Professor Rivka Tuval-Mashiach

Rivka Tuval-Mashiach

Professor, Clinical Psychologist

Professor Rivka Tuval-Mashiach is Vice President for International Relations and the Third Mission at Bar-Ilan University and a senior faculty member in the Department of Psychology.

A clinical psychologist trained at the Hebrew University and a Fulbright postdoc at CUNY, she co-founded Bar-Ilan’s University Resilience Center after the 2024 “Iron Swords” war. Her research focuses on resilience, PTSD, post-traumatic growth, gender and trauma, and the healing power of narrative.

She chairs NATAL’s Professional Steering Committee, advises internationally on crisis and trauma interventions, and has spoken at the United Nations. Rivka has published over 100 articles and two books, mentored dozens of graduate students, and received multiple prestigious awards.

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