Nayla Nahas (PhD in Psychology) is an associate professor in the Department of psychology at the University of Balamand in Lebanon and a trained school and developmental psychologist For over 20 years Dr Nahas has been researching and teaching educational and psychosocial processes that influence children development, their adaptation and well-being Her research focuses on exploring the relational, systemic and “ecosystemic” processes underlying academic performance and students’ adaptation and well-beings She also focuses ont the crucial role of family functioning in explaining children development and adaptation Dr Nahas utilizes survey, case studies, interviews, focus groups and functional observation methodologies and develops multiple assessment strategies and tools allowing to explore both qualitatively and quantitatively the basic intra-psychic and interpersonal mechanisms involved in children’s and adolescents’ adaptation In her research she particularly looks into the attachment strategies, the stress and coping strategies, the self-esteem and self-efficacy processes in relationship with identity construction Her researches informed many of the actions and trainings of trainers and educators that she participated to with local communities to allow the planning, organization and implementation of interventions that focus on school or family education or reeducation Academically Dr Nahas participated in the reform of the curriculum of both the Education and Psychology Departments and introduced a psychoeducational and psychosocial components to both curricula She also served in many university committees (Orientation committee, Administrative committee and curriculum committee) Dr Nahas also served as the chair of the Department of Psychology for 5 years She is now leading or co-leading several research projects, as well as masters and PhD studies related to the adaptation of marginalized population (delinquency, refugees) in Lebanon including the examination of the role of war exposure, daily hassles, identity threat, attachment strategies, loss of meaning as well as the efficiency of many implemented interventions