and Communication in Later Life (MA)
Leisure in the 21st Century (MA)
Internet and Society (MA)
Social and Cultural Aspects of Leisure Management (MA)
University of Haifa:
Leisure and Aging (MA)
Marketing to Older Consumers (MA)
Statistics (MA)
Sapir Academic College:
Creativity and Criticism (BA)
Issues in Recreation and Leisure Studies (BA)
Principles of Advertising (BA)
The Open University:
Leisure, Communication and Culture (BA)
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(b) Research students
Dates
Student’s Name Degree University / Institution
2016
(expected)
Rinat Lifshitz Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(with Dr. Yaacov Bechner)
2015
(expected)
Sigal Naim Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2014 Sarit Okun-Yudka MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(expected)
2014
Yael Ron
MA
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(expected)
2013
David Sasson
MA
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(with Prof. Amir Cohen-Shalev)
2012 Guy Krispin
MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2012 Ariela Malushizki MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(with Prof. Talma Kushnir)
2011 Chen Schorr MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2009
Anat Mizrahi MA University of Haifa (with Dr. Miri Cohen)
Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships
(a) Honors, Citations, Awards
2013 Journal of Gerontology Series B: Social Sciences, Oxford Journals – The Editor's
Choice Article
2011 The Gerontologist, Oxford Journals – The Editor's Choice Article
2008 Israel Gerontological Society - The 2008 Max Prohovnik Award
2007 NARSAD Young Investigator Award
1997 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Communication and Journalism -
The Noah Mozes Award
(b) Fellowships
2004 Fulbright - Post-doctoral Scholar Award for Academic Year 2004/2005 (20,000$)
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Scientific Publications
(a) Editorship of collective volumes
1. Marinescu, V., Nimrod, G., & Carlo, S. (2013). Health and Communication – Special issue.
International Review of Social Research, 3(2). 173 pages.
(b) Chapters is collective volumes
1. Nimrod, G. (2011). The impact of leisure activity and innovation on the well-being of the
very old. In L. W. Poon & J. Cohen-Mansfield (Eds.). Understanding the well being in the
oldest-old, pp. 240-257. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
2. Nimrod, G. & Janke, M. C. (2012). Leisure across the later lifespan. In J. Singelton & H. J.
Gibson (Eds.). Leisure and aging: Theory and practice, pp. 95-109. Champaign, IL: Human
Kinetics.
3. Leitner, M., & Nimrod, G. (2012). Recreation program evaluation and research. In Michael J.
Leitner & Sara F. Leitner (Eds.), Leisure in later life, 4th Edition, pp. 151-165. Urbana, IL:
Sagamore.
4. Nimrod, G. (2013). Beneficial participation: Lurking vs. posting in online support groups. In
R. Ahmed and B. R. Bates (Eds.), pp. 81-95. Health Communication and Mass Media: An
Integrated Approach to Policy and Practice. Surrey, UK: Gower.
5. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). Incredibly diverse, truly challenged: Older Israelis and leisure.
In M. J. Leitner and S. Leitner (Eds.), Israeli life and leisure in the 21st century. Urbana, IL:
Sagamore.
6. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). Seniors’ online communities and their potential to enhance
psychological well-being. In Nancy A. Pachana and Ken Laidlaw (Eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology: International Perspectives.
7. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). The roles technology plays in twenty-first century leisure. In G.
Walker, D. Scott & M. Stodolska (Eds.), Leisure matters: The state and future of leisure
studies. State College, PA: Venture.
8. *Lemish, D. & Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). From the womb to the tomb: Conceptual
similarities in studying the youngest and the oldest of audiences. In F. Zeller, C. Ponte & B.
O’Neill (Eds.), Revitalizing audience research. London, UK: Routledge.
(c) Refereed articles in scientific journals
1. Nimrod, G., (2003). Mipui uskira shel hamehkarim bethum hapnai lehahar haprisha (Leisure
after retirement: Research review and mapping). Gerontologia, 30 (1-2), 29-46. (Hebrew)
2. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2006). Leisure styles and life satisfaction among recent retirees in
Israel. Ageing and Society, 26, 607-630.
