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CURRICULM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Personal Details

Name: Galit Nimrod

Address and telephone The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

number at work: Department of Communication Studies

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel

Tel: 972-8-6477194

Fax: 972-3-6472855

E-mail: [email protected]

Education

1989-1992 B.A. Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, Summa Cum-Laude

1995-1997 M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Communication and Journalism,

Summa Cum-Laude. Advisor: Prof. Hanna Adoni. Title of thesis: Leisure

and the family life cycle among young adults in Israel

1999-2003 Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Communication and Journalism.

Advisor: Prof. Hanna Adoni. Title of thesis: Patterns of continuity and

change in leisure after retirement: Leisure activities, leisure meanings and

life Satisfaction

2004-2005 Post-

doctorate

(Fulbright

Program)

University of Georgia, US, The Gerontology Center and The Department

of Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Host for post-doctorate: Prof. Douglas A. Kleiber

Employment History

2013-

present

Associate

Professor

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities

and Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies

2008-

present

Research Fellow Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Center for

Multidisciplinary Research on Aging

mailto:[email protected]


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2011-2013 Senior Lecturer

(Tenured)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities


2010-2011 Senior Lecturer Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Faculty of Humanities


2007-1010 Lecturer

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Gilford Glazer School of

Business and Management, Department of Hotel and Tourism

Management

2006-2007 Lecturer

(50%)

University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies,

Department of Aging Studies

2006-2007 Research Fellow University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies,

The Center for Research and Study of Aging

2005-2007 Lecturer

(50%)

Sapir Academic College, School of Communication

2003-2006 Instructor The Open University, Department of Mass Communication

1997-2004 Research and

Strategic Planning

Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency


Strategic Planning

Kesher Barel / McCann-Erickson Advertising Agency


Strategic Planning

Bar-Lehavi Advertising Agency

Professional Activities

(a) Positions in academic administration

2012-2014 Member of the faculty's

committee for graduate students

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-

Gurion University of the Negev

2010-present Advisor for graduate students Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion

University of the Negev

2009-present Member of the Teaching

Committee

Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion


2009 Member of the university's

committee for improving the

service for Ph.D. candidates


2008-2009 Head of the Graduate Teaching

Committee

Department of Hotel & Tourism Management, Ben-


2008-2009 Member of the School's

Teaching Committee

Gilford Glazer School of Business and Management,



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(b) Professional functions outside universities

Leadership activities:

2013-2015 Member of the

Executive

Committee

Israel Communication Association (ISCA)

2012-present

Member of the

Board of

Directors

World Leisure Organization (WLO) - a world-wide, non-governmental

association of persons and organizations dedicated to discovering and

fostering those conditions best permitting leisure to serve as a force for

human growth, development and well-being.

2008-present

Founder and

listserv

administrator

The Leisure and Aging Research Group (LARG), a community of 130

scholars studying leisure and aging that aims to enhance interdisciplinary

and international dialogue between leisure and aging researchers,

educators, practitioners, and policy makers.

2007-2010 Participant The CREATE program, a Marie Curie (EU) series of events that focused

on developing young researchers' competencies tied to working in large

European projects, as well as their competencies in social networking and

relation building at an international level. The series included four

workshops, each lasted a week, on the following topics: "From Creativity

to Innovation," "Communication and Dissemination," Knowledge

Transfer," and "Human Resources in Teams."

International collaborations:

2015-present Member China-North America Leisure Studies Network (CN-ALS), a research

group aiming at initiating a dialog between Chinese and North

American scholars on critical leisure issues in China, the U.S. and

Canada, and develop joint research projects on these critical leisure

issues.

2015-present Co-Applicant Ageing, Communication, Technologies (ACT): experiencing a digital

world in later life – An international partnership supported by the

Social Sciences and Humanities research Council of Canada. The

partnership addresses the transformation of the experiences of ageing

with the proliferation of new forms of mediated communications in

networked societies.

2010-2014 Member COST Action IS0906 “Transforming Audiences, Transforming

Societies” that coordinates research efforts into the key

transformations of European audiences within a changing media and

communication environment, identifying their complex

interrelationships with the social, cultural and political areas of

European societies.

Ad-hoc referee and reviewer:

Peer reviewed

journals

Ageing and Society, Gerontology, Hagar, Health Communication, International

Journal of Communication, International Journal of Disability and Human

Development, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Journal of Computer Mediated


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Communication, Journal of Gerontology, series B: Social Sciences, Journal of

Gerontechnology, Journal of Leisure Research, Leisure / Loisir, Leisure Studies,

Leisure Sciences, Qualitative Sociology, Research on Aging, Society and Welfare,

World Leisure Journal

Conferences Canadian Congress on Leisure Research (CCLR), Israel Communication Association,

Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), National Recreation

and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium

Grants Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross doctoral research grant, Israel Cancer Association, Israel

Ministry of Science (social sciences), Israel Scientific Foundation (ISF), Keren

Shalem, Maccabee Institute, World Leisure Association - Thomas and Ruth Rivers

International Scholarship Award

Educational

programs

Member in three committees nominated by the Israeli Council of Higher Education in

order to examine new educational programs in communication studies.

