Dr Brigitte Khoury

Brigitte Khoury is the founding director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program, and the Director of the Arab Regional Center for Research and Training in Mental Health. Her main activities revolve around her clinical work, teaching, supervising psychology graduate students, and conducting research. Her research interests focus on issues related to sexuality and reproductive health, refugee mental health, and comparing psychology across international settings.

Brigitte was elected as the vice president of the founding board of the Lebanese Order of Psychologists in 2022 and is a member of the American Psychological Association, where she was the past president for Division 52 (International Psychology). She has served as the regional vice president for East Mediterranean region in the World Federation for mental health and is currently the corporate secretary. She is the vice president of the Arab Union of Psychological Science, and on the executive committee of the International Union of Psychological Science. She is also a consultant for the World Health Organization and several NGOs and UN bodies.