PhD. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 1994
Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law
Doctoral Dissertation: “Perception, Attitude, and Social Reaction toward Wife Abuse among Palestinian Women in East Jerusalem.”

MA. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1989
Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law
Master’s Thesis: “Fear of crime among elderly people: The case -study of Armenians in Jerusalem.”

BA. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1982
Faculty of Social Work

BA. Haifa University 1980
Political Science and Philosophy
Senior Seminar: “Between Ethics and Politics in the Writings of Hegel and Kant”

Service in Institutions Of Higher Education
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law:
Spring Semester 2002-2006
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
Seminar: "Comparative Law and Domestic Violence"

Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Women: 2002-2006
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law: Fall Semester 2002-2005
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA
Seminar: "Criminalization of Sexual Abuses: A Cross-Cultural Perspective"

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Biography
My main theoretical and research interest has focused on the study of the power of formal and informal laws, political regulation, and socio-cultural codes to act as tools of oppression and/or tools for emancipation to vulnerable groups in society. The thrust of my research has been to demonstrate that victimization of women, and the social reaction to it, is better understood if analyzed within culturally and politically sensitive contexts (Doctoral Dissertation, 1994; International Review of Victimology, 1999; Child abuse and Neglect, 1999). Pursuant to this line of research, I studied the efficacy of the existing Israeli Law Against Family Violence, and social reaction (formal and informal social control agents) to victimization of women in Israel and the areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority (Women's Studies International Forum, 1999; Law and Policy, 1999; Plilim, 1998; Arab Studies Quarterly, 1997). Furthermore, and while using critical race perspective and post-colonial and neo-colonial theoreticians, I challenged the common assumptions underlying criminological and victimological theories and related to the abuse of women, asserting that feminist theories should be built on the voices of women whose voices have been muted for years and not the knowledge of hegemonic power holders. Consequently, my recent research not only studied the crime of femicide, but also challenged the existing definition of femicide, and elaborated on the grave abuses, which arise from such a restricted definition (UNIFEM, 2000; SIGNS, 2003). An additional and most recent line of study used critical theories, focuses on militarization and the invisibility of abuses inflicted upon women in conflict area. I believe that Militarized policy tend to construct masculinized social institutions that are characterized by gender blindness that in turn preserve by the patriarchal institutions of both conflicting parties in war zones (WSIF, 2003; Social Service Review, 2005 ; Social Identities, 2004; Violence Against Women, 2006). This line of research will be discussed extensively in a forthcoming book on Militarization, and Violence Against Women in the Middle East: The Palestinian Case-study, and will be published by Cambridge University Press.

My previous, current, and planned research activities can be summarized under the following major categories:

Critical Perspective on Women, Law and the Human Right Discourse
Pursuant to my research on the applicability of the Israeli Law Against family Violence
to Palestinians living in Israel (Israel Social Science Research, 1997, Law and Policy, 1999; International Review of Victimology), I was funded by the UNIFEM with the support of the WCLAC (Women's Center for legal Aid and Counseling- Palestine) to study this phenomenon in Jordan and Palestine, particularly how the Jordanian and Palestinian law deals with what is termed as crimes of honor. The main aim of pursuing this line of research is to understand the existing cognitive perception (mentality) of professionals within the criminal justice system, especially the manner in which it is reflected in court decisions and documentation and the way it is tied to race, class, and gender issues. My research is combined with activism such as training judges on issues related to victim's rights, fair trial, gender sensitive legal analyses and more such as the workshop on : "Fair Trial: The child's voice in the legal system " funded by the Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL), University of London and INTERIGHTS that was held in Amman, Jordan to both Jordanian and Palestinian judges.
An additional and more recent line of research and activism focuses on an epistemological examination of the law and human right discourses when applied to women in the South. This line of research was reflected in two book chapters and will soon be extensively examined in a book by Cambridge University Press.

