MICHAEL ROSENBAUM, Ph.D.
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Prof. Rosenbaum's research and teaching is mainly in the area of
positive psychology. More specifically he studied self-control skills
and how these skills are applied to coping with various life stresses
as well as promoting subjective well being. Another area of interest
is aggressive behavior in children and adults. He studies the
cognitive-affective process dispositions that lead to aggressive
behavior among school children and adult car drives on the road.
Date and place of birth: December 3, 1940, Haifa, Israel.
Military service: ZAHAL, Oct. 1958 to May 1961.
Marital status: Married. Number of children: 3
EDUCATION
1965 BA in psychology (with distinction). University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, 5-1967 MA in psychology.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
1967 Ph.D. in clinical psychology. University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, USA
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1969-1974 Geha Psychiatric Hospital.Head psychologist, 19741976Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital Head psychologist, 19741976 , Tel Aviv University Medical School.Clinical lecturer. 19761981 Department of Psychology, Lecturer University of Haifa.
(promotion to Senior Lecturer with tenure on Jan.,1981).
1980-1981 Department of Psychology,
Visiting professor
University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, USA
1971-1982 Institute for Psychotherapy
Member of the
teaching
at the Faculty of Continuing Medical
Education, Tel Aviv University
1981-1985 Department of Psychology,
Senior Lecturer
Tel Aviv University
1984-1990 Department of Psychology Director of the Tel Aviv
University clinical psychologyraining Program
1984-June University of Ulm, W. Germany
1985-1986 Department of Psychology
University of Oregon
Visiting Professor
Visiting Professor
1985-1998 Department of Psychology
Tel Aviv University
Associate Professor
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM, Ph.D.
1996(Aug)- 1996(Dec) Center For International and Intercultural
Visiting Scholar, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
1998–present Department of Psychology
Full Professor
Tel Aviv University
2001-summer Department of Psychology
Visiting Scholar University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
Canada
OTHER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Past president and member of the board of directors of The Israeli
Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. Various
functions in the European Behavioral and Cognitive
Psychotherapies. Honorary member of the Danish Association of
Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies.
Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Family and Child
Behavior Therapy, The Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy,
Constructivism in the Human Sciences.
Ad-hoc reviewer of manuscripts for various journals such as:
Health Psychology,
Psychology & Health, Journal of Child & Clinical Psychology,
Journal of Social
& Clinical Psychology, Behavior Therapy, Journal of Consulting
and Clinical Psychology, Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies,
Cognitive Therapy & Research, Stress, Anxiety & Coping.
International Conferences
Presented in numerous conference in various parts of the world.
Grants and awards
1973Annual research grants donated by the Schwartz
Memorial Fund in Los
present Angeles, California, USA.
1983
Listing in the Who's Who in the Biobehavioral Sciences
(Published in USA)
1999 - A four year grant of 600,000$ from Ashalim and the
Pratt Foundation for establishing a research project for
applying self-control skills to aggressive children (together
with Prof. Tammie Ronen). .
2000
An honorary member of the Danish Association for
Behavior and Cognitive
Psychotherapies
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MICHAEL ROSENBAUM, Ph.D.
2003 A three year grant of $ 350,000 from Ashalim (The Joint),
the Pratt Foundation, The Oran Foundation for a treatment
research project to reduce aggressive behavior via the application
of self-control skills in a Youth Village (Ramat Hadasa). (together
with Prof. Tammie Ronen).
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Israeli Psychological Association, Clinical Section and
Rehabilitation Section. In the Clinical Section: Supervisor in
Psychotherapy (Madrich).
American Psychological Association, Foreign Affiliate.
The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (USA).
The Society for Constructivism in the Human Sciences (USA).
International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy.
European Association for Behavior Therapy.
Israeli Association for Behavior Therapy (Past President and
currently member of the Board of Directors).
The Israeli Association for Psychotherapy.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
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M. Rosenbaum, C. M. Franks, Y. Jaffe (Eds.). Perspectives on
behavior therapy in the Eighties New York: Springer, 1983
(463pp.)
M. Rosenbaum (Ed.). Learned resourcefulness: On coping
skills, self-control and adaptive behavior New York: Springer,
1990 (248 pp.)
