About Us
Welcome to the Resilience and Optimal Development throughout the Lifespan Lab!
We aim at developing integrative and updated knowledge in the field of optimal human development and resilience, from childhood to late adulthood, in an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective.
Mission
We believe that the theoretical and empirical knowledge that will be developed as part of the lab's work will enable the creation of applications to promote mental health among individuals, organizations, therapeutic and educational settings.
We invite you to learn more about our research topics and interests in this website.
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Head: Dr. Pninit Russo-Netzer
Dr. Pninit Russo-Netzer, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer, researcher and the head of the Education Department at Achva Academic College. Her main research and practice interests focus on meaning in life, positive psychology, existential psychology, spirituality, positive change and growth. Dr. Russo-Netzer is the founder and head of the 'Compass' Institute for the Study and Application of Meaning in life, and the head of the Academic Training Program for Logotherapy (meaning-oriented psychotherapy) at Tel-Aviv University. She develops training and intervention programs on these topics, serves as academic advisor and consultant to academic and non-academic institutions, and the co-developer and co-instructor of the Mindfulness-Based Meaning Program (MBMP). She has published scholarly journal articles on these topics, and is the co-editor of the books Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology, Clinical Perspectives of Meaning and Search for Meaning in the Israeli Scene.