3. Nimrod, G. (2007). Expanding, reducing, concentrating and diffusing: post retirement
leisure behavior and life satisfaction. Leisure Sciences, 29(1), 91-111.
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4. Nimrod, G. (2007). Retirees’ leisure: activities, benefits, and their contribution to life
satisfaction. Leisure Studies, 26(1), 65-80.
5. Nimrod, G. & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Reconsidering change and continuity in later life:
toward an innovation theory of successful aging. International Journal of Aging and Human
Development, 65(1), 1-22.
6. Nimrod, G. (2008). In support of innovation theory: Innovation in activity patterns and life
satisfaction among recently retired individuals. Ageing and Society, 28, 831-846.
7. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement and tourism: Themes in retirees' narratives. Annals of
Tourism Research, 35(4), 859-878.
8. Nimrod, G. (2008). Time for old friends and grandchildren? Post retirement get-togethers
and life satisfaction. Leisure / Loisir, 32(1), 21-46.
9. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Retirement, activity, and subjective
well-being in Israel and the Unites States. World Leisure Journal, 50(1), 18-32.
10. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Leisure activity and depressive
symptoms of widowed and married women in later life. Journal of Leisure Research, 40(2),
250-266.
11. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Reduction in leisure activity and well-
being during the transition to widowhood. Women and Aging, 20(1-2), 83-98.
12. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Leisure patterns and health among
recently widowed adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 32(1), 19-39.
13. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008). Expressions of generativity and civic engagement in
'third age' adults. Journal of Adult Development, 15, 76-86.
14. Nimrod, G. (2009). The Internet as a resource in older adults' leisure. International Journal
of Disability and Human Development, 8(3), 207-214
15. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2009). Expanding, reducing, concentrating and
diffusing: Activity patterns of recent retirees in the US. Leisure Sciences, 31(1), 37-52.
16. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2009). "I can't be very sad:" Constraint and adaptation in the
leisure of a ‘learning in retirement’ group. Leisure Studies, 68(1), 67-83.
17. Nimrod, G. (2010). Seniors' online communities: A quantitative content analysis. The
Gerontologist, 50(3), 382-392.
18. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2010). Innovation among older adults with chronic health
conditions. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(1), 1-23.
19. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2010). Between relaxation and excitement: Activities and benefits
gained in retirees' tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12(1), 65-78.
20. Nimrod, G. (2011). The fun culture in seniors' online communities. The Gerontologist, 51(2),
226-237.
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21. Kleiber, D., Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2011). Reconstructing leisure in adapting to
chronic illness in later life: Emotional and behavioral strategies. International Journal of
Disability and Human Development, 10(2), 131-138.
22. Mizrahi, A., Nimrod, G., & Cohen, M. (2011). Kehilot mekuvanout kekli lehitmodedut im
mahalat haAlzheimer (Online communities as a resource for coping with Alzheimer's
disease). Gerontologia, 38(1), 11-27. (Hebrew)
23. Nimrod, G. (2012). From knowledge to hope: Online depression communities. International
Journal of Disability and Human Development, 11(1), 23-30.
24. Nimrod, G. (2012). Online communities as a resource in older adults' tourism. The Journal of
Community Informatics, 8(1). Available at: http://ci-
journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/757/857.
25. Nimrod, G. (2012). Online depression communities: Does gender matter? Cyberpsychology,
6(1), article 6. Available at:
http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2012060401&article=6
26. Nimrod, G. (2012). The membership life cycle in online support groups. International
Journal of Communication Research, 6, 1245-1261
27. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2012). Conceptualizing E-leisure. Loisir et Société / Society and
Leisure, 35(1), 31-56.
28. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D.A., & Berdychevsky, L. (2012). Leisure in coping with depression.
Journal of Leisure Research, 44(4), 419-449.
29. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2012). An exploration of the innovation theory of successful aging
among older tourists. Ageing and Society, 32, 379-404.
