Somayah Al-Ees

Somayah Al-Ees is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist in Ontario and a first-year M.Sc. student at the Rehabilitation Science Institute, specializing in the Voice and Resonance Lab within the Speech-Language Pathology department. Her research is conducted under the supervision of Dr. Tim Bressmann. Before coming to U of T, Somayah completed her bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation of Speech and Hearing from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and a clinical master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Jordan in Jordan. Somayah has been practicing as a Speech-Language Pathologist for the last decade. During her practice, she became interested in developing new treatments to help clients overcome communication challenges and reach their full potential, ultimately leading her to pursue research in the field. Additionally, her experience working in different countries highlighted the need for treatment approaches that can be applied across different cultures and populations, motivating her to develop treatments that can improve the lives of individuals with speech and language disorders globally.