Curriculum Vitae Firas Saleh Daher Alfwaress, Ph.D., CCC/SLP Contact Information Vice Dean Audiology & Speech Pathology Department Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Jordan University of Science & Technology Irbid, Jordan [email protected] Cell: 0096279-5500599 Credentials - American Speech & Hearing Association: Certificate of Clinical Competence: # 12103394 since 2009 - Certified Speech Language Pathologist: Ministry of Health, Jordan, # 5 since 1994 Education University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2008 Doctor of Philosophy Major Area: Speech-Language Pathology Minor Area: Medical Speech Pathology Dissertation Title: “The Lombard Effect on Speech Clarity in Patients with Parkinson Disease” University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 1994 Master of Arts Major Area: Communication Sciences & Disorders 1992 Bachelor of Science Major Area: Nursing Deir Abi Said Higher School, Irbid, Jordan 1986 High School: Scientific Stream 1 Practicum Training Head & neck dissection of cadavers in the anatomy labs at the medical school, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Observation of Bronchoscopy procedure at the University of Cincinnati Hospital & Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Practicum training at nursing homes in Cincinnati area, Ohio, USA Hearing screening for head start and elementary school students in Ohio, Indiana, & Kentucky states, USA On-hand training on video stroboscopic examination of the vocal folds at the speech pathology clinics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Clinical internship in speech-language pathology at the Phonetic Research Center Clinics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Clinical internship in nursing at Albasheer Hospital, Jordan University Hospital, King Hussein Medical Center, & The National Center for Mental Health, Amman, Jordan Teaching Experience at Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan Full-Time Assistant Professor June 2008 to present Clinic Supervisor at King Abdulla University Hospital Undergraduate courses: Neurogenic Speech & Language Disorders Voice Disorders Articulation Disorders Language Disorders Learning Theories & Disabilities Psychomotor Development Research Design & Methods Invited guest lecturer: The Voice & Voice Disorders for senior medical students, weekly discussion grounds The Aphasias for senior physiotherapy students Teaching Experience at University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Part-Time Assistant Professor June 2008 - 2010 Graduate Courses: Neurogenic Language Disorders Teaching Experience at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Instructor-as a doctoral candidate in the CSD Program 2005-2007 Undergraduate Courses: Anatomy of Speech and Vocal Mechanism 2 Anatomy of Speech and Vocal Mechanism (online distance learning) Speech Science Teaching Assistant-as a doctoral student Anatomy of Speech and Vocal Mechanism Speech Science Invited guest speaker: Graduate Courses: Neurogenic Language Disorders Neuro Cognitive Disorders Teaching Experience at Amman University, Amman, Jordan Full-time instructor 2000-2003 Clinical supervisor at the Speech Pathology Clinics Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Communication Disorders Language Acquisition & Development Learning Disabilities Language Disorders Articulation Disorders Fluency Disorders Voice and Resonance Disorders Swallowing Disorders Anatomy of Speech and Vocal Mechanism Speech Science Neurogenic Speech & Language Disorders Teaching Experience at Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan Full-time instructor 1994-2000 Clinical supervisor at the ASU Speech Pathology Clinics Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Phonetics Introduction to Communication Disorders Anatomy of Speech and Hearing Language Acquisition & Development Articulation Disorders Learning Disabilities Language Disorders Fluency Disorders Voice and Resonance Disorders Speech Science Seminar in Speech Disorders Journal Club 3 Neurogenic Speech & Language Disorders Administrative Experiences 2014 – Up-to-Date: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences/ Jordan University of Science & Technology 2011 – 2013: Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences/ Jordan University of Science & Technology 2011 – Up to date: Head of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Division/Department of Rehabilitation Sciences/Jordan University of Science & Technology Conducted Workshops 2003: A 2-weeks workshop on the assessment and treatment of communication disorders for special educators, psychologists, and speech language pathologists, Kuwait, Kuwait. 