30. Hutchinson, S., & Nimrod, G. (2012). Leisure as a resource for successful aging by older
adults with chronic health conditions. International Journal of Aging and Human
Development, 74(1), 41-65.
31. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2012). 'Without it I'm nothing': The Internet in
the lives of older immigrants. New Media and Society, 14(4), 583-599.
32. Nimrod, G. (2013). Applying gerontographics in the study of older Internet users.
Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception studies, 10(2), 46-64.
33. Nimrod, G. (2013). Challenging the Internet paradox: Online depression communities and
well being. International Journal of Internet Science, 8(1), 30-48.
34. Nimrod, G. (2013). Probing the audience of seniors' online communities. The Journal of
Gerontology: Series B, 68(5), 773-782.
35. Nimrod, G. (2013). Online depression communities: Participants' interests and perceived
benefits gained. Health Communication, 28(5), 425-434.
36. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Gibson, H. J. (2013). Sex as leisure in the
shadow of depression. Journal of Leisure Research, 45(1), 47-73.
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37. Nimrod, G. (2014). The benefits of and constraints to participation in seniors' online
communities. Leisure Studies, 33(3), 247-266.
(d) Scientific reports
1. Nimrod, G. (2008). Online depression communities: Quantitative content analysis.
NARSAD - The Mental Health Research Association. 123 pages.
2. Nimrod, G. (2010). Online depression communities: A survey study. NARSAD - The Mental
Health Research Association. 232 pages.
3. Dahan. D. & Nimrod, G. (2014). The leisure patterns of senior citizens in Israel. Israel
Gerontological Data Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem & the Israeli Ministry for
Senior Citizens. 42 pages. (Hebrew)
(e) Un-refereed articles and publications
1. Nimrod, G., (1998). Mehurim laavoda velmishpaha (Addicted to work and family.) Panim,
5, 30-39. (Hebrew)
2. Nimrod, G., (2004). Mehapsim rigushim o shokim bakursa (Thrill seekers or couch
potatoes?) Panim, 27, 4-11. (Hebrew)
3. Nimrod, G., (2006). Pearim hevratiim vepnai: Hamikre shel gimlaim beisrael (Social
imbalance and leisure: The case of Israeli retirees). Hadea Harovahat, 41, 10-12 (Hebrew)
4. Nimrod, G. (2009). Baderech lemala: Hudshanut bepnai begil mevugar (On the way up:
Innovation in leisure in old age). Hagil Hahadash, 6, 14-16. (Hebrew)
5. Nimrod, G. (2010). Mehubarim umevalim: Kehilot mevugarim bainternet (Wired and
recreating: Seniors' communities in the Internet). Dorot, 126, 40-43. (Hebrew)
Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars
(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences / meetings
1. Nimrod, G., (2002). The challenges of leisure at old age. First convention for leisure in later
life. Ramat Efal, Israel. January, 2002
2. Nimrod, G. (2008). Does leisure’s meaning change with age? The Tenth World Leisure
Congress. Quebec, Canada. October, 2008.
3. Nimrod, G. (2008). Innovation among oldest old: Is it possible? Is it good? BSF conference
& workshop - 'Adding life to years: Development of sociological and psychological theories
of U.S. - Israel Research.' Tel Aviv University and Kibbutz Genosar, Israel. January, 2008.
4. Nimrod, G. (2008). Leisure in the web: What do we know about older adults' Internet use?
What is yet to be studied? Innovations and challenges in geriatrics: Technology serving the
elderly. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. December, 2008.
5. Nimrod, G. (2009). Seniors' online communities: The talk and the joke. Communication and
culture: Interfaces and confrontations - A joint conference by the School of Communications
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at Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center and Van Leer Institute. Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center,
Israel. July, 2009.
6. Nimrod, G. (2011). Refining leisure research in increasingly virtual world. The George
Butler Lecture (Keynote). National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure
Research Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. November, 2011. (Based on an article with Hanna
Adoni.)
7. Kleiber, D. A. & Nimrod, G. (2011). Leisure and tourism in later life. The seventh World
Ageing & Generations Congress. St. Gallen, Switzerland. September, 2011.
