Jan 15 2026 -  Invisible Light News

One Year into Yael Warshel's Election as President of the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies: Leading the Young Association to Keep Scholarship and Advocacy about Children and Youth across the Middle East, North Africa, Gulf, and their Diasporic Populations Front and Center, Invisible Light’s Founding President, Yael Warshel, Marks One Year as President of the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS)

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October 24, 2025 - Invisible Light News

Invisible Light’s Founding Director, Yael Warshel, Honored with 2025 International Communication Association Innovation Award in Method: Award recognizes pioneering research design transforming how conflict zones children’s experiences are studied, understood and addressed.

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​August 17, 2024 -Invisible Light News

Yael Warshel Advances Conflict Zone Children’s Rights: Partners with Nobel Prize Laureate; Co-Authors Influential U.N. Report

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2024 - Penn StateStater 

Q&A: Yael Warshel  Yael Warshel uses Sesame Street to understand how media might impact peace.
 

2024 - Penn State News
Yael Warshel’s book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict earns fifth major honor

​2023 - Penn State News
Warshel's book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict earns fourth major award

​2023 - Penn State News
Warshel's book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict earns fourth major award

​2023 - Penn State Rock Ethics Institute 
Rock Ethics researcher Yael Warshel's book receives second major accolade

2023 - Fox News 
Interview: “Hamas-Gaza War, Social Media and Misinformation."

2022 - Penn State Jewish Studies 
Warshel earns 2022 NCA Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

2021 - International Communication Association
Yael Warshel, CAMmer in the Spotlight Interview

2021 - Penn State News
Bellisario College faculty member named vice president of American Institute for Maghrib Studies 

2021 - Penn State Rock Ethics Institute 
Modules on international communication and 'peace comm' win teaching award 

2021 - Penn State News
New book critically examines anti-bias messaging in children's entertainment 

2020 - Indus News
Indus News Special on Media's Role in Peacebuilding: Yael Warshel Interviewed About Peace Communication 

2019 - Valley Magazine
Tecco, Ellis.: Cartoon cognisance. Valley Magazine. (Interview discussing my children and media in context research)

2018 - Penn State News
Bellisario Researcher Seeks to Sustain Peace Through Media

2018 - Be the TALK podcast
Sesame Street in Palestine—Can Media Influence for Good

2012 - UCLA Today
Scholar examines Sesame Street’s role in managing political conflict

2011 - District Wire
US military intervention into Libya. (Interview)

2009 - London-based The Guardian journalist’s blog site
Whitaker, Brian: Discussion of article,“Broadening the Discourse about Martyrdom Television Programming.

2009 - Neue Zürcher Zeitung Zurich based Swiss daily newspaper
Discussion of article,“Broadening the Discourse about Martyrdom Television Programming

2009 - American University Alumni News​
Professor profile—Yael Warshel. (Interview).

2005 - Palestinian American Research Center
Yael Warshel: Palestinian childhood nationalisms. Palestinian American Research Center Newsletter. (Description of sponsored research.) ..