EYNAT GAL

Department of Occupational Therapy
Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies

Email: egal@univ.haifa.ac.il

Tel: 04-8240796

Cell phone: 054-7260068

Fax: 04-8249753

Room: Migdal Eshkol, Room 911

RESEARCH AREAS

* Sensory development and sensory developmental disorders
* Autism: sensory and motor impairments, stereotyped 
   movements, communication
* Virtual Reality (VR) as a training and treatment tool for the
   individuals with PDD and autism
 

EDUCATION

B.Sc.(O.T) - 1984-1988: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel: Department of Occupational Therapy

       

M.Sc. – 1991-1995: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel: Department of Occupational Therapy

Master Thesis: Handwriting- evaluative instrument design and developmental research.

 

Ph.D. - 1999-current: Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.

Dissertation: relationship between sensory processing disorders and repetitive movements.

PUBLISHED WORK

Articles

Gal, E., Dyck, M., & Passmore A. 2002. Sensory differences and stereotyped movements in children with autism. Behaviour Change, 4, 207-219.

 

Gal, E, Rosenblum, S. and Shenkar, R. 1995. Writing- components, evaluation and treatment. II. Ways of evaluating handwriting components and penmanship. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(1):15-30 (Hebrew)

 

Shenkar, R., Gal, E., and Rosenblum, S. 1995. Writing - components, evaluation and treatment. III. Treatment approaches in handwriting intervention. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(3):102-116 (Hebrew)

 

Rosenblum, S., Shenkar, R. and Gal, E. 1994. Writing - components, evaluation and treatment. I. Components of handwriting: perceptive, sensomotor and ergonomic factors. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3(4):169-191.(Hebrew)

 

Parush, S., Gal, E., Heiman, N. 1994. Age related profiles of tactile sensitivity in normal children ages 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 years old. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3(1):14-28.

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Last Updated 21/7/2005