Afnan Attrash-Najjar is a post-doctoral scholar from Israel. In her PhD study, she utilized a narrative method to examine the meanings and interpretations attributed by Palestinian adults to their responses to intrafamilial continuous child abuse. She worked as a part-time lecturer at The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University, and at The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College. Afnan serves as the guest editor for two special issues: the Special Issue on VSI: Youth Participation in Child Protection and Practice in the Child Protection and Practice journal and the Special Issue on Race, Ethnicity, and Child Maltreatment in The International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy, and Practice.
In her post-doctoral study, funded by the Haruv Institute and the Planning and Budgeting Committee- the Council for Higher Education, Attrash-Najjar aims to conduct a comprehensive study on child abuse prevention strategies, supervised by Prof. Lucie Cluver at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Oxford University. Her research aims to identify key factors that contribute to the success of child abuse prevention programs, as well as the challenges associated with their implementation. Attrash-Najjar's research seeks to propose actionable policy recommendations aimed at enhancing prevention methods for child abuse, particularly within the context of unstable socio-political environment, to ensure children's right to live free from violence.
During her visit, Attrash-Najjar plans to participate in research group discussions, attend and contribute to workshops and seminars, present her findings to stimulate academic discourse, and look into future partnership options with academic institutions and humanitarian groups. Attrash-Najjar is looking forward to contribute to the academic community at Oxford.
