TAREK BELLAJ PB Box. 110040, Doha, Qatar +974 31020032 | [email protected]

Habilitation to supervise research and thesis (Post-Doctoral Specialized Certification) ► Title: "Neuropsychology and culture". Faculty of Humanities, University (February 2013) Doctorate in Psychology, Ph. D ► Thesis title: "Working memory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease". Faculty of Humanities, (November 1999) Higher Diploma of Specialized Studies in Applied Psychology - Clinical Psychology ► Dissertation title: "The Neuropsychological examination of Dementia in : adaptation of a battery of neuropsychological tests". Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (October 1990) Higher Diploma in Advanced Research ► Dissertation title: "Biorhythms, tiredness and alternating team work". Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (October 1988) Higher Certificate in Research ► Dissertation title: "The Notion of dependency in the asthmatic child". Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (October 1987) Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with highest distinction Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (September 1986)

Since September 2014 – Present: Associate Professor at Qatar University, Psychology Program, Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences. 2016-2019: Invited Professor at the , Beirut Campus (Hadath) to give graduate courses in neuropsychology: "Executive functions and learning disabilities". 2008 – 2017: Invited Professor at Angers University (France) to give graduate courses in neuropsychology: "Neuropsychology and culture". 2011 – 2013: Associate Professor at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB). October 1994 – August 2014: Associate Professor at Tunis University, the Psychology Department, Faculty of Humanities. September 1993 – September 1994: Clinical Psychologist (Rehabilitation Service, the Institute of Promotion of Handicapped).

August 1992 – Mai 1993: Clinical Neuropsychologist in the National Institute of Neurology. April 1989 – June 1991: Psychologist in the National Institute of Neurology. April 1988 – March 1989: Psychologist in the Razi Psychiatric Hospital.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST in the Razi Psychiatric Hospital (Mannouba, Tunis) than in the National Institute of Neurology (La Rabta, Tunis) and the Neurology Department (Charles Nicole Hospital, Tunis). Main activities: . Neuropsychological Assessment (interviewing, formal psychological testing, diagnosis) . Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (treatment, prevention) . Consultation with other professionals in diverse settings . Conduct of clinically-relevant research . Supervision, teaching, and management activities (e.g., program development, administration).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES Teaching several psychology courses for both undergraduate and graduate students (Master degree and PhD. students). The subjects included Memory, Emotion and Motivation, Psychometrics, Personality, Psychophysiology, Adult Neuropsychology, Child Neuropsychology, Psychogeriatric, Clinical neuropsychology, Neuropsychological assessment, Cognitive psychopathology, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Case studies methodology.

DISSERTATION SUPERVISION Ph.D. Thesis in Psychology (8 Doctoral Thesis). Dissertations for professional Master degrees in clinical neuropsychology and clinical Psychology (36 dissertations). Master degree dissertations in neuropsychology and clinical psychology (29 dissertations).

Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) OSRA Research Grant, 2019 (Fatherhood and self-Esteem in Qatari Adolescents). Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability, Research Grant, 2018 (Diagnostic issues in Autism). The Ministry of Women Affairs, Family, Children and Elderly and MBCDC, Research Grant, 2010 (A practical guide for professional psychologists working in childhood protection institutions, in French). National Office of Family and Population (ONFP), Research Grant, 2009 (Psychological and Psychosocial Aspects of Violence Against Women in Tunisia, in French).

National Commission of Work on Prevention and Promotion of Health, Tunisian Ministry of Public Health, Research Grant, 2008 (Social representations and attitudes toward prevention and health promotion in Tunisia). The Ministry of Women Affairs, Family, Children and Elderly and MBCDC, Research Grant, 2005 (Social and Family Violence in Tunisia, in French). Centre de Recherche Économique et Sociale (CERES), Research Grant, 2004 (Chronopsychological Study of School Time in Tunisian Educational System, in French). Fulbright Grant, Pennsylvania State University, Psychophysiology Lab. 1991 Dean’s List, highest distinction in the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1986

