Kineret Sharfi
Dr Kineret Sharfi is a Lecturer and senior academic faculty at the Occupational Therapy Department. She holds a BSc. In Occupational Therapy from Tel-Aviv University (2002), an MSc. In Occupational Therapy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2008) and a doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Haifa University (2016). She completed post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Health Systems Management at Ben-Gurion University (2026) and is currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Occupational Therapy Department at New-York University.
She is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience in the pediatric field and has run a private clinic in Beer-Sheva since 2015. Her clinical work focuses on improving the daily functioning, well-being and quality of life of individuals with Neuro-Developmental Disorders (NDD) from early childhood through adulthood. Since 2008 Dr. Sharfi has been a member of the Occupational Therapy National Forum in Service of Individuals with Neuro-Developmental Disorders (NDD) of the Israel Society of Occupational Therapy and served as the head of this forum between 2018-2021.
Dr. Sharfi's research interests have evolved from her extensive clinical experience and her involvement in advancing the Occupational Therapy profession in Israel. She integrates quantitative and qualitative methods and focuses on three interconnected research areas:
- Early identification and assessment of children with NDD.
- Participation-focused assessments and interventions across the lifespan.
- Systems and service delivery research.
