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Prof. Hani Nouman is the Head of the School of Social Work, a licensed social worker with extensive practical experience in the professional field of community intervention. She completed her PhD at Tel Aviv University (Direct Doctoral Track) and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ulster University in Northern Ireland.
Her core research activity focuses on the engagement of social workers in social change processes from a multicultural perspective. This framework covers three interrelated areas: policy practice with/by minority groups; social entrepreneurship in social work; and community interventions in multicultural societies. 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 the American Journal of Community Psychology and the British Journal of Social Work. She supervises master's thesis, doctoral, and postdoctoral 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; MOST- 2026-2027). 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, a committee of expertise in management at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, and a committee for social involvement at 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.
פרסומים
Nouman, H., & #Posklinsky, I. (2026). Leadership in times of crisis: The potential for increasing social capital in displaced and split communities. Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.70134
##Choi, D.Y., & Nouman, H. (2026). Social entrepreneurship as an opportunity to change the trajectory of the social work profession in the US. British Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcag176
Nouman, H., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., & #Ackerson, E. (2026). “Navigating Pitfalls”: Social entrepreneurship in minority communities from a cultural perspective. British Journal of Social Work. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcag065
Nouman, H., Tarshish, N., Rosenblum, S., Luria, G., &#Gluskinos, N. (2026). Mental Health in Asylum-Seeking Parents: Dynamics of Fragmentation, Resilience, and Empowerment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000944
Nouman, H., El-Arow., & Enosh, G. (2026). Children’s participation in decision- making processes in child protection services: Cultural Perspective. Children and Youth Services Review, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108950
Tarshish, N., & Nouman, H. (2026). A tension of rights and needs? Social work advocacy for undocumented residents in the unrecognized villages of the Negev. British Journal of Social Work, 56, 1789–1807. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcag001
Nouman, H. (2026). Liminal Times as Opportunities for Social Innovation in Social Work. Society and Welfare, 46, 26-37.
Gemara, N., Nouman, H., & Lidror, M. (2026). “You tell yourself, what do I know?”: Cultural competence in social service delivery with the Ethiopian community in Israel. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102328
Nouman, H., & Sayegh-Badan, S. (2025). Social Intrapreneurship in Human Service Organizations: Empowering Minority Communities and Promoting Their Community Involvement. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 50(1), 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2025.2529836
Nouman, H., & Luria, G. (2025). Beyond Formal Authority: Cultural perspectives on informal leadership in social work practice. British Journal of Social Work, 55(8), 3694-3713. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf103
#Posklinsky., Cnaan, R. A. Nouman, H., Musayell, L., & Shabtai-Getahun, O. (2025). Displaced communities: Can they be healthy? Societies, 15(7), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15070187
Nouman, H., & #Ravitz, R. (2025). “‘Intertwined worlds’: How religion as a cultural system shapes social workers’ motivation for policy engagement. British Journal of Social Work, 55, 1510–1529. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf002
#Posklinsky, I., & Nouman, H. (2025). Community building in crisis: Interventions with displaced communities in temporary housing shelters. Journal of Community Psychology, 53, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.2317
Nouman, H. (2024). “Biting the hand that feeds”: Ethnic minorities as policy actors within organizations. British Journal of Social Work, 55(3), 1355-1373.
Nouman, H., & Choi, D.Y. (2024). Social entrepreneurship in social work in multicultural societies: A majority and minority lens social work. British Journal of Social Work, 55(1), 85-99.
תחומי מחקר
Policy Practice with/by minority groups
Social entrepreneurship in social work
Community Interventions in Multicultural Societies