Ala Abdeljaber

**** **.***, **-******

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

+966-**-***-****

adnexf@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Bilingual and passionate patient-focused speech-language pathologist seeking an interdisciplinary position that will further enhance knowledge and competence while working with individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds with neurodevelopmental and related disorders. Committed to delivering quality care to a wide range of patient/students while adapting to a variety of settings. EDUCATION

B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders with an Autism Spectrum Disorders certificate University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI – May 2018 Undergrad Cumulative GPA: 3.78

Undergrad Degree GPA: 3.82

M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI – September 2018 – May 17, 2020 Graduate GPA: 3.931

CERTIFICATIONS

ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education) Educator License ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) Clinical Fellow Wisconsin Department of Public Intruction #1820 License Non-Violent Crisis (CPI)

Ages and Stages Screener Training

Infection Prevention and Blood-Borne Pathogens

Child Care and Safety Training

Shaken Baby Sydrome Prevention

American Heart Association CPR

Sep. 2020

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Feb. 2019

Nov. 2018

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FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS

Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOP) Sep. 2018 - May 2020 Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Sep. 2018 - May 2019 And Related Disorders (LEND) Fellowship

Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Scholars May 2017 - Aug. 2017 Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2018 CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Edith Smith Middle School Aug. 2020 - April 2021

• Evaluated and treated a caseload of 40 students from diverse cultural, linguistic and economic backgrounds presenting with a wide range of language disorders, phonological disorders, articulation disorders, fluency disorders, pragmatic deficits, autism spectrum disorders, and attention-hyperactive deficit disorders.

• Worked collaboratively with professionals from many other disciplines. Aurora Health Care Jan. 2020 - March 2020

(Locations: Aurora Hospital of Burlington, Aurora Health Center-Southern Lakes, Aurora Lakeland Medical Center)

• Assessed, diagnosed and treated individuals with dysphagia, cognitive-linguistic deficits, aphasia, dysarthria, voice disorders, oral motor disorders, speech and swallowing related disorders and deficits secondary to head and neck cancer.

• Established and implemented personalized speech therapy goals for adults in-/out-patient

• Educated and made recommendations to patients and their families about conditions and treatment. Lutheran Burbank Elementary/Middle School (MPS) Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019

• Evaluated and treated 45 students from diverse cultural, linguistic and economic backgrounds, majority being students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

• Provided clinical services to students with language disorders, phonological disorders, articulation disorders, fluency disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, pragmatic deficits, autism spectrum disorders, and attention-hyperactive deficit disorders.

UWM Speech/Language Clinic Sep. 2018 - Aug. 2019

• Assessed and treated children and adult speech and language disorders and neurological disorders Manage behaviors of clients

• Participated in interprofessional collaboration to enhance client’s quality of care

• Documented clients’ present levels and progress on soap notes and official therapy reports WI LEND: Milwaukee Link Autism Spectrum Disorders Diagnostic Clinic Sep. 2018 - Aug. 2019

• Observed evaluations conducted by clinical psychologist of children ages 24 months through 5 years and 11months for whom there is a concern of possible ASD.

• Scored and interpreted diagnostic tools used to assess children for ASD (e.g Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, Mullen Scales of Early Learning, and the Differential Ability Scales)

• Collaborated with a team of clinical psychologists and occupational therapists to discuss evaluation result and recommendations

• Participated in ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2) training workshops RELATED EXPERIENCES

Arabic Teacher at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee Sep. 2014 - Jan. 2020

• Plan and prepare activities that facilitate active learning experiences in a way that accommodates every students’ needs

• Deliver instructional activities to teach a new language and phonemes to beginner Arabic learners Daily living Skills Provider-Curative Care March 2018 - June 2018

• Provided 1:1 supervision, training and assistance for school age child with autism spectrum disorder to increase independence and quality of life.

• Created goals collabortaively with parents as well as Collected and recorded data accurately Student Teacher at Samuel Clemen’s Elementary School Jan. 2018 - May 2018

• Assisted students in the exceptional education classroom with classwork and homework.

• Worked with children from 1st to 5th grade with ASD. Behavioral Therapy Technician-AIM LLC Sep. 2016 - May 2017

• Provided 1:1 behavioral and language interventions for child with autism using programs designed by senior staff

• Collected and recorded data accurately

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES

MUHSEN (Muslim’s Understanding & Helping Special Education Needs) at Islamic Society of Milwaukee Brookfield- Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator

~Sep. 2016 – Jan. 2021~

• Planned disabilities awareness workshops and presenting/delivering materials

• Recruited volunteers and assigned duties for events/support groups

• Communicated with event coordinators to ensure special needs accommodations are met at larger community event

• Assisted in exclusive event planning for families with specials needs (e.g. Families with Special Needs Meet & Greet; Caregiver Support Groups, Siblings Support Groups & more) Muslim Student Association at UW-Milwaukee- Sisters’ Coordinator

~Sep. 2016 - May 2017~

• Independently planned and executed social events

• Worked with team to plan and execute larger events

• Recruited members

• Acted as an advisor and support for other Muslim girls in the student org VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

• Teacher Assistant (Howard Avenue Montessori) Jan. 2016 - June 2016

• Summer Camp Volunteer- Jasmine July 2016- Sep. 2016 Charitable Society for Children with Disabilities in Ramallah Palestine

• Volunteer/Shadowing in the S/L clinic at July 2016 Palestinian Happy Child Center

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Research Assistant- Aphasia Lab & Language Lab, UW-Milwaukee Sep. 2016- May 2018

• Prepared research project materials and procedures

• Coded Language Sample Transcripts

• Collected & analyzed data

• Compiled research paper & created poster presentation PRESENTATIONS

How Does Phonological Neighborhood Density Influence Image Naming?

• 2018 UWM’s Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium- Poster Presentation

• ASHA (American Speech & Hearing Association) 2018- Poster Presentation Minding the Achievement Gap: A Collaborative Effort to Build Interventions to Support Emergent Literacy Skills in Children Living in Poverty

• 2017 UWM’s Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium- Poster Presentation Modifications of Parent-Child Pre-Academic Practices After a Parent Training Program Within the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum

• 2017 UW-Milwaukee McNair Research Symposium-Poster Presentation

• 2017 UW-Milwaukee McNair Conference –Oral Presentation

• 2017 26th Annual National Ronald E. McNair Research and Graduate Fair Conference-Oral Presentation

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Behavior Management

• Applied Behavior Analysis

• SALT (Systemic Analysis of Language Transcripts) software

• Fluent in Arabic and English (spoken & written)

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