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 Dr. Munirah Al Khuwaiter

Assistant Professor
Dr. Munirah Alkhuwaiter is an Assistant Professor in the Audiology and Speech Pathology
Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health
Sciences. She earned a master’s degree in Speech, Language and Learning, and a doctoral degree in
Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University. Dr. Alkhuwaiter holds the
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
As a clinical researcher, she is interested in swallowing disorders, specifically in investigating
psychometric properties of swallowing assessment and measurement tools. During her doctoral
studies, she held a teaching assistant position in the Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department and completed a one-year Teaching Certificate Program (TCP) at the Searle Center for
Advancing Learning and Teaching.
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

​​​​​​​DEGREES:

Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, USA
M.S in Speech, Language and Learning, Northwestern University, USA
B.S. in Rehabilitation Speech-Hearing, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE:

Teaching Certificate Program, The Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Northwestern University (Jun 2020)

Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP™), Northern Speech Services
(Dec 2017- Present)

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (May 2016 - Present)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(July 2023-Present)

Teaching Assistant, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, IL,
USA (Jan 2018-Jun 2022)

Teaching Assistant, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(Nov 2010-Jun 2012)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow, Lumiere Children’s Therapy, Chicago, IL, USA
(Aug 2015 – May 2016)

Intern, Walter Christopher Elementary School, Chicago, IL, USA (Mar – Jun 2015)

Intern, Arlington Pediatric Therapy, Arlington Heights, IL, USA (Mar – Jun 2015)

Intern, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA (Jan – Mar 2015)

Speech Language Pathologist, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Rehabilitation Department Sultan Bin
Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (May – Oct 2010)

Intern, Audiology Clinic, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (August -Feb 2010)

Intern, Speech Clinic, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Feb – July 2009)​




Research Interests / Collaborations

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Publications

- Clain, A. E., Alkhuwaiter, M., Davidson, K., & Martin-Harris, B. (2022). Structural
validity, internal consistency, and rater reliability of the Modified Barium Swallow
Impairment Profile: Breaking ground on a 52,726-patient, clinical data set. Journal of
Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(5), 1659-1670.

- Alkhuwaiter, M., Davidson, K., Hopkins-Rossabi, T. et al. Scoring the
Penetration–Aspiration Scale (PAS) in Two Conditions: A Reliability Study. Dysphagia
(2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-021-10292-6

- Alkhazim, M. A., Althubaiti, A., Al-Ateeg, H., Alkhwaiter, M., & AlNasser, M. M. (2015).
Delivering Effective Continuous Medical Education in Saudi Arabia: Some Critical
Issues. Health Professions Education, 1(1), 43-49.​


SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES

Member, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
Member, Dysphagia Research Society (DRS)

SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPATION

Reviewer, Dysphagia Journal
Reviewer, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups


CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOP PARTICIPATIONS​

- Alkhuwaiter, M., Scoring the Penetration–Aspiration Scale (PAS) in Two Conditions: A
Reliability Study. Poster presented at the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) annual
meeting, Mar 2021(Virtual)

- Day A, Kantarcigil C, Alkhuwaiter M., Krekeler BN, Davidson K, Chiu C, Martin-Harris
B. A Technology- Assisted Approach to Graduate Education on Dysphagia. Proposal
accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA), San Diego, CA, November 2020 (Convention Cancelled).

- Alkhuwaiter, M., Martin-Harris, B. S Scoring the Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) in
Two Conditions: A Reliability Study. Poster accepted at the Annual Convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 2020, San
Diego, CA.(Convention Cancelled)

- Alkhuwaiter, M., Logemann, J. Effect of Changes in the Health Care System on
Dysphagia Patient Care Post Stroke. Research study presented at the Annual
Convention of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA),
November 2013, Chicago, IL.​



CONTACT INFORMATION

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Contact information


Office location/number: Audiology and Speech Pathology – CAMS / GR.008

Phone: +966 11 4299999    Ext 98210

Email:khuaiterm@ksau-hs.edu.sa​