LAW · BIOETHICS · EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Teaching Associate, Department of Emergency and Disaster Management
Tel Aviv University
Deputy Director, Center for Bioethics and Law · Senior Researcher, Reswell
Senior Lecturer, Ashkelon Academic College
Academic Profile
Shlomit Zuckerman is a Teaching Associate in the Department of Emergency and Disaster Management and the Department of Nursing at Tel Aviv University. Her academic work focuses on law and ethics in clinical practice, public health, and emergency and disaster management.
Her research interests include humanitarian and international human rights law and ethics, moral injury, and patient quality and safety. She also serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Bioethics and Law and Senior Researcher at Reswell, both at Tel Aviv University, and as Senior Lecturer at Ashkelon Academic College.
Current Research
Second Victim Experience and Support Tools in Israel
An empirical investigation in hospitals in southern Israel examining healthcare professionals' experiences as second victims and the support tools available to them.
Seafarers' Well-Being During Maritime Armed Conflict
An empirical study examining seafarers' well-being during armed conflict at sea.
ICRC Management of Care for Israeli Hostages in Gaza, 2023–2025
Research examining the International Committee of the Red Cross's management of care for Israeli hostages in Gaza during 2023–2025.
Vulnerability, Resilience, and Integration Success Among Displaced Persons in Israel
Research examining vulnerability, resilience, and integration among displaced populations in Israel.
Selected Publications
2026 · IN PRESS
Vaccination, Rights and Ethics: Issues Experienced During COVID-19 and Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Zuckerman, S., & da Costa, K.
In Enhancing Resilience and Preparedness in Future Pandemics: Ethical Challenges, edited by Bert Gordijn, Michael Kuhler, and Veselin Mitrovic. Springer. In press.
2026
From Statutory Mandate to Institutional Integration: Lessons from the National Survey of Israel's Healthcare Ethics Committees
Paz, A., Peled-Raz, M., Zuckerman, S., & Fleishman, T.
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 15(1), 43.
2026
What Are We Talking About When We Talk About End-of-Life? A Descriptive Analysis of End-of-Life Discussions from Five Countries
Devisch, I., Zuckerman, S., Kauk, P., Sahm, S., & Kimsma, G. K.
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16(7).
2023
Surprising Pandemic Experiences: A Confrontation Between Principle-Based and Virtue Ethics, and a Plea for Virtue Ethics Training for Medical Students and Residents. A Rudimentary Outline of a Four-Step Model
Zuckerman, S., Kimsma, G. K., & Devisch, I.
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 29(7), 1100–1107.
2022
Accessing Unproven Interventions in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Discussion on the Ethics of Compassionate Therapies in Times of Catastrophic Pandemics
Zuckerman, S., Barlavie, Y., Niv, Y., Arad, D., & Lev, S.
Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(12), 1000–1005.
2022
"I Would Come Home with Tears in My Eyes": The Clinician as a Second Victim in Routine Practice and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zuckerman, S.
Harefuah, 161(3), 188–192.
