Yaser Al Sabi
Dr. Yaser is currently Rehabilitation Manager-Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Russia at Cochlear Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Previously, Dr. Yaser was the Director of Al-Zamil Center for Hearing and Speech at Onaizah Association for Development and Humanitarian Services-Ta’heel, Onaizah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Yaser was also the Director of both the Master Program in Speech-Language Pathology and the Bachelor Program in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences in Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Yaser received his doctorate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Howard University, Washington DC, USA in 2007. He also holds two master’s degrees in the same field. He received his first master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Communication Disorders from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan in 1994 and his second master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from San Jose' State University, San Jose', California, USA in 1999. Dr. Al-Sa'bi is a bilingual ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist (SLP). Dr. Al-Sa’bi was the Head of Hearing Rehabilitation Unit at King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center (KAESC) in King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA between September 2015 and September 2016. Dr. Al-Sa'bi worked as a consultant SLP at the Prince Georges County Public Schools, Maryland, USA, for four years between 2004 and 2008 and as an assistant professor at the Jordan University for Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan between 2008 and 2009. Dr. Al-Sa'bi has developed and standardized many assessment tools in Arabic such as the Jordanian Expressive Vocabulary test (JEVT), Saudi Expressive Vocabulary Test, JISH Articulation Test (JAT), and JISH School Readiness Screening Test. Dr. Yaser was one of the validators for the Arabic translation of the Manual of the DSM-5. The translation was done by Ms. Lateefa Abdullah The author of this manual is Ms. Lateefa Abdullah, a psychologist at Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs, United Arab Emirates. The manual was published in 2016. Dr. Yaser was the validator of the following book: الميسر في اضطرابات التواصل: لمسات نفسية" ". The author of this book is Ms. Lateefa Abdullah, a psychologist at Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs, United Arab Emirates. The book was published in 2018.