Anat Gesser-Edelsburg

Books

Edited Books and Special Journal Issues

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Ghosh, A., Grivna, M., Padhi, B. K., eds. (2023). Public perspectives on health and wellbeing. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA.

Refereed Articles

Simonovic, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Taber, J. (Forthcoming). Examining psychological correlates of vaccine hesitancy: A comparative study between the US and Israel. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 12: 1480419.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Hijazi, R., Eliyahu, E., Tal, A. (2024). Bridging the divide: An empirical investigation of artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence integration across genders, disciplines, and academic roles. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning. Vol. 26(S1):51-69.

Hijazi, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mesch, G.S. (2024). Vaccine communication strategies among healthcare workers as a reflection of the Israeli Ministry of Health’s communication strategies before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 12:1377393.

Badarna, I., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2024). Exploring the link between masculine perceptions, violence, social media influence, and weapon carrying and use: A qualitative inquiry into Arab adolescent boys and young men in Israel. Social Sciences. Vol. 13(3):165.

Cohen, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2024). Advanced theoretical-applied model based on the PD approach in the light of healthcare-associated infections: what have we achieved so far? Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 12:1291551.

Cohen, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2023). Health promotion in Israel through the prism of the Ottawa charter and sustainable development goals – Where have we reached and where are we headed? Body of Knowledge: The Journal of the Israeli Association for Nursing Research. Vol. 23:76-82. (In Hebrew).Blaychfeld Magnazi, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Itzhaky, Y., Endevelt, R., Fliss Isakov, N. (2023). Children in the anthroposophical education system have lower rates of obesity, and higher rates of health promoting behaviors. Nutrients. Vol. 15(14):3088.

Keisari, S., Yaniv, D., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Palgi, Y., Neimeyer, R. (In Press). Meaning reconstruction after 70 years: processing older adults’ unfinished business in a drama therapy group. Psychotherapy.

Hijazi, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mesch, G. S. (2023). The common way in which the ministry of health conveys information to the public: a simulation among Israeli parents with different attitudes and behaviors regarding vaccination during a measles outbreak in Israel. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Vol. 17(e451), 1-9.

Essa-Hadad, J., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Roth, D., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2022). The impact of Muslim and Christian religious leaders responding to COVID-19 in Israel. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 10:1061072.

Hijazi, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Feder-Bubis, P., Mesch, G. S. (2022). Hesitant and anti-vaccination groups: a qualitative study on their perceptions and attitudes regarding vaccinations and their reluctance to participate in academic research - an example during a measles outbreak among a group of Jewish parents in Israel. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 10:1012822.

Cohen, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Singhal, A., Benenson, S., Moses, A. E. (2022). Translating a theory-based Positive Deviance approach into an applied tool: mitigating barriers among health professionals (HPs) regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines. PLoS ONE. Vol. 17(6): e0269124.

Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Davidovitch, N., Brammli-Greenberg, S., Mesch, G. S. (2022). Risk perceptions regarding seasonal flu as part of the school immunization program: mothers in the Arab population vs. those in the Jewish population. PLoS ONE. Vol. 17(4): e0267279.

Hijazi, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Feder-Bubis, P., Mesch, G. S. (2022). Pro-vaccination groups expressing hesitant attitudes: a cross-sectional study about the difference between attitudes and actual behavior in Israel. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 10:871015.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Hijazi, R., Cohen, R. (2022). It takes two to tango: how the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Israel was framed by the health ministry vs. the television news. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol.10:887579.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Badarna Keywan, H. (2022). Physicians' perspective on vaccine hesitancy at the beginning of Israel's covid-19 vaccination campaign and public’s perceptions of physicians’ knowledge when recommending the vaccine to their patients: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 10:855468.

Haimi, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2022). Application and implementation of telehealth services designed for the elderly population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review. Health Informatics. Vol. 28(1).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Alamour, Y., Cohen, R., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Hijazi, R., Orr, D., Vered-Chen, L., Singhal, A. (2021). Creating safe spaces to prevent unintentional childhood injuries among the Bedouin in southern Israel: A hybrid model comprising Positive Deviance, Community-Based Participatory Research, and Entertainment-Education. PLoS ONE. Vol. 16(9);e0257696.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). How to make health and risk communication on social media more “social” during COVID-19. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Vol. 14:3523-3540. (Integrative article).

Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Davidovitch, N., Brammli-Greenberg, S., Grifat, R., Mesch, G. S. (2021). Factors associated with seasonal influenza and HPV vaccination uptake among different ethnic groups in Arab and Jewish society in Israel. International Journal for Equity in Health. Vol. 20:201.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M., Hijazi, R. (2021). Who are the “real” experts? the debate surrounding COVID-19 health risk management: an Israeli case study. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Vol. 14:2553-2569.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Mir Halavi, A., Zemach, M. (2021). Motivating healthcare professionals (nurses, nurse assistants, physicians) to integrate new practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections into the care continuum: Turning positive deviance into positive norms. BMC Infectious Disease, Vol 21(495).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M., Cohen, R., Miron-Shatz, T., Negev, M., Mesch, G.S. (2021). The influence of new information that contradicts common knowledge about earthquake preparedness in Israel: A mixed methods experiment study. PLoS ONE, Vol 16(4): e0250127.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Using narrative evidence to convey health information on social media: the case of COVID-19. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Covid-19 Special Issue: Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management.Vol. 23(3):e24948. (Integrative article).

Levi, S., Calif, E., Aronin, A., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Shopping online for children: Is safety a consideration? Journal of Safety Research, Vol 78:115-128.

Freedman, I., Eilam, B., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Young children’s food-related knowledge: kindergarteners’ free categorization of food items. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Vol 53(6):524-530.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Hijazi, R.  (2020). When politics meets pandemic: How prime minister Netanyahu and a small team communicated health and risk information to the Israeli public during the early stages of COVID-19. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Vol. 13:2985-3002.

Cohen, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Singhal, A., Benenson, S., Moses, A. E. (2020). What distinguishes positive deviance (PD) health professionals from their peers and what impact does a PD intervention have on behavior change: A cross-sectional study of infection control and prevention in three Israeli hospitals. Epidemiology & Infection, Vol. 148:e259.

Manheim, D., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (Epub 22 October 2020). The structure of tweets about vaccine safety between health organizations, experts and the public: A case study on risk communication. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Keisari, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Yaniv, D., Palgi, Y. (2020). Playback theatre in adult day centers: A qualitative research of creative group intervention for community-dwelling older adults. PLoS ONE, Vol. 15(10): e0239812.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Hijazi, R. (2020). A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design comparison between COVID-19 infection control guidelines’ applicability and their protective value as perceived by Israeli healthcare workers, and healthcare executives’ response. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, Vol. 9:148.

Keisari, S., Palgi, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Yaniv, D. (2020). Participation in life-review playback theatre enhances mental health of community-dwelling older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts.

Keisari, S., Feniger-Schaal, R.,  Palgi, Y., Golland, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Ben-David , B. (Epub August 6, 2020). Synchrony in old age: Playing the mirror game improves cognitive performance. Clinical Gerontologist. Awarded best paper by a new and emerging professional published in Clinical Gerontologist for 2022.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Hijazi, R., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N. (2020). Analysis of Public Perception of the Israeli Government’s Early Emergency Instructions Regarding COVID-19: Online Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Covid-19 Special Issue: Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management, Vol. 22(5):e19370.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Diamant, A. (Epub November 29, 2019). Experts’ views on the gaps in public health emergency preparedness in Israel: a qualitative case study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mesch, G. S. (Epub October 11, 2019). Perceived trust in the health system among mothers and nurses and its relationship to the issue of vaccinations among the Arab population of Israel: A qualitative research study. Vaccine.

Cohen, R.,Gesser-Edelsburg, A.,Singhal, A., Benenson, S., Moses, A. E. (2019). Deconstruction of central line insertion guidelines based on the positive deviance approach - reducing gaps between guidelines and implementation: A qualitative ethnographic research. PLoS ONE, Vol. 14(9):e0222608.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Zemach, M., Mir Halavi, A. (Epub July 27, 2019). Discourse on hygiene between hospitalized patients and healthcare workers as an accepted norm: Making it legitimate to remind healthcare workers about hand hygiene. American Journal of Infection Control.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Cohen, R., Mir Halavi, A., Hijazi, R., Paz-Yaakobovitch, G., Birman, Y. (2019). Differences in perceptions of health information between the public and health care professionals: A non-probability sampling questionnaire survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 21(7):e14105.​

Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mesch, G. S. (2019). Case of paradoxical cultural sensitivity: Mixed method study of web-based health informational materials about the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in Israel. Journal of Medical Internet Research, ​Vol. 21(5):e13373.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Boukai, R. (2019). Does the education system serve as a persuasion agent for recommending ADHD diagnosis and medication uptake? A qualitative case study to identify and characterize the persuasion strategies of Israeli teachers and school counselors. BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 19:153.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Diamant, A., Hijazi, R., Mesch, G.S. (2018). Correcting misinformation by health organizations during measles outbreak: A controlled experiment. PLoS ONE, Vol. 13(12): e0209505.​

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Cohen, R., Mir Halavi, A., Zemach, M., van Heerden, V., Sviri, S., Benenson, S., Trahtemberg, U., Orenbuch-Harroch, E., Lowenstein, L., Shteinberg, D., Salmon, A., Moses, A. (2018). Beyond the hospital infection control guidelines: a qualitative study using the Positive Deviance approach to achieve efficacy and clarity. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol. 7:124.​​

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Abed Elhadi Arabia, M. (2018). Discourse on exposure to pornography content online between Arab adolescents and parents: Qualitative study on its impact on sexual education and behavior​. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 20(10)​:e11667.

Keisari, S., Yaniv, D., Palgi, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2018). Conducting playback theatre with older adults – A therapist’s perspective. The Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol. 60:72-81.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M., Cohen, R., Salmon, A., Lowenstein, L., Shteinberg, D. (Epub June 5, 2018). What variables are associated with the public’s willingness to take measures to maintain a hygienic hospital environment? American Journal of Infection Control.​

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Hijazi, R. (2018). The magic pill: the branding of impotence and the positioning of Viagra as its solution through edutainment. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, Vol. 23:281-290.

Golan, R., Kloog, K, Almog, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Negev, M., Vinter, M., Shalev, V., Aizenberg, V., Koren, G., Levine, H. (2018). Environmental exposures and fetal growth: The Haifa pregnancy cohort study. BMC Public Health, Vol. 18(132).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M., Lotan, T., Elias, W. Grimberg, E. (2018). Perceptions, intentions and behavioral norms that affect pre-license driving among Arab youth in Israel. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 111(February):1-11.

Druker, I., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2017). Identifying and assessing views among physically active adult gym members in Israel on dietary supplements. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Vol. 14(37).​

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Birman, Y. (Epub August 17, 2017). Does the transformation of dietetics from counselling to therapy also apply to the physical and therapeutic environment? Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol. 118(6):1047-1056.

Adebayo, G., Neumark, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Abu Ahmad, W., Levine, H. Zika pandemic online trends and health risk communication. (2017). BMJ Global Health, Vol. 2(3): e000296.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Fridman, T., Lev-Wiesel. R. (2017). Edutainment as a strategy for discussing sexual abuse in in children aged 5-8. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Vol. 26(5): 553-572.​

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Abed Elhadi Shahbari, N. (2017). Decision-making on terminating pregnancy for Muslim Arab women pregnant with fetuses with congenital anomalies: maternal affect and doctor-patient communication. Reproductive Health, Vol. 14(49).​

Sznitman, S.R., Bord, S., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O. Cross-cultural validity in self-reported alcohol use. (2017). European Addiction Research, Vol. 23:71-76.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shalayeva, S. (2017). Internet as a source of long term and real time professional, psychological and nutritional treatment: Qualitative case study among Israeli former Soviet Union immigrants. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 19(2):e33.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y., Hayek, S., Aassaraf, S., Lowenstein, L. (2017). Despite awareness of recommendations, why don’t healthcare workers immunize pregnant women? American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 45(4):436-439.

Sznitman, S.R., Bord, S., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Examining the sociocultural sensitivity of subjective drunkenness: Comparing Arab and Jewish Israeli pub patrons. Drug and Alcohol Review, Vo.36(6):813-819.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Walter, N., Shir-Raz, Y., Sassoni Bar-Lev, O., Rosenblat, S. (2016). The behind-the-scenes of parental decision-making discourse regarding childhood vaccination. American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 45(3):267-271.