Books and book chapters ______Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., & Salhi, S. (2020). Aspects interculturels en neuropsychologie de l’enfant. In S. Majerus, I. Jambaqué, L. Mottron, M. Van der Linden, & M. Poncelet. Traité de neuropsychologie de l'enfant : évaluation et remédiation (pp. 449-471). Paris : Editions De Boeck Supérieur. ISBN-13 9782807320277. [Intercultural Aspects in Child Neuropsychology]. Jawachine, M.N. & Bellaj, T. (2020). Translation to Arabic of Shiraev, E. B. & Levy, D. A. Cross- cultural psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, 6th edition. Amman: Dar-Alfiker (600 pages). Bellaj, T., Al-mouhannadi, H., Al-mouhannadi, K., Abu-Rabi, T., & Mubayedh, M. (2019). Standardization of the Arabic version of the WISC-IV to Qatari children. Doha: Daam. Bellaj, T., Roy, A., and Le Gall, D. (2018). Neuropsychologie de l'enfant et culture : Réflexions sur les défis et les perspectives dans le contexte maghrébin. In A. Roy, G. Aubin, B. Guillery- Girard, C. Mayor-Dubois(Eds.), Neuropsychologie de l’enfant: Approches cliniques, modélisations théoriques et méthodes (pp. 362-380). Paris : De Boeck. ISBN: 9782807320895. [Child Neuropsychology and Culture: Reflections on the Challenges and Perspectives in the Maghreb Context]. Bellaj, T. and Le Gall, D. (2016). L’Évaluation Neuropsychologique dans le contexte du Maghreb. In H . Amieva, C. Belin and D. Maillet, L’évaluation neuropsychologique : de la norme à l’exception (pp. 165-191). Paris : De Boeck. ISBN: 978-2353273522 [Neuropsychological Assessment in the Maghreb Context.]. Bellaj, T. and Seron, X. (2014). Les facteurs culturels dans l'évaluation neuropsychologique. In X. Seron and M. van der Linden, Traité de neuropsychologie clinique de l'adulte, 2ème édition, (pp. 641-658). Paris : De Boeck. ISBN-13: 9782353272358 [Cultural factors in neuropsychological assessment]. Bellaj, T. (2011). Evaluation psychologique et culture : aspects conceptuels et méthodologiques. In B. Troadec and T. Bellaj (Eds.). Psychologies et cultures. Paris : L'Harmattan. (pp. 209-236). ISBN : 978-2-296-55217-3 [Psychological assessment and culture: conceptual and methodological issues]. Troadec, B. and Bellaj, B. (2011). Psychologies et cultures. Paris : L'Harmattan. ISBN : 978-2- 296-55217-3 [Psychologies and cultures]. Bouzaouache, I. and Bellaj, T. (2009). Variations journalières des processus activateurs et inhibiteurs de l'attention chez l'adolescent. In N. Romdhane and A. Najem-Marsissi (Eds.).

L'élève en difficultés scolaires : que peut apporter la psychologie. Tunis : ISSHT. (pp. 301-322). [Biorythmic variations of attentional processes in adolescents]. Bellaj, T. and Pasquier, D. (2009). Un exemple d'analyse implicative en neuropsychologie : la comparaison de groupes contrastés. In R. Gras, J-C., Regnier, F., Guillet, F. (Eds.). Analyse statistique implicative : une méthode d'analyse de données. Toulouse : Cépadues Editions. (pp. 387-403). ISBN : 978-84-692-3925-4 [An example of the use of implicative statistics in neuropsychology: mild traumatic brain injury in sports and executive functions]. Ben Sghaier, R., Ben Rejeb, R., Bellaj, T. & Mrabet, A. (2009). Émotion et Cognition suite au traumatisme crânien : Approche neuropsychologique. In S. Masmoudi & A. Naceur (Eds.). Cognition, emotion and Motivation. Tunis: CNIPRE (pp. 201-215). ISBN 978-9973-13-009-9. Ben Jemaa, S. and Bellaj, T. (2003). Questions d'éthique en neuropsychologie. In R. Ben Rejeb (Eds.). L'éthique en psychologie. Tunis : Presses de l'Imprimerie Tunis-Carthage. (pp. 57-62). [Ethical issues in neuropsychology]. Bellaj, T., Bourguignon, J.P., and Ghriss, A. (1997). Test d'Organisation Perceptivo-spatiale et d'Intégration Graphomotrice. Tunis : IPH. [Development, validation and standardization of a new test to assess perceptivo-spatial abilities and graphomotor integration].

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles ______Submitted

Aluja, A., Rossier, J., Oumar, B., Garcia, L.F., Bellaj, T., Ostendorf, F., Ruch, W., Vang, W., Suranyi, Z., Scigala, D., Čekrlija, D., Di Blas, L., Valdivia, M., Ben Jemaa, S., Atitsogbe, K.A., Hansenne, M., and Glicksohn, J. (2020, under review). Dark Triad, Social Position and Personality: A Cross- Cultural Study. Submitted Assessment. García, L. F., Aluja, A., Rossier, J., Ostendorf, F., Glicksohn, J., Oumar, B., Bellaj, T., Ruch, W., Wang, W., Suranyi, Z., Ścigała, D., Čekrlija, Đ., Stivers, A.W., Di Blas, L., Valdivia, M., Ben Jemaa, S., Atitsogbe, K.A., and Hansenne, M. (2020, under review). Cross-Cultural Stability of the Hexaco-60 Structure in 18 Countries: Exploring the Effect of Gender, Age, and Social Position. Submitted to Journal of Personality.

Published

Aluja, A., Rossier, J., Oumar, B., Garcia, L.F., Bellaj, T., Ostendorf, F., Ruch, W., Vang, W., Suranyi, Z., Scigala, D., Čekrlija, D., Di Blas, L., Valdivia, M., Ben Jemaa, S., Atitsogbe, K.A., Hansenne, M., and Glicksohn, J. (2019). Multicultural Validation of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (ZKA-PQ/SS) Across 18 Cultures. Assessment, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191119831770. [IF= 3.197] Kövi, Z., Aluja, A., Glicksohn, J., Blanch, A., Morizot, J., Wang, W., Barry, O., Hansenne, M., Carvalho, A., Valdivia, M., Desrichard, O., Hyphantis, T., Rossier, J., De Pascalis, V., León-Mayer, E., Piskunov, A., Stivers, A.W., Ostendorf, F., Čekrlija, D., Bellaj, T., Markiewicz, D., Motevalian, A., and Karagonlar, G. (2019). Cross-country Analysis of Alternative Five Factor Personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 143: 7–12. DOI.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.01.042. [IF= 1.967]

