Dr. Sana Tibi Ph.D.

Dr. Sana Tibi joined the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida State University in August, 2016. She completed a Master’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Bath, England in 1989. She also completed two doctoral degrees; one in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida, U.S.A. in 1997, and another in Cognitive Studies of Reading, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Canada in 2016. Prior to completing her 2nd PhD at Queen’s University, she held several academic and administrative positions. From 2002-2010, she served as an Associate Professor at the College of Education, United Arab Emirates University. She also worked as a consultant to several organizations (RTI, USAID, and World Bank) on Arabic literacy projects. Moreover, Dr. Tibi served as the Academic Advisor for UNESCO-DI. Her duties included identifying best practices in Arabic instruction for individuals diagnosed with dyslexia. She had also served as an expert advisor to the Ministry of Education in Dubai, UAE. She has published numerous research articles on Arabic literacy. Her research interests involve (a) investigations of the cognitive and linguistic processes associated with reading in typically developing children and in children with dyslexia, and (b) reading assessment with psychometric properties.

Email: [email protected]