Elias, W., Bord, S., Baron-Epel, O., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y. (2017) Factors influencing the decision to engage in alcohol-impaired driving among Arab-Israeli youths. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 44:180-191.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y. (2018. Epub. 2016). Communicating risk for issues that involve "Uncertainty Bias": What can the Israeli case of water fluoridation teach us? Journal of Risk Research, Vol. 21(4):395-416.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y., Sassoni Bar-Lev, O., Green, M.S. (2016). Outbreak or epidemic? How Obama's language choice transformed the Ebola outbreak into an epidemic. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 10(4):669-673.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shbat, S. (2017). A Qualitative study of the integration of Arab Muslim Israelis suffering from mental disorders into the normative community. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 19(3):686-696.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Walter, N., Shir-Raz, Y. (2017). The "new public" and the "good ol' press": Evaluating online news sources during the 2013 polio outbreak in Israel. Health Communication, Vol. 32(2):169-179.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y., Haiek, S., Sassoni Bar-Lev, O. (2015). What does the public know about Ebola? The public's risk perceptions regarding the current Ebola in an as-yet unaffected country. American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 43(7):669-675.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y. (2017. Epub 2015). Science vs. fear: The Ebola quarantine debate as a case study that reveals how the public perceives risk. Journal of Risk Research, Vol. 20:611-633.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Walter, N., Shir-Raz, Y., Mordini, E., Dimitriou, D., Green, M.S. (2015). The public sphere in EID communication: Recipient or active and vocal partner? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 9(4):447-58.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Walter, N., Shir-Raz, Y., Green, M.S. (2015). Voluntary or mandatory? The valence framing effect of attitudes regarding HPV vaccination. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, Vol. 20(11):1287-1293.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y, Green, M.S. (2016. Epub 2014). Why do parents who usually vaccinate their children hesitate or refuse? General good vs. individual risk. Journal of Risk Research, Vol. 19:405-424.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mordini, E., Billingsley, M., Stolero, N., James, J.J., Green, M.S. (2015). Risk communication during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak: literature review (2009-2013) of the methodology used for EID communication analysis. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 9(2):199-06.

Meroz, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2015). Institutional and cultural perspectives of home birth in Israel. The Journal of Perinatal Education, Vol. 24(1): 25–36.

Baron-Epel, O., Bord, S., Elias, W., Zarecki, C., Shiftan, Y. Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2015. Epub 2014). Alcohol consumption among Arabs in Israel: A qualitative study. Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 50(2):268-273.

Sznitman, S.R., Bord, S., Elias, W., Shiftan, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2015. Epub 2014). Examining Differences in Drinking Patterns among Jewish and Arab University Students in Israel. Ethnicity and Health, Vol. 20(6):594-610.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Walter, N, Green, M.S. (2014). Healthcare workers as part of the system or part of the public: Ambivalent risk perception in healthcare workers. American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 42(8): 829-833.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Mordini, E., James, J., Greco, D., Green, M.S. (2014). Risk communication recommendations and implementation during EID: The case study of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 8:158-169.

Endevelt, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2014). A qualitative study of adherence to nutritional treatment: Perspectives of patients and dietitians. Patient Preference and Adherence, Vol. 8:147-154.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R., Zemach, M, Tirosh-Kamienchick, Y. (2015. Epub 2013). Food consumption and nutritional labeling among immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 17(2):459-466.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R., Tirosh-Kamienchick, Y. (2013). Nutrition labeling and the Choices logo in Israel: Positions and perceptions of leading health policy makers. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol. 27(1):58–68.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2013). Minority identity discourse: The impact of viewing the play 'An Arab Dream' on the identity crisis of Palestinians in Israel. Journal of Language, Identity & Education. Vol, 12(2):75-95.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Singhal, A. (2013). Enhancing the persuasive influence of Entertainment-Education events: Rhetorical and aesthetic strategies for constructing narratives. Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, Special Issue on Entertainment-Education and Social Change, Vol. 27 (1): 56-74.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N. (2012). "Virtual" versus "actual" parental accompaniment of teen drivers: A qualitative study of teens' views of in-vehicle driver monitoring technologies. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 18: 114-124.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2012). The collective memory of a civil war as reflected in Edutainment and its impact on Israeli youth: A critical reading of consensual myths. Journal of Jewish Education, Vol. 78 (3): 254-280.

