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Selma SAAD MEROUWE
Assistant Professor
Higher Institute of Speech and Language Therapy
Responsable d'un axe de recherche Laboratoire de recherche en orthophonie
01/421 000 ext 6741 salma.saad@usj.edu.lb
slovak-Lebanese speech and language pathologist.Fluent in French, English, Lebanese Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic and Slovak.Specialized in stuttering and cluttering (certified European stuttering specialist).Lecturer, researcher, graduate program coordinator and clinical supervisor.Active member of the World Stuttering & Cluttering Organization (WSCO), serves as the Lebanese representative at the International Cluttering Association (ICA), and serves as the president of the Stuttering Committee at the Association Libanaise des Orthophonistes (ALO). She has recently defended her PhD dissertation and obtained her PhD.
Education
| Degree | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Stuttering Specialization | Thomas More university College | Belgique | 2018 |
| Master of research in speech and language therapy | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2015 |
| Diploma in speech and language therapy | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2006 |
Teaching at USJ
University teaching outside USJ
| University teaching outside USJ | Country | Institution | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching within the Master degree program | Finland | University of Turku | 01/01/2021 | 01/01/2022 |
Professional experience outside USJ
| Professional experience | Organisation | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized school | Classes Orange | 03/09/2007 | 31/07/2013 |
| Private clinic | TERAP | 01/05/2007 | 01/11/2023 |
| geriatric hospital | Mainson Notre-Dame | 01/08/2006 | 31/10/2007 |
| Multidisciplinary clinic | CEMEDIPP | 03/07/2006 | 02/08/2010 |
Areas of expertise
Research themes
Publications and communications
Saad Merouwe, S., Bertram, R., & Eggers, K. (in press). Speech disfluencies in bilingual Lebanese children who do and do not stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Krawczyk, A., & Saad Merouwe, S. (2023). Stuttering and bilingualism in children and adults: Current research and future developments. In H. Sønsterud & K. Węsierska, Dialogue without barriers: A comprehensive approach to dealing with stuttering, 359-388, Agere Aude.
Saad Merouwe, S., Bertram, R., Richa, S., & Eggers, K. (2023b). Identification of Stuttering in Bilingual Lebanese Children Across Two Presentation Modes. Journal of Fluency Disorders. 76. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2023.105970
Saad Merouwe, S., Bertram, R., Richa, S., & Eggers, K. (2023a). Stuttering Severity Judgments by Speech-Language Pathologists of Bilingual Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1159/000528520
Saad Merouwe, S., Bertram, R., Richa, S., & Eggers, K. (2022). Bilinguisme et bégaiement : Revue de la littérature et implications sur le diagnostic clinique. Glossa, 132, 67-91.
Del Gado, F., Özdemir, S., Saad Merouwe, S., & Węsierska, K. (2022). Multicultural Commonalities in Stuttering and intervention. In K. Eggers & M. M. Leahy (Eds.), Clinical Cases in Dysfluency. 104-113. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003179016-11
Saad, S., & Henry, G. (2020). Epreuve de Répétiton de phrases: Litmus-SR-Liban. In R. Zebib, P. Prévost, L. Tuller & G. Henry (Eds.), Plurilinguisme et Troubles spécifiques du langage au Liban, Presses universitaires de l’Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth
Saad Merouwe, S. (2020). Tailoring the treatment to the needs of the person who stutters – based on a clinical case study, in Zaburzenia plynnosci mowy 2, Katowice.
Saad Merouwe, S. & Abou Melhem, M. (2018). State of stuttering intervention practices in Lebanon, in Zaburzenia plynnosci mowy, Katowice
Oral presentation: "Speech disfluencies in bilingual speakers: Diagnostical entanglements", WSCO conference, Texas, 2024
Oral presentation: “Identification of Stuttering in bilingual Lebanese children across two presentation modes”, JWCSC, Canada, 2022
Keynote speech on “Stuttering and bilingualism”, Symposium on stuttering, Ghent university, Belgium, 2022
Webinar "Speech disfluencies in bilingual speakers", European Fluency Specialists, 29 June 2021
Présentation orale “Les dysfluences verbales des personnes bilingues”, séminaire Octogone-Lordat, Université de Toulouse, Mars 2021
Webinar “Speech disfluencies in bilingual speakers”, International days conference, Thomas More, Belgium, March 2021
Keynote speaker “How should we interact with adults who stutter? Cross cultural findings on stuttering adults preferences for support and assistance”, ECSF symposium, Belgium, February 2020
Seminar “Tailoring the therapy to the needs of the person who stutters” & poster presentation, Fluency disorders, Theory and practice, Katowice, Poland, September 2018