Women and Social Control: Between Victimization and Agency
This topic was addressed in a recent research conducted in collaboration with Professor Edna Erez (Kent State University, USA) in which we examined the perception and reaction of Israeli police officers towards the abuse of women within Jewish and non-Jewish communities in Israel. This research was conducted to determine whether the perception and reaction of Israeli police officers differs from that which I have identified in a previous research project (Law and Policy, 1999; International Review of Victimology, 1997). Another research (UNIFEM, 2000) has also examined the perception of these and other social control agents such as the Attorney General, and tribal notables in the West Bank. Moreover, the direction and focus of my most recent research have revolved around examining the perception of women towards their painful abusive situations. This was reflected in two recent articles: one that dealt with dilemmas that face rape and sexual abuse victims, and the other which discussed the politics of disclosing sexual abuse in a traditional and transitional society (Child Abuse and Neglect, 1999). A similar study was conducted in Nazareth with the co-operation and help of WAV (Women Against Violence- Nazareth). The main aim of this action-oriented study is to dialogue with those young women who were abused sexually, but whose abuse was muted by the social, cultural and political reaction (Violence Against Women, 2006).
My most recent research studied the Israeli policy of house demolitions from a critical race perspective and is about to be published in three languages, in Hebrew in a new edited book by Israeli feminist legal scholars, in Arabic by the Jerusalem Center for Women, and in English in the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. It was also presented at the American Society of Criminology, November, 2006 and under publication in a law and society review.

Mental Health of Vulnerable Groups
I carried out one of the first studies that examined how fear of crime affects the elderly (Crime Prevention Studies, 1995). This study was accomplished while examining traumatized elderly Armenian citizens living in the old city of Jerusalem (Masters Thesis, 1990). The study was followed by my initiative to establish various help services to aid traumatized women and children during the Intifada and which culminated in the publication of three co-authored articles (Journal of Traumatic Stress 1995; Depression and Anxiety, 1998; Clinical Psychology Review, 1999) and one single authored book article on the double victimization of female children (Children's Rights and Traditional Values, 1998). Following my initiative to establish the first hot-line service in the Middle East to aid distressed Arab females, I became interested in developing intervention models that are both culturally and politically sensitive. This effort led to the development of a culturally sensitive mode of intervention that was termed as: Blocking her exclusion model (Social Service Review, 2000). In addition a model called "The Dialogue Tent" was developed to help women in voicing out their experiences, and support them in searching for coping strategies (Social Service Review, 2001). My interest in developing prevention strategies has led me to collaborate with a colleague from Birzeit University in order to develop an analytical model that would provide a better understanding of mental health in collective societies (Clinical Psychology Review, 1999). The most recent studies that looked at mental health and political traumas examined the juxtaposition of women victimization and agency (Social Service Review, 2004, American Behavioral Scientists Journal, 2006).

Women, Militarization and Violence
Silencing violence against women in militarized societies and conflict areas- became an integral part of the national security doctrine, while excluding women suffering from the social/national and political concerns. One pioneering study that examined the crime of Femicide showed among other the importance of acknowledging the effect of the Intifada on violence against women and as an important factors in the Palestinian state building period (Law and Society Review, 2003). In addition, my work in the Palestinian Authority area, mainly the West Bank, focused on the effect of political violence and militarization on women victimization. I examined the way social institutions (legal, health, religious and welfare) react to abuses inflicted against young girls and women during the first and second Intifada while examining the imposition of virginity testing from a critical race and gender perspective ( see Social Science and Medicine, 2004). Moreover, I studied narratives and perceptions of Palestinian mothers of martyrs towards martyrdom (Women's Studies International Forum, 2003; Palestinian Mothering and the Political Conflict). I also conducted a study that is based on voice therapy with women while coping with political imprisonment (Social Service Review, 2005- "Voice Therapy for Women Aligned with Political Prisoners: A Case-Study of Trauma Within Palestinian Women in the Second Intifada"). The effect of the militarized society was not limited to the narrow political victimization, but was reflected in the way health and legal personnel dealt with cases of sexual abuses (Social Science and Medicine, 2004: "Imposition of Virginity testing: A Life Saver or a License to Kill"). I also completed an extensive study – through the center for Women Studies- Jerusalem- that revolves around the psycho-social effect of the second Intifada on Palestinian women coping mechanisms and survival strategies in Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem ( with Dr. Khawla Abu Baker). In addition, a study was concluded on the effect of the Israeli occupation on Jerusalemite women (with Prof. Nahla Abdo), and an extensive study on the effect of the Israeli Separation wall on young children ( AmericanBehavioral Scientist Journal, 2006). Currently, I am working on a book project on militarization and violence against women by Cambridge University Press.