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Aycheh, S. (2012). Communicating health rights to disadvantaged populations: Dilemmas and challenges in developing a culture-centered model for Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Health Communication, Vol. 28(6): 546-556.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M. (2012). From a fiasco to the Supertanker grand finale: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's crisis communication during the Carmel disaster. Journal of Risk Research, Vol. 15 (8): 967-989.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2012). The Israeli-Palestinian conflict through theatre - qualitative Edutainment study of Israeli high school students. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, Vol. 17 (1): 83-101.

Guttman, N., Ashkenazi, T., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Seidmann, V. (2011). Laypeople's ethical concerns about a new Israeli organ transplantation prioritization policy aimed to encourage organ donor registration among the public. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 36 (4), 691-716.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R. (2011). An entertainment-education study of stereotypes and prejudice against fat women: an evaluation of Fat Pig. Health Education Journal, Vol. 70 (4), 374-382.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2011). Entertainment-Education: Dilemmas and strategies of Israeli theatre creators regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Journal of Peace Education, Vol. 8 (1), 55-76.

Guttman, N. Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2010).'The little squealer' or 'the virtual guardian angel'? Young drivers’ and their parents’ perspective on using a driver monitoring technology and its implications for parent-young driver communication. Journal of Safety Research, Vol. 42 (1), 51-59.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N. Israelashvili, M. (2010). An entertainment-education study of secondary delegitimization in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol. 16 (3), 253-274.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Israelashvili, M. (2009). Reshaping the context and personalizing the message penetrate the taboo: A play on a spy who betrayed his state. Democracy and Security. Vol. 5 (1), 51-63.

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Israelashvili, M. (2008). The paradox of realism and “authenticity” in entertainment-education: A study of adolescents' views about anti-drug abuse dramas. Health Communication, Vol. 23 (2), 128-141.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N. &amp Israelashvili, M. (2006). Educational drama and the dilemma of ‘false catharsis’: Lessons for theory and practice from a study of anti-drug plays in Israel. Research in Drama Education, Vol. 11, (2), 293-311.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2005). Paradoxical outcomes in an educational drama about gang rape: Ethical responsibilities of practitioners and educators. Research in Drama Education, Special Issue on Ethics, Vol. 10 (2), 139-158.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2005). The formation of Hanouch Levin’s communication strategies in his work Backside Page. Nefesh Quarterly for Psychology, Treatment, Emotional Fostering and Educational Creativity, Vol 19-20, 63-73. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2000). Ambiguous backyard games. Teatron - An Israeli Quarterly for Contemporary Theatre, Issue No. 3, September 2000, 70-73. (In Hebrew).

Abstracts in Refereed Journals

Keisari, S., Yaniv, D., Palgi, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2019). Conducting playback theatre with older adults – A therapist’s perspective. Journal of Psychotherapy. Vol 34/19. (In Hebrew).

Gesser -Edelsburg, A. (2019). Risk communication and infectious diseases in an age of digital media. International Journal of Infectious Disease, Vol 79(Suppl. 1): 130-131.

Bord, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2018). Alcohol related policies in Israeli pubs – a two-sided coin. European Journal of Public Health. Vol. 28 (Suppl. 4).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2017). Risk communication – importance and centrality. Ecology & Environment – Journal for Science and Environmental Policy. Vol. 8(2): 11-12. (In Hebrew).

Bord, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Public transportation availability and alcohol impaired driving among young adult pub patrons in Israel. Journal of Transport &amp Health. Vol. 5 (Suppl. p10).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R., Tirosh-Kamienchick, Y. (2014). Nutrition labeling and the Choices logo in Israel: Positions and perceptions of leading health policy makers. Health Promotion in Israel: An Israeli Journal for Health Education and Promotion, Vol. 5 (June): 45. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R., Zemach, M, Tirosh-Kamienchick, Y. (2014). Food consumption and nutritional labeling among immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union. Health Promotion in Israel: An Israeli Journal for Health Education and Promotion, Vol. 5 (June): 46. (In Hebrew).