(c) Member of editorial board of scientific journal

2013-

present

Associate

Editor

Journal of Leisure Research, the official refereed journal of the American

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

2013-

2014

Guest Editor Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception studies – Special issue on

“Generations as (Media) audiences” (November 2014, Volume 11, Issue 2).

2012-

2013

Guest Editor The International Review of Social Research - special issue on “Health and

Communication” (June 2013; Volume 3, Issue 2).

2010-

2013

Associate

Editor

Leisure / Loisir, the official refereed journal of the Canadian Association for

Leisure Studies (CALS)

(d) Membership in professional/scientific societies

2010-present Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)

2010-present European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

2010-present International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)

2009-present Leisure Studies Association (LSA)

2008-present Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)

2008-present Leisure and Aging Research Group (LARG)

2008-present World Leisure Organization (WLO)

2006-present Israel Communication Association (ISCA)

2006-present Israel Gerontological Society (IGS)

2006-present National Recreation and Parks Administration (NRPA)

2006-present Society of Parks and Recreation Educators (SPREnet)


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Educational Activities

(a) Courses taught

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:

Advertising workshop (BA)

Aging in a Digital World (BA)

Introduction to Leisure Services Management (BA)

Leisure – Journey of Discoveries (BA)

Principles of Marketing (BA)

Advertising Management (MA)

E-leisure (MA)

Leisure and Communication in Later Life (MA)

Leisure in the 21st Century (MA)

Internet and Society (MA)

Social and Cultural Aspects of Leisure Management (MA)

Research Students' Forum (MA & PhD)

University of Haifa:

Leisure and Aging (MA)

Marketing to Older Consumers (MA)

Statistics (MA)

Sapir Academic College:

Creativity and Criticism (BA)

Issues in Recreation and Leisure Studies (BA)

Principles of Advertising (BA)

The Open University:

Leisure, Communication and Culture (BA)

(b) Research students

Dates

Student’s Name Degree University / Institution

2020

(expected)

2016

(expected)

Sarit Okun

Rinat Lifshitz

Ph.D.

Ph.D.



(with Prof. Yaacov Bechner)

2016

(expected)

Sigal Naim Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2015 Sarit Okun MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2015

Yael Ron

MA


2013

David Sasson

MA


(with Prof. Amir Cohen-Shalev)

2012 Guy Krispin

MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2012 Ariela Malushizki MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

(with Prof. Talma Kushnir)


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2011 Chen Schorr MA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2009 Anat Mizrahi MA University of Haifa (with Dr. Miri Cohen)

Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships

(a) Honors, Citations, Awards

2015 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico –

Top Paper (for "Older Adults as Media E-Audiences")

2013 Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences, Oxford Journals – The Editor's

Choice Article (for "Probing the audience of seniors' online communities")

2011 The Gerontologist, Oxford Journals – The Editor's Choice Article (for "The fun culture

in seniors' online communities").

2008 Israel Gerontological Society - The 2008 Max Prohovnik Award

2007 NARSAD Young Investigator Award

1997 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Communication and Journalism -

The Noah Mozes Award

(b) Fellowships

2004 Fulbright - Post-doctoral Scholar Award for Academic Year 2004/2005 (20,000$)


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Scientific Publications

(a) Editorship of collective volumes

1. Marinescu, V., Nimrod, G., & Carlo, S. (2013). Health and Communication – Special issue.

International Review of Social Research, 3(2). 173 pages.

2. *Siibak,A., Vittadini, N., & Nimrod, G. (2014). Media Generations – Themed section.

Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception studies, 11(2). 219 pages.

3. *Elias, N., Nimrod, G., Reich, Z., & Schechter, A., Eds. (2015). Maavarim Betikshoret

(Transitions in communication). Tel Aviv: Zivonim. 412 pages. (Hebrew)

4. *Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2016). Qualitative Inquiries into Leisure in

Later Life – Special issue. Journal of Leisure Research, 48(1). 92 pages.

(b) Chapters is collective volumes

1. Nimrod, G. (2011). The impact of leisure activity and innovation on the well-being of the very

old. In L. W. Poon & J. Cohen-Mansfield (Eds.). Understanding the well being in the oldest-

old, pp. 240-257. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

2. Nimrod, G. & Janke, M. C. (2012). Leisure across the later lifespan. In J. Singelton & H. J.

Gibson (Eds.). Leisure and aging: Theory and practice, pp. 95-109. Champaign, IL: Human

Kinetics.

3. Leitner, M., & Nimrod, G. (2012). Recreation program evaluation and research. In Michael J.

Leitner & Sara F. Leitner (Eds.), Leisure in later life, 4th Edition, pp. 151-165. Urbana, IL:

Sagamore.

4. Nimrod, G. (2013). Beneficial participation: Lurking vs. posting in online support groups. In

R. Ahmed and B. R. Bates (Eds.), pp. 81-95. Health Communication and Mass Media: An

Integrated Approach to Policy and Practice. Surrey, UK: Gower.

5. *Nimrod, G. (2014). Incredibly diverse, truly challenged: Older Israelis and leisure. In M. J.

Leitner and S. Leitner (Eds.), Israeli life and leisure in the 21st century, pp. 274-283. Urbana,

IL: Sagamore.

6. *Nimrod, G. (2014). Seniors’ online communities and well-being in later life. In Nancy A.