8. Nimrod, G. (2012). Going online: The technological trend in seniors' leisure and the current
state of research. The 12th World Leisure Congress. Rimini, Italy. September-October, 2012.
9. Nimrod, G. (2013). Aging well in a digital world: The role of the Internet in promoting well-
being in later life. Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Aging. Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
March, 2013.
10. Nimrod G. (2013). Leisure across the later life span: Continuity and change (Keynote).
OcioGune 2013. University of Deusto, Spain. June, 2013.
11. Nimrod, G. (2014). Leisure education: A perspective for problem solving. The beautiful and
dark sides of leisure. Beit Berl, Israel. March, 2014.
12. Nimrod, G. (2014, to be presented). Understanding the roles of technology in contemporary
leisure: A conceptual framework. The 13th World Leisure Congress. Mobile, Alabama.
September, 2014.
(b) Presentations of papers at conferences / meetings
1. Nimrod, G., (2003). Post retirement leisure behavior and well Being. The 15th Biennial
Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. December, 2003. Also published
in the Abstracts of the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel
Gerontological Society.
2. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2005). Activity and well-being in a cross-
cultural Perspective. 16th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel.
December, 2005. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological
Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.
3. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2005). Post retirement leisure behavior and
well-being: a cross-cultural study. The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 58th Annual
Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida. November, 2005. Also published in the Proceedings of
the Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Published by The Gerontological
Society of America.
4. Nimrod, G. (2006). "Silver surfers:" research review and directions for further studies. Tenth
conference of Israel Communication Association. Jerusalem, Israel. April, 2006. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Conference of Israel Communication Association.
Published by Israel Communication Association.
5. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Innovation in post retirement leisure. National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Seattle,
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Washington. October, 2006. Also published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research
Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park Association.
6. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2006). Visages of generativity in a group of recent retirees.
The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 59th Annual Scientific Meeting. Dallas, Texas.
November, 2006. Also published in the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America. Published by The Gerontological Society of America.
7. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Changes in leisure participation and
well-being among recently widowed persons. The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 59th
Annual Scientific Meeting. Dallas, Texas. November, 2006. Also published in the Proceedings
of the Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Published by The Gerontological
Society of America.
8. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Leisure activity and widowhood – how
does activity change and does participation affect health and well-being? National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Seattle,
Washington. October, 2006. Also published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research
Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park Association.
9. Nimrod, G. (2007). Preliminary support for 'innovation theory': innovation in leisure and
post retirement well-being. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure
Research Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. September, 2007. Also published in the
Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National
Recreation and Park Association.
10. Nimrod, G. (2007). The role of innovation in promoting older adults health. Franco-Israeli
Symposium - 'Confronting aging: a cross-national perspective.' Paris, France. October, 2007.
11. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Innovation in recent retirees' leisure. Faculty of Social
Welfare & Health Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. May, 2007. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences Research
Fair. Published by The University of Haifa.
12. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2007). Generativity in a group of recent retirees. Faculty of
Social Welfare & Health Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. May, 2007.
Also published in the Abstracts for the Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences
Research Fair. Published by The University of Haifa.
13. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Leisure involvement and depressive
symptoms of widowed and married women in later life. The Gerontology Society of America
(GSA) 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Francisco, California. November, 2007. Also
published in the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.
Published by The Gerontological Society of America.
14. Nimrod, G. (2008). Innovation and life satisfaction among retirees in Israel. The 17th
Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2008. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by
Israel Gerontological Society.
15. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement as an opportunity for traveling. The 12th Canadian Congress
on Leisure Research (CCLR12). Montreal, Canada. May, 2008. Also published in the
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Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian
Association for Leisure Studies.
16. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement, continuity and adaptation: themes in older adults’ narratives
of tourism and travels. The 17th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv,
Israel. February, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel
Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.
17. Nimrod, G. (2008). Shell we meet for coffee? Probably not. Post retirement social activity
and subjective well being. The 17th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel
Aviv, Israel. February, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel
Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.
