Background

Prof. Hani Nouman is a senior faculty member at the School of Social Work, a licensed social worker with extensive practical experience in the professional field of community intervention. Prof. Nouman completed her PhD at Tel Aviv University (Direct Doctoral Track) and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Ulster University of Northern Ireland.

Her core research activity focuses on examining and conceptualizing the engagement of social workers in social change processes. This framework encompasses studies dealing with social workers’ involvement in policy design processes (“policy practice”), social entrepreneurship in social work, and community interventions. These studies are conducted from a multicultural perspective, with an emphasis on minority groups in society. Prof. Nouman’s core research activity is theoretical application oriented and is intended to address social problems and promote social change, thereby advancing the social work profession.

Prof. Nouman’s articles have been published in leading journals such as “American Journal of Community Psychology” and “British Journal of Social Work”. She supervises thesis and doctoral students in social work and has received a number of research grants and awards, including a grant from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF-2018-2021, 2024-2027).
In 2021, Prof. Nouman won the Rector’s Award for Outstanding Young Researcher.

In addition to these academic pursuits, Prof. Nouman has remained strongly involved in policy design processes. She is a member of various academic committees, including board membership at ESPAnet Israel, committee of expertise in management in the Ministry of Social Affairs and social Services, and a committee for social involvement in the University of Haifa senate. She serves as the Head of the Graduate Program for Leadership and Social Change at the School of Social Work. In addition, she is a member of an international researchers’ special interest group (SIG) forum for the advancement of research and teaching in policy practice, is a voluntary consultant for various communities, and is an active member of policy shaping committees.

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