Ben-Gurion University

Dr. Leeat Granek is a health psychologist with research expertise in grief and loss, psycho-oncology, and women’s health. She has over 60 publications in world-renowned research journals including The Lancet, Cancer, Psycho-Oncology and Supportive Care in Cancer and other media outlets (e.g., New York Times, Huffington Post). Her work has been covered by the CBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, and many other international news outlets. Dr. Granek’s work is currently funded by the Israel Science Foundation. Past grants include awards from The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Israeli National Ministry of Health, The Minerva Center for Interdisciplinary Study of End of Life, The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, The Social Sciences Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Dr. Granek has received numerous academic awards for her work including most recently the Sigmund Koch award for Early Contribution to the Field of Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the award for research excellence from the Israeli Society for Psycho-Oncology. This year she was named one of the top 40 under 40 researchers in Israel by The Marker Magazine.