Ph.D., Communication, Ohio State University, 1982.

M.A., Communication, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.

B.A., Geography, Tel Aviv University, 1974.

Visiting Scholar, Center on Media and Child Health, Harvard Medical School (2008-)

Professor, Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University

Visiting Scholar, Danish Research Center on education and advanced Media Materials (DREAM ), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (Summer 2006).

Visiting Scholar, International Institute for Youth and Educational TV (IZI), Munich Germany, (Summer 2004).

Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University (2002-2008).

Chair, Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University (2001-2006).

Senior Lecturer (with tenure), Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University (1995-2002).

Senior Lecturer, New School of Media Studies, College of Management (1990-1996)

Research Fellow, The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA (1993).

Director, The Institute for Media and the Family (NGO), Haifa (1988-1990).

Visiting Lecturer, Broadcast Communication Arts, San Francisco State University, California, USA (1987, 1989).

Lecturer, Oranim Academic College (1983-1990).

Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansa, USA (1982-1983).