Articles
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M. Rosenbaum, K. T. Hill. Effects of prior success-failure
experience and evaluations by E on institutionalized retardates'
persistence and performance rate under positive social
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reinforcement. Journal of Experimental Research in Personality,
3, 1969 (pp. 253-263).
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A. Harari, H. Muniz, H. Wijsenbeek, M. Steiner, M. Rosenbaum.
Psychological aspects of chronic hemodialysis. Psychiatria,
Neurologia, Neurochirugia, 1971 (pp. 219-223).
M. Rosenbaum, A. Elizur, H. Wijsenbeek. Attitudes toward
mental illness and role conceptions of psychiatric patients and
staff. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 32, 1976 (pp. 167-173).
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M. Rosenbaum, T. Najenson. Changes in life patterns and low
mood as reported by wives of severely brain in injured soldiers.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 1976 (pp.
881-888).
M. Rosenbaum. Effects of FI30 sec. and FR15 schedules of
social reinforcement on children's response rate and
persistence on a simple motor task. Psychological Reports, 39,
1976 (pp. 667-678).
M. Rosenbaum, D. Raz. Denial, locus of control and depression
among physically disabled and non-disabled men. Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 33, 1977 (pp. 672-677).
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M. Rosenbaum, N. Lipsitz, J. Abraham, T. Najenson. A
description of an intensive treatment project for the
rehabilitation of severely brain-injured soldiers. Scandinavian
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 10, 1978 (pp. 1-6).
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M. Rosenbaum, S. Shichman. Learned helplessness and
depression among Israeli women. Journal of Clinical
Psychology, 35, 1979 (pp. 395-400).
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M. Rosenbaum, S. Argon. Locus of control and success in selfinitiated attempts to stop smoking. Journal of Clinical
Psychology, 35, 1979 (pp. 870-872).
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. M. Rosenbaum. A schedule for assessing self-control behaviors:
Preliminary findings. Behavior Therapy, 11, 1980 (pp. 109-121).
. M. Rosenbaum. Individual differences in self-control behaviors
and tolerance of painful stimulation. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 89, 1980 (pp. 581-590).
. M. Merbaum, M. Rosenbaum. Self-control theory and research:
An appraisal of current research in the modification of smoking,
obesity and alcohol abuse. Clinical Behavior Therapy Review, 2,
1980 (pp. 1-20).
M. Rosenbaum, A. Rolnick. Self-control behaviors and coping
with seasickness Cognitive Therapy and Research, 7, 1983 (pp.
93-98).
M. Rosenbaum, Y. Jaffe. Learned helplessness: The role of
individual differences in learned resourcefulness. British
Journal of Social Psychology, 22, 1983 (pp. 215-225).
M. Rosenbaum, N. Palmon. Helplessness and resourcefulness in
coping with epilepsy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 52, 1984 (pp. 244-253).
. M. Rosenbaum, E. Baker. Self-control behaviors in hyperactive
and nonhyperactive children. Journal of Abnormal Child
Psychology, 12, 1984 (pp. 303-318).
. M. Rosenbaum, K. Ben-Ari. Learned helplessness and learned
resourcefulness: Effects of noncontingent successes and failure
on individuals differing in self-control skills. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 48, 1985 (pp. 198-215).
M. Rosenbaum, D. Hadari. Personal-efficacy, locus of control and
perceived contingencies of parental reinforcement among
depressed, paranoid, and normal subjects. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1985 (pp. 539-547).
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M. Rosenbaum, K. Ben-Ari Smira. Cognitive and personality
factors in the delay of gratification of hemodialysis patients.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 1986 (pp.
357-364).
. P. Lewinsohn, M. Rosenbaum. Recall of parental behavior by
acute depressives remitted depressives and nondepressives.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 1987 (pp.
611-619).
. N. Milgram, B. Sroloff, M. Rosenbaum. The procrastination of
every day life. Journal of Research in Personality, 22, 1988 (pp.
197-212).
P. M. Lewinsohn, H. M. Hoberman, M. Rosenbaum. A
prospective study of risk factors for unipolar depression. Journal
of Abnormal Psychology, 97, 1988 (pp. 251-264).
M. Rosenbaum. Self-control under stress: The role of learned
resourcefulness. Advances in Behavior Research and Therapy,
11, 1989 (pp. 249-258).
. M. Rosenbaum. The three functions of self-control behavior:
Redressive, reformative, and experiential. Work and Stress, 7,
1993 (pp. 33-46).
