Carmit Rapaport
Biographic Data
| ID | 328753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmit Rapaport |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmit |
| FAMILY NAME | Rapaport |
| SIGNATURE | RAPAPORT C |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Law and Business |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3202-3966 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Needs and barriers in bachelor's degree programs
Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students face significant accessibility barriers in higher education, yet empirical research remains limited. The complexity of DHH students’ educational experience demonstrates that providing communication access alone is insufficient; successful inclusion requires addressing multiple dimensions of academic and social participation. Higher education presents specific challenges for DHH students, particularly in acc…
A toolbox to deal with misinformation in disaster risk management
Misinformation significantly challenges disaster risk management by increasing risks and complicating response efforts. This technical note introduces a methodology toolbox designed to help policy makers, decision makers, practitioners, and scientists systematically assess, prevent, and mitigate the risks and impacts of misinformation in disaster scenarios. The methodology consists of eight steps, each offering specific tools and strategies to he…
Risk inclusion of vulnerable people during a climate-related disaster
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires, and this risk is particularly acute and severe for people with disabilities . The purpose of this study is to understand the challenges people with hearing loss face when responding to wildfires. We address those issues by examining communication channels available to people with hearing loss, including sign language and social media, and how those tools can mitigate the challenges that this pop…
Effects of an automatized psychological inoculation (PI) intervention on anxiety, resilience and adherence to Covid-19 recommendations
OBJECTIVES: The covid-19 pandemic calls for adherence to multiple health behaviours. While authorities mostly use health information to deal with these issues, such an approach may be insufficient. This study examined the effects of a cognitive method, namely psychological inoculation (PI) + health information (experimental) versus health information alone (control) on anxiety, resilience and adherence. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial was u…
Integrated Analysis of Behavioural and Health Covid-19 Data Combining Bayesian Networks and Structural Equation Models
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been highly variable. Governments have applied different mitigation policies with varying effect on social and economic measures, over time. This article presents a methodology for examining the effect of mobility restriction measures and the association between health and population activity data. As case studies, we refer to the pre-vaccination experience in Italy and Israel. Facing the pandemic, Israel…
Why Does Israel Lead the World in Covid-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to Covid-19 Vaccination Programs
The article examines Israel's experience in managing the COVID-19 vaccination program beginning in December 2020. Utilizing principles of mass casualty event management, such as triaging, flow of casualty care, and flexibility (among others), we analyze Israel's vaccination program. The successful Israeli experience was found to be based on timely coordinated and adaptive health system logistics and operations, as well as cooperative population b…
Individual Exposure to Terror and Political Attitudes
How does exposure to terrorism affect political attitudes? This paper presents a new individual-level psychobiological model of political attitudes. Using a unique individual-level data of personal exposure to terrorism, a physiological marker of inflammation (CRP) and a psychological measure of perception of threat to an ongoing conflict—the Israel-Palestinian Conflict—we assess the effect of personal exposure to terrorism on militant attitudes …
Helping behavior by bystanders
The relationship between community type and community resilience
Collective Trauma From the Lab to the Real World
This research tested whether chronic or contextually activated Holocaust exposure is associated with more extreme political attitudes among Israeli Jews. Study 1 (N = 57), and Study 2 (N = 61) found that Holocaust primes increased support for aggressive policies against a current adversary and decreased support for political compromise via an amplified sense of identification with Zionist ideology. These effects, however, were obtained only under…
Psychological Barriers to a Peaceful Resolution
Does individual-level exposure to political violence prompt conciliatory attitudes? Does the answer vary by phase of conflict? The study uses longitudinal primary datasets to test the hypothesis that conflict-related experiences impact conciliation. Data were collected from Israeli Jews, Palestinians, and Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. Across both contexts, and among both parties to each conflict, psychological distress and threat…
Conflict will Harden your Heart
Does exposure to political violence prompt civilians to support peace? We investigate the determinants of civilian attitudes toward peace during ongoing conflict using two original panel datasets representing Israelis (n=996) and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza (n=631) (149 communities in total). A multi-group estimation analysis shows that individual-level exposure to terrorism and political violence makes the subject popu…
What Does National Resilience Mean in a Democracy? Evidence from the United States and Israel
Given various challenges to national security in democracies, such as terrorism and political violence, a growing need for reconceptualization of the term 'resilience' emerges. The interface between national security and resilience is rooted in individuals' perceptions and attitudes toward institutions and leadership. Therefore, in this article, we suggest that political-psychological features form the basis of citizens' perceived definitions of …
Exposure to Political Violence and Political Extremism
Exposure to political violence can lead to various political and psychological outcomes. Using the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a natural laboratory, we explore the way in which exposure to conflict violence leads to changes in citizens’ political attitudes and behavior, offering a model for a stress-based process of political extremism. This model encapsulates three basic components in a causal chain leading to political extremism:…
Conflict will Harden your Heart
Does exposure to political violence prompt civilians to support peace? We investigate the determinants of civilian attitudes toward peace during ongoing conflict using two original panel datasets representing Israelis (n=996) and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza (n=631) (149 communities in total). A multi-group estimation analysis shows that individual-level exposure to terrorism and political violence makes the subject popu…
Collective Trauma From the Lab to the Real World
This research tested whether chronic or contextually activated Holocaust exposure is associated with more extreme political attitudes among Israeli Jews. Study 1 (N = 57), and Study 2 (N = 61) found that Holocaust primes increased support for aggressive policies against a current adversary and decreased support for political compromise via an amplified sense of identification with Zionist ideology. These effects, however, were obtained only under…
What Does National Resilience Mean in a Democracy? Evidence from the United States and Israel