Pachana and Ken Laidlaw (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of clinical geropsychology, 970-989.

Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

7. *Lemish, D. & Nimrod, G. (2015). From the womb to the tomb: Conceptual similarities in

studying the youngest and the oldest of audiences. In F. Zeller, C. Ponte & B. O’Neill (Eds.),

Revitalizing audience research, pp. 145-158. London, UK: Routledge.

8. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). Online self-management of well-being in later life.

Interdisciplinary studies on the family.

9. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). The roles technology plays in twenty-first century leisure. In G.

Walker, D. Scott & M. Stodolska (Eds.), Leisure matters: The state and future of leisure

studies. State College, PA: Venture.


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(c) Refereed articles in scientific journals

1. Nimrod, G., (2003). Mipui uskira shel hamehkarim bethum hapnai lehahar haprisha (Leisure

after retirement: Research review and mapping). Gerontologia, 30 (1-2), 29-46. (Hebrew)

2. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2006). Leisure styles and life satisfaction among recent retirees in

Israel. Ageing and Society, 26, 607-630.

3. Nimrod, G. (2007). Expanding, reducing, concentrating and diffusing: post retirement leisure

behavior and life satisfaction. Leisure Sciences, 29(1), 91-111.

4. Nimrod, G. (2007). Retirees’ leisure: activities, benefits, and their contribution to life

satisfaction. Leisure Studies, 26(1), 65-80.

5. Nimrod, G. & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Reconsidering change and continuity in later life: toward

an innovation theory of successful aging. International Journal of Aging and Human

Development, 65(1), 1-22.

6. Nimrod, G. (2008). In support of innovation theory: Innovation in activity patterns and life

satisfaction among recently retired individuals. Ageing and Society, 28, 831-846.

7. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement and tourism: Themes in retirees' narratives. Annals of Tourism

Research, 35(4), 859-878.

8. Nimrod, G. (2008). Time for old friends and grandchildren? Post retirement get-togethers and

life satisfaction. Leisure / Loisir, 32(1), 21-46.

9. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Retirement, activity, and subjective well-

being in Israel and the Unites States. World Leisure Journal, 50(1), 18-32.

10. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Leisure activity and depressive symptoms

of widowed and married women in later life. Journal of Leisure Research, 40(2), 250-266.

11. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Reduction in leisure activity and well-

being during the transition to widowhood. Women and Aging, 20(1-2), 83-98.

12. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Leisure patterns and health among

recently widowed adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 32(1), 19-39.

13. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008). Expressions of generativity and civic engagement in

'third age' adults. Journal of Adult Development, 15, 76-86.

14. Nimrod, G. (2009). The Internet as a resource in older adults' leisure. International Journal of

Disability and Human Development, 8(3), 207-214

15. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2009). Expanding, reducing, concentrating and

diffusing: Activity patterns of recent retirees in the US. Leisure Sciences, 31(1), 37-52.

16. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2009). "I can't be very sad:" Constraint and adaptation in the

leisure of a ‘learning in retirement’ group. Leisure Studies, 68(1), 67-83.


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17. Nimrod, G. (2010). Seniors' online communities: A quantitative content analysis. The

Gerontologist, 50(3), 382-392.

18. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2010). Innovation among older adults with chronic health

conditions. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(1), 1-23.

19. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2010). Between relaxation and excitement: Activities and benefits

gained in retirees' tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12(1), 65-78.

20. Nimrod, G. (2011). The fun culture in seniors' online communities. The Gerontologist, 51(2),

226-237.

21. Kleiber, D., Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2011). Reconstructing leisure in adapting to

chronic illness in later life: Emotional and behavioral strategies. International Journal of

Disability and Human Development, 10(2), 131-138.

22. Mizrahi, A., Nimrod, G., & Cohen, M. (2011). Kehilot mekuvanout kekli lehitmodedut im

mahalat haAlzheimer (Online communities as a resource for coping with Alzheimer's disease).

Gerontologia, 38(1), 11-27. (Hebrew)

23. Nimrod, G. (2012). From knowledge to hope: Online depression communities. International

Journal of Disability and Human Development, 11(1), 23-30.

24. Nimrod, G. (2012). Online communities as a resource in older adults' tourism. The Journal of

Community Informatics, 8(1). Available at: http://ci-

journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/757/857.

25. Nimrod, G. (2012). Online depression communities: Does gender matter? Cyberpsychology,

6(1), article 6. Available at:

http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2012060401&article=6

26. Nimrod, G. (2012). The membership life cycle in online support groups. International Journal

of Communication Research, 6, 1245-1261

27. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2012). Conceptualizing E-leisure. Loisir et Société / Society and

Leisure, 35(1), 31-56.

28. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D.A., & Berdychevsky, L. (2012). Leisure in coping with depression.

Journal of Leisure Research, 44(4), 419-449.

29. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2012). An exploration of the innovation theory of successful aging

among older tourists. Ageing and Society, 32, 379-404.

30. Hutchinson, S., & Nimrod, G. (2012). Leisure as a resource for successful aging by older

adults with chronic health conditions. International Journal of Aging and Human

Development, 74(1), 41-65.

31. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2012). 'Without it I'm nothing': The Internet in

the lives of older immigrants. New Media and Society, 14(4), 583-599.

