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Dana Strauss

Clinical Psychology PhD Student, Co-Founder, Chair Jewish Psychology Section, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Jul 1, 2025, 5:21 PM

ZAKA Volunteer, 10.7 Gender Violence Expert May Help Canadian Jews with Antisemitism

ZAKA spokesperson, Yisrael Chasid (left), and ZAKA volunteer, Simcha Yaffa (right), with American and Canadian mental health professionals, trauma experts, and students on the AJMA Israel Trauma Mission.

“How do you do it?” we asked Israel Chasid, a volunteer with ZAKA who spent the last 18 months going into the areas decimated by Hamas to salvage what was left of the bodies and prepare them for Jewish...

About Me

Dana Strauss, B.Sc., is a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University of Ottawa. She has published research articles on the intersection of racism, mental health, and psychedelics. After the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, she felt it necessary to change her focus to antisemitism. She is currently researching the mental health impacts of campus antisemitism on faculty at Canadian universities.