Autore: Patricia A. Findley

Richard Isralowitz, Ph D is professor and director of the Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center in the Spitzer Department of Social Work at Ben Gurion University, where he has been employed since 1982. Dr. Isralowitz received his doctoral degree at Brandeis University”s Heller School of Advanced Studies for Social Policy and Management. A significant part of his academic career has been focused on networking international relations for academic purposes in the Middle East region, where he has enlisted colleagues throughout the Middle East as well as experts from universities in the USA, Europe, and elsewhere. Patricia A Findley, Dr PH, MSW is an associate professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  Dr. Findley received her doctoral degree at University of Illinois at Chicago from the School of Public Health, her master’s degree is from Loyola University in Chicago. Her research focuses on chronic illness and disability. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Israel, an award that launched her research into disaster relief and management through collaborations with Ben Guiron University.