Mrs. Nouhad ABOU MELHEM WEHBE
Higher Institute of Speech and Language Therapy
Instructor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext nouhad.aboumelhem1@usj.edu.lb
Expert speech-language pathologist (SLP) with extensive experience in higher education research settings. Proven expertise in linguistics, language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, stuttering, clinical research, early screening, prevention, and parental support. Holds a Masters degree in research with a focus on cognition and neuroscience from Université François Rabelais de Tours, France. Currently pursuing a PhD in Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, UK.
Highest degree : Master in Psycholinguistics, Neurosciences - Université de Tours [France]
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate research certificate | Newcastle University | Royaume-Uni | 2022 |
| Research masters in psycholinguistics, neurosciences | Université françois Rabelais (Tours) | France | 2011 |
| Bachelor degree in speech and language therapy | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2010 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention in school settings | Collège Mariste | 10/10/2016 | 06/07/2018 |
| Speech Therapist and coordinator | National Autism Center | 12/09/2011 | 31/07/2014 |
| Speech Therapist | CEMEDIPP | 05/09/2011 | 31/07/2014 |
| Speech Therapist | Private clinic | 17/08/2011 | 01/09/2022 |
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Research topics
Early intervention prevention The Home learning environment and parental support Fluency disorders Bilingualism Oral Language: Development, disorders and assessment Linguistics
+ Publications and communications
- Book chapter: Méthodologie de l’étude. In Plurilinguisme et troubles spécifiques du langage au Liban (Zébib, Prévost, Tuller & Henry (Eds). Publication de l’Université Saint Joseph. [2020] - Poster presentation: Effectiveness of Dialogic Book Reading Intervention of Lexical Development in the Lebanese Multilingual Context (Abou Melhem, Kouba Hreich, Saad, Thordardottir). COST Action IS1406: Final Conference. Sofia - Bulgaria. [2019] - Proceedings of the 3nd International Conference on Stuttering: How should we interact with Adults who stutter? Lets hear from them (St. Louis, Wesierska, Saad Merouwe, Abou Melhem, Dezort, Lacikova), Rome – Italy [2018] - Article: State of stuttering intervention practices in the Lebanese context (Abou Melhem, Saad Merouwe), Logopedics of the XXI Century, Harmonia Universalis, Gdańsk – Poland [2017]