32. Nimrod, G. (2013). Applying gerontographics in the study of older Internet users.

Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception studies, 10(2), 46-64.


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33. Nimrod, G. (2013). Challenging the Internet paradox: Online depression communities and well

being. International Journal of Internet Science, 8(1), 30-48.

34. Nimrod, G. (2013). Probing the audience of seniors' online communities. The Journal of

Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences, 68(5), 773-782.

35. Nimrod, G. (2013). Online depression communities: Participants' interests and perceived

benefits gained. Health Communication, 28(5), 425-434.

36. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Gibson, H. J. (2013). Sex as leisure in the

shadow of depression. Journal of Leisure Research, 45(1), 47-73.

37. Marinescu, V., Nimrod, G., & Carlo, S. (2013). Health and Communication – Guest editors'

forward (introduction to a special issue). International Review of Social Research, 3(2), 1-5.

38. Nimrod, G. (2014). The benefits of and constraints to participation in seniors' online

communities. Leisure Studies, 33(3), 247-266.

39. *Siibak,A., Vittadini, N., & Nimrod, G. (2014). Generations as media audiences: An

introduction (introduction to a themed section). Participations: Journal of Audience &

Reception studies, 11(2), 100-107.

40. *Nimrod, G. (2015). Early birds and night owls: Differences in media preferences, usages, and

environments. International Journal of Communication, 9, 133-153.

41. *Nimrod, G., Adoni, H., & Nossek, A. (2015). The Internet as a cultural forum: A European

perspective. International Journal of Communication, 9, 321-341.

42. *Nimrod, G. & Ben-Shem, I. (2015). Successful aging as a lifelong process. Educational

Gerontology, 41, 814-824.

43. *Berdychevsky, L. & Nimrod, G. (2015). "Let's talk about sex": Discussions in seniors' online

communities". Journal of Leisure Research, 47(4), 467-484.

44. *Nossek, A., Adoni, H., & Nimrod, G. (2015). Is print really dying?: The state of print media

use in the European media environment. International Journal of Communication, 9, 365-385.

45. *Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2016). Leisure and aging qualitative research 15

years into the third millennium (introduction to a special issue). Journal of Leisure Research,

48(1), 12-14.

46. *Nimrod, G. (forthcoming). The hierarchy of mobile phone incorporation among older users.

Mobile Media and Communication.

47. *Nimrod, G. & Dahan. D. (forthcoming). Dfusei hapnai shel gimlaim be'Israel vetrumatam

lesviut ratzon mehahaim (The leisure patterns of Israeli retirees and their contribution to life

satisfaction). Gerontologia. (Hebrew)

48. *Nimrod, G. & Shrira, A. (forthcoming). The paradox of leisure in later life. Journal of

Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences.


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49. *Nie, P., Nimrod, G., & Sousa-Poza, A. (forthcoming). Internet use and subjective well-being

in China. Social Indicators Research.

(d) Scientific reports

1. Nimrod, G. (2008). Online depression communities: Quantitative content analysis.

NARSAD - The Mental Health Research Association. 123 pages.

2. Nimrod, G. (2010). Online depression communities: A survey study. NARSAD - The Mental

Health Research Association. 232 pages.

3. *Dahan. D. & Nimrod, G. (2014). The leisure patterns of senior citizens in Israel. Israel

Gerontological Data Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem & the Israeli Ministry for

Senior Citizens. 42 pages. (Hebrew)

(e) Un-refereed articles and publications

1. Nimrod, G., (1998). Mehurim laavoda velmishpaha (Addicted to work and family.) Panim, 5,

30-39. (Hebrew)

2. Nimrod, G., (2004). Mehapsim rigushim o shokim bakursa (Thrill seekers or couch potatoes?)

Panim, 27, 4-11. (Hebrew)

3. Nimrod, G., (2006). Pearim hevratiim vepnai: Hamikre shel gimlaim beisrael (Social

imbalance and leisure: The case of Israeli retirees). Hadea Harovahat, 41, 10-12 (Hebrew)

4. Nimrod, G. (2009). Baderech lemala: Hudshanut bepnai begil mevugar (On the way up:

Innovation in leisure in old age). Hagil Hahadash, 6, 14-16. (Hebrew)

5. Nimrod, G. (2010). Mehubarim umevalim: Kehilot mevugarim bainternet (Wired and

recreating: Seniors' communities in the Internet). Dorot, 126, 40-43. (Hebrew)

Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars

(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences / meetings

1. Nimrod, G., (2002). The challenges of leisure at old age. First convention for leisure in later

life. Ramat Efal, Israel. January, 2002

2. Nimrod, G. (2008). Does leisure’s meaning change with age? The Tenth World Leisure

Congress. Quebec, Canada. October, 2008.

3. Nimrod, G. (2008). Innovation among oldest old: Is it possible? Is it good? BSF conference &

workshop - 'Adding life to years: Development of sociological and psychological theories of

U.S. - Israel Research.' Tel Aviv University and Kibbutz Genosar, Israel. January, 2008.

4. Nimrod, G. (2008). Leisure in the web: What do we know about older adults' Internet use?

What is yet to be studied? Innovations and challenges in geriatrics: Technology serving the

elderly. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. December, 2008.


