Dr. Shimrit Peled
Fields of Research

School of Nursing Science



· Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice
· Cardiovascular Nursing
· Cultural Aspects and Nursing
· Health Promotion and Compliance
· Innovation and Clinical Trials
· Qualitative Methodologies
Short Bio
Shimrit Peled holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Tel Aviv-Jaffa College, and a Bachelor of Economics from Tel Aviv University. With expertise spanning academia, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, she served as a senior faculty member and researcher at Hebrew University from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, she transitioned to nursing studies and earned her BSN in 2022.
Currently, Shimrit is a Lecturer in Clinical Skills and Communication at the School of Nursing Science at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, where she teaches simulation-based training and patient-caregiver communication. She is also the Founder and CEO of Astrid Sunrise, a digital health startup focused on improving patient compliance in chronic disease management.
Shimrit’s clinical experience includes roles as a Geriatric Nurse at Mendelboim Day Center for Elderly and as a Registered Nurse in the Cardiology Department at Ichilov Hospital. She is also completing Clinical Research Associate (CRA) training at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Shimrit combines her teaching, research, clinical expertise, and entrepreneurial leadership to drive innovation in healthcare and education. She has received multiple awards for her publications and research.
Selected Publications
3. Peled, S. (2010). Photography, Language and Home: Colonial Expeditions in The One Facing Us by Ronit Matalon and in Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Prooftexts, vol 30, no.3, pp. 340—367.
4. Peled, S. (2011). “Mastery Regained” – Israeli Jewish Sovereignty and Space in the Israeli Novel, 1967-1973. Journal of Modern Jewish Studies 10:2, pp. 263-284. (see no. 1).
5. Peled, S. (2013). Nationalism and Maternal Sacrifice in David Grossman's To the End of the Land, Hebrew Studies 54, pp. 345—357. (Invited).