Social policy and program evaluation; Performance and outcomes of social welfare services in Israel; Utilization of administrative data in social welfare; Macro practice and policy advocacy in social work

Schwartz –Tayri, T. M. (2020). The willingness of social work students to engage in policy practice. British Journal of social work https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa065

Schwartz –Tayri, T. M., Moshe-Grodofsky, M., Malka, M., & Gilbert, N. (2020). Integrating micro and macro practice – An evaluation of the policy advocacy course. Journal of Social Work Education https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1713271

Sulimani-Aidan, Y., Schwartz –Tayri, T.M., & Melkman, E. (2020). The role of a sense of belonging in explaining future perception among youth in care – a theoretical model. Youth & Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X20920081

Schwartz –Tayri, & T. M., Lotan, H. (in press). From Leaving care to leading change: From leaving care to leading change: Youth participation in service and policy design. In K. Kriz & M. Petersen, (Eds), Children’s Participation in Child Protection: International Research and Practice Approaches

Schwartz –Tayri, T. M., Galbotzky, E. & Shpiro, S. (2019). "Bridge to Independence" program and evaluation research. In Boni-Noah, H. & Natan, S. (Eds). Young adulthood in Israel – Research, intervention and implementation. (in Hebrew)

Weiss-Gal, I., Gal, J., Schwartz-Tayri, T. M., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Sommerfeld, D. (2018). Internal, indirect and role contingent: Social workers' policy practice in Israel. The European Journal of Social Work, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2018.1499614

Schwartz –Tayri, T. M. & Shpiro, S. (2017). The other side of the bridge: A follow up study of Israeli young adults who participated in a transitional housing program after aging out from care. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 34(3–4), 311–324. DOI: 10.1080/0886571X.2017.1334164

Levin, L. & Schwartz-Tayri, T. M. (2016). Attitudes toward poverty, organizations, ethics and morals: Israeli social workers and shared decision-making. Health Expectations. DOI: 10.1111/hex.12472

Weiss-Gal, I., Gal, J., & Schwartz-Tayri, T. M. (2015). Teacher, researcher and… policy actor? On social work faculty and the policy process. Social Policy & Administration, 51(5), 776–795. DOI: 10.1111/spol.12196

Levin, L., Goor, Y., & Tayri, T. M. (2012). Agency advocacy and organizational development: A feasible policy practice alliance. British Journal of Social Work, 41(8), 1-20. DOI:10.1093/bjsw/

The AI for SW lab was founded by Dr. Talia Meital Schwartz-Tayri on 2021. The lab is part of the Spitzer Department of Social Work at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev and leads multidisciplinary research projects

Grants
2018-2020 Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) (PI)
The role of personality in the engagement of social workers in social policy advocacy

2019-2020- ISEF foundation (PI)
IA for social welfare-a feasibility examination

2019-2020 IASSW Research Grants (PI)
Social Work Education and Profession in the India and Israel-Sisters separated