List of Publications

Book Chapters:
1. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1993). Community work within Palestinian society. Jerusalem: Federation of Charitable Societies, (in Arabic).
2. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1994). Fear of sexual harassment: Palestinian adolescent girls in the Intifada. In Augustin, E. (ed.), Palestinian Women: Identity and Experience. London: Zed Books.
3. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1995). Introduction. In Towards Equality: An Examination of Status of Palestinian Women. Jerusalem: Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling.
4. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1998). Crime of war, culture, and children’s rights: The case-study of female Palestinian detainees under Israeli military occupation. In Douglas, G. & Sebba, L. (Eds), Children’s Rights & Traditional Values. Darmouth: Darmouth Press. 228-248.
5. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1999). Development of identity under the oppression of occupation: The Palestinian case. In Gordon, H. (ed.), Looking Back at the June 1967 War. London: Praeger. 113-122.
6. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2000). Women victimization in Palestinian society. In Mannaa’a, A. (ed.), The Palestinians in the Twentieth Century: An Inside Look. 153-204.
7. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2002). Growing from within: The de-colonization of the mind. In Lentin, R. and Abdo, N. (eds.), Women and the Politics of Military Confrontation: Palestinian and Israeli Gendered Narratives of Dislocation. 176-194.
8. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2003). Who are we protecting: Palestinian girls in Israel and the child protection policy. In Crime and Punishment: A Review of the Criminal Justice System in Israel. Hamachon Lmahkar Hakika Vemishpat (The Institute for Comparative Judicial and Legal Studies). (in Hebrew).
9. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2003). Opposing the ostracism: A contextually sensitive mode of intervention for handling female abuse. In Leshem, E. and Roer-Strier, D. (eds.), Cultural Diversity: A Challenge to Human Services. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, Magnes Press. 255-274 (in Hebrew).

