Committee Members

Dr. Zheng Xiaomin is affiliated with Jiangnan University, a prominent research institution located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. While specific details about her academic background and research focus are not publicly listed, her association with Jiangnan University suggests involvement in higher education and scientific research. With a university email address (9862023245@jiangnan.edu.cn), it is likely that she is engaged in scholarly or administrative work within the institution. Further information may be obtained directly from the university or by contacting Dr. Zheng Xiaomin via email for a detailed biography or curriculum vitae.

Dr. Dafna Sharon Maksimov is a CBT psychotherapist, educational psychologist, and internationally recognized expert in trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents. She holds advanced degrees in educational management, educational psychology, and sociology of education, with professional training in cognitive behavioral therapy from the University of Haifa. Dr. Maksimov is the founder of the globally implemented Hibuki Therapy project, a unique, evidence-based intervention using a specially designed therapeutic toy—“Hibuki the Hugging Dog”—to help children cope with trauma. Her innovative work has been adopted in countries including Israel, Japan, Ukraine, and the United States, providing critical psychological support in disaster and conflict zones. She has authored multiple therapeutic books and developed a patented psycho-pedagogical methodology now licensed by the Israeli Ministry of Education. Through her leadership in Kinder Velt rehabilitation centers and extensive practitioner training programs, Dr. Maksimov continues to influence the field of child trauma recovery worldwide.

Candida Castro has completed his PhD from University of Granada in June 2000. She is the director of Thinking, cognition and driving SEJ069, research group.. Her research is centred on Applied Cognitive Psychology, focusing on Road Safety. She studies the cognitive processes related to driving: situation awareness and decision-making.  Across several competitive research grants (17) and research contracts (7) she displayed skills of team leadership, financial planning and project management. Her recent work involved ascertaining the cognitive skills while driving that could be shared by safe drivers regardless of the types of threat specific to each driving context.

Prof. Inbar Levkovich, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Head of the Unit for Theses and Final Research Projects in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, at Oranim Academic College, Israel. Received her PhD from the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, at Haifa University. Completed her Postdoctoral at the School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University. She served as the head of the research unit at the Division of Family Medicine, The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine in the Israel Institute of Technology. Main areas of research are Stress, coping and mental health. She published more than ninety papers in refereed journals and several chapters in edited books.

Dr. Lina Haddad Kreidie is an accomplished academic specializing in political psychology, gender studies, and women’s empowerment. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, with a concentration in political psychology.

Throughout her career, Dr. Lina Haddad Kreidie has remained committed to research focused on the Middle East region, encompassing gender studies, conflict management, peacebuilding, Mental Health, and human development. Her expertise has contributed significantly to the understanding of complex societal dynamics and has inspired positive change in various spheres. 1.  https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2024.2349236

• 2. DOI: 10.4103/INTV.INTV_12_20

3.ThePower of Theater Expression and Communication: APsychological Theraputical Intervention in a Refugee Camp: An IPA Study

Daniel A. Kinderlehrer M.D. is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. Dr. Kinderlehrer co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury Mssachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, The Omega Institute, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course, which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of many articles in medical journals, the Lyme Times, and Psychology Today. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Dr. Kinderlehrer is the author of Recovery From Lyme Disase: The Integrative Medicine Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness, which was released in 2020.

Roxana Gheorghita is a lecturer at Stefan cel Mare University in Suceava, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences.
Olga Adriana Caliman-Sturdza is a lecturer at Stefan cel Mare University in Suceava, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences. He graduated from the “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi and has a doctorate in Infectious Diseases. Both authors are currently involved as a researchers in the projects: “Artificial intelligence-powered personalized health and genomics libraries for the analysis of long-term effects in COVID-19 patients (AI-
PHGL-COVID, “Ștefan cel Mare” University from Suceava, contract of funding no. 760073/23.05.2023) which supported this study.

Iuliana Șoldănescu is currently pursuing her PhD, focusing on developing molecular analysis techniques for biomarkers associated with various diseases. She holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biophysics and Medical Physics. Her doctoral research contributes significantly to the advancement of molecular diagnostic methods, aiming to improve clinical outcomes through precision analysis of disease-specific biomarkers.