I am Senior Expert in the field of special and inclusive education with over 25 years of experience. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I developed a robust knowledge and experience on how to work with service providers and policy makers; implementing best evidence-based practices and professional standards to meet the unique needs of children with/ without disabilities, their teachers and families. Additionally, I was appointed a member of the Advisory Council for People of Determination, UAE, 2017-2020. Since February 2023, I am serving as Chief External Examiners in the Arab Open University to review the assessment that is implemented by faculty and provide them with support in the light of best international assessment practices.

Prior taking the Professorship role at the University of Qatar, I worked at the Jordanian University of Yarmouk as Professor in Special & Inclusive Education, Associate Professor in Special & Inclusive Education and the Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Zayed University- UAE, respectively; teaching both undergraduate and graduate students and providing consultations to several local and regional organizations. I also published several articles in local, regional and international journals.  At Yarmouk University, I served as the Director of Speech and Hearing Center. Occasionally, I am invited to plan, deliver and review training programs for teachers, parents and other stuff on local and regional levels on a verity of topics relevant to assessment and evaluation, special education, gifted and talented, children’s rights and child protection.

Before completing my MPhil in Educational Research (2005) and PhD in Special Education from the University of Cambridge UK (2008), I worked for a 7-years period as the Head of Assessment and Evaluation Unit, at Nazik Al- Hariri Center for Special Education, Jordan; during which I was privileged to work with and lead a multi-disciplinary team in conducting a comprehensive approach of diagnosing individuals with disabilities, planning their Individualized Educational Programs accordingly, providing family consultations and efficient hands-on support for their teachers. Having a highly responsive approach towards learners and a thriving force for learning about students with/ without disabilities have always been leading me to explore new venues in this profession and accept new challenges the aim of which is leading and making the change in attitudes and educational practices from a special to an inclusive education wherein Every Student Succeeds.