Given various challenges to national security in democracies, such as terrorism and political violence, a growing need for reconceptualization of the term 'resilience' emerges. The interface between national security and resilience is rooted in individuals' perceptions and attitudes toward institutions and leadership. Therefore, in this article, we suggest that political-psychological features form the basis of citizens' perceived definitions of …
Individual Exposure to Terror and Political Attitudes
How does exposure to terrorism affect political attitudes? This paper presents a new individual-level psychobiological model of political attitudes. Using a unique individual-level data of personal exposure to terrorism, a physiological marker of inflammation (CRP) and a psychological measure of perception of threat to an ongoing conflict—the Israel-Palestinian Conflict—we assess the effect of personal exposure to terrorism on militant attitudes …
Psychological Barriers to a Peaceful Resolution
Does individual-level exposure to political violence prompt conciliatory attitudes? Does the answer vary by phase of conflict? The study uses longitudinal primary datasets to test the hypothesis that conflict-related experiences impact conciliation. Data were collected from Israeli Jews, Palestinians, and Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. Across both contexts, and among both parties to each conflict, psychological distress and threat…
Exposure to Political Violence and Political Extremism
Exposure to political violence can lead to various political and psychological outcomes. Using the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a natural laboratory, we explore the way in which exposure to conflict violence leads to changes in citizens’ political attitudes and behavior, offering a model for a stress-based process of political extremism. This model encapsulates three basic components in a causal chain leading to political extremism:…
What Does National Resilience Mean in a Democracy? Evidence from the United States and Israel
Given various challenges to national security in democracies, such as terrorism and political violence, a growing need for reconceptualization of the term 'resilience' emerges. The interface between national security and resilience is rooted in individuals' perceptions and attitudes toward institutions and leadership. Therefore, in this article, we suggest that political-psychological features form the basis of citizens' perceived definitions of …
Conflict will Harden your Heart
Does exposure to political violence prompt civilians to support peace? We investigate the determinants of civilian attitudes toward peace during ongoing conflict using two original panel datasets representing Israelis (n=996) and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza (n=631) (149 communities in total). A multi-group estimation analysis shows that individual-level exposure to terrorism and political violence makes the subject popu…
Psychological Barriers to a Peaceful Resolution
Does individual-level exposure to political violence prompt conciliatory attitudes? Does the answer vary by phase of conflict? The study uses longitudinal primary datasets to test the hypothesis that conflict-related experiences impact conciliation. Data were collected from Israeli Jews, Palestinians, and Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. Across both contexts, and among both parties to each conflict, psychological distress and threat…
The relationship between community type and community resilience
Collective Trauma From the Lab to the Real World
This research tested whether chronic or contextually activated Holocaust exposure is associated with more extreme political attitudes among Israeli Jews. Study 1 (N = 57), and Study 2 (N = 61) found that Holocaust primes increased support for aggressive policies against a current adversary and decreased support for political compromise via an amplified sense of identification with Zionist ideology. These effects, however, were obtained only under…
Helping behavior by bystanders
Why Does Israel Lead the World in Covid-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to Covid-19 Vaccination Programs
The article examines Israel's experience in managing the COVID-19 vaccination program beginning in December 2020. Utilizing principles of mass casualty event management, such as triaging, flow of casualty care, and flexibility (among others), we analyze Israel's vaccination program. The successful Israeli experience was found to be based on timely coordinated and adaptive health system logistics and operations, as well as cooperative population b…
Individual Exposure to Terror and Political Attitudes
How does exposure to terrorism affect political attitudes? This paper presents a new individual-level psychobiological model of political attitudes. Using a unique individual-level data of personal exposure to terrorism, a physiological marker of inflammation (CRP) and a psychological measure of perception of threat to an ongoing conflict—the Israel-Palestinian Conflict—we assess the effect of personal exposure to terrorism on militant attitudes …
Integrated Analysis of Behavioural and Health Covid-19 Data Combining Bayesian Networks and Structural Equation Models
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been highly variable. Governments have applied different mitigation policies with varying effect on social and economic measures, over time. This article presents a methodology for examining the effect of mobility restriction measures and the association between health and population activity data. As case studies, we refer to the pre-vaccination experience in Italy and Israel. Facing the pandemic, Israel…
Effects of an automatized psychological inoculation (PI) intervention on anxiety, resilience and adherence to Covid-19 recommendations
OBJECTIVES: The covid-19 pandemic calls for adherence to multiple health behaviours. While authorities mostly use health information to deal with these issues, such an approach may be insufficient. This study examined the effects of a cognitive method, namely psychological inoculation (PI) + health information (experimental) versus health information alone (control) on anxiety, resilience and adherence. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial was u…
Risk inclusion of vulnerable people during a climate-related disaster
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires, and this risk is particularly acute and severe for people with disabilities . The purpose of this study is to understand the challenges people with hearing loss face when responding to wildfires. We address those issues by examining communication channels available to people with hearing loss, including sign language and social media, and how those tools can mitigate the challenges that this pop…
Needs and barriers in bachelor's degree programs
Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students face significant accessibility barriers in higher education, yet empirical research remains limited. The complexity of DHH students’ educational experience demonstrates that providing communication access alone is insufficient; successful inclusion requires addressing multiple dimensions of academic and social participation. Higher education presents specific challenges for DHH students, particularly in acc…
A toolbox to deal with misinformation in disaster risk management
Misinformation significantly challenges disaster risk management by increasing risks and complicating response efforts. This technical note introduces a methodology toolbox designed to help policy makers, decision makers, practitioners, and scientists systematically assess, prevent, and mitigate the risks and impacts of misinformation in disaster scenarios. The methodology consists of eight steps, each offering specific tools and strategies to he…
Psychology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (4 works)