Ben Jemaa, S., Marzouki, Y., Fredj, M., Le Gall, D. & Bellaj, T. (2019). The Adaptation and the Validation of an Arabic Version of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (A-CSDD). Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 67(3): 839-848. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-180448. [IF= 3.920] Oudia, N., Anane, N., Aroua, C., Bellaj, T. & Fredj, M. (2018). La production et la compréhension orale dans le trouble cognitif léger (TCL). Revue Neurologique, 174 (S1): S35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurol.2018.01.080. [IF= 1.039] Roukoz, C., Er Rafiqi, M., Le Gall, D., Bellaj, T., & Roy, A. (2018). A Systematic Review of Cross- cultural Studies on Executive Functions in Children. International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience, 4(3), 1-31. Roy, A., Kefi, M.Z., Bellaj, T., Fournet, N., Le Gall, and Roulin, J.-L. (2018). The Stroop test in children: A developmental study in a French sample. Psychologie Française, 63(2): 129-143. DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2016.08.001. [IF= 0.551] Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., Khelifa, M., Ben Djebara, M., Gouider, R., and Le Gall, D. (2017). The Dementia Screening Battery-100: Presentation, Reliability and Construct Validity. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders-Extra, 2: 1-16. DOI: 10.1159/000477437. Ben Jemaa, S., Jendli, A., Attia-Romdhane, N., Mrabet, A., Le Gall, D., and Bellaj, T. (2017). An Arabic Version of the Cognitive Subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS- Cog): Reliability, Validity and Normative Data. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 60(1): 11-21. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-170222. [IF= 3.920] Bellali, H., Kouni Chahed, M., Ben Jemaa, S. and Bellaj, T. (2016). Psychological and psychosocial consequences of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis among women in Tunisia. PLOS, Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(10): 1-16. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005090. [IF= 4.487] Rossier, J., Aluja, A., Blanch, A., Barry, O., Hansenne, M., Carvalho, A., Valdivia, M., Wang, W., Desrichard, O., Hyphantis, T., Suranyi, Z., Glicksohn, J., De Pascalis, V., León-Mayer, E., Piskunov, A., Stivers, A., Morizot, J., Ostendorf, F., Čekrlija, ð., Bellaj, T., Markiewicz, D., Motevalian, A., and Karagonlar, G. (2016). Cross-Cultural Generalizability of the Alternative Five-Factor Model using the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire. European Journal of Personality, DOI: 10.1002/per.2045. [IF= 3.494] Soliman, A. M., Bellaj, T. and Khelifa, M. (2016). An integrative psychological model for radicalism: Evidence from structural equation modeling. Personality and Individual Differences, 95, 127-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.039. [IF= 1.967] Bellaj, T., Salhi, I.S., Roy, A., and Le Gall. D. (2015). Development of executive functions in school-age Tunisian children. Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2015.1058349. [IF= 2.577] Marzouki, Y., Skandrani-Marzouki, I., Bejaoui, M. Hammoudi, H. and Bellaj, T. (2012). The Contribution of Facebook to the 2011 Tunisian Revolution: A Cyberpsychological Insight. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15(5): 237-244. [IF= 2.650] Ouerchafani, R., Bellaj, T., Miladi, N., Ben Rejeb, M.R. and Le Gall, D. (2010). Efficiency of inhibitory mechanisms in arabophone patients’ frontal lobe lesions. European Review of Applied Psychology, 60, 147-161. [IF= 1.086] Mrabet-Khiari, H., Attia-Romdhane, N., Bellaj, T., Bennys, K., Anane, N. and Mrabet, A. (2008). Version Arabe de L'épreuve des 5 Mots : Validation Clinique pour le Diagnostic de Démence de Type Alzheimer. La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 786-792. [Clinical validation of the Arabic version of the 5 words for the diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer's disease].

