Nowara Abudabbous *******@****.***
EDUCATION
Special Education Alternative Licensure Graduate Certificate ( Expected, Spring 2023) New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Ph.D. Special Education (Expected Fall 2022)
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorder ( May, 2021) New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
M.A. Special Education ( Spring 2017)
MA: Learning Difficulties
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
B.A. Education ( Fall 2010)
Areas of Concentration: Special Education
Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
AWARDS
● Outstanding Undergraduate award (2009)
A certificate of recognition of being the top of the departement
● Academic scholarship ( 2014)
Academic scholarship of merit and financial support to pursue a Master’s degree
● Academic scholarship (2017)
Academic scholarship of merit and financial support to pursue a doctoral degree
● Best poster presentation Award ( 2019)
The award was a cash honorarium of $100.00
● Outstanding Graduate award ( 2021)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES, NM 2018-2019 Department of Teacher Preparation Administration and Leadership
● Duties and Responsibilities:
● Responsible for the design, development, instruction, and assessment of students in traditional and online courses:
o SPED 350 Introduction to Special Education ( Face to Face) o SPED 350/500 Introduction to Special Education ( Online)
● Additional duties:
1. Maintained office hours.
2. communication with students via face-to-face, e-mail, or by phone. 3. Maintained Canvas (online learning management system). 4. Supported student learning with additional resources including online modules, videos, useful articles
5. Graded student work and provide students with meaningful feedback. UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT MISURATA, LIBYA 2012-2014 Misurata University
The department of Special Education
● Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Grade students' papers and project
2. Assist students with their research papers
3. Correspondence with students
4. Creating a lesson plan
5. Observing examinations
TEACHING LICENCES/ CERTIFICATES
● Learning Difficulties certificate ( May 2017)
● Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate ( May 2021) PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Abudabbous, N. ( 2022). Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media and Its Effects on Young Learners. Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4002626 Abudabbous, N. (2021). Social Failure in Students with ASD during Libyan Civil War-2: Challenges and Recommendations. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3897354 Abudabbous, N. ( 2019). My Point of View of Serving Children with Autism in a Developing Country. TASH Conference. Phoenix, AZ. Retrieved from https://tash.org/news/2019-tash-conference-highlights/ Madrid, S., & Abudabbous, N. ( 2018). The Faculty’s Supports: The Key of International Student Succeed. Presentation at New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference, Albuquerque, NM. WORKSHOPS/ TRAINING
● Ph.D. in not Enough to get a Job in Academia, (2021)
● Disability Training, ( 2019)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
● English: Full professional proficiency
● Arabic: Native Proficiency