Dr. Khouloud Mtibaa

Laboratory Manager and Research Scientist

Email

kmtibaa@hbku.edu.qa

Dr. Khouloud Mtibaa

Laboratory Manager and Research Scientist

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Exercise Physiology

MSc in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics

Entity

College of Health and Life Sciences

Biography

Dr. Khouloud Mtibaa is a Laboratory Manager and Research Scientist at the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Dr. Mtibaa obtained her PhD from Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France. In 2013, she was valedictorian in her MSc in Exercise Sciences at the Higher Institute of Sports and Physical Education, Tunisia.

She worked at Qatar University as a teaching assistant in the Sports Science Program and the Physical Education Department. She is a certified health and fitness specialist and worked as a health and fitness Coach at Aspire Academy, Qatar.

PhD in Exercise Physiology

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France

2018

MSc in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics

The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Tunisia

2013

  • Neuromuscular responses to exercise in the heat
  • Heat and sports performance
  • Proprioception and postural stability

Laboratory Manager and Research Scientist

College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2022 - Present

Teaching Assistant

Physical Education Department, Qatar University

2015 – 2022

Health and Fitness Coach

Aspire Academy

2013 – 2015

Fitness Coach

Health Center, Miami Health Centre, Tunisia

2010 – 2013

Mtibaa, K., Zarrouk, N., Ryu, J. H., Racinais, S., & Girard, O. (2023). Mechanical asymmetries remain low-to-moderate during 30 min of self-paced treadmill running. Frontiers in physiology, 14, 1289172.

Racinais, S., Havenith, G., Aylwin, P., Ihsan, M., Taylor, L., Adami, P. E., Adamuz, M. C., Alhammoud, M., Alonso, J. M., Bouscaren, N., Buitrago, S., Cardinale, M., van Dyk, N., Esh, C. J., Gomez-Ezeiza, J., Garrandes, F., Holtzhausen, L., Labidi, M., Lange, G., Lloyd, A., Moussay, S., Mtibaa, K., Townsend, N., Wilson, M. G., & Bermon, S. (2022). Association between thermal responses, medical events, performance, heat acclimation and health status in male and female elite athletes during the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. Br J Sports Med, 56(8), 439-445.

Zarrouk, N., Mtibaa, K., Hammouda, O., Chtourou, H., Chaabouni, K., Ayadi-Makni, F., & Rebai, H. (2021). Assessment of acute neuromuscular fatigue manifestations and functional performances after heavy resistance exercise. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 61(12), 1596-1604.

Mtibaa, K., Zarrouk, N., Girard, O., Ryu, J. H., Hautier, C., & Racinais, S. (2019). Heat stress impairs proprioception but not running mechanics. J Sci Med Sport, 22(12), 1361-1366.

Mtibaa, K., Thomson, A., Nichols, D., Hautier, C., & Racinais, S. (2018). Hyperthermia-induced Neural Alterations Impair Proprioception and Balance. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 50(1), 46-53.

  • 2016: Young Investigator Award -1st Prize-; The International Science and Football Association. Qatar
  • 2013: Exercise Science MSc Valedictorian; The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education. Tunisia