 Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Vice Dean
Audiology & Speech Pathology Department
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Jordan University of Science & Technology
Irbid, Jordan
fsalfwaress@just.edu.jo
Cell: 0096279-5500599
Credentials
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American Speech & Hearing Association: Certificate of Clinical Competence: # 12103394 since 2009
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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
Major Area: Communication Sciences & Disorders
1992 Bachelor of Science
Major Area: Nursing
Deir Abi Said Higher School, Irbid, Jordan
1986 High School: Scientific Stream
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
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
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.
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
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 Programming (NLP)-first level” at Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
2009: A tow-days workshop on prosthetic postlaryngectomy vocal, pulmonary, and olfactory rehabilitation including hands on cadaver dissection and patient demonstration. Workshop in collaboration with the Global Postlaryngectomy Rehabilitation Academy and the King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
2009: The 1st international conference and workshop on “Applied Behavioral Analysis” perspectives and treatment of Autism, Amman, Jordan
2001: CISEPO conference on communication disorders at the Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan.
2000: Holly Land 1st conference on mainstreaming of hard of hearing population in normal schools, Amman, Jordan.
2000: The 4th scientific day of the Allied Medical Services at the Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan.
1999: The 3rd scientific day of the Allied Medical Services at the Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan.
1992: The 2nd international conference of communication disorders held at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Publications
Alfwaress, F., Maaitah, E., Al-Khateem, S., Abu Zama, Z. (2015). The relationship of vocal tract dimensions and substitution of the palatal approximant /j/ for the alveolar trill /r/. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol. 17, No. 5, 518-526
Alfwaress, F. & Boyce, S. (2009). Lombard Effect on Speech Clarity in Patients with Parkinson Disease. VDM Verlag Dr Muller Aktiengesellschaft Co. KG, Germany.
Szaflarski, J., Ball, A., Grether, S., Al-fwaress, F., Griffith, N., Neils-Strunjas, J., Newmeyer, A., & Reichhardt, R. (2008). Constraint-induced aphasia therapy stimulates language recovery in patients with chronic aphasia after ischemic stroke. Medical Science Monitor, 14: 5, CR 243-250.
AL-Fwaress F., Boyce S, Groves-Wright K., Neils-Strunjas J.
Acoustic characteristics of Lombard speech in Parkinson's disease patients. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America. 2008; 124: 4 2558-2558.
Ball AL, Grether S, Szaflarski JP, Griffith N, Al-Fwaress F, Newmeyer AJ, Watanabe T, Neils-Strujnas J, Reichhardt R (2006). "Constraint-Induced Aphasia Treatment (CIAT) in patients with chronic language impairment after stroke" 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA, 4/06 (Neurology; 66, Suppl 2:A324-325).
Grants Awarded
2008: “The Lombard Effect on Speech Clarity in Parkinson Disease”. University of Cincinnati, Grant from the College of Allied Health Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
2005: Graduate student research assistant, NIH grant for Dr. Suzanne Boyce research.
2002: “Prognosis of global aphasia, case series”. Amman University, Amman, Jordan.
2001: “Association of language factors and stuttering in native speakers of Arabic”. The Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan.
Scholarships
2003: Doctoral scholarship from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Irbid, Jordan.
Committee & Memberships
2012: Chairman of accreditation committee of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Department at Amman University (Private), Higher Education Accreditation Counsel
2012: Member of the University Counsel/ Jordan University of Science & Technology
2011: Member of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences Counsel/ Jordan University of Science & Technology
2007-2008: Member of the movement disorders team/ Department of neurology at the University of Cincinnati Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
2001-2003: Member of the Speech-Language Pathology Committee and the Licensure Board at the MOH, Amman, Jordan.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ACTIVITES
Membership in Professional Societies
2009 – Present: American Speech-Language Hearing Association member.
2005 – 2007: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association.
1994 – Present: Certified Speech Language Pathologist, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan, # 5.
1990 – 1992: The Jordan Nurses and Midwives Association; Registered Nurse, Amman, Jordan.
Awards
2005: Acoustical Society of America “Einstein Manuscript” , Outstanding presentation of a poster at the University of Cincinnati graduate recruitment forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Volunteer Work
2004: School Volunteer, Brantner Elementary School, West Clermont School District, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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