Complex sentence: In 1999, Sztokman completed her master's thesis under the direction of Prof. Asher Shkedi on the subject of bible instruction in state schools in Israel, and began working on her doctorate in the discipline crossing the departments of education and sociology/anthropology.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1999, Sztokman completed her master's thesis under the direction of Prof. Asher Shkedi on the subject of bible instruction in state schools in Israel. She then began working on her doctorate in the discipline crossing the departments of education and sociology/anthropology.