Romdhane, M. N., Bellaj, T. and Attia-Romdhane. N. (2008). Comment sont adaptés et Validés les Tests Neuropsychologiques en Tunisie ? La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 746-753. [How are neuropsychological tests adapted and validates in Tunisia]. Ben Jemaa, S., Bellaj, T., Attia-Romdhane, N., Oudiaa Zakraoui, N., Cherif, A., Bouaziz, M. and Mrabet, A. (2008). Version Arabe de L'alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale -Cognitive Subscale (A-ADAS Cog). La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 777-785. [Arabic version of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale]. Ben Jemaa, S., Bellaj, T., Attia-Romdhane, N., Cherif, A., Oudiaa Zakraoui, N., Bouaziz, M. and Mrabet, A. (2008). La Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) : Fidélité, Validité et Étalonnage d'une Forme Arabe. La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 793-800. [The Frontal Assessment Battery: reliability, validity and standardisation]. Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., Anane, N., Attia-Romdhane, N., Ben Youssef, K., Kahouaji, H., Bouaziz, M. and Mrabet A. (2008). Version Arabe de la Geriatric Depression Scale (A-GDS) : Fidélité, Validité et Données Normatives. La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 801-808. [The Arabic version of the Geriatric Depression Scale: reliability, validity and normative data]. Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., Attia-Romdhane, N., Dhiffallah, M., Ben Ali, N. Bouaziz, M., and Mrabet, A. (2008). Version Arabe du Mini Mental State Examination (A-MMSE) : Fidélité, Validité et Données Normatives. La Tunisie Médicale, 86, 7, 768-776. [The Arabic version of the Mini- Mental State Examination: reliability, validity and normative data]. Tlili, F., Mahjoub, A., Lefèvre, J., Bellaj, T., Ben Romdhane, H., Eymard-Duvernay, S. and Holdsworth, M. (2008). Tunisian Women's Perceptions of Desirable Body Size and Chronic Disease Risk. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 47, 4, 399-414. [IF= 1.138] Bellaj, T., Pasquier, D. and Van Dam, M. (2006). Validité du test de gestion des ressources attentionnelles-TGRA. Revue Tunisienne des Sciences Sociales, 36, 4: 225-239. [Validity of the Test of Attentional Resources Management]. Bouzaouache, I., Bellaj, T. and Bouaziz, M. (2006). Effets de l'âge et du niveau de scolarité sur l'inhibition et la flexibilité au test de Stroop. Revue « Muqabassat Inter-signes, numéro spécial Psychologie», 1, 4968. [Effects of age and education on cognitive inhibition and flexibility in the Stroop test]. Dellagi, K., Sokraf, T., Ghriss, A., Bellaj, T., Hafsia, R., Bejaoui, M., Hafsia, A. and Fathallah, D. M. (1999). Perception of genetic diseases in a North African population: Toward the implementation of genetic screening of Hemoglobinopathies. American Journal of Human Genetics, 85(4), A193/1059. Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., Bouaziz, Z. and Bouaziz, M. (1996). Un test de reconnaissance visuelle. Résultats préliminaires sur un échantillon tunisien d'adultes normaux. Revue de la Société Algérienne de Psychologie, 5-6, 193-211. [Development of a task assessing recognition for unfamiliar designs adapted to Tunisian population]. Bouaziz, Z., Bellaj, T., Djemel, B. and Bouaziz, M. (1995). Une tâche de reconnaissance de visages non familiers adaptée à la population tunisienne : étude préliminaire. La Revue de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Tunisie, 24: 27-31. [Development of a task assessing recognition for unfamiliar faces adapted to Tunisian population].

Refereed International Conference Presentations ______

Bellaj, T. (2019). Social cultural aspects in the assessment of dementia in The Arab countries. Qatar International Gerontology and Gerontology Conference (Doha, 31 October - 02 November 2019). Bellaj, T. (2018). Behavioral health from a multicultural perspective. 1st International Interdisciplinary Congress on Behavioral Health (Doha, 21-22 November, 2018). Mahmood, O., Ben Jemaa, S., Fredj, M. &. Bellaj, T. (2018). Sensitivity and specificity of an Arabic verbal memory test in distinguishing normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. 3rd Meeting on Neuropsychology Organized by Lebanon Memory Group for Clinical Research (Beirut, November 3, 2018). Bellaj, T. (2017). Neuropsychologie de l’enfant au Maghreb : Défis et perspectives. Forum de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française. (Paris, 27-30 Novembre, 2017). [Child Neuropsychology in the Maghreb: Challenges and Prospects]. Abo Hamza, E., Helal, A. & Bellaj, T. (2017). Early Intervention in Modifying Repetitive Behavior for Autistic Children Based on ABA. 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (29 August – 1 September 2017, Utrecht, The Netherlands). Aluja A., Blanch A., Barr O., Hansenne M., Valdivia M., Suranyi Z., Di Bias L., Glicksohn J., Cekrlija D., Ostendorf F., Motevalian A., Bellaj T., Garda L., Rossier J., Ruch W., Ben Jemaa S., Atitsogbe K., Stivers A. (2017). Social Position and Dark Triad Personality: Cross-Cultural Differences. The International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. (July 24-28, 2017, Warsaw, Poland). Aluja A., Blanch A., Barr O., Hansenne M., Valdivia M., Suranyi Z., Di Bias L., Glicksohn J., Cekrlija D., Ostendorf F., Motevalian A., Bellaj T., Garda L., Rossier J., Ruch W., Ben Jemaa S., Atitsogbe K., Stivers A. (2017). The Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA- PQ/SF) Short Form Across 17 Cultures and 11 Languages. (July 24-28, 2017, Warsaw, Poland). Abu-Hamda, B., Soliman, A., Babekr, B.A., Bellaj, T. (2017). Emotional expression and culture: Implications from nine Arab countries. 25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (EW0367): S230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2237. Bellaj, T. (2017). Psychological Basis for Social Security. 2nd International Scientific Conference on Societal Responsibility. (16-18 April 2017, Doha). Souissi, I., Marzouki, Y. and Bellaj, T. (2017). The effects of cultural orientation on ageism in Arabic context. The International Convention of Psychological Science - ICPS. (23-25 March 2017, Vienna, Austria). Bellaj, T. (2017). The Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in the Arab Countries. 3rd International Alzheimer’s Disease Conference. (30 January-2 February 2017, Riyadh, KSA). Souissi, S. & Bellaj, T. (2016). Long-Term Neuropsychological Deficits in Concussed Athletes. 31st International Congress in Psychology. (24-29, Yokohama, Japan). Bellaj, T., Gouider, R. and Le Gall, D. (2016). Sociocultural issues in Dementia Screening in North-Africa. The Symposium "Brain Ageing and Dementia in LMICI". (Nairobi, Kenya: 6-9 December 2016). Marzouki, Y., Bellaj, T., Feldman, L.-B., and Grainger, J. (2016). Serial position functions for letters and digits in Arabic readers. Psychonomic Society's 57th Annual Meeting. (November 17- 20, 2016, Boston, USA). Marzouki, Y., Bellaj, T., and Feldman, L.-B. (2016). Shaping our understanding of orthographic processing from the shape of the serial position function: Evidence from Letter Identification in Arabic. Presented in the Scientific Meeting: Experimental Approaches to Arabic and other understudied Languages: EXAL+. (Abu Dhabi, January 14-17, 2016).

