Full Professor, University of Cote d'Azur

Titles & positions

2019 -...: Coordinator of the Master Degree "Clinical psychology, vulnerability, and development of psychotraumatism", Healthy EUR (Graduate School).

2017-.2023: Child and adolescent psychologist. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, SUPEA), University Hospital Centre LENVAL; Dir: Pr Askenazy.

2018-... : French Institute of EMDR; Specialization : adults and children.

2018 - ... :  French Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (training). 

2017 - 2018 : Master of Clinical Psychology. University of Côte d'Azur, University Hospital Centre LENVAL (neuropsychology for children and adolescents : (1) Psychotraumatism in children and adolescents. (2) Neurodevelopmental disorders in very young children : 

* clinical experience of evaluation and diagnostic of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in children; 

*treatment based on Denver's ESDM model of early interactions, and PASS autism.

2017:  Qualifiée aux fonctions de Professeur des Universités, CNU 16ème section (kind of French qualification for Professor grade). 

2017- (current) :  Assist. Prof. (Maître de Conférence), Department of Psychology, University of Côte d'Azur. CoBTeK lab, Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice, France.

2016:  Habilitation à diriger des recherches (kind of French authorization to supervise research).

2011-2016 :  Assist. Prof (Maître de Conférence), Department of Psychology. LAPCOS laboratory. University of Nice- Sophia Antipolis. Nice, France.

2010-11: Post-doctoral fellow. ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment. Centre for Mental Health Research. Canberra, Australia.

2009-10: Lecturer and Research associate. University of Aix-Marseille, Cognitive Psychology Lab. (UMR 6146). Aix-Marseille, France.

2009: Post-doctoral fellow. University of Virginia, Salthouse Cognitive Aging Lab. Charlottesville, USA.

2008: Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology.

2007: Visiting scholar, University of Virginia, Salthouse Cognitive Aging Lab. Charlottesville, USA.

2005-2008: Doctoral Research fellow. University of Toulouse. CLLE-LTC laboratory (UMR 5263). Toulouse, France.

Publications (peer-reviewed only; selected)

Boisselier, N. & Soubelet, A. (2021).  La sociabilité et l’attrait pour la solitude des adultes à haut potentiel intellectuel. Psychologie Française, 66(4), 377-392. 10.1016/j.psfr.2021.02.001

Ferrandez, S., Soubelet, A (2021). Correlates and associates of Posttraumatic Growth Among Adolescents and Children: A Systematic Review Protocol. PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=254971

Ferrandez, S., Soubelet, A., & Vankenhove, L. (2022). Positive Interventions for Stress-Related Difficulties: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Non-Randomized Trials. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3096 (selon SCImago 2020 : QI 2020 pour Clinical Psychology, IF: 3.519).

Moner, N., Soubelet, A., Barbieri, L., & Askenazy, F. (2022). Assessment of PTSD and post-traumatic symptomatology in very young children: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Nursing, ;35(1):7-23. DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12351

Binet, E., Faraüs, E., Lorent, T., Le Quillect Obin, S., Mazaira, S., Boucher, C., Roy, I., Simon, A., Soubelet, C., Tarquinio, C., & Wisler, D., (2022). Letter from the French-speaking Association of Trauma and Dissociation on the case of Shaïna, a victim of sexual and gender-based violence in her home housing project, and a lack of understanding within the justice system. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 6(2), 100273.

Ollivier, F., Soubelet, A., Duhem, S., & Thümmler, S. (2022). Shame and guilt in the suicidality related to traumatic events: A systematic literature review. Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Raison, A. & Soubelet, A (2023). Childhood trauma in patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder: A systematic Review of Data from 1990 to 2022. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

29. Gounelle, J., & Soubelet, A. (2023). L’impact des diverses formes de déni de grossesse sur le devenir de l’enfant. Une revue de littérature. Devenir.

30. Boisselier, N., & Soubelet, A. (2023). Measuring early life adversity in adults: French translation and validation of the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

31. Pozzi Maggi, S., & Soubelet. A. (2023). La régulation des émotions chez l’enfant : comment favoriser un développement optimal ? Revue de l’Association Montessori Internationale.

32. Soubelet, A. (2024).  What predicts COVID-specific symptoms of stress in children and adolescents,  

virus threats or social distancing? Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma Doi: 10.1007/s40653-024-00623-8)

33. Colamarino, L., Salvagno, C., & Soubelet, A. (2024). The impact on child development of traumatic exposure during pregnancy: a systematic review. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

34. Amilhau, A., Ferrandez, S., & Soubelet, A., (2024). Massage therapy for survivors of rape and sexual abuse: a systematic review. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

35. Moal, M., & Soubelet, A. (2024). Impact des actes terroristes dans le développement du psychotraumatisme chez les enfants et adolescents. Neuropsychiatrie de l’enfance et de l’adolescence.

36. Boisselier, N., & Soubelet, A. (2024). Intellectual giftedness and early adversity: Searching for the hidden factor. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06070-w

37. Rimmermann, L., Beauvois, C., & Soubelet, A. (2024). Les interventions basées sur la réduction du stress en périnalité : une revue systématique. [Interventions based on stress reduction in perinatal: a systematic review]. Perinatalité, 16(1), 3-18

38. Battista, M., Durant, M., Jacob, M. Soubelet, A., Askenazy, F., Bremond, F., Guédeney, A., & Thummler, S. Le protocole « Premier sourire » : une étude pilote d’exploration des étapes du développement intersubjectif dans les 1000 premiers jours. Devenir, 209-222

39. Pozzi Maggi, S., & Soubelet, A. (soumis). The Impact of Adversity on Executive Functions in Very Young Children : A Systematic Review of the Literature

40. Boisselier, N., Beauvois, C., Soubelet, A. (2023). Attachement et trouble traumatique du développement. L’ABC du psychotrauma.

41. Boisselier, N., & Soubelet, A., (2023). Adversité précoce et expériences adverses de l’enfance. L’ABC du psychotrauma.

42. Moner, N., Soubelet, A., Villard, P., & Askenazy, F. (accepté). Individual Psychological Interventions and Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Children: A Systematic Review. Journal of Psychotraumatology

43. Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (accepté) Trajectories of posttraumatic growth identified from person-centered analyses: A systematic review. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

44. Claeys, C., Ferrandez, S., Magat., C. & Soubelet, A. (accepté) L’efficacité de l’hypnose sur les troubles anxieux et le stress chez les enfants et les adolescents. Psychologie Française

45. Beauvois, C., Soubelet , A. (2024). Mindfulness based intervention for pregnant woman and effects on bonding: a systematic review. Psychology and Health. (En revision) 

46. Amihau, A., Soubelet, A., Crozier, L., Colamarino, L., (2024). Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) for Treating Complex Trauma: a Systematic Review. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejtd.2024.100493 (Impact Factor: 2.0-2023; et selon SCImago Q2 pour Clinical Psychology et Q2 pour Psychiatry and Mental Health).

47. Soubelet, A., Colamarino, L, & Raison, A., (2025). Maternal Dissociative Symptoms and Their Emotional and Cognitive Responses to Infant Crying: Is There a Link? European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 100531. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejtd.2025.100531 (Impact Factor: 2.0-2023; et selon SCImago Q2 pour Clinical Psychology et Q2 pour Psychiatry and Mental Health).

48. Chatar, I., Robert, P., Saumade, C., Lewton Brain, P., van Rijnd, R. M., Stubbed, J. H., Soubelet, A., & Manera, V. (accepté sous conditions de révisions). The association between coping strategies, trait anxiety, and injury risk among pre-professional dancers: a prospective study. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. (Impact Factor : 1.1 – 2023 ; et selon SCImago, Q1 pour Multidisciplnary).

49. Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2025). "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger”: Constructive or illusory posttraumatic growth? Acta Psychologica. (Impact Factor: 2.1 – 2025; et selon SCImago Q1 pour Arts and Humanities).

50. Gendre, E., Soubelet, A. & Callahan, S., (révisions mineures). Positive Irrational Beliefs Scale (PIBS): French validation of a measure of positive illusions on a non-clinical sample and on a sample having experienced a traumatic event. Traumatology

Current research interests

1. Socioaffective and neurocognitive development

•  How familial and social environments (adversity versus positive environments) shape socioemotional and neurocognitive development in children and adolescents

•   How they may have long-lasting effects in adulthood.

Keywords: early education, parenting, attachment, adversity, resilience, emotion regulation, behavioral and emotional outcomes, personality, cognitive and executive functioning.

2. The effects of psychotraumatism in very young children on neurocognitive and neuroaffective functioning.

3. Examining which therapies are effective in very young children.

4. Internalized and externalized disorders in children and adolescents (anxiety, conduct disorders, oppositional defiant disorders, emotion dysregulation), and their relations with parenting behaviors.

Skills

Psychotraumatism, cognitive (neuro)psychology, integrative psychopathology, cognitive and affective development, psychotherapy.

Current projects

• Adversity and intelligence. PhD student: N. Boisselier.

• Psychotraumatism, social cognition and emotion processing in schizotypy. PhD student: E. Talpain.

• EMDR for 3-6 years old? PhD student: N. Moner. 

• TCC for 3-6 years old. PHD student: P. Villard

• Adolescents' mental health during the COVID crisis. PhD student: S. Ferrandez. 

• Neurocognitive effects of trauma in preschoolers.

• Bilateral Stimulations and autobiographic memory in 3-11 years old (granted from National Center for Resources and Resilience).

• Perinatality and stress prevention. PhD student: C. Beauvois

Teaching experience

Master level (graduate level): 

Neuropsychology, neurocognitive assessment and developmental Psychology, Attachment and early trauma, Cognitive and clinical psychopathology, Adversity and trauma in preschoolers, schoolers, and adolescents, Integrative post-traumatic psychopathology.  

Licence level (=undergraduate):

Child and adolescent development (cognitive and socio-affective development), Psychometrics and neurocognitive assessment, History of Psychological Sciences, Methods and research design, Statistics (basics and advanced)

Communications (selected)

Soubelet, A. (2019). Emotion regulation dysfunctions in children with oppositional behaviors and their relations with mothers’ emotional parenting. International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, 7-9 mars.

Boisselier, N., & Soubelet, A. (2019). Sociability and need for solitude in gifted adults. International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, 7-9 mars.

Soubelet, A. (2021). Children’s Stress Symptoms during the COVID-19 Crisis and Relationships with History of Trauma. Association for Psychological Science. May, 26-27.

Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2023, mars). « Je suis meilleur, j’ai le contrôle et mon futur ne pourra que s’améliorer » : Validation française d’une échelle de mesure des illusions positives. Poster présenté à la Journée Scientifique des Doctorant.e.s 2023 Ecole Doctorale CLESCO, Toulouse, France.

Beauvois, C., Soubelet. A. (2023). Mindfulness program for pregnant women: effect on baby mother and attachment. 18th International Conference for Young Researchers in Psychology. Lille.

Soubelet, A. (2019). La thérapie EMDR. Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, CHU Lenval, Nice, le 14 novembre 2019.

Soubelet, A. (2020). Auditionnée par la Commission d’Enquête pour mesurer et prévenir les effets de la crise du COVID-19 sur les enfants et la jeunesse. Assemblée Nationale. Paris, 24 septembre 2020.

[7] Ferrandez, S., & Soubelet, A., (2022, 02 décembre).  Exploring Predictors for COVID-Related Posttraumatic Growth – A Preliminary Study. Journée Scientifique des Jeunes Chercheurs 2022, Lille, France.

[8] Villard, P., & Soubelet, A. (2022, 02 décembre). Effectiveness of a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) protocol for children aged 3 to 6 years old with PTSD. Journée Scientifique des Jeunes Chercheurs 2022, Lille, France.

[9] Ferrandez, S., Soubelet, A., (2022, 02 décembre). Exploring Predictors for COVID-Related Posttraumatic Growth – A Preliminary Study. [Poster] Journée Scientifique des Jeunes Chercheurs 2022, Lille, France.

[10] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2023, mars). « Je suis meilleur, j’ai le contrôle et mon futur ne pourra que s’améliorer » : Validation française d’une échelle de mesure des illusions positives. 13ème Journée Scientifique des Doctorant.e.s de l’Ecole Doctorale CLESCO, Toulouse, France.

[11] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2023, décembre). Comment évaluer les croyances irrationnelles positives ? Validation française de la Positive Irrational Beliefs Scale dans un échantillon non clinique. 51ème Congrès annuel de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, Paris, France.

[12] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2024, mars). Trajectoires de croissance post-traumatique chez les adultes ayant été exposés à un évènement traumatique. 14ème Journée Scientifique des Doctorant.e.s de l’Ecole Doctorale CLESCO, Toulouse, France.

[13] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2024, juin). Entre croissance post-traumatique constructive et illusoire : étude longitudinale des processus après un évènement traumatique. 13èmes Journées Doctorales de l’AFPSA, Toulouse, France.

[14] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2024, novembre). De la perturbation des croyances fondamentales à la croissance post-traumatique : les ruminations liées à l’évènement comme médiateur. Congrès de psychotraumatologie, Poitiers, France.

[15] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2024, février). Speed-searching : Ce qui ne me tue pas me rend plus fort ? Forum de la recherche 2ème édition, Toulouse, France.

[16] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2023, mars). « Je suis meilleur, j’ai le contrôle et mon futur ne pourra que s’améliorer » : Validation française d’une échelle de mesure des illusions positives [Poster]. 13ème Journée Scientifique des Doctorant.e.s de l’Ecole Doctorale CLESCO, Toulouse, France.

[17] Villard, P., & Soubelet, A. (2025, mars). Effectiveness of a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) protocol for children aged 3 to 6 years old with PTSD. Journée Scientifique des Jeunes Chercheurs 2022, Lille, France.

[13] Gendre, E., Soubelet, A., & Callahan, S. (2024, mai). La croissance post-traumatique est-elle hétérogène ? Une revue systématique des trajectoires de croissance identifiées à partir d’analyses centrées sur la personne. Colloque international GREPACO, Toulouse, France.

[14] Villard, P., Soubelet, A., & Askenazy, F. (9-11 juin 2025). TF-CBT : Beyond the Post Traumatic Syndrome. Beyond Trauma, Nice, France

[15] Moner, N., Soubelet, A., & Askenazy, F. (9-11 juin 2025). PTSD in young children: EMDR and Trauma Resolution Through Family-Centered Care. Beyond Trauma, Nice, France

[16) Villard, P., Soubelet, A., & Askenazy, F. (2025, mars). Effectiveness of a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) protocol for children aged 3 to 6 years old with PTSD [poster]. Association Francophone du Trauma et de la Dissociation (AFTD), Montreux, Suisse.