French
Arabic
Houwayda MATTA BOU RAMIA
Professor
School of Social Work
Coordinateur du cycle doctoral - Titulaire Chaire de recherche sur les déplacements forcés
+961 (1) 421 000 ext 5156 houwayda.bouramia@usj.edu.lb
Houwayda Matta Bou Ramia has been a professor at the Lebanese School of Social Work (ELFS) at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) since 2004. She holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Ottawa and a doctorate in social work from the University of Montreal. She coordinates the doctoral program in social work and holds the Research Chair on Forced Displacement in the Middle East, supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).Her research focuses on the identity of social work, family education in situations of child abuse, policies and practices related to drug addiction, irregular maritime migration from Northern Lebanon, the intercultural competencies of social workers, and intercommunity tensions in Lebanon between displaced persons and host communities.Prof. Matta has published numerous works and serves as a scientific consultant for various research projects and strategic initiatives with NGOs on a variety of social issues in Lebanon, particularly those concerning minorities and vulnerable groups.
Education
| Degree | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHD en Service social | Université de Montréal | Canada | 2005 |
| Maîtrise en Service social | Université d'Ottawa | Canada | 2000 |
Teaching at USJ
Recherche qualitative avancée en Travail social -&n
Professional experience outside USJ
| Professional experience | Organisation | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Research Chair on Forced Displacement in the Middle East | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/11/2021 | |
| Coordinator of the PhD Program in Social Work | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/09/2017 | |
| Head of the Master's and PhD Department in Social Work | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/09/2008 | 31/08/2017 |
| Academic Coordinator of the "Expertise in Intervention and Family Mediation" Option - Master's in Social Work | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/09/2004 | 31/08/2008 |
| Academic Coordinator of the "Community Development Engineering" Option - Master's in Social Work | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/09/2004 | 31/08/2006 |
| Academic | Saint-Joseph university of Beirut | 01/09/2004 |
Areas of expertise
Research themes
- Domestic violence and issues related to familyand childhood.
- Family education.
- Professional identity and professionalizationin social work.
- Drug addiction: analysis of policies andpractices, and socio-professional integration.
- Forced displacement (irregular migration,intercommunity tensions, vulnerable groups, particularly individuals belongingto the LGBTQ+ community, etc.).
Publications and communications
Publications principales :
Khoury, J., Matta, H. and El-Hoss,T. (2024)'Lebanon’s Child Protection System'. In Brown, L., El-Hoss, T., andGearon, A., (eds) (2024) The development of child protection systemsand practice in low to middle income countries. London: PolicyPress.
Matta,Houwayda, Chouchani, Rita, Salameh, Maguy, (2023). Travailleurssociaux libanais à l’épreuve de l’histoire et de l’altérité, Dans LesPolitiques Sociales 2023/3 (N° 3-4), pages 83 à 95, Éditions Service socialdans le Monde, ISSN 1374-1942, DOI 10.3917/lps.233.0083
Abboud C., Matta, H., Khater M.(2023). “Historyand the Concepts Underlying the Lebanese Maronite Order Affordable HousingProjects”, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences - MJSS Vol. 14 No. 4 July2023 edition. ISSN: 2039-9340, E-ISSN: 2039-2117
Matta,Houwayda, Hazaz, May, (2020). « Drogues illicites au Liban : analyse des politiques et des pratiques», Drogues, santé et société. En primeur, Dernier numéro, No 1 / février 2020 / Non thématique, Volume 18, p. 49-68.
Matta,Houwayda, Hazaz, May (2011). « L'insertion socioprofessionnelle des personnes ex-toxicomanes au Liban :perceptions, réalité et défis », dans Drogues, santé et société,Vol. 10, no 1 : Les usagers des opioïdes : expériences, traitement de ladépendance et insertion sociale, pp. 197-237.
Communicationsprincipales :
Matta, H. Baltagi, R. (2024). LGBTQI+ Rights in the ArabRegion: Challenges and Struggles, International Conference on Gender,Geopolitics and Forced Migration, 04-05 March 2024, Center on Gender andForced Displacement -CGFD-Asian Institute of Technology- AIT, Bangkok,Thailand.
Matta, H. (2023). Syriensréfugiés au Liban : lecture multidimensionnelle des tensionsintercommunautaires, 27 novembre 2023, Foire internationale du livre deGuadalajara, Table 1: Regional displacement in Africa, Asia ante the MiddleEast: Nexus between development, humanitarian aid and peace, which will be heldon Monday, November 27, 2023, University Center of Administrative EconomicSciences (CUCEA) of the University of Guadalajara.
Matta, H. (2022). Lapratique du travail social aujourd’hui : comment articuler recherche et actionssur le terrain ?, les Rendez-vous de la recherche, wébinaires enligne organisés par la Fédération internationale des universités catholiques(FIUC), 13 juin 2022
Matta H., Khoury, J. (2022). Expériencede mères libanaises actrices de maltraitance : un chez soi contraignantaffectant l’individualisation, 9ème congrès de l'AIFRIS, Paroles,expériences et actions des usagèr·e·s dans l’intervention sociale : rendrevisible l’invisible, atelier 47 : Rupture et attentes dans lestrajectoires familiales. Bruxelles2022, (4 - 8 juillet 2022)
Matta, Houwayda, Hazaz, May, (2017). « Lebanese Youth and Substance Use andAbuse: A pathway marked by losses and exclusion, Young People andInequalities, International conference, Sectorial Group IFCU, socialSciences, October 16-18, 2017, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano,Italy.