M. Rosenbaum, S. Benyosef. The more I know about the war the
more I fear?: Information seeking and resourcefulness during
the Gulf war in Israel.
Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 14, 1995 (pp. 205-224).
M. Rosenbaum, T Ronen. Cognitive therapy in Israel: Thinking
with one's heart. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 9, 1995
(pp. 117-122).
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. M. Rosenbaum, P. M. Lewinsohn, I. H. Gotlib. Distinguishing
between state-like and non-state-like correlates of dysphoria.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35, 1996 (pp. 341-358).
. M. Rosenbaum, T. Ronen. Parents' and children's appraisals of
each other's anxiety while facing a common threat. Journal of
Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 1997 (pp. 43-52).
. T. Ronen, M. Rosenbaum. Beyond direct verbal instructions in
cognitive-behavior supervision. Cognitive and Behavioral
Practice,5, 1998, 3-19.
M. Rosenbaum, T. Ronen. Clinical supervision from the stand
point of cognitive-behavior therapy. Psychotherapy, 35, 1998,
220-229.
. M. Rosenbaum, R. Piamenta. Preference for local or general
anesthesia, coping dispositions, learned resourcefulness and
coping with surgery. Psychology and Health, 13, 1998, 823-845.
. M. Rosenbaum, E. Cohen. Equalitarian marriages, spousal
support, resourcefulness and psychological distress among
Israeli working women. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54,1999,
102-113.
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T. Ronen, M. Rosenbaum. Helping children to help themselves:
A case study of enuresis and nail biting. Research in Social
Work Practice., 11, 2001, 338-356.
Chapters in books
M. Rosenbaum. Learned resourcefulness as a behavioral
repertoire for the self-regulation of internal events: Issues and
speculations. In M. Rosenbaum, C. M. Franks, & Y.Jaffe (Eds.),
Perspectives on behavior therapy in the eighties, 1983 (pp.5473).
New York: Springer.
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C. M. Franks, M. Rosenbaum. Behavior therapy: Overview and
personal reflection. In M. Rosenbaum, C.M. Franks, & Y.Jaffe
(Eds.), Perspectives on behavior therapy in the eighties. 1983
(pp.3-124). New York: Springer.
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M. Merbaum, M. Rosenbaum. Self-control theory and research:
An appraisal of current research in the modification of smoking,
obesity and alcohol abuse. In C. M. Franks (Ed.), New
developments in practical behavior therapy: From research to
clinical application. 1984 (pp.57-103). New York: The Haworth
Press.
M. Rosenbaum, M. Merbaum. Self-control of anxiety and
depression: An evaluative review of treatments. In C. M.
Franks (Ed.), New developments in practical behavior therapy:
From research to clinical application. 1984 (pp. 105-154). New
York: Haworth Press.
M. Rosenbaum. Learned resourcefulness, stress, and selfregulation. In S. Fisher & J. Reason (Eds.), Handbook of life
stress, cognition and health. 1988 (pp.483-496).
Chichester,U.K. : John Wiley.
M. Rosenbaum. A model for research on self-regulation:
Reducing the schism between behaviorism and general
psychology. In G. H. Eifert & I. M. Evans (Eds.), Unifying
behavior therapy: Contribution of paradigmatic behaviorism,
1990 (pp.126-149) New York: Springer.
M. Rosenbaum. From helplessness to resourcefulness. In M.
Rosenbaum (Ed.), Learned resourcefulness: On coping skills,
self-control and adaptive behavior, 1990 (pp. xxv-xxxv). New
York: Springer.
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M. Rosenbaum. The role of learned resourcefulness in selfcontrol of health behavior. In M. Rosenbaum (Ed.), Learned
resourcefulness: On coping skills, self-control and adaptive
behavior, 1990 (pp. 3-30). New York: Springer.
M. Rosenbaum. Opening versus closing strategies in
controlling one's responses to experience. In M. Kofta, G.
Weary, & G. Sedek (Eds.), Personal control in action: Cognitive
and motivational mechanisms, 1998 (pp. 61-84). New York:
Plenum
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M. Rosenbaum. The self-regulation of experience: Openness
and construction. In P. Dewe, M., Leiter, & T. Cox (Eds.).
Coping, health and organizations, 2000 (pp..51-67). London:
Taylor & Francis.
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