2020- 2021  / University of Wisconsin-Madison, Post-Doctoral   Major: Special Education. Mentor: Aydin Bal, Ph.D. Project title “Empowerment Refugee Students with Disabilities in Jordanian Schools: An Action Plan for Developing Inclusive Practices”

2019- 2020  /    Purdue University, Post-Doctoral Major: Gifted Education. Mentor: Marcia Gentry, Ph.D. Project title “Identifying and Teaching Gifted Syrian Refugee Students in Jordan: Developing Best Practices in Assessment and Learning” 

2013 – 2016   /   Wayne State University, Ph.D. Major: Special Education. Advisor: Marshall F. Zumberg, Ph.D. Dissertation title “The Effectiveness of the Jordanian Arabic Version of the Cognitive Abilities Screening Test (CogAT, Seven) in Identifying Gifted and Talented Children in Kindergarten and Elementary School”             

2006 – 2009   /   University of Jordan, M.A. Major: Special Education. Advisor: Jamal Alkhateeb, Ph.D. Thesis title “The Impact of a Training Program to Teach Thinking Skills in Developing Creative Thinking Among a Sample of Kindergarten Children in Jordan”

1999 – 2003    /   University of Jordan, B.A.  Major: Special Education.