Emmanuelle Awad is a lecturer of psychology and researcher in the Department of Psychology and Education.

Her research focuses on the intersection of mental health, social media, and eating behaviors. She is actively engaged in cross-cultural research collaborations and enjoys presenting these findings in international conferences.

She deeply values both teaching and learning, seeing them as two sides of the same journey. Through both her teaching and research, she is committed to fostering critical thinking, scientific curiosity, and meaningful dialogue around real-world psychological issues.

SDGs Research Mapping

Dr. Emmanuelle Awad conducts research relevant to the following SDGs:

Selected Publications

• Awad, E., Malaeb, D., Fawaz, M., Youssef, L., Brytek-Matera, A., Hallit, S., & Obeid, S. (2025). Profile of maladaptive and normative eating behaviors in correlation with rumination: a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 38(1), 2.
• Awad, E., Zalaket, N., Rahme, E., Hallit, S., Fekih-Romdhane, F., & Obeid, S. (2024). Body appreciation and mindful eating in Lebanese adults: the mediating role of psychological distress. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 34(12), 4020-4032.
• Awad, E., Malaeb, D., Chammas, N., Fawaz, M., Soufia, M., Hallit, S., … & Obeid, S. (2024). Mediating effect of depression between self-esteem, physical appearance comparison and intuitive eating in adults. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 25109.
• Awad, E., Rogoza, R., Gerges, S., Obeid, S., & Hallit, S. (2024). Association of social media use disorder and orthorexia nervosa among Lebanese university students: the indirect effect of loneliness and factor structure of the social media use disorder short form and the Jong-Gierveld loneliness scales. Psychological Reports, 127(3), 1065-1084.
• Zoghbi, R., Awad, E., Hallit, S., & Matta, C. (2023). Prevalence of Orthorexic Tendencies and Their Correlates Among Lebanese Patients with Cancer. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 130(5), 1952-1969.
• Obeid, S., Awad, E., Wachten, H., Hallit, S., & Strahler, J. (2023). Temperaments and orthorexia nervosa: a cross-cultural study between Germany and Lebanon. Current Psychology, 42(29), 25171-25184.
• Awad, E., El Khoury-Malhame, M., Yakin, E., Hanna, V., Malaeb, D., Hallit, S., & Obeid, S. (2022). Association between desire thinking and problematic social media use among a sample of Lebanese adults: The indirect effect of suppression and impulsivity. PloS one, 17(11), e0277884.
• Awad, E., Salameh, P., Sacre, H., Malaeb, D., Hallit, S., & Obeid, S. (2022). Association between impulsivity and healthy orthorexia: any moderating role of personality traits?. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 27(8), 1832-1841.
• Awad, E., Obeid, S., Sacre, H., Salameh, P., Strahler, J., & Hallit, S. (2022). Association between impulsivity and orthorexia nervosa: any moderating role of maladaptive personality traits?. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 27(2), 483-493.
• Awad, E., Salameh, P., Sacre, H., Malaeb, D., Hallit, S., & Obeid, S. (2021). Association between impulsivity and orthorexia nervosa/healthy orthorexia: any mediating effect of depression, anxiety, and stress?. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 604.

Academic Degrees

• PhD Candidate in Psychology (Eating Disorders and Obesity), Maastricht University, Netherlands, 2023.
• Master of Science in Psychology (Research), Lund University, Sweden, 2021.
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Clinical), Notre Dame University, Lebanon, 2019.