Dr. Asaf Lev
Head of Research and Lecturer in the Department of Sports Therapy
Contact
anthropolev@gmail.comAbout
A sports anthropologist, his PhD thesis focused on long-distance runners in the “mid-life” phase. Today his research deals with the relationship between body age and pain. Assaf in his training is also a sports therapist and formerly a professional basketball player in the Super League.
Education
Ph.D.
University of Haifa, Department of Sociology and Anthropology majoring in Anthropology. Doctorate on the subject: Marathon and the big city: status, consumption, body, life cycles.
.M.A
University of Haifa, Department of Sociology and Anthropology majoring in Anthropology. Thesis on the topic: body age and life cycles: the retirement experience of basketball players in Israel.
.B.A
The Open University, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, specialization in Anthropology.
Teaching Areas
Qualitative research methods, introduction to sociology, introduction to sports therapy, sociology of the body, sociology of pain
Research interests
Anthropology of sport - body, pain, gender, identities, age