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5. Nimrod, G. (2009). Seniors' online communities: The talk and the joke. Communication and

culture: Interfaces and confrontations - A joint conference by the School of Communications

at Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center and Van Leer Institute. Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center,

Israel. July, 2009.

6. Nimrod, G. (2011). Refining leisure research in increasingly virtual world. The George Butler

Lecture (Keynote). National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research

Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. November, 2011. (Based on an article with Hanna Adoni.)

7. Kleiber, D. A. & Nimrod, G. (2011). Leisure and tourism in later life. The seventh World

Ageing & Generations Congress. St. Gallen, Switzerland. September, 2011.

8. Nimrod, G. (2012). Going online: The technological trend in seniors' leisure and the current

state of research. The 12th World Leisure Congress. Rimini, Italy. September-October, 2012.

9. Nimrod, G. (2013). Aging well in a digital world: The role of the Internet in promoting well-

being in later life. Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Aging. Bar-Ilan University, Israel. March,

2013.

10. Nimrod G. (2013). Leisure across the later life span: Continuity and change (Keynote).

OcioGune 2013. University of Deusto, Spain. June, 2013.

11. Nimrod, G. (2014). Leisure education: A perspective for problem solving. The beautiful and

dark sides of leisure. Beit Berl, Israel. March, 2014.

12. Nimrod, G. (2014). Understanding the roles of technology in contemporary leisure: A

conceptual framework. The 13th World Leisure Congress. Mobile, Alabama. September, 2014.

13. Nimrod, G. (2014). Leisure in advanced age: Continuity and change (Keynote). Leisure and

creativity in old age. University of Haifa, Israel. October, 2014.

14. Nimrod, G. (2015). Feeding the memory to feed the generations: Active elders and well-being

(round table). International Conference on Active Ageing Expo 2015 Milano. Università

Cattolica, Italy. May, 2015.

15. Nimrod, G. (2015). Online communities for seniors: The benefits to well-being. International

Conference on Active Ageing Expo 2015 Milano. Università Cattolica, Italy. May, 2015.

16. Nimrod, G. (2015). Old users – young technologies: Digital divides among individuals aged 60

and over (Keynote). Older adults and technology. Orange Instutute, Tel Aviv University,

Israel. June, 2015.

17. Nimrod, G. (2015). The technological change in twenty-first century leisure (Keynote). China-

North America Leisure Studies Conference. Beijing, China. November, 2015.

18. Nimrod, G. (2016). Community interventions seeking to promote well-being among older

persons – a roundtable with Prof. Carol Ryff. The 20th Biennial Meeting of Israel

Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2016.

19. Nimrod, G. (2016). Innovation theory revisited: Self-preservation innovation vs. self-

reinvention innovation in later life. The 14th World Leisure Congress. Durban, South Africa.

June, 2016.


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(b) Presentations of papers at conferences / meetings

1. Nimrod, G., (2003). Post retirement leisure behavior and well Being. The 15th Biennial

Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. December, 2003. Also published in

the Abstracts of the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel

Gerontological Society.

2. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2005). Activity and well-being in a cross-cultural

Perspective. 16th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel.

December, 2005. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological

Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.

3. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2005). Post retirement leisure behavior and well-

being: a cross-cultural study. The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 58th Annual

Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida. November, 2005. Also published in the Proceedings of the

Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Published by The Gerontological Society of

America.

4. Nimrod, G. (2006). "Silver surfers:" research review and directions for further studies. Tenth

conference of Israel Communication Association. Jerusalem, Israel. April, 2006. Also

published in the Abstracts for the Conference of Israel Communication Association. Published

by Israel Communication Association.

5. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Innovation in post retirement leisure. National

Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Seattle, Washington.

October, 2006. Also published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium.

Published by The National Recreation and Park Association.

6. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2006). Visages of generativity in a group of recent retirees. The

Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 59th Annual Scientific Meeting. Dallas, Texas.

November, 2006. Also published in the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Gerontological

Society of America. Published by The Gerontological Society of America.

7. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Changes in leisure participation and well-

being among recently widowed persons. The Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 59th

Annual Scientific Meeting. Dallas, Texas. November, 2006. Also published in the Proceedings

of the Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Published by The Gerontological

Society of America.

8. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2006). Leisure activity and widowhood – how

does activity change and does participation affect health and well-being? National Recreation

and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Seattle, Washington. October,

2006. Also published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published

by The National Recreation and Park Association.

9. Nimrod, G. (2007). Preliminary support for 'innovation theory': innovation in leisure and post

retirement well-being. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research

Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. September, 2007. Also published in the Abstracts for the

NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park

Association.


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10. Nimrod, G. (2007). The role of innovation in promoting older adults health. Franco-Israeli

Symposium - 'Confronting aging: a cross-national perspective.' Paris, France. October, 2007.

11. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Innovation in recent retirees' leisure. Faculty of Social

Welfare & Health Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. May, 2007. Also

published in the Abstracts for the Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences Research Fair.

Published by The University of Haifa.

12. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2007). Generativity in a group of recent retirees. Faculty of

Social Welfare & Health Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. May, 2007.

Also published in the Abstracts for the Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences Research

Fair. Published by The University of Haifa.

