Dr khemakhem khaoula is a member of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Hédi Chaker Hospital in Sfax, Tunisia. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine in Sfax and worked on attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder in the school population in the Sfax region. Dr. Khemakhem teaches mental health courses for medical and nursing students. Dr. Khemakhem is a member of a research unit within the institution in which she works focusing on the mental health of the child and the family.

Dr. Khemakhem is interested in the academic difficulties in children especially related to attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder. She is also interested in research into the mental health of the child and her family. She is developing research on the development of the child in interaction with her family: follow-up of early premature children in their development.