Khelifa, M., Ben Jemaa, S., and Bellaj, T. (2016). Cultural Dimensions and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (A‑GDS). Oral presentation in the 6th Regional Congress of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, (Rosario, Argentina, June 14-17, 2016). Khelifa, M., Ben Jemaa, S., and Bellaj, T. (2016). Screening dementia in Tunisia: clinical validity of the Dementia Screening Battery. Oral presentation in the 6th Regional Congress of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, (Rosario, Argentina, June 14-17, 2016). Bellaj, T. and Le Gall, D. (2015). Spécificités culturelles de l'évaluation cognitive au Maghreb. Forum de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française. (Paris, 29 November- 3 December, 2015). [Cultural characteristics of the cognitive assessment in the Maghreb]. Bellaj, T. and Le Gall, D. (2015). Bilinguisme et développement différentiel des processus exécutifs chez l’enfant. 39ème Journées de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française. (Angers, 28-30 Mai 2015). [Bilingualism and the differential development of executive functions in children]. Souissi, I., Bellaj, T., Besnard, J. and Le Gall, D. (2015). Résolution de problèmes numériques en contexte tunisien : apport d’une lecture transculturelle des performances. 39eme Journées de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française. (Angers, 28-30 Mai 2015) [Solving numerical problems in Tunisian context: A cross-cultural lecture of the performance]. Gritli, R., Bellaj, T. and Le Gall, D. (2015). Développement des processus inhibiteurs chez l’enfant tunisien d’âge scolaire. 39ème Journées de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française. (Angers, 28-30 Mai 2015) [Development of inhibitory processes in school-age child Tunisian]. Soliman, A. M., Bellaj, T. and Khelifa, M. (2015). The use of psychological models in the explanation of radicalism. The Fifth International Social Sciences Conference: Understanding the Rise of Global Radicalism (Doha, 10-11 March 2015). Khelifa, M., Bellaj, T., Soliman, A. M., and Adel Jendli (2015). Qatari Youth Social Representation of the Elderly and Aging. International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities (Toronto, 18 - 21 May 2015). Bellaj, T., and Salhi, I. (2014). Neuropsychologie de l’autisme. « Journées de Neuro-pédiatrie » (Sfax: 12-13 Décembre 2014). [Neuropsychology of Autism]. Bellaj, T. (2014). Démence et Société. Journées de Neurologie de Langue Française (Strasbourg : 1-3 avril 2014). [Dementia and Society]. Bellaj, T. (2013). Neuropsychological assessment in Arab countries. Troisièmes Journées de Psychologie en Lybie (Tripoli : 6-8 novembre 2013). Beltaief, F., Hassan, F., Amadou, B., Mhalla, A., Bellaj, T., Ben Rejeb, R., Gaha, L., & Allain, P. (2013). Insight cognitif et troubles cognitifs dans la schizophrénie. 9èmeJournées nationales de recherche en psychiatrie, Monastir, 4-5 avril. [Cognitive insight and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia]. Beltaief, F., Amadou, B., Allain, P., Mhalla, A., Bellaj, T., Ben Rejeb, R., & Gaha, L. (2013). Fonctionnement dans la vie quotidienne chez des sujets schizophrènes et des témoins sains tunisiens. 12ème Congres de l’encéphale, Paris, 22-24 janvier. [Daily life functioning in schizophrenic patients]. Bellaj, T. (2012). La Neuropsychologie en Tunisie. Colloque international "La Neuropsychologie : Etats et Perspectives’’ (Alger-Blida : 27,28 et 29 novembre 2012). [Neuropsychology in Tunisia].

