CURRICULUM VITAE: Ms. AREEJ OKASHAH
CURRICULUMVITAE
ARIJ ATOOM BSc, MSc, PhD OPTOMETRY
Contact Details:
Address:
Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
Jordan University of Science & Technology
PO BOX 3030 Irbid
22110 Jordan
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Personal Information:
Date of Birth:xxxxxxxxx
Place of Birth: Jordan
Citizenship: Jordanian
Gender: Female
Education:
2012-2016: PhD. Optometry, Cardiff University, UK.
2008-2009: MSc. Optometry, the University of New South Wales, Sydney- Australia.
2001-2005: BSc. Optometry, 82.7%, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid-Jordan.
2004-2005: Clinical and practical training in the Primary Eye Care Unit at Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid-Jordan.
2003-2005: Optometry Laboratories at JUST.
2001: Tawjihi, 85.7%, Jordan
Employment History:
2016-till: Assistant Professor/ Optometry Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology.
2013-2014: Optometrist/ Demonstrator, Cardiff University, UK.
2009-2012: Full-time Lecturer/ Optometry Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology.
2005-2007: Optometrist/ The Primary Eye Care Unit of JUST, Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid.
2005-2007: Teaching Assistant/ Optometry Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology.
Conferences presentations:
2014: AAO, Seattle-USA
2014: OPTOM Poster Day, Cardiff-UK
2012: BCOVS, Bradford-UK
2012: HOAC, Chester-UK
Professional membership:
2012: Cornea to Cortex, UK.
Publications:
Okashah.The use and prescribing of pocket and portable electronic low vision aids for people with visual impairment. 2016. ORCA, UK.
Okashah et al. (2013).Pocket and portable electronic low vision aids (PELVAs): Do the manufacturers provide an accurate description, vol. 32.
Professional Qualifications/ Courses/ Workshops:
2014: Recognition as a teacher in higher education, Cardiff University.
2014: Assessing students learning in the sciences, Cardiff University.
2014: Effective researcher, Cardiff University.
2014: Seven secrets of highly successful researcher
2014: Imposter syndrome: Why successful people often feel like frauds, Cardiff-UK.
2014: Presenting research in 3 minutes, Cardiff University.
2014: Turbocharge your writing, Cardiff University.
2014: Working with long documents, Microsoft, Cardiff University.
2013: SPSS, Cardiff University.
2012: Presentation skills, Cardiff University.
2012: Understanding the funding application peer review process, Cardiff University.
2012: Writing and publishing your research, Cardiff University.
2012: R- package for statistical analysis, Cardiff University.
2012: Endnote, Cardiff University.
2012: Exploring career options beyond academia, Cardiff University.
2010: "Hints for writing a funding proposal" and "proposal evaluation". At the academic development centre-JUST.
2009: Behavioral Optometry module with Prof. Howell, in Melbourne-Victoria.
2008: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, at St. John Ambulance- Australia.
2007" "Low Vision & Rehabilitation" Training Program, Abdullah Bin Um- Maktoom School for Blind.
2007: The vision & rehabilitation workshop, at King Hussein Cancer Centre.
Awards:
Full-Scholarship from JUST towards PHD degree, 2012 onwards.
Full-Scholarship from JUST towards master degree at UNSW,2008-2009.
Three honors on academic performance (2003, 2004 &2005)
Research interest:
I am interested in improving the low vision services in Jordan and to help visually impaired get access to low vision aids (particularly electronic low vision aids) to enable them to use the useful residual of their visual functions.
I am currently interested in evaluating low vision services, demographics of low vision patients, prescribing and use of low vision aids, reading performance assessment among visually impaired, and the compatibility of reported and actual parameters of low vision aids.
Also, I am interested in expanding the concept of optometrist in Jordan to provide all the required services and/ or tests; not merely refraction, and to reflect that in practice.
Glaucoma diagnosis is another research interest of mine.
Research experience:
2012-2016: As part of PhD, I conducted five studies to evaluate pocket and portable electronic low vision aids (PELVAs) from different perspectives (their parameters e.g. contrast sensitivity, magnification and resolution, their prescribing pattern, rating patients satisfaction with these aids, reading performance in visually impaired patients).
2009: Research project title "Barriers to access eye care services among AMD patients in Australia", at UNSW-Australia.
2009-2012 Supervised a number of projects for the 4th year Undergraduate-Optometry students e.g. ("How to get an early diagnosis forglaucoma?", "Low Vision Aids", "The rational of amblyopia Treatment", &" Microbial Keratitis"), Jordan University of Science & Technology.
Teaching History:
2016-till, Lecturer, Optometry department, ,Jordan University of Science & Technology.
2013-2014: Demonstrator, BSc Hons OPTOM, Cardiff University, UK.
2009-2012: Lecturer and Module leader for the following subjects: (Introduction to Optometry, Corneal Physiology & Contact Lenses, Ocular Diseases 1 & 2, Community Eye Care, Research Project, Ocular Motility& Normal Binocular Vision, Special Testing Techniques& Instruments, Binocular Vision Anomalies & Orthoptics, Clinics 1 & 2, and Pediatric Optometry)/ Jordan University of Science & Technology.
2005-2007: Clinical Training Supervisor/ The Primary Eye Care Unit of JUST, Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid.
2005-2007: Teaching Assistant/ Optometry Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology.
References and Further Enquiries:
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