13. Janke, M. C., Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2007). Leisure involvement and depressive

symptoms of widowed and married women in later life. The Gerontology Society of America

(GSA) 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Francisco, California. November, 2007. Also

published in the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.

Published by The Gerontological Society of America.

14. Nimrod, G. (2008). Innovation and life satisfaction among retirees in Israel. The 17th Biennial

Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2008. Also published in

the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel


15. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement as an opportunity for traveling. The 12th Canadian Congress

on Leisure Research (CCLR12). Montreal, Canada. May, 2008. Also published in the

Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian

Association for Leisure Studies.

16. Nimrod, G. (2008). Retirement, continuity and adaptation: themes in older adults’ narratives of

tourism and travels. The 17th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv,

Israel. February, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological


17. Nimrod, G. (2008). Shell we meet for coffee? Probably not. Post retirement social activity and

subjective well being. The 17th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv,

Israel. February, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological


18. Nimrod, G. (2008). Traveling retirees' perceptions of tourism and travel. The annual

conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers. Eilat, Israel. February,

2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of

Tourism Researchers. Published by the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers.

19. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2008) Innovation in leisure among older adults with chronic

health conditions. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research

Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. October, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the


Association.

20. Nimrod, G., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). The role of innovation in successful aging. The 17th

Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2008. Also


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published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel


21. Nimrod, G., Janke, M. C., & Kleiber, D. A. (2008). Less may be more: changes in leisure and

well-being among recent retirees in the US. The Tenth World Leisure Congress. Quebec,

Canada. October, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress.

Published by World Leisure Organization.

22. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008). Expressions of generativity and civic engagement in

'third age' adults. The Tenth World Leisure Congress. Quebec, Canada. October, 2008. Also

published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress. Published by World Leisure

Organization.

23. Kleiber, D. A., & Nimrod, G. (2008)."Not a bad thing:" constraint and adaptation in the

leisure of a 'Learning in Retirement' group. The 12th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research

(CCLR12). Montreal, Canada. May, 2008. Also published in the Abstracts for the Canadian

Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.

24. Nimrod G. (2009). Cyberseniors just want to have fun. National Recreation and Park

Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 2009. Also

published in the Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The

National Recreation and Park Association.

25. Nimrod, G. (2009). From knowledge to hope: Online depression communities. The 8th Global

Conference Making sense of: Health, Illness and Disease. Oxford, UK. July, 2009.

26. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2009). Learning to balance? Activities and benefits in older adults'

tourism. Leisure experiences: Participating, Planning, Providing - The Leisure Studies

Association (LSA) Conference. Canterbury, UK. July, 2009. Also published in the Abstracts

for the Conference, by the Leisure Studies Association (LSA).

27. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2009). Between relaxation and excitement: Older adults’ tourism.

The annual conference of the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism Researchers. Haifa, Israel.

February, 2009. Also published in the Abstracts for the Conference of the Israeli Academic

Forum of Tourism Researchers. Published by the Israeli Academic Forum of Tourism

Researchers.

28. Adoni, H., Kama, A., Nimrod, G. & Nossek, H. (2010). Audience research in Israel. The first

meeting of COST Action “Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies.” Lisbon,

Portugal. November, 2010.

29. Adoni, H., Kama, A., Nimrod, G. & Nossek, H. (2010). Mediatization of leisure in cross-

cultural perspective (research note). The first meeting of COST Action “Transforming

Audiences, Transforming Societies.” Lisbon, Portugal. November, 2010.

30. Nimrod, G. (2010). Depression online – A content analysis of web-based communities. The

14th conference of Israel Communication Association. Herzlia, Israel. March, 2010. Also



31. Nimrod, G. (2010). The discussion of coping strategies in online depression communities. The

17th ISA World Congress of Sociology. Gothenburg, Sweden. July, 2010. Also published in the


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Abstracts for the ISA World Congress of Sociology. Published by the International Sociological

association (ISA) in cooperation with CSA Sociological Abstracts.

32. Nimrod, G. (2010). Wired and recreating – seniors' online communities. The 18th Biennial

Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2010. Also published in

the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel


33. Nimrod, G., & Hutchinson, S. (2010). Continuous renewal – new leisure activities among

chronically ill older adults. The 18th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel

Aviv, Israel. February, 2010. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel

Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological Society.

34. Nimrod, G. & Rotem, A. (2010). Activities, benefits, and balance mechanisms in older adults'

tourism. The 18th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel.

February, 2010. Also published in the Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological


35. Nimrod, G. & Rotem, A. (2010). External and internal innovation in older adults' tourism. The

17th ISA World Congress of Sociology. Gothenburg, Sweden. July, 2010. Also published in the

Abstracts for the ISA World Congress of Sociology. Published by the International Sociological

association (ISA) in cooperation with CSA Sociological Abstracts.

36. Dorchin S., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Beneficial participation: Social interactions in online

depression communities and psychological well-being. The International Association for

Relationship Research Conference. Herzlia, Israel. July, 2010. Also published in the Abstracts

for the Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research. Published by the

International Association for Relationship Research.

37. Hutchinson, S., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Can leisure be a health resource for "living well" with a

chronic health condition? The Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) 4th

National Conference. Halifax, Canada. September, 2010.

