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Itamar Yehuda

Researcher, Educational R & D Unit

Dr. Itamar Yehuda is a senior faculty member in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at Tel-Hai Academic College and Head of Education R&D at the Shamir Research Institute. He holds a B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Tel-Hai Academic College and a direct Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His doctoral research focused on characterizing natural compounds with estrogen-like activity as potential alternatives for diabetic women. As a lecturer, he teaches courses in nutrition sciences and food sciences, including human nutrition, bioenergetics for nutritionists, and scientific writing.

Dr. Yehuda has extensive experience in the evaluation of educational and social programs and in leading research-based organizational change processes in educational settings. His work draws on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including mixed-method approaches and design-based research. His core research interests include assessing the impact of pedagogical and organizational innovations, such as the implementation of new learning environments, on the development of higher-order thinking skills, metacognition, and students' social-emotional competencies. In addition, he conducts research on the role of nutrition interventions in promoting healthy lifestyles across diverse populations and the connections between malnutrition and well‑being in aging populations.

Researcher, Educational R & D Unit
Also lectures at: Lecturer, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Nutritional Sciences, Tel-Hai Academic College
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Team
  • Educational effectiveness research
  • Research processes for social and educational programs
  • Impact of nutrition intervention programs across diverse populations
  • Malnutrition and its effects on well-being in older adults
  • Evaluation of pedagogical changes and innovative learning spaces in schools
  • Development of higher order thinking and metacognition in education
Fostering critical thinking and question-posing skill in an innovative learning environment

Thinking Skills and Creativity, 29, 203-212.

Sasson, I., Yehuda, I., & Malkinson, N.
Glabridin, an isoflavan from licorice root, up-regulates paraoxonase 2 expression under hyperglycemia and protects it from oxidation

Mol Nutr Food Res, 60(2): 287-99.

Yehuda, I., Madar, Z., Leikin-Frenkel, A., Szuchman-Sapir, A., Magzal F., Markman G., & Tamir, S.
Glabridin, an isoflavan from licorice root, down-regulates iNOS expression and activity under high glucose stress and inflammation

Mol Nutr Food Res, 59(6): 1041-52.

Yehuda, I., Madar, Z., Leikin-Frenkel, A., & Tamir, S.
Glabridin, a phytoestrogen from licorice root, up-regulates manganese superoxide dismutase, catalase and paraoxonase 2 under glucose stress

Phytother Res, 25(5): 659-667.

Yehuda, I., Madar, Z., Szuchman-Sapir, A., & Tamir, S.
Vascular Reactivity of Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients. The Israel Medical

Association Journal: IMAJ, 22(6), 348-351

Adawi, M., Abu-Gabel, T., Sabbah, F., Yehuda, I., Tamir, S., & Blum, A. (2020).
Designing new learning environments: An innovative pedagogical perspective

Curriculum Journal

I. Sasson, I. Yehuda, S. Miedijensky and N. Malkinson
Teachers’ Learning Communities for Developing High Order Thinking Skills—A Case Study of a School Pedagogical Change

Interchange

I. Miedijensky, S. Sasson and I. Yehuda
Loneliness, malnutrition and change in subjective age among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

A. Vitman Schorr, I. Yehuda and S. Tamir
Ethnic Differences in Loneliness, Depression, and Malnutrition Among Older Adults During COVID-19 Quarantine

The journal of nutrition, health & aging

A. Vitman Schorr, I. Yehuda and S. Tamir
Effect of Telemedicine Dietary Intervention for Endothelial Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Mediterranean Diet

Isr Med Assoc J

A Blum‏ N. Gudban, I. Yehuda, W. Nasir, S. Soboh and S. Tamir
Innovative learning spaces: class management and universal design for learning

Learning Environments Research

I. Sasson, I. Yehuda and S. Miedijensky
Sleep disorders and vascular responsiveness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Internal Medicine. [Epub ahead of print].

Adawi, M., Sabbah, F., Tzischinsky, O., Blum, N., Luigi Bragazzi, N., Yehuda, I., Tamir, S., Romanenko, O., & Blum, A.

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Neta Gavish

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Neta Shav Zion

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Tamir Ayali

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Elad Higger

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