Prof. Noomi Katz

Head of the Institutional Research Authority

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Prof. Naomi Katz holds a Ph.D. in Education of the Health Professions, and a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. Prof. Katz is Prof. Emeritus at the School of Occupational Therapy, The Hebrew University and Hadassah Jerusalem Hospital. She served as Chair of the Graduate School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Chair of the Israeli Association for Occupational Therapy (ISOT). In addition, Prof. Katz is the founder and first editor of the Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT). Prof. Katz has been a member of the American Academy of Occupational Therapy Research since 2005.

Education

.Ph.D

Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California (1981).

.M.A

Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California (1977).

Certification in Occupational Therapy

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1963).

Teaching Areas

Cognitive rehabilitation, cognition and function, cognitive theories and models in occupational therapy, stroke and head injury, mental health, old age, adolescent autistic population, military service and return to work.

Research interests

Cognitive issues in a stroke and head injury and return to work, cognitive problems in mental health, old age, adolescent autistic population, distant vision program and military service.

Selected Publications

Adamit, T, Maeir, A., Ben Assayag, E., Bornstein, N.M., Korczyn, A.D. & Katz, N. (2014). Impact of first-ever mild stroke on participation at 3 and 6 month post event: The TABASCO study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35, 2773-2780, DOI: 10.3109 / 09638288.2014.923523.
Katz, N. Dejak, I. & Gal, E. (2015). Work performance evaluation and QoL of adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD), Work, 51, 887-892
Gal, E. Katz, N., Erez, A., & Thessaloniki, E. (2015). Integration in the vocational world: how does it affect quality of life and subjective well-being of young adults with ASD? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12 (9), 10820-10832. doi: 10.3390 / ijerph120910820.
Schwartz Y., Averbuch S., Katz N., Sagiv A. (2016). Validity of the Functional Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (FLOTCA). American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 70, 7001290010.
Katz, N. (Ed). (2011). Cognition, Occupation and Participation across the life span, 3rd edition. Bethesda MD: AOTA PRESS.
Katz, N. & Toglia, J. (in press 2018). Cognition, Occupation and Participation across the life span, 4rd edition. Bethesda MD: AOTA PRESS.
Katz, N. Routine Task Inventory (RTI-E). (in press 2017). in B. J. Hemphill-Pearson and C. K. Urish. Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approach (3rd Ed).

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