Dr. Daphna Magda Kalir, PhD

Dr. Kalir is a certified gerontologist with  a long experience in dealing with the psycho- bio-socio aspects of old age. She is currently studying psychotherapy at the Adler institute in Kfar-Sabba to further her abilities to help older adults to cope with the challenges of aging.  She finished her doctoral studies in Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan Israel, in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies the Gender Program, under the supervision of Prof. Amit Shrira, and is currently doing her post-doctoral study under the supervision of Prof. Hod Orkivi and Dr. Shoshi Keisari in Health and Welfare Faculty – the Art Therapy School, at the Haifa University. Her PhD thesis topic is: A Gender-Based Perspective on the Relationship Between Subjective Age and Functional Independence Following Osteoporotic Fractures and Stroke. Her post-doctoral deals with implementational Research.

Research Interest:

Subjective age

Age friendly health institutes

Implementation science
Older adults’ abuse

Keywords:
Subjective age; implementation research; age friendly health facilities; well-being.

Recent Publications
Kalir, D. M., Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Batz, C., Ben-Eliezer, A., Heyman, N., … & Bodner, E. (2023). Feeling Younger, Rehabilitating Better: Reciprocal and Mediating Effects between Subjective Age and Functional Independence in Osteoporotic Fracture and Stroke Patients. Gerontology, 69(1), 108-116.‏

 Contact information: dmkalir@gmail.com