Articles in Refereed Journals:
10. 10. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1995). Fear of crime in Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem: Physical and social correlates. Crime Prevention Studies, V.4, 185-197.
11. 11. Baker, A.M. & Kevorkian, N. (1995). Differential effects of Trauma on spouses of traumatized households. Journal of Traumatic Stress, Z, 58-72.
12. 12. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1997). Tolerating battering: Invisible way of social control. International Review of Victimology. V. 5, 1-21.
13. 13. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1997). Wife abuse: A method of social control. Israel Social Science Research. V. 12, (1) 59-72.
14. 14. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. & Baker, A.M. (1997). Wife abuse in Palestinian society: Social phenomenon or social problem. Arab Studies Quarterly. V. 19, (20) 41-55.
15. 15. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1998). Reactions to a case of female child sexual abuse in the Palestinian society: Protection, silencing, deterrence, or punishment. Plilim. V. 7, 161-195. (In Hebrew).
16. 16. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1999). Towards a cultural definition of rape: Dilemmas in dealing with rape victims in Palestinian society. Women’s Studies International Forum. V. 22 (2), 157-173.
17. 17. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1999). Law, politics, and violence against women: The case-study of Palestinian-Israelis. Law and Policy. V. 21 (2), 189-211.
18. 18. Elbedour, S., Baker, A.M., Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N., Irwin, M. & Belmaker, R. (1999). Psychological responses in family members after the Hebron massacre. Depression and Anxiety. V. 9, 27-31
19. 19. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1999). The politics of disclosing female sexual abuse: A case-study of Palestinian society. Child Abuse & Neglect. V. 23 (12), 1275-1293.
20. 20. Baker, A.M. & Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (1999). The effects of political and military trauma on children: The Palestinian case. Clinical Psychology Review. V. 19, 935-950.
21. 21. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2000). The efficacy of Israeli law in preventing violence within Palestinian families living in Israel. International Review of Victimology. V.7, 47-66.
22. 22. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N (2000). Blocking her exclusion: A contextually sensitive model of intervention for handling female abuse. Social Service Review. V 74 (4), 620-634
23. 23. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2001). Using the dialogue tent to break mental chains: Listening and being heard. Social Service Review. V 75(1), 135-150.
24. 24. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2001). Women and war in Lebanon: Book Review. Women Studies International Forum. 481-482.
25. 25. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (Winter, 2003). Re-examining femicide: Breaking the silence and crossing “scientific” borders. Signs. V. 28 (2). 581-608.
26. 26. Shalhoub-Kevorkian N. and Edna Erez (2003) Integrating a Victim Voice in Community Policing of Domestic Violence: A Feminist Critique. International Review of Victimology. V 9 (2), 113-135
27. 27. Madelaine Adelman, Edna Erez and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian (2003) "Policing Violence Against Minority Women in Multicultural Societies: 'Community' and the Politics of Exclusion" Police and Society, V 7, 105-133.
28. 28. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2002). Femicide and the Palestinian Criminal Justice System: Seeds of Change in the Context of State Building? Law & Society Review. V. 36, 3, 577-605.
29. 29. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2003). Liberating Voices: The political implications of Palestinian mothers narrating their loss. Women’s Studies International Forum. V. 26, 5, 391-407.
30. 30. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (forthcoming). The Hidden Casualties of War: Palestinian Women and the Second Intifada. Indigenous Peoples' Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance.
31. 31. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (forthcoming). Palestine. Encyclopedia of Law and Society. Sage Publication
32. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2000). The efficacy of Israeli law in preventing violence within Palestinian families living in Israel. International Review of Victimology. V.7, 47-66.
33. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N (2000). Blocking her exclusion: A contextually sensitive model of intervention for handling female abuse. Social Service Review. V 74 (4), 620-634
34. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2001). Using the dialogue tent to break mental chains: Listening and being heard. Social Service Review. V 75(1), 135-150.
35. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2001). Women and war in Lebanon: Book Review. Women Studies International Forum. 481-482.
36. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2002). Femicide and the Palestinian Criminal Justice System: Seeds of Change in the Context of State Building? Law & Society Review. V. 36, 3, 577-605.
37. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (Winter, 2003). Re-examining femicide: Breaking the silence and crossing "scientific" borders. Signs. V. 28 (2). 581-608.
38. Shalhoub-Kevorkian N. and Edna Erez (2003) Integrating a Victim Voice in Community Policing of Domestic Violence: A Feminist Critique. International Review of Victimology. V 9 (2), 113-135
39. Madelaine Adelman, Edna Erez and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian (2003) "Policing Violence Against Minority Women in Multicultural Societies: 'Community' and the Politics of Exclusion" Police and Society, V 7, 105-133.
40. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2003). Liberating Voices: The political implications of Palestinian mothers narrating their loss. Women's Studies International Forum. V. 26, 5, 391-407.
41. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2004). The Hidden Casualties of War: Palestinian Women and the Second Intifada. Indigenous Peoples' Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance. V.1 , 1, 67-82.
42. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (forthcoming). Palestine. Encyclopedia of Law and Society. Sage Publication
43. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2004). Militarization and Policing: Police Reactions to Violence Against Palestinian Women in Israel. Social Identities. V. 10, 2, 171-194.
44. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2004). Imposition of Virginity Testing: a Life-Saver or a License to Kill Social Science and Medicine. V 60, 1187-1196.
45. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2005). Voice Therapy for Women Aligned with Political Prisoners: Case Study of Trauma among Palestinian Women in the Second Intifada. Social Service Review. 79 (2): 322-43.
46. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2005). Disclosure of Child Abuse in Conflict Areas. Violence Against Women, V. 11 (10): 1263-1291.
47. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2005). Counter-Spaces as Resistance in Conflict Zones: Palestinian Women Recreating a Home. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy: An International Forum V. 17 (3/4): 109- 141.
48. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2006). Negotiating the Present, Historicizing the Future: Palestinian Children Speak about the Israeli Separation Wall. American Behavioral Scientist Journal. . V. 49, 8, 1101-1134.