2003: A-3 days workshop on communication disorders at the Jordanian Union for Physical Handicapped Sports, under the patronage of prince Raed Bin Zaid, Amman, Jordan. Research Experiences 2005-2007: Research Assistant at the speech science laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 2004: Examiner in a joint project of Early Development of Children’s Hearing and Language (EDCHL) at the University of Cincinnati in collaboration with Utah University. Clinical Employment 2008 – up-to-date: Consultant Speech Pathologist at King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan 2000- 2003: Speech Pathologist and director of Amman Center for Speech Pathology Services, Amman, Jordan. 2001: Speech-Language Pathologist at Al-Miran Institute for Advanced Sciences in Hearing, Balance & Communication Disorders, Amman, Jordan. 1997-2003: Hands-on training for speech language pathologists on the use of the Nasometer, Visi-pitch, and the Computerized Speech Laboratory at different clinical and educational settings, Jordan. 1994: Speech Pathologist at the National Center for Audiology, Amman, Jordan. 1992-1994: Registered Nurse, supervisor and head nurse in the acute and forensic wards, National Center for Mental Health/Jordan. 1991-1993: Registered Nurse at the Life Center for Home Nursing Services, Amman, Jordan. 4 1990-1991: Emergency Room Registered Nurse at the University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Presentations-International Conferences & Workshops 2012: Stroke Day: from diagnosis to recovery, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Workshop on swallowing disorders post stroke. 2012: Stroke Day: from diagnosis to recovery, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Speech Therapy Approach of Aphasia. 2011: Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Workshop: Motor Speech Disorders. 2011: Partnership in Rehabilitation "excellence in acute care", King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi. Key Note Speaker: Neurological Foundation of Apraxia of Speech 2008: The 156th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Miami, Florida, USA. Poster presentation: Al-Fwaress, F., Boyce, S., Groves- Wright, K, Neils-Strunjas, J., & Ball, A. “Acoustic characteristics of Lombard speech in Parkinson’s disease patients”. 2007: Annual American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA, USA. Poster presentation: Boyce, S., Alfwaress, F., & Turpin, C. “The Relationship of Clear Speaking Style & Breath Support”. 2007: Annual American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA., USA. Poster Presentation: Ball, A., Grether, S., Alfwaress, F., & Reichhardt, R. “Intensive Constraint Induced treatment for chronic aphasia explained”. 2006: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA, USA. Ball A, Grether S, Szaflarski JP, Griffith N, Al- Fwaress F, Newmeyer AJ, Watanabe T, Neils-Strujnas J, Reichhardt R “Constraint-Induced Aphasia Treatment (CIAT) in patients with chronic language impairment after stroke”. 2005: Annual American Speech-Language and Hearing Convention, San Diego, California, USA. Poster presentation: “Association of content and function words with stuttering in adolescent and adult Arabic speaking who stutter”. 2005: The 60th Annual OSLHA Conventions, Columbus, Ohio/USA. Technical presentation: Ball, A., Grether, S., Alfwaress, F., Reichhardt, R. “Constraint-Induced Aphasia Treatment (CIAT) in Patients with Chronic Language Impairment after Stroke”. 2001: The 33rd National Conference on Speech Pathology, Mumbai, India. Technical presentation: “Association of language factors and stuttering in native speakers of Arabic”. Presentations-National Conferences 5 2009: Dysphagia telecast: Swallowing Therapy Protocol used at King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan. 2009: The 1st International Workshop on Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology at Amman University, Amman, Jordan. Technical presentation: “Lombard Speech & Vowel space in patients with Parkinson Disease”. 2002: The 2nd Symposium on Speech and Language Disorders- University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. Technical presentation: “Prognosis of global aphasia, case series”. 2001: The 1st Symposium on Speech and Language Disorders- University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. Technical Presentation: “Association of language factors and stuttering in native speakers of Arabic”. Attendance-National Conferences & Workshops 2011: The 2nd international conference and workshop on “Applied Behavioral Analysis” perspectives and treatment of Autism, Amman, Jordan 2010: One-day workshop: "Access to Social Services for Persons with Disabilities in the Middle East—Multi-stakeholder reflections for policy reform", held at Al-Hussein Society for the Habilitation and Rehabilitation of the Physically Challenged. 2010: A four-days workshop: "Contemporary Views in Aphasia Rehabilitation" Held in Amman-Jordan at the Arab Medical Center 2010: A three-day workshop: “Neurolinguistic