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Chapters in Scientific Books

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. Promoting dialogue by thinking differently about framing and correcting misinformation (2023). In Ginossar, T., Shah, F.S.A., Weiss, D. (eds.). Communicating about Vaccines Online: Understanding and Counteracting Misinformation, Rumors and Lies. 163-189. London & New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2022). Emerging infectious disease communication strategies of health organizations: an internal and external view. In von Lubitz, D., Gibson, C. (eds.). The Nature of Pandemics. 165-194. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Analysis of the government of Israel COVID-19 health and risk communication efforts: between a political-constitutional and health crisis. In Lewis, M., Govender, E., Holland, K. (eds.). Communicating COVID-19: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 203-225. London & New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Magid, A., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Green, M.S., (2018). The role of informal digital surveillance systems before, during and after infectious disease outbreaks: A critical analysis. In Radosavljevic, V., Banjari, I., Belojevic, G. (eds.). Defense Against Bioterrorism – Methods for Prevention and Control. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. 189-201.Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. Guttman, N. (2016). The usage of Entertainment-Education in health promotion. In Epel-Baron, O., Daoud, N., Levin-Zamir, D. (eds.) Health Promotion – From Theory to Practice. 195-212. Tel Aviv: Dyonon/ProBook (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. Guttman, N. (2016). The usage of Social Marketing in health promotion. In Epel-Baron, O., Daoud, N., Levin-Zamir, D. (eds.) Health Promotion – From Theory to Practice. 177-193. Tel Aviv: Dyonon/ProBook. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2014). Drama as a rhetorically effective health communication strategy: Risks and benefits. In Kim, D.K., Singhal, A. and Kreps, G.L. (eds.) Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs. 134-150. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing Group.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2007). Opening a window. In Feiler, Y., Hoogland, R. and Kalle Westerling., K. (eds.). Willmar in the World, Young Scholars Exploring the Theatrical Event. 18-21. Theatre and dance studies, department of musicology and performance studies: Stockholm University.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2006). Attitydförändringar och politisk teater: En metod för värdering av politisk dramatiks åskådarpåverkan. In Sauter, w. and Feiler, Y. (eds.), Shakespeares Shylock och Antisemitismen. 141-148. Stockholm: Stockholms Universitet. (In Swedish).

Articles in Conference Proceedings

Abad, N., Ahmed, N., Amponsa-Achiano, K. , Azlan, A., Arcos, R., Ayodele, J., Bechmann, A., Bayer, J., Broniatowski, D., Brooks, I., Bucci, L., Calleja, N., Carmi, E., Centola, D., Chandrasiri, O., Cui, Y., Dommett, K., Donovan, J., Dube, E., Dunn, A., Ecker, U., Espinosa, L., Francois, C., Gao, F., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Gobat, N., Gomez, A., Gradon, K., Gruzd, A., Herasimenka, A., Ho, B., Humprecht, E., Hurley, C., Indra Astuti, S., Ishizumi, A., Jin, Y., Johnson, N., Kajimoto, M., Koyuncu, A., Kulkarni, S., Li, H., MacCarthy, M., Maddumba, D., Mai, P., Nabarro, D., Nouh, M., Okan, O., Omer, S., Pagliari, C., Park, Ki., Patel, P., Prybylski, D., Qadir, J., Rabbani, A., Rempel, E., Rohan, H., Rubinelli, S., Sacco, P. L., Schaake, M., Sell, T. K., Shibuya, K., Shu, K., Swire-Thompson, B., Talia Moretti, L., Tamir, M., Tangcharoensathien, V., Thacker, N., Tshangela, A., Turner, S., Tworek, H., Vraga, E., Wasserman, H., Whittaker, R., Wilhelm, E., Würz, A., Zhou, L. & Zhou, Y. (2021). WHO Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organisation.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2013). Strategies of persuasion for effectively communicating with the public using websites and social media during emergencies and disease outbreak. M.S. Green and E. Mordini (eds.), Internet-Based Intelligence for Public Health Emergencies &amp Disease Outbreak: Technical, Medical &amp Regulatory Issues, Vol. 105 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics. 73-83. Amsterdam: IOS Press BV.

Guttman, N., Aycheh, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Avital, M. and Bloch, L.R. (2010). Health rights information from the perspective of Ethiopian immigrants: Issues, barriers and policy recommendations. In B., Rosen, A. Israeli and S., Shortell (eds.), Accountability and Responsibility in Health Care, Issues in Addressing an Emerging Global Challenge. 170-189. Social Support, the 4th International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy. Jerusalem.