Lilach Shalev-Mevorach CV

1983-1986: Bachelor’s degree at Tel Aviv University, Psychology and Statistics.

1988-1990: Master’s degree (Magna cum Laude) at Tel Aviv University, Department of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology.
Title: The effect of attention on perceived length.
Supervisor: Prof. Yehoshua Tsal.

1991-1995: Doctorate degree at Tel Aviv University, Department of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology.
Title: The effect of attention on perceived length
Supervisor: Prof. Yehoshua Tsal

Further Studies

1994/1995: Post-doctoral fellowship at Bar-Ilan University, Department of Psychology. Host: Prof. Daniel Algom

1995/1996: Post-doctoral fellowship at The University of Birmingham, School of Psychology. Host: Prof. Glyn Humphreys.

1992-1994: Research Fellow, Lecturing at the School of Nursing, Tel Aviv University, Introduction to Psychology.

1995-present: Honorary Research Fellow, the University of Birmingham, UK.

1996-1998: Lecturing at the Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Psychology of Perception, Unilateral neglect.

1996-1999: Visiting lectureship post at The Open University of Israel, Department of Education and Psychology, Cognitive psychology.

1997-2005: Lecturing at the School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, The role of attention in learning disabilities, ADHD: Diagnosis and treatment.

1999-2002: Lecturer at the Open University of Israel, Department of Education and Psychology, Cognitive psychology and Neuropsychology.

2002-2006: Senior Lecturer at the Open University of Israel, Department of Education and Psychology, Cognitive psychology and Neuropsychology.

2007-2009: Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2009-2011: Associate Professor (with tenure) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2011-        : Associate Professor (with tenure) at Tel-Aviv University.

2007-2011: Member of the academic advisory committee to the diagnosis center of learning disabilities.

2008-2011: Head of the Division of Learning Disabilities (School of Education).

Tsal, Y., & Mevorach, L. (October, 1990). Effects of attention on brightness perception. Lecture presented at The First Conference of the Israeli Cognitive Society, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Tsal, Y., & Mevorach, L. (November, 1991). Effects of attention on length and distance estimates. Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, San Francisco, California.

Mevorach, L., Liberman, N., & Trope, Y. (December, 1991). The coping of the Israeli civilians during the missile attacks in the Gulf-war. Lecture presented at The Israeli Psychology Association, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Tsal, Y., & Mevorach, L. (December, 1991). Effects of visual attention on perceptual representations of length and distance. Invited lecture, The Israeli Psychology Association, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Tsal, Y., & Mevorach, L. (1992). Effects of attention on length and brightness judgments. Lecture presented at The Twenty-Fifth International Congress of Psychology, Brussels, Belgium.

Tsal, Y., Mevorach, L., & Lubow, R. E. (1992). Directional effects of attention on perceptual judgments. Lecture presented at The Fifth Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Paris, France.

Tsal, Y., Mevorach, L., & Meiran, N. (1992). Effects of attention on early perceptual processes: Attention as a corrective mechanism. Invited paper, the Conference on Attention, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel.

Mevorach, L., & Tsal, Y. (1993). Effects of visual attention on the perceptual representation of length. Lecture presented at The Second Conference of the Israeli Cognitive Society ,Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L., & Tsal, Y. (1993). Effects of attention on perception of brightness, length and orientation. Lecture presented at The Israeli Psychology Association, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Shalev, L., & Tsal, Y. (1996). Detecting gaps with and without attention: Further evidence for the Attentional Receptive Fields notion. Lecture presented at The Ninth Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Wuerzburg, Germany.

Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (July, 1997). Combined attentional and representational deficits in unilateral visual neglect. Lecture presented at The Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Cardiff, Wales.

Shalev-Mevorach, L. (1997). Visual attention: A possible key for clarifying the concept of learning disabilities. Invited paper, the Conference on Learning Disabilities, Rupin College, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L., & Algom, D. (1997). The effect of spatial attention on processing multidimensional stimuli. Lecture presented at The Fourth Conference of the Israeli Cognitive Society ,Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Tsal, Y.,  Shalev, L., & Lubow, R. E. (November, 1997). The lengthening effect is due to attention not to pre-cues. Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (September, 1998). Length and size perception in unilateral neglect: Compression or magnification? Lecture presented at The Eleventh  Congress of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L., Baril V. & Melnick A. (April, 1999). Attentional factors in dyslexia: A case study. Poster presented at The Second International Conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (July 1999). Length and size perception in unilateral neglect. Lecture presented at The Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Durham, England.

