Dr. Nehama Lewis is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication, and affiliated faculty at the Center for Cyber Law and Policy at the University of Haifa. Her research focuses on health communication, behavior change, and strategic communication campaigns. Dr. Lewis received her B.A. (2002) and M.A. (2008) from the Hebrew University, and an M.A. and Ph. D. (2010) from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lewis has conducted extensive research on information engagement and media coverage of cannabis, including the effects of exposure to media messages about cannabis on attitudes, and support for legalization. Dr. Lewis was the PI of a 4-year project (2013-2017), funded by a European Union’s Marie Curie grant (CIG, FP7, 333605), in which she tested a model of effects of exposure to information about substance use on nonmedical drug use intention and behavior.
Dr. Nehama Lewis
Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication, University of Haifa
