Hashem Abu Tariah

Professor Abu Tariah, has his Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2002, and his PhD in Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in 2006. Professor Abu Tariah, has a wide clinical and academic experiences through his work and study in the United States and at the Hashemite University/Jordan. He taught and still teaching several clinical and theory courses in Occupational Therapy and involved extensively in OT curriculum building, development, as well as accreditation. He held several academic administrative positions such as the Chairman of the OT department, assistant dean, and associate dean at the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences/The Hashemite University/Jordan. Currently he is the Jordan Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). During his sabbatical leave he worked as a faculty member at the Occupational Therapy Department of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) in Riyadh/Saudi Arabia for five years (2014-2019). Professor Abu Tariah, has several publications in well recognized peer reviewed occupational therapy Journals. His research interest includes: Stroke rehabilitation; occupational therapy professional and educational issues and development; adaptation and quality of life; occupational therapy for physical disabilities.