ROY SHOVAL (PhD)

Roy is a postdoctoral researcher and the current lab manager at the Eitam Lab. He was the lab’s first manager several years ago, during which he completed both his master’s and Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Baruch Eitam. 

He later held a postdoctoral position under the supervision of Prof. Tal Makovski at the Open University of Israel, where he worked for several years before returning to the Eitam Lab. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at Tel-Hai College.

Roy’s research interests span diverse areas of Social and Cognitive Psychology. He has contributed to multiple lines of research in the lab, including studies on the effects of task relevance on subjective experiences. His master’s and Ph.D. research explored the hedonic value of choice and the magnitude and origins of humans’ preference for choice over no-choice situations. This work remains an active area of inquiry and continues to develop in new directions.

During his postdoctoral work at the Open University of Israel, Roy focused on visual memory and attentional processes, contributing to several publications in these areas.