18. Nimrod, G. (2008). Traveling retirees' perceptions of tourism and travel. The annual
conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers. Eilat, Israel. February,
2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of
Tourism Researchers. Published by the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers.
19. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2008) Innovation in leisure among older adults with chronic
health conditions. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research
Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. October, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the
NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park
Association.
20. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). The role of innovation in successful aging. The 17th
Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2008. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by
Israel Gerontological Society.
21. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Less may be more: changes in leisure and
well-being among recent retirees in the US. The Tenth World Leisure Congress. Quebec,
Canada. October, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress.
Published by World Leisure Organization.
22. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008). Expressions of generativity and civic engagement in
'third age' adults. The Tenth World Leisure Congress. Quebec, Canada. October, 2008. Also
published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress. Published by World Leisure
Organization.
23. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008)."Not a bad thing:" constraint and adaptation in the
leisure of a 'Learning in Retirement' group. The 12th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research
(CCLR12). Montreal, Canada. May, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Canadian
Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.
24. Nimrod G. (2009). Cyberseniors just want to have fun. National Recreation and Park
Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 2009. Also
published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The
National Recreation and Park Association.
25. Nimrod, G. (2009). From knowledge to hope: Online depression communities. The 8th
Global Conference Making sense of: Health, Illness and Disease. Oxford, UK. July, 2009.
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26. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2009). Learning to balance? Activities and benefits in older adults'
tourism. Leisure experiences: Participating, Planning, Providing - The Leisure Studies
Association (LSA) Conference. Canterbury, UK. July, 2009. Also published in the Abstracts
for the Conference, by the Leisure Studies Association (LSA).
27. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2009). Between relaxation and excitement: Older adults’ tourism.
The annual conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers. Haifa, Israel.
February, 2009. Also published in the Abstracts for the Conference of the Israeli Academic
Forum of Tourism Researchers. Published by the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism
Researchers.
28. Adoni, H., Kama, A., Nimrod, G. & Nossek, H. (2010). Audience research in Israel. The first
meeting of COST Action “Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies.” Lisbon,
Portugal. November, 2010.
29. Adoni, H., Kama, A., Nimrod, G. & Nossek, H. (2010). Mediatization of leisure in cross-
cultural perspective (research note). The first meeting of COST Action “Transforming
Audiences, Transforming Societies.” Lisbon, Portugal. November, 2010.
30. Nimrod, G. (2010). Depression online – A content analysis of web-based communities. The
14th conference of Israel Communication Association. Herzlia, Israel. March, 2010. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Conference of Israel Communication Association.
Published by Israel Communication Association.
31. Nimrod, G. (2010). The discussion of coping strategies in online depression communities.
The 17th ISA World Congress of Sociology. Gothenburg, Sweden. July, 2010. Also published
in the Abstracts for the ISA World Congress of Sociology. Published by the International
Sociological association (ISA) in cooperation with CSA Sociological Abstracts.
32. Nimrod, G. (2010). Wired and recreating – seniors' online communities. The 18th Biennial
Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2010. Also published in
the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel
Gerontological Society.
33. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2010). Continuous renewal – new leisure activities among
chronically ill older adults. The 18th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel
Aviv, Israel. February, 2010. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel
Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.
34. Nimrod, G. & Rotem, A. (2010). Activities, benefits, and balance mechanisms in older
adults' tourism. The 18th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel.
February, 2010. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological
Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.
35. Nimrod, G. & Rotem, A. (2010). External and internal innovation in older adults' tourism.
The 17th ISA World Congress of Sociology. Gothenburg, Sweden. July, 2010. Also published
in the Abstracts for the ISA World Congress of Sociology. Published by the International
Sociological association (ISA) in cooperation with CSA Sociological Abstracts.
36. Dorchin S., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Beneficial participation: Social interactions in online
depression communities and psychological well-being. The International Association for
Relationship Research Conference. Herzlia, Israel. July, 2010. Also published in the
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Abstracts for the Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research.
Published by the International Association for Relationship Research.