Books:
49. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N (2001). Qat’l Al-Nisa’a Fi Al-Mujtama’a Al-Falastini. Femicide in Palestinian Society. Palestine: UNIFEM & Women Center for Legal Aid and Counseling. (in Arabic)
50. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N (2001). Qat'l Al-Nisa'a Fi Al-Mujtama'a Al-Falastini. Femicide in Palestinian Society. Palestine: UNIFEM & Women Center for Legal Aid and Counseling. (in Arabic).
51. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N & Abdulhadi, M (2003). Al-Qada'a Wa Al-Solh' Al-Ashae'ri Wa-atharahuma Ala Al-Qada'a Al-Nithami Fi Falastin.. Silsilat Al-A'dala Al-Jinaeyah- Ma'ahad Al-Huquq. Jami'a't Bir Zeit: Bir-Zeit. -Palesrine. Tribal Justice and its Effect on Formal Justice in Palestine. Institute of Law. Birzeit University ( In Arabic).
52. Abu-Baker, K , Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N., Awaidah, S & Dabit, E. (2005). Women and War in Palestine. Research report submitted to the Women Studies Center, Jerusalem.
53. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. & Abdo. N. (2006). Women and Political Conflict: The case of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem. Research report submitted to the Women Studies Center, Jerusalem.

Research Reports:
54. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2000). Mapping and analyzing the landscape of femicide In Palestinian society. Research report submitted to the UNIFEM, New York. (120 Pages).
55. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (Forthcoming). Child sexual abuse and the criminal justice system in Jordan and Palestine. Research report submitted to the UNIFEM, New York.
56. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2000). Mapping and analyzing the landscape of femicide In Palestinian society. Research report submitted to the UNIFEM, New York. (120 Pages).
57. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2004). Child sexual abuse and the criminal justice system in Jordan and Palestine. Research report submitted to the UNIFEM, New York.
58. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. (2006). Gender, Occupation and Education: Law, gender and the militarization of spaces in the Palestinian Authority. Women Studies Center- Jerusalem.
59. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, N. & Khsheiboun (2006). Coping with Trauma: Palestinian children voicing out their rights. World Vision International- Australia.

Service in Institutions Of Higher Education
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law:
Spring Semester 2002-2006
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
Seminar: "Comparative Law and Domestic Violence"

Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Women: 2002-2006
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law: Fall Semester 2002-2005
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA
Seminar: "Criminalization of Sexual Abuses: A Cross-Cultural Perspective"

Senior Lecture, Faculty of Social Work 2001-Present
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IL
Courses: Social deviance (2005-present)
Before the law: social work and the law (2005-present)
Women and welfare (2001-present)

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law 2001-Present
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IL
Courses: "Theoretical Criminology" (1996-2001)
Seminar: "Domestic Violence" (1996-1999); "Women Victimization: Cross cultural perspective (1999-2005), "Theoretical Victimology" (2003), advanced theories in criminology (2003-2006), gender and human rights (2006-2007)


Post-Doctorate, Center for Multi-Ethnic and Transnational Studies 1995-1996
Post-Doctorate, Center for Feminist Studies
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work 1985-1994
Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, West Bank

Teaching Instructor, School of Social Work 1989-1992
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IL

