Anna KECHICHIAN KHANJI

Anna KECHICHIAN KHANJI

Instructor

Institute of Psychomotor Therapy – Chargé de Cours

Higher Institute of Speech and Language Therapy – Chargé de Cours

01/421 000 anna.kechichian1@usj.edu.lb

Speech and Language Therapist since 2006, graduated from Saint-Joseph University of Beirut.

Holder of a PhD degree from University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France.
Clinician in private clinic and in different hospitals, and instructor at the higher institute of speech and language theprapy at USJ.
Researcher in the field of Language Sciences.


Education

Degree University Country Year
Doctorate Université de Toulouse le Mirail (Toulouse II) France 2020
Master of Research Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2016
Speech and Language Therapist Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2006

Teaching at USJ

- "Executive Functions in SLT Intervention".
- "Approche cognitive et socio-interactionniste du langage"/Cognitive and socio-interactionist approach to language.

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience Organisation Start date End date
Instructor and Researcher Saint-Joseph University 01/09/2022

Areas of expertise

Medecine and Health

Research themes

- Bilingualism
- Learning disorders
- Executive Functions
- Inclusive schools 

Publications and communications

- Kechichian Khanji, A. (2024). Link Between Executive Functions and Spelling (French vs Arabic) in Bilingual Children from Grade 2 to Grade 4, for a Better Rehabilitation of Specific Learning Disorders. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.24193/cbb.2024.28.01.   
- Kechichian Khanji, A., Simoes-Perlant, A. & Duvignau, K. (2022). Comparative Study of Executive Functions in Lebanese Bilingual Children from Grade 2 to Grade 4. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.1891/JCEP-2021-0009. 
-Abou Sleiman, L. & Kechichian Khanji, A. (2020). A Pilot Visual-Spatial Working Memory Training Protocol in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychology and Neuroscience, 14(1), 110–120. https://doi.org/10.1037/pne0000234.
-Kechichian Khanji, A. & Nassif Kabaz, N. (2020).
دليل الأهل والفريق التّعليمي المشرف  -  الصّعوبات التّعلّميّة والتّعدّد اللّغوي . Beirut, Lebanon.
(Publication in Arabic concerning learning disabilities in the context of multilingualism, addressed to parents and educators).
-Kechichian Khanji, A. (2019). Poster presentation entitled « Fonctions exécutives et orthographe : développement et lien chez les enfants libanais bilingues francophones (à développement typique et dysorthographiques) du CE1 au CM1 » (Executive Functions and Spelling: Development and Linkage in Lebanese Bilingual Children from Grade 2 to Grade 4) in the Spring of Educational Research Convention. Paris, France.