38. Mizrachi, A., Cohen, M., & Nimrod, G. (2010). Online forums as a coping resource: Content

analysis of online discussion in Alzheimer forums. The Faculty of Social Welfare & Health

Sciences Research Fair. University of Haifa, Israel. June, 2010.

39. Nimrod, G. (2011). From the balcony to the screen: Games in seniors' online communities. The

15th conference of Israel Communication Association. Haifa, Israel. April, 2011. Also



40. Nimrod, G. (2011). The fun culture in seniors' online communities. The 13th Canadian

Congress on Leisure Research (CCLR13). St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. May, 2011. Also

published in the Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the

Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.

41. Nimrod, G. (2011). Using netnography for studying “pure” cyber-cultures. The first

conference of COST Action ISO906 “Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies” in

collaboration with ECREA, IAMCR and ICA: New Challenges and Methodological

Innovations in European Media Audience Research. Zagreb, Croatia. April, 2011.


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42. Nimrod, G. (2011). Using Netnography in leisure research. The 13th Canadian Congress on

Leisure Research (CCLR13). St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. May, 2011. Also published in

the Abstracts for the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Published by the Canadian

Association for Leisure Studies.

43. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2011). Online leisure. The 15th conference of Israel

Communication Association. Haifa, Israel. April, 2011. Also published in the Abstracts for the

Conference of Israel Communication Association. Published by Israel Communication

Association.

44. Nimrod, G., & Adoni, H. (2011). The unique qualities of E-leisure. The International

Sociology association (ISA) RC 13 Mid-term Conference. Palermo, Italy. September, 2011.

45. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Berdychevsky, L. (2011). Trapped in vicious circles: Leisure in

coping with depression. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research

Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. November, 2011. Also published in the Abstracts for the NRPA

Leisure Research Symposium. Published by The National Recreation and Park Association.

46. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2011). 'Without it I'm nothing': The Internet in

the lives of older immigrants. Transforming Audiences 3rd International conference. London,

UK. September, 2011.

47. Khvorostyanov, N., Elias, N., & Nimrod, G. (2011). Appreciating the past, coping with the

present: Digital diaspora in later life. The Diaspora, Migration and Media ECREA conference.

Maynooth, Ireland. December, 2011.

48. Nimrod, G. (2012). There is an alternative for playing cards in the balcony. The 19th Biennial

Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. March, 2012. Also published in the

Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological

Society.

49. Nimrod, G. (2012). Play in later life: New opportunities for not-so-new players. The 1st

Global Conference Making sense of: Play. Oxford, UK. July, 2012. Also published in the

Abstracts for the Conference, by the InterDisciplinary.net.

50. Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Berdychevsky, L. (2012). Fighting the devil: Depression as a

leisure constraint. Leisure, living, learning - The Leisure Studies Association (LSA)

Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. July, 2012. Also published in the Abstracts for the

Conference, by the Leisure Studies Association (LSA).

51. Nimrod, G., & Rotem, A. (2012). New findings regarding innovation in later life. The 19th

Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. March, 2012. Also



52. Nimrod, G. (2012). Wired Joyfulness: The benefits of participation in seniors' online

communities. The 12th World Leisure Congress. Rimini, Italy. September-October, 2012.

Also published in the Abstracts for the World Leisure Congress. Published by World Leisure

Organization.

53. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., Kleiber, D. A. & Gibson, H. J. (2012). Sex as leisure in the

shadow of depression. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research


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Symposium. Anahaim, California. October, 2012. Also published in the Abstracts for the


Association.

54. Nimrod, G. (2013). Friends at the end of the keyboard: Joyfulness, stimulation and

companionship in seniors' online communities. The 17th conference of Israel Communication

Association. Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. April, 2013.

55. Nimrod, G. ( 0132 ). Socializers, swappers and concerned users of seniors' online communities.

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure Research Symposium. Houston,

Texas. October, 2013.

56. Nimrod, G. (2014). New media and the growing senior audience: Refining the research agenda.

The final conference of COST Action ISO906 “Transforming Audiences, Transforming

Societies” in collaboration with ECREA, IAMCR and ICA: The future of audience research.

Ljubljana, Slovenia. February, 2014.

57. Berdychevsky, L., Nimrod, G., & Lee, C. (2014). "Let's talk about sex": Discussions in

seniors' online communities". National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Leisure

Research Symposium. Charlotte, North Carolina. October, 2014. Also published in the

Abstracts for the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium. Published by the National Recreation

and Park Association.

58. Nimrod, G. (2015). Older Adults as Media E-Audiences. International Communication

Association (ICA) conference “Communication across the Life Span.”. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

May, 2015.

59. Adoni, H., Damásio, M. J., Henriques, S., Nimrod, G., & Nossek, H. (2015). Old media” and

“new media”: Audience transformations in changing societies. International Communication

Association (ICA) conference “Communication across the Life Span.”. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

May, 2015.

60. Adoni, H., Nimrod, G., & Nossek, H. (2015). The Israeli E-audience between the “new” and

the “old” Media. The 31st Association of Israel Studies (AIS) Annual Conference. Montreal,

Canada. June, 2015.

61. Berdychevsky, L., & Nimrod, G. (2015). "Sexual until we drop": Sex as leisure in later life.

Creating leisure - The Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Annual Conference. Bournemouth,

UK. July, 2015. Also published in the Abstracts for the Conference, by the Leisure Studies

Association (LSA).