Shalev, L., Caspi, A., Epstein, A., & Mevorach C. (October, 1999). Integrating an experimental laboratory on visual attention in a distance learning environment. Lecture presented at the Euromed Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Mevorach, M., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (July, 2001). Lecture presented at the 16^th Script Conference, Shfayim, Israel.

Kalay, A., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (January, 2002). The effect of instruction-type in a-synchronic discussion groups on the quality of participation of students. Poster presented at the 2^nd Meital Conference, Haifa, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L., & Tsal, Y. (March, 2002). Individual attentional profile: An innovative approach of diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. Invited lecture at the Learning Disabilities and ADHD conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L. (October, 2002). The multi-dimensional model of attention and its application to ADHD. Invited lecture at the National Institute of Testing and Evaluation, Jerusalem, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L. (February, 2003). Assessing the efficacy of a tailored attentional training program – An innovative approach to assessment and treatment of children with ADHD. Invited lecture at the Israeli Neuropsychology Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Shalev, L., Tsal Y., & Mevorach, C. (March, 2003). Progressive attentional training program: Effective direct intervention for children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 10^th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New-York City.

Tsal, Y., Shalev, L., & Mevorach, C. (March, 2003). The diversity of attention deficits in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Poster presented at the 10^th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New-York City.

Chajut, E., Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (March, 2003). Perceptual and attentional limits in visual extinction. Poster presented at the 10^th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New-York City.

Shalev, L., Caspi, Y., & Weisel, A. (April, 2004). The role of visual perception and orienting of attention in reading. Lecture presented at the 6^th Brithish Dyslexia Association International Conference, Warwick, UK.

Shalev, L., Tsal, Y., & Mevorach, C. (October, 2004). Personalized attentional training program: Effective direct intervention  for children with ADHD. Lecture presented at the Israeli Society for Cognitive Psychology Annual Conference, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Shalev, L., Mevorach, C., & Tsal, Y. (October, 2004). The development of sustained attention, selective attention and executive attention. Lecture presented at the Israeli Society for Cognitive Psychology Annual Conference, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Elcharizi, A., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (October, 2004). The semantic relation in picture-word stroop-like effect. Poster presented at the Israeli Society for Cognitive Psychology Annual Conference, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Chajut, E., Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (February, 2005). Interactive perceptual and attentional limits in visual extinction. Lecture presented at the Conference of the Israeli Neuropsychology Society, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Avisar, A., Shalev, L., & Tsal, Y. (February, 2006). Do ADHD symptoms and its personality characteristics in adults are simply a result of a sustained attention deficit? Lecture presented at the Conference of the Israeli Neuropsychology Society, Jerusalem, Israel.

Avisar, A., Shalev, L., & Tsal, Y. (April, 2006). Do ADHD symptoms and its personality characteristics in adults are simply a result of a sustained attention deficit? Lecture presented at The Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Birmingham, England.

Mevorach, C., Humphreys, G. W., & Shalev, L. (April 2006). Pushing to and pulling away from salience: Evidence from rTMS for opposite biases in selection for the left and right posterior parietal cortex. Lecture presented at The Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Birmingham, England.

Mevorach, C., Shalev, L., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (January 2007). The left inferior parietal lobe modulates the selection of low salient stimuli. Paper presented at The Experimental Psychology Society, London, England.

Humphreys, G. W., Mevorach, C., Shalev, L., Wriglesworth A., & Allen H. A. (April 2007). The role of left posterior parietal cortex in selection by salience: From neuropsychology to functional imaging and back again. Paper presented at The British Neuropsychological Society – Spring Meeting, Nottingham, England.

Shalev, L., Mevorach, C., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys G. W. (May 2007). Dissociating the cognitive mechanisms of sustained attention and response inhibition: An fMRI study using a conjunctive go/no-go task. Paper presented at The Vision Sciences Society meeting, Sarasota, Florida.

Mevorach, C., Shalev, L., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (May 2007). The left posterhor intraparietal sulcus modulates the selection of low salient stimuli. Paper presented at The Vision Sciences Society meeting, Sarasota, Florida.

Shalev, L., Mevorach, C., & Tsal, Y. (May 2008). The various attention deficits in adult-ADHD and their relation to driving behavior. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Mevorach, C., Humphreys, G. W., & Shalev., L. (May 2008). Reflexive and Preparatory Selection and Suppression of Salient Information in The Right and Left Posterior Parietal Cortex.. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Sherman, N., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (September 2008). Sustained attention and behavioral symptoms of ADHD among pre-school children: A comparison between children with and without suspected learning disabilities. Paper presented at the Literacy and Language Meeting, Haifa, Israel.

