Dr. Assaf Lev
Head of research and lecturer in the Department of Sports Therapy
Contact anthropolev@gmail.com
About
Dr. Assaf Lev is an anthropologist of sports. His doctoral dissertation focused on long-distance runners in the “mid-life” phase. Today his research deals with the connection between body age and pain. Dr. Lev, in his training, is also a sports therapist and formerly a professional basketball player in the Premier League.
Education
Ph.D.
University of Haifa, Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology. Doctorate in: Marathon and the Big City: Status, Consumption, Body, Circles of Life.
.M.A
University of Haifa, Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology. Thesis on: Body Age and Circles of Life: The Retirement Experience of Basketball Players in Israel.
.B.A
The Open University, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, specialization in anthropology.
Teaching Areas
Qualitative research methods, introduction to sociology, introduction to sports therapy, sociology of the body, sociology of pain
Research interests
Anthropology of sports - body, pain, gender, identities, age