62. Schorr, C., & Nimrod, G. (2015). The (unexpected) benefits of online dating sites to older

men. International Communication Association (ICA) conference “Communication across the

Life Span.”. San Juan, Puerto Rico. May, 2015.

63. Nimrod, G. (2016, accepted). Digital divides among older Internet users. The 20th Biennial

Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. March, 2012. Also published in the

Abstracts for the Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Published by Israel Gerontological

Society.

64. Nimrod, G. (2016, accepted). New social roles and well-being in later life. Third International

Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology. Vienna, Austria. July, 2016. Also


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published in the Abstracts for the ISA Forum of Sociology. Published by the International

Sociological association (ISA).

65. Lifshitz, R., Nimrod, G., & Bachner, Y. (2016, accepted). Measuring risk perception in later

life: The perceived risk scale. Third International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of

Sociology. Vienna, Austria. July, 2016. Also published in the Abstracts for the ISA Forum of

Sociology. Published by the International Sociological association (ISA).

66. Lifshitz, R., Nimrod, G., & Bachner, Y. (2016, accepted). Risk perception in later life. The

20th Biennial Meeting of Israel Gerontological Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. February, 2016. Also



(c) Presentations at informal international seminars and workshops

Date Place Nature of talk Title

2005 The Gerontology Center at the

University of Georgia

Gerontology

Seed Grant

Symposium

Retirement, Activity, and

Subjective Well Being in Israel

and the Unites States

2005 The Gerontology Center at the

University of Georgia

Colloquium

Talk

Aging and Gerontology in

Israel

2007 School of Health and Human

Performance, Dalhousie

University, Halifax, Canada

Colloquium

Talk

Innovation Theory: Existing

Findings and Future Research

Possibilities

2013 Interdisciplinary Center on Aging,

California State University, Chico

Colloquium

Talk

Leisure across the Later Life

Span – Continuity and Change



Colloquium

Talk

The Digital Seniors and Their

Online Communities



Colloquium

Talk

Leisure in Coping with

Depression

2014 Institute for Health Care & Public

Management, University of

Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Colloquium

Talk

The Digital Seniors and Their

Online Communities

2014 Institute for Health Care & Public

Management, University of

Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Guest Lecture Fighting Together: Online

Communities for People with

Depression

(d) Seminar presentations at universities and institutions

Date Place Nature of talk Title

2002 The Haim Zippori Community

Education Center, Jerusalem

Guest lecture Old Age Activities – Recent

Findings

2003 Department of Communication,

The Hebrew University of

Jerusalem

Colloquium

Talk

Patterns of Continuity and Change

in Leisure after Retirement

2004 JDC-Brookdale Institute of

Gerontology and Human

Development

Colloquium

Talk

Post Retirement Leisure Changes

and Well Being

2004 The Haim Zippori Community

Education Center, Jerusalem

Guest lecture Leisure and Well Being at Old Age


The College of Management

Guest lecture Strategic Planning of Advertising

Campaigns


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2006 Department of Gerontology,

University of Haifa

Colloquium

Talk

The Challenges of Leisure at the

Third Age

2006 School of Management, Ben

Gurion


Colloquium

Talk

Leisure and Aging in Israel

2006 Department of Behavioral Studies,

The College of Management

Colloquium

Talk

Do Older Israelis Successfully Face

the Challenges of Post Retirement

Leisure?


The Max Stern Academic College

of Emek Yezreel

Colloquium

Talk

Innovation in Older Adults' Leisure

2008 Department of Geography and

Environmental Studies, University

of Haifa

Colloquium

Talk

Tourism at an Older Age

2009 School of Management, Ben

Gurion


Colloquium

Talk

Innovation in Older Adults' Leisure

2009 Faculty of Health sciences, Ben


Guest lecture Leisure and Aging

2010 AMAL Educational Institutions –

Tourism teachers' training

Guest lecture Work and Leisure in the 21st

Century

2010 School of communication, Sapir

Academic College

Guest lecture Games in Seniors' Online

Communities

2014 Department of communication,

University of Haifa

Colloquium

Talk

Surprising Discussions in Seniors'

Online Communities

Synopsis of Research

My interests concentrate on the field of Leisure Studies, and in particular on leisure and well-being of

populations with special needs such as older adults and people with disabilities.

Within this area, I focus on several subjects:

- Leisure and life transitions (such as retirement, widowhood, and health decline)

- Innovation in leisure

- Online leisure activities and their functions for individuals and various social groups

The nature of my research is theoretical, cross-cultural, and inter-disciplinary. It combines knowledge

and methods from various fields including sociology, psychology, mass communication, new media,

social work, and culture studies. Yet, it has a clear and rather practical aspiration. My hope is that my

research will eventually contribute to developing adequate leisure, media and culture services and in so

doing will help contribute to a better quality of life for disadvantaged groups.

Documents

GALIT NIMROD January, 2016 CURRICULM VITAE AND LIST …in.bgu.ac.il/humsos/Masscom/DocLib/Pages/staff/galit-nimrod/Galit Nimrod CV.pdfGALIT NIMROD January, 2016 2 2011-2013 Senior