Meiri, N., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (September 2008). The relation between attention and reading fluency and accuracy in children. Paper presented at the Literacy and Language Meeting, Haifa, Israel.

Arbel, A., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (September 2008). The unique learning difficulties of students with ADHD. Paper presented at the Literacy and Language Meeting, Haifa, Israel.

Davidesco, I., Shalev, L., & Goelman, G. (December 2008). Disentangling selective attention from orienting of attention: an fMRI study. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Neuroscience (ISFN), Eilat, Israel.

Shalev-Mevorach, L., Kolodny, T., Sitbon-Pharchi, M., Dody, Y., & Astel, S. (February 2009). The various attention deficits in adult-ADHD and their relation to driving behavior. Paper that will be presented at the annual meeting of the Israeli Nueropsychology Conference, Jaffo, Israel.

Shalev, L., Davidesco, I., Mevorach, C., & Goelman G. (May 2009). Disentagling selective from orienting of attention. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Mevorach, C., Hodsoll, J., Allen, H., Shalev, L., & Humphreys, G. W. (May 2009). Ignoring the elephant in the Room: A neural circuit to down-regulate salience. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

DavidescoI., Shalev, L., Mevorach C., & Goelman, G. (June 2009). Disentagling selective attention from orienting of attention: an fMRI study. Paper presented at the 15^th Annual Meeting for Human Brain Mapping, San-Francisco, California..

Stern, P., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (September 2009). The relations between attention functioning and reading comprehension among adolescents with and without ADHD. Paper presented at the Literacy and Language Meeting, Nave Ilan, Israel.

Avramovitch-Hatav, R., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (September 2009). The relations between sustained and selective attention and reading among typically developed children. Paper presented at the Literacy and Language Meeting, Nave Ilan, Israel.

Shalev, L., Dody, Y., & Mevorach, C. (April 2010). Impaired attention in ADHD – A review. Paper presented at a Joint Research Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Israel Science Foundation, “Selection and control mechanisms in perception and action”, Jerusalem, Israel.

Dody, Y., & Shalev, L. (April 2010). Impaired location perception in adult-ADHD. Paper presented at a Joint Research Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Israel Science Foundation, “Selection and control mechanisms in perception and action”,Jerusalem,Israel.

Kolodny, T., & Shalev, L. (April 2010). Unraveling the unique interference effect in a Stroop-like task among adults with ADHD. Paper presented at a Joint Research Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Israel Science Foundation, “Selection and control mechanisms in perception and action”, Jerusalem, Israel.

Stern, P., & Shalev, L. (April 2010). The effects of sustained attention, spacing and type of presentation on reading comprehension of adolescents with and without ADHD. Paper presented at a Joint Research Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Israel Science Foundation, “Selection and control mechanisms in perception and action”, Jerusalem, Israel.

Shalev, L., Dody, Y., & Mevorach, C. (May 2010). Impaired selection- and response-related mechanisms in adult-ADHD. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Shalev, L., Ashkenazy, Y., Dody, Y., Gilad, M., Kolodny, T., & Farchi, M. (May 2011).  Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT) in adults with ADHD – A randomized controlled trial.Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Keidar, R., Friedmann, N., & Shalev-Mevorach, L. (February 2012). How does Methylphenidate (MPH) affect dyslexia and attention disorders? Paper presented at the Brain Plasticity Symposium, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Shalev, L., & Shtern, P. (May 2012). The effects of sustained attention, spacing and type of presentation on reading comprehension in adolescents with and without ADHD. Paper presented at the Vision Sciences Society meeting, Naples, Florida.

Segal, D., Mashal, N., & Shalev, L. (December 2012). The role of attention in the resolution of verbal conflicts while processing metaphorical language among adults with ADHD and without it. Paper to be presented at the 21^st Israeli Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, Eylat, Israel.

Spanier, A.B., Kolodny, T., Geva A.B., & Shalev L. (December 2012).  Neuropsychological subtypes among adults with ADHD.  Paper to be presented at the 21^st Israeli Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, Eylat, Israel.

Kolodny, T., Seidel, N., Azulay, O., & Shalev, L. (Decemebr 2012). Intra-individual variability of reaction time differentiates between attention and reading disorders. Paper to be presented at the 21^st Israeli Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, Eylat, Israel.