University of Haifa is a global leader in the number of academic publications on art therapy research according to an article published in Frontiers in Psychology. Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, (founding director of the School of Creative Arts Therapies and the Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center), Dr. Dafna Regev (academic director of the art therapy track), and Dr. Michal Bat Or (senior lecturer) were highlighted in the article. The Center was founded with the support of the University’s longstanding friends and supporters, Tova and Sami Sagol, whose generosity also helped stablish the Sagol Department of Neurobiology. The Research Center’s mission is to develop evidence-based knowledge in creative arts therapies and techniques for identifying and treating high-risk children at the Sagol Therapy Laboratory for Children at Risk. “This recognition demonstrated the University’s significant contributions to the field of creative arts therapies over the past decade,” noted Dr. Limor Goldner, current director of the School and the Emili Sagol Research Center.
*Source: Frontiers in Psychology