Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsRuth Feldman, PhD
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2026
The Efficacy of Massage+ on Mother–Infant Synchrony in Mothers With Childhood Adversity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Bell A, Feldman R, Bedrick E, Fisher J, Carter C, MacLean E, Tecot S, White-Traut R. The Efficacy of Massage+ on Mother–Infant Synchrony in Mothers With Childhood Adversity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Developmental Psychology 2026 PMID: 42671818, DOI: 10.1037/dev0002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScent of a father: Paternal body odors boost interbrain synchrony
Endevelt-Shapira Y, Schwartz L, Feldman R. Scent of a father: Paternal body odors boost interbrain synchrony. Science Advances 2026, 12: eaed6110. PMID: 42455951, PMCID: PMC13371932, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed6110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInter-brain processes during Live and Represented social moments are inter-related and shaped by behavioral synchrony
Schwartz L, Shilo C, Hayut O, Brandet J, Levy J, Peleg I, Feldman R. Inter-brain processes during Live and Represented social moments are inter-related and shaped by behavioral synchrony. Communications Psychology 2026, 4: 110. PMID: 42141050, PMCID: PMC13434436, DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00468-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Microbiome Signature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Resilience in Youth
Yirmiya K, Turjeman S, Shtossel O, Zagoory-Sharon O, Moadi L, Rubin E, Sharon E, Louzoun Y, Koren O, Feldman R. Microbiome Signature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Resilience in Youth. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2025, 17: 1490-1504. PMID: 39023942, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial interactions between attachment partners increase inter-brain plasticity
Schwartz L, Levy J, Salomonski C, Peleg I, Hayut O, Zagoory O, Feldman R. Social interactions between attachment partners increase inter-brain plasticity. Brain Research 2025, 1865: 149856. PMID: 40706697, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.149856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze responses in children with cerebral palsy, cerebral visual impairment, and severe intellectual and developmental disabilities
Ferziger N, Feldman R, Zivotofsky A. Gaze responses in children with cerebral palsy, cerebral visual impairment, and severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2025, 68: 64-71. PMID: 40685842, DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmpathy aligns brains in synchrony
Schwartz L, Levy J, Shapira Y, Salomonski C, Hayut O, Zagoory-Sharon O, Feldman R. Empathy aligns brains in synchrony. IScience 2025, 28: 112642. PMID: 40510113, PMCID: PMC12159917, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiurnal changes of salivary oxytocin in healthy and psychiatric adolescents
Gizuterman A, Zgoory-Sharon O, Avirame K, Mevorach T, Foul Y, Feldman R, Eitan R. Diurnal changes of salivary oxytocin in healthy and psychiatric adolescents. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 186: 273-279. PMID: 40267842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between interpersonal synchrony and clients’ perception of session quality are moderated by depression severity
Stolowicz-Melman D, Atzil-Slonim D, Paz A, Bar-Kalifa E, Gilboa-Schechtman E, Feldman R. Associations between interpersonal synchrony and clients’ perception of session quality are moderated by depression severity. Psychotherapy Research 2025, 36: 166-176. PMID: 40049158, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2025.2462150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain connectivity correlates of the impact of a digital intervention for individuals with subjective cognitive decline on depression and IL-18
Catalogna M, Somerville Y, Saporta N, Nathansohn-Levi B, Shelly S, Edry L, Zagoory-Sharon O, Feldman R, Amedi A. Brain connectivity correlates of the impact of a digital intervention for individuals with subjective cognitive decline on depression and IL-18. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6863. PMID: 40011544, PMCID: PMC11865443, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91457-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research