Galit Nimrod

Galit Nimrod, Ph.D., is a Full Professor at the Department of Communication Studies and a research fellow at the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Aging at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. She has held academic positions at the university since 2003, progressing from Instructor to her current role as Full Professor since 2018. Her academic career spans multiple institutions including University of Haifa and Sapir Academic College.

Dr. Nimrod's educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Communication and Journalism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Fulbright post-doctoral scholar at the University of Georgia (Gerontology Center and Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies)

Dr. Nimrod's research focuses on psychological and sociological aspects of leisure, media, and technology use among older adults. Her interdisciplinary approach combines knowledge from sociology, psychology, mass communication, new media, robotics, gerontology, social work, and culture studies. She aims to contribute to developing adequate leisure, media, and cultural services to improve quality of life for disadvantaged groups, particularly older adults. Her work examines how technology impacts wellbeing in later life, with special attention to technostress, human-robot interaction, and digital adaptation among seniors.

Analysis of Dr. Nimrod's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on technology adoption and wellbeing in later life. Her research spans multiple disciplines including gerontology, communication studies, and human-computer interaction. Key themes include technostress among older adults, human-robot interaction, intergenerational media use, and the impact of digital technologies on religious practices in later life. Her multinational studies demonstrate how factors like locality, health status, and digital literacy affect technology adoption and wellbeing across different cultural contexts.

Dr. Nimrod has received several prestigious awards for her research:

• 2016 Fellow, Academy of Leisure Sciences
• 2008 Israel Gerontological Society - The 2008 Max Prohovnik Award
• 2007 NARSAD Young Investigator Award

Dr. Nimrod serves as a research mentor though specific students aren't mentioned in the available information. Her research has been supported by various grants enabling multinational studies on technology use among older adults. She has led research projects examining technostress during the COVID-19 pandemic, human-robot interaction with older adults, and intergenerational media mediation practices. Her work often involves cross-cultural collaboration with researchers from multiple countries.

Dr. Nimrod is affiliated with the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Aging at Ben-Gurion University, where she conducts research on aging and technology. She has developed experimental platforms such as a spiritual learning website for religious older adults and "Gymmy," a robotic system for physical and cognitive training of older adults. Her research team includes collaborators from various disciplines including communication studies, gerontology, robotics, and psychology, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to understanding technology adoption in later life.