Ofra Mayseless is a professor at University of Haifa, Israel, and the founder of the Center for the Study of Spirituality based at the University of Haifa. She was the  dean of the faculty of education, University of Haifa, and director of Israel’s National Pedagogical Secretariat in the Ministry of Education. Mayseless is an expert in developmental psychology, attachment, transition to adulthood and the caregiving processes. For the past decade, her main research interest focuses on the search for life's meaning and purpose and spiritual development. She is the author of The Caring Motivation.