Monerah Al-Dubayan, M.S., is a doctoral candidate in the Special Education program at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on autism spectrum disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities, communication, challenging behavior, parent-implemented interventions, culturally adapted practices, and applied behavior analysis. Through her work, she hopes to empower caregivers and actively involve them in interventions that strengthen communication, enhance family understanding, and support children with disabilities to reach their full potential.

  • Al-Dubayan, M. N., & Yakubova, G. (2025). Parent-implemented functional communication training to reduce challenging behavior in nonvocal children with ASD and IDD from diverse families: A systematic review. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/21541647251385909
  • Aladsani, M., Yakubova, G., & Al-Dubayan, M. N. (2025). Investigating educational interventions to teach Arab children with autism: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi.org/10.1007/s40489-025-00497-y
  • Yakubova, G., Chen, B. B., Gupta, S., & Al-Dubayan, M. N. (2024). Using an Online Multi-Component Intervention to Teach Mathematics to Autistic Secondary School Students. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 59(3), 274-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/215416472405900304
  • Yakubova, G., Chen, B. B., Al-Dubayan, M.N., & Gupta, S. (2023). Virtual instruction in teaching mathematics to autistic students: Effects of video modeling, virtual manipulatives, and mathematical games. Journal of Special Education Technology. doi.org/10.1177/01626434231177875
  • Brodhead, M. T., Abel, E. A., Al-Dubayan, M. N., Brouwers, L., Abston, G. W., & Rispoli, M. J. (2016). An evaluation of a brief multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment conducted in an electronic pictorial format. Journal of Behavioral Education, 25(4), 417–430. doi.org/10.1007/s10864-016-9254-3
  • Brodhead, M. T., Al-Dubayan, M. N., Mates, M., Abel, E. A., & Brouwers, L. (2015). An evaluation of a brief video-based multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(2), 160–164. doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0081-0
  • Al-Dubayan, M. (2015). The effects of bilingualism on children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research, 5(1), 83–84. doi.org/10.5703/1288284315656
  • EDSP470 - Introduction to Special Education
  • EDSP417 - Reading Diagnosis and Assessment
  • EDSP403/603 - Supporting Access for Students with Multiple Disabilities Across Settings
Technology, Interventions, and Inclusion in Autism Lab (TIIA)