Faculty and Staff
Faculty

Rudy Abi-Habib
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
Director, Institute of Psychotraumatology

Emmanuelle Awad
Visiting Lecturer of Psychology

Rima Bahous
Associate Professor of Education
Director, Teacher Training Institute
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Melanie Deek
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Marie Anne El-Khoury
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Myriam El Khoury-Malhame
Associate Professor of Psychology
Program Coordinator, Honors, Byblos

Loulwa Kaloyeros
Senior Instructor Psychology

Jo Kelcey
Assistant Professor of Education

Wissam Kheir
Assistant Professor of Practice in Clinical Psychology

Diane Issa Nauffal
Associate Professor of Education
Assistant to the President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Sahar Obeïd
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ahmad Oueini
Associate Professor of Education

Toni Sawma
Assistant Professor of Practice in Clinical Psychology

Pia Tohme
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
Chairperson, Department of Psychology and Education

Rayya Younes
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Research Faculty

Morten Greaves
Research Faculty

Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz
Research Faculty
Adjunct Faculty

Mona Majdalani
Professor of Education

Ketty Sarouphim-McGill
Associate Professor of Psychology and Education
Staff

Dina Noueiri
Senior Academic Assistant, Beirut and Byblos
Department of Psychology and Education

Rima Mirdas
Senior Academic Assistant, Beirut and Byblos
Department of Psychology and Education
Part-Time Faculty
Psychology
- Ms. Sirvart-Anni Papazian (silva.papazian@lau.edu.lb), MA in Education (Educational Psychology), 1988, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Ms. Sara Sabbah (sara.sabbah@lau.edu.lb), Master’s in Educational Psychology (emphasis on School Counseling), 2016, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Dr. Grace Azar (grace.azar@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience and Medical Statistics, 2019, University of Pavia, Italy.
- Ms. Elizabeth El Khoury (elizabeth.elkhoury@lau.edu.lb), MSc in Theory and Practice in Clinical Psychology, 2020, University of Reading, UK.
- Ms. Alexandra Chaaya (Alexandra.chaaya@lau.edu.lb), MSc in Criminology and Criminal Psychology, 2021, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
- Ms. Nour Yaktine (nour.yaktine@lau.edu.lb), PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Noorhan Wehbe (nourhane.wehbe@lau.edu.lb), MA in Clinical Psychology, 2022, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
- Dr. Maral D. Boyadjian (Maral.boyadjian@lau.edu.lb), Ed.D in Educational management and leadership, 2011, St. Louis University, USA.
- Ms. Nadine G.Akl (nadine.akl01@lau.edu.lb), PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Université d’Angers, France.
- Ms. Lama Ghanem (lama.ghanem02@lau.edu.lb), MA in Psychology, 2014, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Ms. Taline Avakian, (taline.avakian01@lau.edu.lb), MA in Mental Health Counseling, 2009, MEd in Special Education, 2013, University of Cincinnati, USA.
Education
- Mr. Moussa Bachir (moussa.bachir@lau.edu.lb), MA in Education, 2018, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Layla Itani (layla.itani@lau.edu.lb), MA Education TESOL Lebanese American University
- Dr. Lara El Khatib (lara.elkhatib@gmail.com), PhD in Education, 1996, The University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
- Dr. Mahmoud Natout (Mahmoud.natout@lau.edu.lb), DPhil in Education, 2014, University of Oxford, UK.
- Ms. Georgette Francis (georgette.francis@lau.edu.lb), MS in Molecular Biology, American University of Beirut, 2008, Lebanon.
- Ms. Maryse Karam (maryse.karam@lau.edu.lb), MA in Education, 2015, LAU.
- Mr. Samer Siefeldeen (samer.siefeldeen@lau.edu.lb), PhD Candidate in Educational Science, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.