Professional/ Community Activities
• Training Judges of the High Criminal Court in Jordan on “The Victim’s Voice in Criminal Proceedings” and “Fair Trial for Women and Children Victims in Criminal Proceedings.” Jordan, June 2004+September 2005
• Counseling. The World University Service Project on “Researching Women”, Cyprus, December, 2001.
• Training Judges in the Israeli Courts for Family Related Issues. “Violence and the Palestinian-Israeli Families”. HUJI: December, 2000.
• Training Palestinian Mental Health and Health Workers in “Elderly Abuse and the Role of Palestinian Social Control Agents. Jerusalem: February, 2000.
• Training Rape Crisis Workers in “Helping Victims of Sexual Abuses: A Contextually Sensitive Mode of Intervention.” Jerusalem: September, 1999.
• Training Palestinian National Council (PNC) Members in “Gender & Violence: The Role of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Bethlehem: December, 1998.
• Training Women Activists in the West Bank and Gaza in the Issue of “Women & Law.” Women Legal Aid & Counseling Center. October, 1997.
• Training Female Palestinian Women Police Officers in Gaza in “Domestic Violence.” October, 1994.
• Established the First Hot-Line for Abused Palestinian Women (Al Aman, or “Safety”). March, 1994.
• Initiated a Hot-Line during the Gulf War to Provide Information, Guidance and Psychological Support to Palestinians Living in the Occupied Territories. January, 1991
Grants
• “Women and War: The Case-Study of Palestinian Women.” Fund Granted to the Women Studies Center, Jerusalem; by the EEU through Kvina Tel Kvina. Total Grant: US$45,000. October, 2002-03.
• “Criminalization of Sexual Violence: The Case-Study of Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.” Funded by the World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention in collaboration with the Department of Women’s Health. Total Grant: US$5,000. February-August 2002.
• “The Child’s Voice in the Legal System: The Case of Jordan and Palestine.” Funded by the Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and INTERIGHTS. Administered through Woman Center for Legal Aid & Counseling, Jerusalem (WCLAC). Total Grant US$20,000. 2001-2.
• “Dialoging with the Muted: Women Empowerment and Silencing.” Funded by the Spanish Co-operation Int. Administered through Family Defense Society (FDS) Nablus, West Bank. Total Grant US$35,000. March 2001-2002.
• “Trauma and War: The Palestinian Case-Study.” Funded by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Administered by Family Defense Society (FDS). Total Grant D.M.42,000. September 2001-2002.
• “The Perception and Attitudes of Victims and Criminal Justice Professionals towards Femicide: A Case-Study of Jordanian and Palestinian Society.” Funded by UNIFEM. Total Grant US$100,000. 2000-2002
• “Disclosure of Sexual Abuse amongst Girls and its Concomitant Threat of Femicide: The Case of Palestinian Society.” Funded by the Warburg Foundation. Total Grant US$10,000. 1999-2000.
• “Mapping and Analyzing the Landscape of Femicide: The Palestinian Case-Study.” Funded by UNIFEM. Total Grant US$50,000. 1998-1999.
• “Policing Women Battering in the Arab Community in Israel.” Silvert Center with Prof. Edna Erez. Total Grant US$7,500. 1998-1999.
• “Examining Intervention Programs Addressing Female Child Sexual Abuse: The Case-Study of Palestinians and Israelis.” Brookdale Center. Total Grant US$6,000. 1997-1998.
• “The Applicability of the Law against Family Violence (1991) among Palestinians Living in Israel.” Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology. Total Grant US$8,000. 1994-1996.
• The Truman Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for completing Doctoral Dissertation research. Total Grant US$2,500. 1992.
• "Women and Children and the Attack on the Home in Conflict Zones: Granted b the Pince Foundation, Total Grant US$ 12,000. October 2006-2007.
• "The Safe Home: Attacking the home in conflict zones" Granted from the Minerva Center for Human Right, Total Grant US$ 15000. July, 2006
• "Gender and Human Right: Criminology, Victimology and Social Activism" Granted by Ford Foundation, Total Grant US$ 12,000. October 2006-07.
• "Children and Trauma: A Critical Race Perspective. Granted by World Vision International. Total Grant US $ 12,000, June 2006- October, 2006.
• "Laws and House Demolitions in East Jerusalem" Fund to Jerusalem Center for Women. Granted by Konrad Edenhour . October,2005- 06.
• "Gender, Occupation and Education: Law, gender and the militarization of spaces in the Palestinian Authority. Fund Granted to Women Studies Center- Jerusalem. By World University Service- Britain, Total Grant US $ 10,000. June, 2005-06.
• "Women and Political Conflict: The case of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem." Fund Granted to Women Studies Center, Jerusalem,, Total Grant US$ 12,000. September 2004-05.