37. Hutchinson, S., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Can leisure be a health resource for "living well" with
a chronic health condition? The Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) 4th
National Conference. Halifax, Canada. September, 2010.
38. Mizrachi, A., Cohen, M., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Online forums as a coping resource: Content
analysis of online discussion in Alzheimer forums. The Faculty of Social Welfare & Health
Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. June, 2010.
39. Nimrod, G. (2011). From the balcony to the screen: Games in seniors' online communities.
The 15th conference of Israel Communication Association. Haifa, Israel. April, 2011. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Conference of Israel Communication Association.
Published by Israel Communication Association.
40. Nimrod, G. (2011). The fun culture in seniors' online communities. The 13th Canadian
Congress on Leisure Research (CCLR13). St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. May, 2011. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the
Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.
41. Nimrod, G. (2011). Using netnography for studying “pure” cyber-cultures. The first
conference of COST Action ISO906 “Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies” in
collaboration with ECREA, IAMCR and ICA: New Challenges and Methodological
Innovations in European Media Audience Research. Zagreb, Croatia. April, 2011.
42. Nimrod, G. (2011). Using Netnography in leisure research. The 13th Canadian Congress on
Leisure Research (CCLR13). St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. May, 2011. Also published in
the Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian
Association for Leisure Studies.
43. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2011). Online leisure. The 15th conference of Israel
Communication Association. Haifa, Israel. April, 2011. Also published in the Abstracts for
the Conference of Israel Communication Association. Published by Israel Communication
Association.
44. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2011). The unique qualities of E-leisure. The International
Sociology association (ISA) RC 13 Mid-term Conference. Palermo, Italy. September, 2011.
45. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Berdychevsky, L. (2011). Trapped in vicious circles: Leisure
in coping with depression. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure
Research Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. November, 2011. Also published in the Abstracts for
the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park
Association.
46. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2011). 'Without it I'm nothing': The Internet in
the lives of older immigrants. Transforming Audiences 3rd International conference. London,
UK. September, 2011.
47. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2011). Appreciating the past, coping with the
present: Digital diaspora in later life. The Diaspora, Migration and Media ECREA
conference. Maynooth, Ireland. December, 2011.
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48. Nimrod, G. (2012). There is an alternative for playing cards in the balcony. The 19th
Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. March, 2012. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by
Israel Gerontological Society.
49. Nimrod, G. (2012). Play in later life: New opportunities for not-so-new players. The 1st
Global Conference Making sense of: Play. Oxford, UK. July, 2012. Also published in the
Abstracts for the Conference, by the InterDisciplinary.net.
50. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Berdychevsky, L. (2012). Fighting the devil: Depression as a
leisure constraint. Leisure, living, learning - The Leisure Studies Association (LSA)
Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. July, 2012. Also published in the Abstracts for the
Conference, by the Leisure Studies Association (LSA).
51. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2012). New findings regarding innovation in later life. The 19th
Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. March, 2012. Also
published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by
Israel Gerontological Society.
52. Nimrod, G. (2012). Wired Joyfulness: The benefits of participation in seniors' online
communities. The 12th World Leisure Congress. Rimini, Italy. September-October, 2012.
Also published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress. Published by World Leisure
Organization.
53. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Gibson, H. J. (2012). Sex as leisure in the
shadow of depression. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research
Symposium. Anahaim, California. October, 2012. Also published in the Abstracts for the
NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park
Association.
54. Nimrod, G. (2013). Friends at the end of the keyboard: Joyfulness, stimulation and
companionship in seniors' online communities. The 17th conference of Israel Communication
Association. Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. April, 2013.
55. Nimrod, G. ( 0102 ). Socializers, swappers and concerned users of seniors' online
communities. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research
Symposium. Houston, Texas. October, 2013.
56. Nimrod, G. (2014). New media and the growing senior audience: Refining the research
agenda. The final conference of COST Action ISO906 “Transforming Audiences,
Transforming Societies” in collaboration with ECREA, IAMCR and ICA: The future of
audience research. Ljubljana, Slovenia. February, 2014.
57. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., & Lee, C. (2014, accepted). "Let's talk about sex":
Discussions in seniors' online communities". National Recreation and Park Association
(NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Charlotte, North Carolina. October, 2014. To be
published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by the
National Recreation and Park Association.
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(c) Presentations at informal international seminars and workshops
Date Place Nature of talk Title
2005 The Gerontology Center at the
University of Georgia
Gerontology
Seed Grant
Symposium
Retirement, Activity, and
Subjective Well Being in Israel
and the Unites States
2005 The Gerontology Center at the
University of Georgia
Colloquium
Talk
Aging and Gerontology in
Israel
2007 School of Health and Human
Performance, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Canada
Colloquium
Talk
Innovation Theory: Existing
Findings and Future Research
Possibilities
2013 Interdisciplinary Center on Aging,
California State University, Chico
Colloquium
Talk
Leisure across the Later Life
Span – Continuity and Change
2013 Interdisciplinary Center on Aging,
California State University, Chico
Colloquium
Talk
The Digital Seniors and Their
Online Communities
2013 Interdisciplinary Center on Aging,
California State University, Chico
Colloquium
Talk
Leisure in Coping with
Depression
2014 Institute for Health Care & Public
Management, University of
Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Colloquium
Talk
The Digital Seniors and Their
Online Communities
2014 Institute for Health Care & Public
Management, University of
Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Guest Lecture Fighting Together: Online
Communities for People with
Depression
(d) Seminar presentations at universities and institutions
Date Place Nature of talk Title
2002 The Haim Zippori Community
Education Center, Jerusalem
Guest lecture Old Age Activities – Recent
Findings
2003 Department of Communication,
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem
Colloquium
Talk
Patterns of Continuity and Change
in Leisure after Retirement
2004 JDC-Brookdale Institute of
Gerontology and Human
Development
Colloquium
Talk
Post Retirement Leisure Changes
and Well Being
2004 The Haim Zippori Community
Education Center, Jerusalem
Guest lecture Leisure and Well Being at Old Age
2005 Department of Communication,
The College of Management
Guest lecture Strategic Planning of Advertising
Campaigns
2006 Department of Gerontology,
University of Haifa
Colloquium
Talk
The Challenges of Leisure at the
Third Age
2006 School of Management, Ben
Gurion
University of the Negev
Colloquium
Talk
Leisure and Aging in Israel
2006 Department of Behavioral Studies,
The College of Management
Colloquium
Talk
Do Older Israelis Successfully Face
the Challenges of Post Retirement
Leisure?
2008 Department of Communication,
The Max Stern Academic College
of Emek Yezreel
Colloquium
Talk
Innovation in Older Adults' Leisure
2008 Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies, University
of Haifa
Colloquium
Talk
Tourism at an Older Age
2009 School of Management, Ben Colloquium Innovation in Older Adults' Leisure
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Gurion
University of the Negev
Talk
2009 Faculty of Health sciences, Ben
Gurion University of the Negev
Guest lecture Leisure and Aging
2010 AMAL Educational Institutions –
Tourism teachers' training
Guest lecture Work and Leisure in the 21st
Century
2010 School of communication, Sapir
Academic College
Guest lecture Games in Seniors' Online
Communities
2014 Department of communication,
University of Haifa
Colloquium
Talk
Surprising Discussions in Seniors'
Online Communities
Research grants
Years Granting Institution Grantees Subject Amount in $
2013-
2014
Israeli Ministry for Senior
Citizens
Israel
Gerontological
Data Center,
Galit Nimrod
(PI)
Leisure and media use
among Israeli retirees
8,500
2007-
2009
The American Mental
Health Research Association
(NARSAD)
Galit Nimrod Online depression
communities
60,000
2007 Burda Center for Innovative
communications at Ben
Gurion University of the
Negev
Galit Nimrod Seniors' online communities 3,000
2007 Dalhousie University
Susan
Hutchinson (PI),
Galit Nimrod
(Co-PI)
Innovation among older
adults with chronic health
condition
2,000
2007 Israel Association for
Canadian Studies
Galit Nimrod
(PI), Susan
Hutchinson (Co-
PI)
