Professor Ariela Lowenstein, PhD
Professor Ariela Lowenstein, Professor Emerita of Gerontology, was recipient of the 2021 Israel Prize in Sociology and Criminology. She is currently a member of the Center for Research & Study of Aging (which she established 20 years ago) at the Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, UoH. She has wide research collaborations in Israel and globally with scholars from the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Latin America. She received an MA in Public Administration from NYU and a PhD in Sociology and Criminology from Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Professor Lowenstein has published extensively, with close to 200 publications, including books. She is the recipient of numerous competitive research grants, scholarships, and awards, past Chair of the Social Science Section of IAGG–EU & Israeli Gerontological Society, an Honorary Fellow of GSA, and a member of the Advisory Board of the World Demographic Forum, IFA and INPEA (International Network for fighting elder abuse). She has been chair of a national advisory committee to the Ministry of Senior Citizens. For many years Professor Lowenstein headed an advisory committee for the Foundation assisting Holocaust Survivors in Israel and was recently asked to head a forum to advise Israel’s Welfare Minister on issues related to elders.
Research Interests:
- Elders, their functioning and needs
- Family intergenerational relations
- Elder abuse and neglect
- Elders in old age homes
Keywords:
Elders’ quality of life; Family intergenerational relationships; Elder abuse and neglect
SDG Keywords:
Ageism; Physical abuse
She can be contacted at: ariela@research.haifa.ac.il
