Dr. Hisham Arab kabeya Profile

Faculty Member

Academic Rank: 

Assistant Professor

Specialization: 

Rehabilitation Sciences/Occupational Therapy

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Education: 

University/College Name	Degree Received	Specialization
University of Southampton	Phd	Rehabilitation Sciences/Occupational Therapy
University of Southampton	MSc/MS	Health and Rehabilitation

Academic Experience: 

From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
01/03/2011			Lecturer	Arab American University	Lecturer at Health Sciences Department

Administrative Experience: 

From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
01/09/2020	01/09/2022		Director of Occupational Therapy Department	Arab American University	Responsible for teaching OT courses, the development and oversight of the OT program curriculum, and tasks associated with obtaining accreditation. Duties also include management and administration of the program, program evaluation, and personnel management.
01/09/2021	01/09/2022		Dean Assistant	Arab American University	coordinates academic schedules, facilitates faculty meetings, manages interdepartmental communication, and ensures compliance with academic policies and procedures within the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences.

Courses Taught: 

Course Title	Level
Research in Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate
Independent Living Skills	Undergraduate
Practical Skills in Pediatric	Undergraduate
Occupational Therapy in Pediatric	Undergraduate
Community Based Rehabilitation	Undergraduate
Management for Health Sciences	Undergraduate
Adaptive equipment	Undergraduate
CLINICAL REASONING EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE	Graduate
RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY	Undergraduate
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS STATISTICS	Graduate
ADVANCED RESEARCH AND STATISTICS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY	Graduate
CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES	Graduate
HEALTH PROMOTION	Graduate
RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY	Undergraduate

Biography: 

I’m an assistant professor in the department of occupational therapy at Arab American University- Palestine. My research interests are in the areas of outcome measures in rehabilitation, psychosocial aspect of disability, hand and upper limb function, the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of rehabilitation for people with musculoskeletal conditions, and implementation of effective evidence-based practice. My research has been published in well-known international peer reviewed journals such as Arthritis Care & Research and Disability and Rehabilitation. I am committed to supporting colleagues and students in developing an applied research career.

Skills: 

Strong analytical, observational, and problem-solving skills

Good experience in project and team management, leading workgroups and facilitation of team members

Excellent command of Microsoft Office™ tools, very good skills in using SPSS and NVivo

Awards: 

PhD scholarship- Arab American University

MSc scholarship-Said foundation

Cross Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Child Occupational Self-Assessment- Research roject

A comparison of Abductor pollicis longus muscle activity between males and females- Research project

C.V.: 

CV Hisham updated.pdf

Languages: 

English

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