Hussain A. Almalky, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Special Education
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
h.almalky@psau.edu.sa
0558899236
Area of Interests
Jobs development, transition to work, employment outcomes for youths with disabilities, and teachers' preparation.
Education
January 2012 – August 2015
Ph.D. Special education, University of Wisconsin—Madison
September 2005 - August 2008
M.Ed. Special education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 1998-February 2003
B.A. Special education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Professional Experience
August 2020 – Present
Vice Dean for Development and Quality at Preparatory Year Deanship, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
March 2018 – May- 2018
PISA Quality Monitor, The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
September 2017 – August 2019
Special Education Department Chair, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
September 2020– 2020
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
August 2015 – 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
June 2013 – August 2013
Job Coach for high school students with disabilities, James Madison High School, Madison, WI
April 2010 – August 2015
Lecturer, Department of Special Education, Al-Kharj University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 2003-April 2010
Special education elementary teacher, Alansar Elementary School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (Taught students with intellectual disability from 1st grade to 6th grade, in self- contained classrooms in a regular school).
Publications
Almalky, H. A. (in press). Promoting self-determination skills to support successful transition to post-school life for students with intellectual disability. Journal of Educational Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.
Almalky, H. A. (2008). Adaptive Behavior Skills of Students in Intellectual Institutions and Self-Contained Classes in Regular Schools in Riyadh City: A Comparative Study (Master's Thesis). King Saud University, Riyadh.
Almalky, H. A. (2015). Secondary Special Educators’ Perceptions of Community-Based Vocational Instruction for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Saudi Arabia (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Almalky, H. A. (2018). Investigating components, benefits, and barriers of implementing community-based vocational instruction for students with intellectual disability in Saudi Arabia. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 53(4), 415–427.
Almalky, H. A. (2020). Components of transition services in the Individualized Education Program for students with an intellectual disability. The Saudi Journal of Special Education, 13, 115–140.
Almalky, H. A. (2020). Employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A literature review. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104656.
Almalky, H. A., Alqahtani, S. S., & Trainor, A. A. (2020). School-business partnerships that facilitate postsecondary transition: Evaluating the perspectives and expectations for families of students with disabilities. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 105514.
Almalky, H. A., & Alqahtani, S. S. (2021). Special education teachers’ reflections on school transition practices that support partnerships with businesses to prepare students with disabilities for employment in Saudi Arabia. Children and Youth Services Review, 120, 105813.
Almalky, H.A., Alqahtani, S.S. (2021). School and business partnerships to support job training for students with developmental and other disabilities: Employers’ perspectives. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05276-2
Presentations
Almalky, H. A. (2018). Transition Components of Saudi Students with Disabilities: An Evaluation of Their IEPs. Presentation at INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, Berlin.
Almalky, H. A. (20018, February). Examining delivering Community-Based Vocational Instruction to special education students in Saudi Arabia. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Tampa, FL.
Almalky, H. A. (20018, February). Transition Components of Saudi Students with Disabilities: An Evaluation of their IEPs. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Tampa, FL.
Awards
2013 Outstanding Student Award, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Washington, D.C.
2004 Teaching Intellectual Students Award, Alansar Elementary School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2006 Well-Organized Classroom Award, Alansar Elementary School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Volunteers and Services
2007 Volunteered, Association of People with Disabilities, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2007 Volunteered, Down's Syndrome Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2009 Organized, Sultan’s Prize for Students with Disabilities, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Conferences and Workshops
2019 Five-Day Classroom Training - Early Childhood (ages 3-8), TEACCH Autism Program: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
2017 Five-Day Classroom Training - Elementary through High School, Ages 6-21, TEACCH Autism Program: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
2012 The annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Denver, CO.
2012 The State Superintendent’s Council on Special Education, Madison, WI.
2013 Wisconsin Transition Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI.
2014 Wisconsin Transition Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI.
2012 Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, Workshop session 1, University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
2012 Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, Workshop session 2, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
2013 Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research Workshop, The Writing
Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2013 The Basics of APA Documentation Workshop, The Writing Center, University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
2014 Writing Graduate Research Proposals Workshop, The Writing Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2003 Communication skills, Riyadh
2006 Measurement of teaching efficiency, Riyadh
2007 Preparation of individual educational program for students with intellectual disability, Riyadh
2006 Teaching methods, Riyadh
2003 Behavior modification for children with special needs, Riyadh
2007 Workshop on Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Riyadh
2003 Workshop about epilepsy and the role of a teacher, Riyadh
2007 Teaching pronunciation skills for students with hearing impairment, Riyadh
2007 Attending of the Third International Conference on Disability and Rehabilitation - Research in the field of disability, Riyadh
2007 Learning-based thinking, Riyadh
Memberships
- Dawon Syndrom Association, Riyad
- The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- The American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- The American association on intellectual developmental disabilities (AAIDD)
Reviewer for Journals
- Journal of Educational Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
- Journal of Educational Sciences, Imam Muhammad bin Saud University
- Journal of Babylon Center for Historical and Cultural Studies, the University of Babylon
- Sage Open Journal
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- Rehabilitation Psychology