Bellaj, T. (2012). The Arabic version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF): validity, reliability and normative data. The “International Congress organized by the Psychological Tunisian Society on Cognition and Culture”. (Tunis, 6-8 June 2012). Bellaj, T. (2012). Neurosciences et religion. Journée Scientifique organisée par la Société Tunisienne de Psychologie autour du thème "Psychologie et religion" (Tunis : 27 janvier 2012). [Neuroscience and religion]. Bellaj, T. (2012). Psychologie des traumas. Journée de formation et d'information organisée par FREEDOM HOUSE autour du thème "Justice transitionnelle et droits des victimes" (Tunis :15-16 mars, 2012). [Psychology of trauma]. Bellaj, T. (2012). Neuropsychologie des personnalités limites. XIème Colloque international de l'Unité de Recherche de Psychopathologie Clinique (Tunis : 27-28 avril 2008). [Neuropsychology of borderline personality]. Bellaj, T. and Le Gall, D. (2012). Developing a Dementia Brief Neurocognitive Screening Battery for Use in Multiple Languages and Cultures in Africa: Tunisian experience and Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Symposium "Brain Ageing and Dementia in developing countries-II". (Nairobi, Kenya: 4-7 December 2012). Bellaj, T. (2010). La psychologie au monde Arabe : situation actuelle et perspectives. Premières Journées de Psychologie en Lybie (Misrata : 9-11 novembre 2010). [Psychology in the Arab world: actual situation and perspectives]. Bellaj, T. (2009). Est-ce que l'homosexualité est une maladie? Communication orale présentée au Workshop International organisé par la PNUD à l'intention des leaders religieux du monde arabe dans le cadre de la prévention du SIDA (Le Caire : 11-13 avril 2009). [Is homosexuality an illness?]. Bellaj, T. (2009). Evaluation psychologique et culture : aspects conceptuels et méthodologiques. Conférence présentée le 25 septembre 2009 au XXXIème Symposium de l'Association de Psychologie Scientifique de Langue Française (Tunis : 24-25 septembre 2009). [Psychological assessment and culture]. Bellaj, T. (2009). Cognition, Rationalité et Psychologie. Communication orale présentée à l'occasion de la Journée d'études de l'Unité de Recherche Penser la rationalité aujourd'hui (Tunis : 5 décembre 2009). [Cognition, Rationality and Psychology]. Alimi, M.L., Bellaj, T., and Ben Rejeb, M.R. (2008). Sexual disorders and infanticid murder phantasm in first pregnancy in light of Rorschach test. Abstract in Sexologies, 17, S1, 60. Bellaj, T. (2008). Paternité-Corrélats psychobiologiques. Communication orale présentée au VIIIème Colloque international de l'Unité de Recherche de Psychopathologie Clinique (Tunis : 1- 2 février 2008). [Psychobiological correlates of paternity]. Bouzaouache, I., Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (2007). Attentional rhythms and ageing. Communication orale présentée au Second international congress of applied chronobiology and chronomedicine: ICACC-2007 (Gammarth, 23-28 mars, 2007). Bouzaouache, I., Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (2007). Fluctuations journalières des capacités attentionnelles et effet de l'âge. Communication orale présentée lors du Congrès de la Société Francophone de la Chronobiologie (Paris : 20 septembre 2007). [Age effects on day fluctuation of attentional capacities]. Bellaj, T., Ben Jemaa, S., Attia-Romdhane, N., Bouaziz, M., and Mrabet, A. (2007). The Tunisian Mini Mental State-90: a test for screening dementia in Tunisia Construct and validation.

Communication orale présentée au Symposium "Brain Ageing and Dementia in developing countries". (Nairobi, Kenya : 10-13 April 2007). Bellaj, T. (2007). Is the assessment of executive functions in dementia useful? Communication orale présentée au Workshop International Progrès récents dans la pathologie démentielle (Tunis: 23 février 2007). Bellaj, T. (2007). Bases biologiques de la mémoire. Communication orale présentée au Workshop International Progrès récents dans la pathologie démentielle (Tunis: 23 février 2007). [Biological bases of memory]. Bellaj, T. (2006). Neuropsychologie des troubles de l'attention et de l'hyperactivité. Communication orale présentée au IIème Congrès de neuropsychiatrie de l'enfant (Sfax: 21-22 avril 2006). [Neuropsychology of attention and hyperactive disorders]. Bellaj, T. (2006). Attention et traumatismes crâniens au milieu du travail. Communication orale présentée au XIVème Congrès de l'Association Internationale de Psychologie du Travail de Langue Française (Hammamet : 7-10 juillet 2006). [Attention and traumatic brain injury in work space]. Ben Youssef, K., Attia-Romdhane, N., Bellaj, T., and Mrabet, A. (2006). Diagnostic précoce des démences en Tunisie : mise au point d'un protocole de dépistage à propos de 100 cas. Communication orale présentée au IIIème Congrès Maghrébin de Neurologie (Rabat, 24-25 novembre 2006). [Early diagnosis of dementia in Tunisia]. Bellaj, T. (2005). Langage et vieillissement. Communication orale présentée au cours du I° Congrès International de la Communication et les relations interpersonnelles (Wergla : 20-22 mars 2005). [Language and aging]. Bellaj, T. (2005). Neurosciences et culture. Communication orale présentée au cours du Xème Congrès International de l'Association de Recherche Inter-Culturelle (Alger : 2-6 mai 2005). [Neuroscience and culture]. Klibi, A., Bellaj, T., and El-Hechmi, Z. (2005). The validation of a Tunisian version of a scale of life events. Communication orale présentée au cours du XIIIème Congrès Mondial de Psychiatrie (Le Caire : 10-15 septembre 2005). [The validity of a tunisian version of Life Events Scale]. Ben Sghaier, R., Tounsi-Laribi, H., Bellaj, T., Rafrafi, R., S Mrabet A. (2003). Dépression et performances cognitives chez l'enfant épileptique. Communication orale présentée au cours de la XIème Journée Scientifique de l'Hôpital Razi (Tunis i 31 Mai 2003). [Depression and cognitive performance in epileptic children]. Ben Sghaier, R., Menaa, KH., Bellaj, T., El Bahri-Ben Mrad, F., Tounsi-Laribi, H., Ftouhi, L., S Mrabet, A. (2003). Changements neuro-comportementaux et neuropsychologiques chez les traumatisés du crâne. Communication orale présentée au cours de la réunion de l'Association Tunisienne de Neurologie (Kélibia i 12 Juillet 2003). [Neurobehavioural and neuropsychological changes in traumatic brain injury]. Ben Jemaa, S. and Bellaj, T. (2002). Prise en charge neuropsychologique et destin. Communication orale présentée au cours du Colloque de Psychopathologie clinique (Tunis i 29-30 janvier 2002). [Destiny in neuropsychological rehabilitation]. Ben Sghaier, R., Bellaj, T., Mrabet, A. (2002). Etude des processus attentionnels chez des sujets atteints d'épilepsie idiopathique. Communication orale présentée au cours du XXIXème Congrès National de Médecine (Tunis i 20-21 Décembre 2002). [Study of attentional processes in idiopathic epilepsy].

Bellaj, T. (2000). La mémoire humaine fractionnée. Communication orale présentée au cours du premier workshop Applications médicales de l'intelligence artificielle (Monastir i 9-10-11 novembre 2000). [The fractionated human memory]. Bellaj, T., Khouja, N., Hentati, F.S., Bouaziz, M. (2000). Difficultés de gestion des ressources attentionnelles au cours de la maladie de Parkinson. Communication orale auprès du Congrès NeuroMéditerranée II (Hammameti 1-2-3 juin 2000). [Deficits in attentional ressources management in Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T., Khouja, N., Hentati, F.S Bouaziz, M. (2000). Déficit de l'administrateur central dans la maladie de Parkinson. Communication affichée auprès du Congrès Neuro-Méditerranée II (Hammameti 1-2-3 juin 2000). [Central executive deficits in Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (1999). Déficits des mécanismes inhibiteurs dans la maladie de Parkinson. Communication auprès du Congrès Neuro-Méditerranée I (Marseille 20-21 Mars 1999). [Inhibitory mechanisms in Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T., Gouider-Khouja, N., Hentati, F.S., and Bouaziz, M. (1999). Étude des déficits mnésiques dans la maladie de Parkinson. Communication auprès de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française (St. Étiennei 28-29 Mai 1999). [Memory deficits in Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (1997). Dysfonctionnement de la mémoire de travail dans la maladie de Parkinson. Communication auprès de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française (Dijoni 2334 Mai 1997). [Working memory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (1997). Déficit de planification chez les parkinsoniens. Communication auprès de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française (Dijon 23-34 Mai 1997). [Planification deficits in Parkinson's disease]. Ben Hamida, M., Ayadi, S., and Bellaj, T. (1995). Clinical aspects of dementia in African regionz Tunisian experience. Communication auprès de la Société de Neurologie Africaine (Marrakeshi 18-19 Avril 1995). [Clinical aspects of dementia in African region; Tunisian experience]. Bellaj, T., Bouaziz M., and Bouaziz Z. (1995). Une version arabe du Stroop. Communication auprès de la Réunion de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française (Marseille 18-19 Mai 1995). [Arabic version of the Stroop test]. Bouzaouache, I., Bellaj, T., and Bouaziz, M. (1995). Inhibition et flexibilité à travers une tâche d'attention sélective. Communication auprès de la 8eme Réunion de la SSNT (Hammamet: 4-7 Nov. 1995). [Inhibition and flexibility through an attentional task]. Bouaziz, M., Bellaj T., Bouzaouache, I., and Bouaziz, Z. (1995). Effet de l'âge et du niveau d'instruction dans une tâche d'attention sélective: Le Stroop test (version arabe). Communication au 63ème Congrès de la Société de Physiologie (Strasbourg: 20-22 Déc. 1995). Abstract in Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, 103, 5, D44. [Effects of age and education on a selective attentional task: the Stroop test (Arabic version)]. Bellaj, T., Bouaziz, Z., and Bouaziz, M. (1994). An Arabic version of the Stroop test : Effects of similarity and lexical access difficulty on an Arabic and a French versions of the Stroop in Tunisian bilingual subjects. Poster présenté auprès du 7ème Congrès des Biologistes Arabes (Sousse, 4-7 Novembre 1994). Bellaj, T., Muth, E.R., Drake, C., Koch, K.L., and Stern, R.M. (1993). Effects of repeated fasting during Ramadan on hunger and gastric myoelectric activity. Poster présenté au Congrès de la Society for Psychophysiological Research, Rottach-Edgern, Allemagne, 27-30 Octobre 1993. Abstract paru dans la revue Psychophysiology, 1993, 30 (supp 1), S 16.

Bellaj, T. and Ben Hamida, M. (1993). Étude des déficits mnésiques dans le syndrome démentiel de la maladie de Parkinson et de la maladie d'Alzheimer. Colloque International sur la Mémoire, organisé par l'Université des Sciences Humaines et Sociales de Tunis et la Société OROC (Tunis 29-30 Janvier 1993). [Memory deficits in dementias of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease]. Bellaj, T. (1993). L'utilisation des logiciels de statistique dans la recherche en psychologie. 2ème Journée de l'Informatique Appliquée à la Recherche en Lettres et en Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Faculté des Sciences Humaines et Sociales de Tunis (Tunis 14 Mai 1993). [The use of statistical packages in psychological research]. Bellaj, T., Bouaziz, Z., Bouaziz, M., and Ben Hamida, M. (1992). Mise au point d'un test de mémoire visuelle adapté à la population tunisienne. 6èmes Journées Biologiques de la Société Tunisienne de Chimie Biologique (Hammamet 5-7 Novembre 1992). [Development of a test of visual memory adapted to Tunisian population]. Hedriche, M., Belhedi, N., Bellaj, T. & Douki, S. (1988). Sociologie de la vie conjugale à travers les proverbes tunisiens. Premières Journées Tunisiennes de Psychiatrie (Tunis, 18 – 19 Juin 1988).

