Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Special Education
Univ of North Carolina-Charlotte, 2019
Master's Degree
MED in Special Education
University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Bachelor's Degree
BED in Special Education
King Saud University, 2007
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Muharib, Reem Abdulrahman, Pennington, R., Lo, Y., Carpenter, M. Effects of manipulating the reinforcer value on manding in the presence of competing stimuli., Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte, $500. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
- Muharib, Reem Abdulrahman. Effects of a multiple schedule of reinforcement following functional communication training on communication responses and problem behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder., Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
- Muharib, Reem Abdulrahman, Voggt, A. P., Wood, C. L. Comparative impact of functional communication training and non-contingent reinforcement on problem behavior of a student with autism spectrum disorder., Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte,, $500. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
- Muharib, Reem Abdulrahman, Alzrayer, N., Wood, C. L., Voggt, A. P. The effects of backward chaining on three-step nonvocal manding and vocal manding of children with developmental disabilities., Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte, $500. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
- Muharib, Reem Abdulrahman, Alzrayer, N., Wood, C. L. The effects of mand-model approach on augmented mand and natural speech production of children with autism spectrum disorder., Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte, $500. (Funded: 2017 - 2018). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Muharib, R. A., & Everett, L. (2026). Teaching Swimming and Water Safety Skills to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/. 10.1007/s40489-026-00576-8
- Muharib, R. A., & Reyes, E. (2025). Imitation-Based Interventions: Modeling, Video Modeling, and Self-Modeling. In Lifespan Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Evidence-Based Guide for Professionals and Families. Oxford University Press.
- Muharib, R. A., Dalle, Z., & McGee, T. (2025). Coaching Caregivers via Telehealth Enhances Manding for Answers of Children with ASD, 18(2), 63-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2024.2441717
- Muharib, R. A., & