Nathalie ANGEARD

Associate Professor – Enseignante Chercheuse

Teaching in the fundamental aspects of developmental psychology (DEV1, DEV2, DEV3, Developmental Psychology Reinforcement, The School-Age Child – Consequences of Developmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Approaches and Disorders) and developmental neuropsychology (Introduction to Child Neuropsychology, Child Neuropsychology 1 and 2), from Year 1 of the Bachelor’s degree through Year 2 of the Master’s degree; in methodological areas (Introduction to Research and Supervision Projects (L1), Professional Methods and Practices of the Psychologist (L1), Oral and Written Presentation of Psychological Assessments); in clinical areas (Master’s Year 2 internship supervision); as well as in the supervision of research projects (TER) in Year 3 of the Bachelor’s degree and in Master’s Years 1 and 2, within the Fundamental and Applied Cognitive Psychology track and the Developmental Psychology of Children and Adolescents track, and the Neuropsychology track.

In addition to statutory teaching hours, I was responsible for the creation, management, and delivery of the UE “Reinforcement in Developmental Psychology” (2018), aimed at Year 3 Bachelor’s students, and the UE “The School-Age Child – Consequences of Developmental Disorders” (2019), aimed at Year 1 Master’s students. I also contribute to the management of two internship UEs, which lead to the award of the professional title of psychologist, for all Year 1 and Year 2 Master’s students enrolled in the Developmental Psychology of Children and Adolescents track.

Academic and Research Profile

Teaching

Teaching in the fundamental aspects of developmental psychology (DEV1, DEV2, DEV3, Reinforcement in Developmental Psychology, The School-Age Child – Consequences of Developmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Approaches and Disorders) and developmental neuropsychology (Introduction to Child Neuropsychology, Child Neuropsychology 1 and 2), from Year 1 of the Bachelor’s degree through Year 2 of the Master’s degree; methodological aspects (Introduction to Research and Supervision Projects (L1), Professional Methods and Practices of the Psychologist (L1), Oral and Written Presentation of Psychological Assessments); clinical aspects (Master’s Year 2 Internship Supervision); as well as supervision of research projects (TER) in Year 3 of the Bachelor’s degree and Master’s Years 1 and 2, within the Developmental Psychology of Children and Adolescents track and the Neuropsychology track.

Research Topics

Developmental neuropsychology
Executive functioning
Social cognition
Early-life brain vulnerability
Pediatric neurogenetic disorders
Virtual reality
Socio-emotional rehabilitation

Ongoing Research Projects

Mes recherches actuelles sont consacrées à l’étude (1) du développement de processus cognitifs de haut niveau tels que les fonctions exécutives, les théories de l’esprit, l’empathie et leur inter-dépendance chez l’enfant sain d’âge pré-scolaire et scolaire et (2) de leurs dysfonctionnements dans le cadre de pathologies acquises ou neurodéveloppementales associées à des facteurs de risque de type hypoxie (syndrome d’Ondine), à une altération génétique en termes de délétion (dystrophinopathies) ou de mutation instable (Dystrophie Myotonique de type 1). Le dernier axe investigué porte sur l’étude des potentiels de plasticité cognitive et cérébrale via des protocoles de remédiation en cognition sociale en prenant appui sur des technologies innovantes (Réalité Virtuelle – RV) dont le laboratoire Mémoire, Cerveau & Cognition est reconnu comme centre expert. A l’issue de ces travaux, nous devrions disposer d’un programme d’entrainement de la cognition sociale en RV ayant démontré son efficacité auprès de la population pédiatrique avec développement typique et atypique (e.g., TDAH, TSA).

Responsibilities (Research, Administration, and Teaching)

2018– Disability Officer, Institute of Psychology – Université Paris Cité
2020– Member of the “Education and Research” and “Digital Accessibility” working groups, Université Paris Cité Multi-Year Disability Action Plan (2020–2024)

2016–2022 Elected Member of the Scientific Council, Institute of Psychology – Université Paris Cité
2021– Member of the Doctoral School Council, ED 261 3CH – Cognition, Behaviour and Human Conduct, Université Paris Cité

Reasearch Grants

“Virtual Reality-Based Theory of Mind Training in Children with the Infantile Form of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1” (TdE-RV1). Collaboration with the Paris-East Neuromuscular Disease Reference Center, the Intellectual Disability Reference Center at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, and DM-Scope.

Project selected for funding under the 2019 Social Sciences and Humanities (SHS) Call for Proposals of the Fondation Maladies Rares (2020–2022)

“Reciprocal Relationships Between Respiration and Attention in Children with Ondine Syndrome” (OndineCo). Collaboration with the Rare Disease Reference Center (CRMR) for Ondine Syndrome at Robert-Debré Hospital.

Project selected for funding under the 2020 Social Sciences and Humanities (SHS) Call for Proposals of the Fondation Maladies Rares (2022–2024)

“Cognitive Deficits in Dystrophinopathies: From Assessment to Rehabilitation” (DECODYS). Collaboration with the Neuromuscular Disease Reference Center at Necker Hospital, IHU Imagine, Montpellier University Hospital (CHU), and the Cognition, Plasticity & Neuropathologies Laboratory, NeuroPSI – Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience.

Strategic Project funded by the French Myopathy Association (Association Française contre les Myopathies, AFM-Téléthon) (2021–2025)