Innovation among older
adults with chronic health
condition
3,200
2007 Sapir Academic College.
Internal grants and awards
Galit Nimrod Innovation in retirees'
tourism
2,000
2007 The University of Haifa.
Internal grants and awards
Galit Nimrod Innovation in retirees'
tourism
1,750
2005 Gerontology Center at the
University of Georgia
Douglas Kleiber
(PI) & Galit
Nimrod (Co-PI)
Post retirement innovation
in leisure
4,400
2003 The Harvey L. Silbert
Center for Israel Studies
(The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,500
2003 Israel’s Social Security
Institute
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,500
2002 The Levi Eshkol Institute for
Social, Economic, and
Political Research in Israel
(The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,000
2002 The Shaine Center for Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in 500
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Research in Social Sciences
(The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem)
leisure after retirement
2002 The Smart Family
Foundation Communications
Institute (The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
3,000
2002 The Strauss Group Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
5,000
2001 JDC-Brookdale Institute of
Gerontology and Human
Development and Eshel –
the Association for the
Planning and Development
of Services for the Aged in
Israel
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
1,500
2001 The Department of
Communication and
Journalism (The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,000
2001 The Israeli Local
Community Centers
Corporation
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
1,000
2001 The Israeli Ministry of
Labor and Social Welfare
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
3,000
2001 The Kama Foundation Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
1,000
2001 The Levi Eshkol Institute for
Social, Economic, and
Political Research in Israel
(The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,000
2001 The Smart Family
Foundation Communications
Institute (The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem)
Galit Nimrod Continuity and change in
leisure after retirement
2,000
Synopsis of Research
My interests concentrate on the field of Leisure Studies, and in particular on leisure and well-being
of populations with special needs such as older adults and people with disabilities.
Within this area, I focus on several subjects:
- Leisure and life transitions (such as retirement, widowhood, and health decline)
- Innovation in leisure
- Online leisure activities and their functions for individuals and various social groups
The nature of my research is theoretical, cross-cultural, and inter-disciplinary. It combines knowledge
and methods from various fields including sociology, psychology, mass communication, new media,
social work, and culture studies. Yet, it has a clear and rather practical aspiration. My hope is that my
research will eventually contribute to developing adequate leisure, media and culture services and in
so doing will help contribute to a better quality of life for disadvantaged groups.
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Present Academic Activities
(a) Research in progress
(In parentheses - Expected date of completion)
E-Audiences: A comparative study of European media audiences – A cross European project
involving 9 national teams performed within the framework of the COST Action IS0906
‘Transforming audiences, transforming societies.’ (2015)
Leisure and media use among older adults in Israel – In collaboration with Israel Gerontological Data
Center at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Funded by the Israeli Ministry for Senior Citizens.
(2014)
Sex as leisure in later life – In collaboration with Liza Berdychevsky of the University of Illinois in
Urbana-Champaign (2014)
(b) Books and articles to be published
Journal articles in preparation
1. Nimrod, G. (in preparation). Older adults as media e-audiences
2. Nimrod, G., Adoni, H., & Nossek, H. (in preparation). The Internet as a cultural forum: A
European Perspective.
3. Ben-Shem, I. & Nimrod, G. (in preparation). "It's like survivor": Older adults' perceptions of
successful aging.
4. Berdychevsky, L. & Nimrod, G. (in preparation)."Sexual until we drop": Sex as leisure in
later life.
5. Krispin, G. & Nimrod, G. (in preparation). Me, myself, and my city: Volunteering in tourism
and identity preservation in later life.
Submitted for publication in refereed journals
1. Nimrod, G. (under review). Early birds and night owls: Differences in media preferences,
usages, and environments. International Journal of Communication.
2. Nimrod, G. & Shrira, A. (under review after minor revisions). The paradox of leisure in later
life. Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences.
3. Berdychevsky, L. & Nimrod, G. (under review). "Let's talk about sex": Discussions in
seniors' online communities". Journal of Leisure Research.