Dr. Golan is an Assistant Professor at the child and adolescent clinical program in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is also the clinical director of two units specializing in diagnosis and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Golan’s work combines basic and applied research, investigating the understanding, expression, and regulation of emotion in individuals with ASD, and examining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral and technology-based interventions designed for this population. His research has been supported by the European Commission, the Israel Science Foundation, and the Association for Children at Risk in Israel.
Dr. Golan received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Tel-Aviv University, and a master’s degree in child clinical psychology from Bar-Ilan University. He completed doctoral and post-doctoral training with Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Center in the University of Cambridge, UK.