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Sport Psychology, Talent Development, Cultural Transition, Mental Health, Doping, Transnational Career, Personality, Africa, Football
Switzerland, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco

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Employment (5)

Université de Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2020-09-01 to present | PhD Researcher
Employment
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Cameroon National Football Academy (ANAFOOT): Yaoundé, Centre, CM

2023-10-10 to 2023-10-30 | Sports Psychology Trainer for Coaches and Educators: A 3-day masterclass over a month on "Good Practices in Talent Development"
Employment
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Fobang Institute for Innovations in Science and Technology (FINISTECH): Yaoundé, Centre, CM

2021-09 to 2023-02 | Lecturer in Health Psychology
Employment
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Boris Tachom Waffo

University of Yaoundé I: Yaoundé, CM

2021-03 to 2022-07 | Lecturer in Psychology (Department of Psychology )
Employment
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Boris Tachom Waffo

DEPASH-EDUCATION: Yaoundé, Centre, CM

2016-09 to 2020-03 | Teacher and Coordinator (Privates courses for Psychology Students)
Employment
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Education and qualifications (5)

University of Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2024-12-02 to 2024-12-09 | Project Management for Postdoc Reseearchers (Graduate Campus)
Qualification
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Boris Tachom Waffo

University of Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2024-06 to 2024-06 | Initiation to University Teaching (Centre de Soutien à l’enseignement (CSE))
Qualification
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Boris Tachom Waffo

University of Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2024-05 to 2024-05 | Publication Strategy & Peer-Reviewing Process (Conférence Universitaire de Suisse Occidentale (CUSO))
Qualification
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Université de Yaoundé I: Yaoundé, Centre, CM

2014-10-01 to 2018-10-31 | Master (Psychology)
Education
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Université de Yaoundé I: Yaoundé, Centre, CM

2011-10-01 to 2014-07 | Bachelor (Psychology)
Education
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Professional activities (6)

University of Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2024-10-22 to present | Representative of ACIDUL for the Research Advisory Commission of the University of Lausanne (Association of “Corps Intermédiaire” and PhD students (ACIDUL))
Membership
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Cameroonian Association for Detainees Psychological Care (CAD-PSYCARE): Yaoundé, CM

2020-09 to present | Secretary General
Membership
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Cameroon Sports Visitor Alumni 24: Yaoundé, CM

2024-11-16 to 2024-11-16 | Invited Speaker: Webinar (Mental Health in Sport: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Invited position
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Boris Tachom Waffo

University of Goma: Goma, CD

2024-11 to 2024-11 | Invited Lecturer (Psychology and Sport) (Domaine des Sciences Psychologique et de l'Education)
Invited position
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Association Francophone de Psychologie de la Santé (AFPSA): Paris, FR

2023 to 2024 | Member
Membership
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Université de Yaoundé I: Yaoundé, CM

2018 | Paul Biya's Presidential Excellence Award: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018
Distinction
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Funding (3)

Analyse de la vulnérabilité au dopage chez les jeunes footballeurs talentueux

2023-06 to 2023-12 | Grant
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (Zurich, CH)
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Processus psychologiques du développement de talent des jeunes footballeurs camerounais et leurs effets sur le bien-être

2023-05 to 2024-01 | Award
Fondation pour l’Université de Lausanne (FUNIL) (Lausanne, CH)
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Développement du football en contexte entropique: analyse de trois grande nations Africaine (Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Maroc)

2022-03 to 2023-02 | Grant
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (Zurich, CH)
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Works (12)

Talent development environments in sport in selected African countries as perceived by young elite football players

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2025-01-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Boris Tachom Waffo; Denis Hauw
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Mental health of young talented football players in an African context: A cross-sectional observational study

Comprehensive Psychiatry
2024-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0010-440X
Contributors: Tachom Waffo Boris; Hauw Denis
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Mesurer le fatalisme en santé dans un contexte culturel africain (Cameroun): validation de l’EFS-VF

12ème Congrès de l’Association Francophone de Psychologie de la Santé : « enjeux méthodologiques et théoriques », Montpellier.
2023-07 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Boris Tachom Waffo; Ngah Essomba H C
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Échelle du fatalisme en santé version française (EFS-VF) : une validation de l’échelle du fatalisme en santé

European Review of Applied Psychology
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: B. Tachom Waffo; H.C. Ngah Essomba; A. Tagne Nossi; R.A. Gouertoumbo Mete; A.E. Mvessomba
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Prise de risque sportif

L’Homme et le Risque
2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: Boris Tachom Waffo; Tagne Nossi A
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Santé Mentale Précaire : La face cachée de l’entrepreneuriat

International Fair for Young African Researchers : « De jeune chercheur à entrepreneur, dynamique d’une économie nouvelle pour un développement durable », Yaoundé.
2022-12 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Boris Tachom Waffo; Bessala Ndzié Belinga B L; Ndje Ndje M
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Effect of the perception of a prime on the sports performance of Cameroonian footballers

Revue Camerounaise de Psychologie
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Tagne Nossi A; Mvessomba E-A; Boris Tachom Waffo
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Fatlistic beliefs and boomerang effect of messages on barrière mesures to SARS in adults: The mediating effect of emotional intelligence.

International Journal of Advanced Studies and Research in Africa
2021-12 | Journal article
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Contributors: Boris Tachom Waffo
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Perception du risque lié au COVID-19, intelligence émotionnelle et santé psychologique des soignants

European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2021-05-02 | Journal article
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Boris Tachom Waffo

ACTIVATION DE LA CONFIANCE EN SOI SUR LA PERFORMANCE SPORTIVE DES FOOTBALLEURS CAMEROUNAIS

Annales de la Faculté des Arts, Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l'UY1
2020-12-18 | Journal article
SOURCE-WORK-ID: 350049379
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Boris Tachom Waffo

Approche Psychosociale de la performance sportive

Monange
2020-09-15 | Book
SOURCE-WORK-ID: 350451575
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Boris Tachom Waffo

RECHERCHE : LIEU DE PRODUCTION DU STIGMATE DU HANDICAP

Quelle école pour demain ? Enjeux, priorités et défis
2019-11-18 | Book chapter
SOURCE-WORK-ID: 350451771
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Boris Tachom Waffo