Tali Bitan - BIO |
Education
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2004
1996 1992 |
Ph.D, Brain Research Center, Dept. of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
MA (Summa cum Laude), Neuropsychology, Dept. of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel BA (Magna cum Laude), Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Be'er Sheva, Israel |
Professional Diplomas
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2003
1997 |
Registered Specialist in Rehabilitation Psychology, Israel Ministry of Health
Registered Psychologist, Israel Ministry of Health |
Professional Affiliations
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2021- present
2019 - present 2016 - 2021 2015 - 2019 2015 - present 2014 - 2015 2013 - 2015 2011 - 2015 2006 - 2011 2003 - 2006 1995 - 2003 |
Head of the Cognitive Science Department, School of Psychology, University of Haifa
Associate professor, Psychology Department, University of Haifa Head of the Clinical Neuropsychology program, Psychology Department, University of Haifa Senior Lecturer (tenured), Psychology Department, University of Haifa Adjunct Associate professor, Department of Speech Language Pathology, University of Toronto Visiting Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto Visiting Professor, Department of Speech Language Pathology, University of Toronto Senior Lecturer (Tenured), Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Haifa, Israel Lecturer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Haifa, Israel Post doctoral fellow, James Booth's lab, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Neuropsychologist, The Neuropsychological Unit for Treatment and Rehabilitation. Tel Aviv, Israel Internship in Rehabilitation Psychology. Cognitive, emotional, and vocational evaluations and interventions for adults and children, following traumatic brain injury, neurological diseases and developmental deficits. |
Research Grants
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2016-2020
2011-2015 2011-2013 2011-2013 2009-2011 2008-2011 2008 -2011 2007-2009 |
(PI) Israeli Science Foundation (ISF).
The effect of sleep on the consolidation of a novel language in adults with Dyslexia (1052/16). $200,000 (Co-PI) with Katzir T. (Co-PI). Israeli Science Foundation (ISF). Compensatory morphological processing in brains of dyslexic adults. $150,000 (PI). Israeli Foundation Trustees (IFT). Developmental changes in the brain involved in morphological and phonological processing during reading of Hebrew words. $20,000 (PI). The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel. Effects of age and sleep on learning regular and irregular morphological rules. $25,000 (PI) with Banai K., Attias J. and Shemesh R. (CIs). Ministry of Health feasibility studies. Brain plasticity induced by auditory training and fitting of hearing aids in hearing impaired individuals. 25,000 NIS (CI) with Eviatar Z. & Peleg O. (PIs). Israeli Science Foundation (ISF). Inter-hemispheric integration during reading comprehension: an experimental, computational, and imaging study: $120,000 (Co-PI) with Ullman MT. (Co-PI). Binational Science Foundation (BSF) start-up program. The role of procedural and declarative memory systems in learning morphological inflections in a novel language: an effective connectivity fMRI study. $60,000 (PI). Rich Foundation grant for returning scientists. Acquisition of linguistic skills, $60,000 |
Teaching
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2015 - present 2015 - present 2015 - present 2015 - present 2015 - 2015 2014 - 2014 2013 - 2014 2012 - 2013 2006 - 2013 2006 - 2013 2006 - 2013 2007 - 2013 2006 - 2011 2006 - 2012 |
Psychology Dept. U. of Haifa
Neuropsychological assessment, MA Brain and Language, MA Rehabilitation psychology practicum supervision, MA Introduction to Neuropsychology, BA U. of Toronto Literacy and reading disorders, BA, University of Toronto, St. George Psychology of Language, BA, University of Toronto, Mississauga Dept. of Communication Disorders, U. of Haifa Brain plasticity in development and rehabilitation, M.A. Brain and Language, M.A. Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience, B.A. Introduction to Neuroanatomy, B.A. Research Seminar, B.A. Research methods & scientific writing, B.A. Neuropsychology and assessment, B.A. Cognitive rehabilitation, B.A. |