M. Habash

Researcher and professional and researcher in the field of autism, assistive technology, and global health with expertise in special education, information technology, and data sciences . I received my PhD degree from the school of Information and Creative Technologies at Leeds Beckett University (Leeds, UK) with focus on technology-based (virtual and mixed reality) interventions for autism. My Masters study in education and technology from Arizona State University with focus on teaching  with technology to gifted and ESL students. My research has been focused on the use of culturally relevant innovative technologies in improving social and emotion recognition skills for children with autism. My exposure extends to all aspects of assistive technologies for people with special needs and the improvement of healthcare and special needs services using data analytics.

I am interested in the following area:
• Global heath, intellectual disabilities, ethics, and technology
•      Virtual and augmented reality use in healthcare, education, and special needs
• Use of technology to improve quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families
• Human Computer Interaction ((UX/HCI) and aspects of cross-culture design
• Social Computing and use of technology in aspects of  social work in society
• Cyber-Psychology (technology-based interventions for disabilities)
• Design and use of technology for the Aged Population
• Cloud Computing for better research data collection in less-developed countries
• Development of open-source electronic assessment and diagnosis tools for autism and other pervasive disorders
• Data science, business intelligence, and predictive analytics
• Development of tools for people with disabilities in middle and low income countries.
Supervisors: David J. Moore, Janet Finlay, and Gary Bitter