Major Presentations in Academic Conferences and Institutions
• “No Time for Parochialism: Facelessness of Violated Women.” Paper Presented for the Women, Militarization and Violence Seminar, Faculty of Law/Center for the Study of Women: UCLA. September 30, 2003.
• “Women, Law and Culture: A Case-Study of Women in the Middle East.” Paper Presented at the Center for Feminist Research Seminar: University of Southern California (USC). October 09, 2003.
• “Women and War: The Case-Study of Palestinian Women in the Occupied Territories.” Paper Presented at the Law School: Yale University. April 02, 2003.
• “Violence against Women and Politically Progressive/Liberating Methodologies: Sexual Abuses in Israel, Jordan and Palestine.” Lecture Series on Human Rights and the International Movement Against Violence Against Women: Wellesley College. March 26, 2003.
• “Parallel Judicial System and Virginity Testing: The Case-Study of Jordan and Palestine.” Paper Presented at the Center for Law, History, and Culture: University of Southern California. January 30, 2003.
• “Judicial Conceptions of Female Child Sexual Abuse in Jordan.” Paper Presented at the Center for Law, History, and Culture: University of Southern California. January 29, 2003.
• “Women and Violence in Conflict Areas.” In Gender and Violence Workshop, Paper Presented in the Panel: “In the Name of the Nation: Between Sacrifice and Agency.” Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Women and Gender (ZFG): University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany. December 12-15, 2002.
• “The Unspeakable Hope for Rescue.” The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Not a Minute More: A Call to the World to End Violence against Women. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, New York, NY, US. November 25, 2002.
• “Reconstructing Justice: Rape in Jordan and Palestine.” American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, US. November 13-16, 2002.
• “Women and War: The Hidden Casualties.” American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL,US. November 13-16, 2002.
• “The Legal Status of Arab Women in Israel: A Critical Perspective.” Conference on the Legal Status of Arabs in Israel, Faculty of Law - Minerva Center: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. May, 2002.
• “Honor and Ownership.” Conference: “Women, Sexuality and Social Change in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.” Women for Women’s Human Rights, Istanbul, Turkey. September 28-30, 2001.
• “The Child’s Voice: The Socio-Legal Reaction to Child Sexual Abuse from the Child’s Perspective.” 7th International Family Violence Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH, US. July, 2001.
• “Women and Law.” Keynote Speech at the 5th Conference on “Researching Women.” Haifa University, Haifa, Israel. March 08, 2001.
• “Femicide: Women-Killing in Palestinian Society.” Sexuality in the Middle East, The Middle East Center, St. Antony’s College: Oxford University, UK. June 23-25, 2000.
• “Women, Victimization and Social Policy.” The Victim and Society: Subjective Perception vs. Social Policy, Drapkin Symposium: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. March 30, 2000.
• "Living Death: The Voice of the Silenced as a Basis for Feminist Theorizing.” The 3rd Conference - The Israeli Association for Gender and Feminist Studies: Beit Berl College. February, 2000.
• “Crimes of Honor in Palestine.” The 2nd National Family Violence in Palestine, Jerusalem. October 13-14, 1999.
• “Mapping the Landscape of Femicide: The Palestinian Case-Study.” A Paper Presented at the International Conference on Family Research Laboratory, Durham, South Africa. July, 1999.
• “Rape: To Hear, Speak, and See.” A Paper Presented at a Conference Organized by the Lafer Center for Women’s Studies and Rosita and Esteban Herczeg Program on Sex Differences in Society, Jerusalem, Israel. June, 1999.
• “What Preventionists Mean by ‘Prevention.’” Paper Presented at the Conference: Prevention in Mental Health. School of Social Work: Hebrew University. May, 1999.
• “Evaluation of the Arab Campaign against Violence against Women.” A Paper Presented at the UNIFEM Conference, Amman, Jordan. April, 1999.
• “Blocking Her Exclusion.” A Paper Presented at the Conference: “From the Melting Pot Ideology to the Multi-Cultural Society: 40 Years of Training in Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. March, 1999.
• “Burdened Wings Reaching for the Stars: The Challenges for Women in Developing Countries.” Keynote Address: The International Conference for Health and Human Rights, Cape Town, South Africa. December, 1998.
• “Sexual Abuse: A Culturally Sensitive Model of Intervention.” A Paper Presented at the International Conference on Family Research Laboratory, Durham, NH, US. July, 1998.
• “The Unheard Voice of the Palestinian Feminist.” A Paper Presented at the 1st Israeli Conference of the Israeli Association for Feminist and Gender Studies: Bar-Ilan University, Bar-Ilan, Israel. March, 1998.