Membership in Scientific Associations: o National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) o Association for Psychological Science (APS) o Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) o Tunisian Psychological Society (STP) Member of the Editorial Board of the African Journal of Psychological Assessment Head of “The Qatar University Mental Health Research Group (QU-MHRG)” Research Lab. Membership: . Laboratoire de Psychologie du Pays de la Loire, France (LPPL-Angers University) . Laboratoire de Recherche en Psychopathologie Clinique, Tunisia (LR16ES01-FSHST) Ongoing Research Collaborations: . Collaboration with Angers University (Didier Le Gall, Philippe Allain, Céline Lancelot and Arnaud Roy) on cross-cultural neuropsychology of executive functions and social cognition. . Collaboration with Genève University (Martial van der Linden) on cognitive psychopathology and episodic memory. . Collaboration with Colorado University (Fred Coolidge) on personality and executive functions: a cross-cultural perspective. . Collaboration with Misrata University (Mustapha Chagmani) and Tripoli University (Mustapha Tabib) on neuropsychological test adaptation to Arabic population.

. Collaboration with Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (Anton Aluja) and a team from 23 countries working on a cross-cultural comparison of personality dimensions with the ZKA-Q. . Collaboration with Kampala University, Uganda (Noeline Kanina Nakasujja) and Kinshasa University, DRC (Jean-Marie Kashama) on dementia in African countries. President of the Tunisian Psychological Society (STP), 2007 to 2014 (3 sessions). . Scientific workshop organization around the topic "Psychology and religion" (Tunis, February 2012) . Organization of training for clinical psychologists to develop expertise in systemic family psychotherapies orchestrated by the University of Chambéry (since 2011). . Organization of a basic training of psychologists for the intervention in crisis situation post-revolution (February, 2011). . Organization of a series of psychological interventions by the psychologists of the STP to Tunis, Kasserine, Choucha Camp and Ras-Jdir Camp in collaboration with the Tunisian Red Crescent and other international agencies (February-May 2011). . Organization of the 10th International Conference on Social Representations (CIRS-10) "Representations, transmission of the knowledge and social transformations" (July, 2010) . Organization of the International Congress "Cognition and culture" in collaboration with the Scientific Association of Psychology of French language (September, 2009) . Participation in the meetings of the Commission of the Mental health in Tunisia (since 2007) . Participation in the organization of the scientific meetings organized by units and groups of psychological research in Tunisia (Clinical Research unit of Psychopathology). . Creation of a Web site for the STP: http://www.stp-psychologie.org/ . Active participation with the Ministry of Health to the improvement of the statute of psychologists in Tunisia. . Participating in the drafting of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct for the Tunisian Psychologists and the text project of the Tunisian Psychologists Order that ensures the quality of the services provided by its members, promotes the development of the profession, and works to keep psychological services accessible. May 2013: Invited Presentation in a conference in Geneva University, "Neuropsychological assessment in a multicultural context". October 2013 and March 2014: Invited Researcher in neuropsychology, University of Angers to develop research on "Cross-cultural Neuropsychology". September 2011: Participation in the "4th Workshop for teaching tools in neuroscience" organized by The International Brain Research Organization (Coast Cape - Ghana). Member of the National Commission of granting of the authorization of exercise of free practice psychologist (since 2010). Member of the recruitment National Jury of psychologists and principal psychologists to the Ministry for the Public health (since 2007). Member of the office of the Scientific Association of Psychology of French Language (since 2009).

Since January 2019, Coordinator of the Psychology program at Qatar University. Charged, Tunisian side, of the program of exchange of the Mediterranean Office of Youth between the Faculty of Arts, Languages and Social Sciences (University of Angers) and the Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (2011-2013). Coordinator of the Commissions of Masters of psychology to the Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (20112013). President of the Commission of the Master degree in clinical neuropsychology in the Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (2011-2012). Member of the recruitment National Jury of the university assistants in psychology (2005- 2007 and 2009-2011). Head of the psychology department at the Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (2005- 2011). . Participation in the realization of a convention of double diplomation of Master in developmental and educational psychology with the University of Nantes (2010- 2012). . Participation in the realization of a Co-diplomation of Master of clinic psychology and psychopathology with the University of Angers, France (2011). . Participation in the development and installation of project TEMPUS (MPTUM- 159287-2009) relating to Master of psychology of work and of human resources (2009-2011). . Realization of international agreement and Co-diplomation of the Master of clinical neuropsychology with the University of Angers, France (2009). . Development and installation of the LMD reform for psychology programs in Tunisia and participation in the design of the models of teaching for undergraduate and graduate studies of psychology in Tunis (2008-2011). Member of the scientific council of the Faculty of Humanities, Tunis University (2005- 2011).

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