Multicultural Counseling & Education Lab
המעבדה לייעוץ ולחינוך רב-תרבותי
Lab Members
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Dr. Meytal Horkin Nasie
Lab Director
I am currently a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of School Counseling and Special Education at Tel Aviv University. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Associate at Bar-Ilan University's Department of Psychology and the MOFET Institute, working with Prof. Gil Diesendruck to examine social categorization in young children. My PhD supervised by Professors Daniel Bar-Tal and Eran Halperin at Tel Aviv University, examined the role of respect and disrespect in conflicts. My central areas of interest are intergroup social cognition, social identity, social categorization, socio-psychological development in a context of conflict, political socialization, intergroup attitudes and relations. I am also interested in psychological approaches for educational interventions to improve intergroup attitudes and relations.
E-mail: metalnas@tauex.tau.ac.il
CV
Omer Haviv
PhD Student
I am a PhD student in the School of Education at Tel Aviv University. My research focuses on the development of the concept of respect among children from diverse cultural groups in Israel. I hold an M.A. in Policy and Management in Education from Tel Aviv University (magna cum laude), where my thesis examined educational networks in Israel across different social and cultural sectors. I have worked as an educator in both Israel and the United States, including as a civics teacher, and have extensive experience in group facilitation and curriculum and program development. I am excited to be part of this research lab and to contribute to research and practice that promote inclusive and respectful relationships.
E-mail: omerhacham@mail.tau.ac.il
Noa Golani Marcus
PhD student
I am a PhD student in the School of Education at Tel Aviv University. My research focuses on the development of intergroup meta-perceptions among children – a topic I first examined in my thesis and I am currently expanding. I have Master degree in School Counseling (with highest distinction), and BA degree in Education and Labor Studies (with highest distinction) from Tel Aviv University. I am working as a school counselor. I am happy to be part of this lab again and to explore an important topic that may expand our understanding of intergroup relations.
E-mail: golani@tauex.tau.ac.il
Shany Ben Shahar Serfaty
MA Student
I am a Master student in Educational Counseling at Tel Aviv University, specializing in early childhood. As part of my academic work, I serve as a teaching and research assistant in the Multicultural Counseling & Education Lab. I hold a BA in Law from Tel Aviv University and previously worked for over a decade as a labor lawyer at one of Israel’s top firms in the field of labor law.
My thesis proposal focuses on building and evaluating intervention program to deal with controversial issues for Jewish and Arab adolescents.
E-mail: shany2@mail.tau.ac.il
Omri Goldshtein Kalinsky
MA Student
I am an MA student in Educational Counseling at Tel Aviv University. I hold BA and MA degrees in Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology from Bar-Ilan University, graduated with honors.
My thesis research focuses on the relationship between parents’ gender attitudes and their children’s gender stereotypes, comparing LGBTQ+ and heterosexual-parent families.
E-mail: omrikalinsky@mail.tau.ac.il
Noa Wilf Cohen
MA Student
Teaching Assistant
I am a kindergarten teacher at the Ministry of Education and an M.A. student in the Educational Counseling program, specializing in Early Childhood, and a teaching assistant. I hold B.Ed. in early education from Kibbutzim College of Education. For the past 13 years, I have managed a municipal kindergarten for children aged 3-6. In recent years, I have specialized in forest education, driven by a deep personal and value-based connection to this approach. I believe that nature is the ultimate environment for growth and for fostering a sense of belonging to the world. My professional background is rooted in dialogical education and the humanistic approach to education. These philosophies guide me as a way of life, shaping both my personal journey and my professional mission.
In my thesis I examine the effect of intergroup meta-perceptions on attitudes and behavior toward out-groups among kindergarten children.
E-mail: noawilfcohen@mail.tau.ac.il
Alumni: M.A. students
Tamar Abraham
MA, Learning Disabilities Program
(was also Research assistant)
E-mail: tamarabraham@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Group biases in the attribution of social identities and their association with intergroup attitudes (2025) Abstract
Alona Wagner Burshtine
MA, School Counseling
E-mail: alonaw@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Matching or gaps in perceptions of respect between students and teachers and their manifestations in elementary and junior high school (2025) Abstract
Noa Golani
MA, School Counseling
(was also Research & Teaching assistant)
E-mail: golani@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: The development of children's meta-perceptions towards the out-group and their association with intergroup attitudes (2024) Abstract
Noa Kaufman Gerzi
MA, School Counseling (special needs)
E-mail: kaufmangerzi@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Evaluating the effectiveness of four intervention models through persona dolls to improve acquaintance and attitudes of Israeli kindergartners towards the Ethiopian community (2023) Abstract
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Shiri Stanescu
MA, School Counseling
E-mail: stanescu@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: The Effect of Interpersonal Similarity Between In- and Out-group Members on Intergroup Attitudes Among Young Children (2023) Abstract
Hagar Sharabi
MA, School Counseling (special needs)
(was also Teaching assistant)
E-mail: hagarsharabi@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Development in children’s perceptions of epistemic authorities in intergroup contexts (2025) Abstract
Yael Aronovitz
MA, School Counseling
E-mail: aronovitz@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Group biases in children’s and adults’ preference for information about in- and out-group members (2024) Abstract
Raheeq Daqa
MA, Learning Disabilities Program
E-mail: raheeqdaqa@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Promoting positive intergroup attitudes using bilingual story: An intervention among young Arab children in Israel
(2024) Abstract
Sondos Abofoul
MA, School Counseling (early childhood)
E-mail: sondosa1@mail.tau.ac.il
Thesis title: Intergroup Bias in Arab Children's Preference for In- vs. Out-group Informants (2023) Abstract
Alumni: Research & Teaching Assistants
Hila Asher, MA student
(TA) 2024
Mays Fraij, MA student
(RA) 2022
Meitar Yosef, BA student
(RA) 2024-2025
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Orit Mekonen, MA student (RA&TA) 2022
Lily Donald, BA student
(RA) 2024-2026
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