Yael Kesner Baruch, Dr.

• Preschool
• Science education
• Curiosity and scientific curiosity
• Neuroeducation
• Neuroscience
• Social-Emotional Learning

• Teaching practice in Early Childhood Education
• Practice in Early Childhood Education
• The curious child: Experience, inquiry and exploration in pre-school
• Brain development: Educational issues
• Developmental Psychology

• Kesner, Y., Zohar, J., Merenlender, A., Gispan, I., Shalit, F. and Yadid, G. (2009). WFS1 gene as a putative biomarker for development of post-traumatic syndrome in an animal model. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(1):86-94
• Gabis, L., Raz, R. And Kesner-Baruch, Y. (2010). Paternal age in autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. Pediatric Neurology, 43(4):300-302
• Gabis, V.L. *, Kesner Baruch, Y. *, Yokel, A. and Raz, R. (2011). Psychiatric and autistic comorbidity in fragile X syndrome across ages. Journal of Child Neurology, 26(8):940-948
• Spektor-Levy, O.*, Kesner Baruch, Y. * and Mevarech, Z. (2013). Science and scientific curiosity in pre-school – The teacher’s point of view. Journal of Science Education, 35(13): 2226-2253
• Kesner Baruch, Y., Spektor-Levy, O. and Mashal, N. (2014). Pre-schoolers’ verbal and behavioral responses as indicators of attitudes and scientific curiosity. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 14(1), 125-148

Evaluation of preschool social-emotional curriculum.