Prof. Tamar Shochat
Email: tshochat@univ.haifa.ac.il
Tel: +972-4-8288010
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
- Insomnia
- Sleep and metabolism
- shiftwork
Higher Education
1987-1990 | University of Haifa, Department of Psychology and General B.A. | B.A. | 1990 (Cum Laude) |
1992-1997 | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Biology, Mentor: Professor Peretz Lavie | D.Sc. (direct doctoral program) | Nov. 16, 1997 |
1997-2000 | University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Mentor: Professor Sonia Ancoli-Israel | Post Doctoral Fellowship | 2000 |
Recent Publications
- Smichenko J, Zisberg A, Shochat T. Mental health in the peri-hospital period of older patients: the roles of physical symptoms burden and sleep quality. Age Ageing. 2026 Apr 4;55(4):afag076. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afag076. PMID: 41967034; PMCID: PMC13071403.
- Saharov G, Salti B, Bareya M, Keren-Politansky A, Nadir Y, Shochat T. Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sleep Quality and Vascular Health in Shift- and Day-Working Nurses. Clocks Sleep. 2025 Oct 11;7(4):58. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep7040058. PMID: 41133668; PMCID: PMC12551026.
- Basis N, Boker LK, Shochat T. Religiosity, Religious Orientation, and a Good Night’s Sleep: The Role of Anxiety and Depression. J Sleep Res. 2025 Oct;34(5):e70055. doi: 10.1111/jsr.70055. Epub 2025 Apr 3. PMID: 40177929; PMCID: PMC12426699.
- Safieh S, Shochat T, Srulovici E. The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality in the Relationship Between Quick-Return Shift Work Schedules and Work-Family Conflict: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Nurs Res. 2025 Apr 1;33(2):e378. doi: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000663. PMID: 40063001.
- Saharov G, Salti B, Bareya M, Keren-Politansky A, Fodi M, Shochat T, Nadir Y. Endothelial Dysfunction and Hemostatic System Activation in Relation to Shift Workers, Social Jetlag, and Chronotype in Female Nurses. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jan 8;26(2):482. doi: 10.3390/ijms26020482. PMID: 39859197; PMCID: PMC11764714.
- Sznitman SR, Behar YA, Dicker-Oren SD, Shochat T, Meiri D, Butto N, Roe D, Bernstein A. A prospective ecological momentary assessment study of an ayahuasca retreat: exploring the salutary impact of acute psychedelic experiences on subacute affect and mindfulness skills in daily life. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2025 Mar;242(3):545-561. doi: 10.1007/s00213-024-06704-8. Epub 2025 Jan 18. PMID: 39825910; PMCID: PMC11861408.
- Smichenko J, Shochat T, Zisberg A. Sleep trajectory of hospitalized medically ill older adults: do sleep medications make a difference? Sleep. 2025 May 12;48(5):zsaf013. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf013. PMID: 39820479; PMCID: PMC12257930.
- Even C, Magzal F, Shochat T, Haimov I, Agmon M, Tamir S. Microbiota Metabolite Profiles and Dietary Intake in Older Individuals with Insomnia of Short vs. Normal Sleep Duration. Biomolecules. 2024 Mar 30;14(4):419. doi: 10.3390/biom14040419. PMID: 38672436; PMCID: PMC11047947.
- Shochat T, Lavie P. Who discovered rapid eye movement sleep? The claims for precedence. Sleep. 2024 Apr 12;47(4):zsae027. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae027. PMID: 38366897.
- Hatukay AL, Shochat T, Zion N, Baruch H, Cohen R, Azriel Y, Srulovici E. The relationship between quick return shift schedules and burnout among nurses: A prospective repeated measures multi-source study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2024 Mar;151:104677. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104677. Epub 2023 Dec 22. PMID: 38211364.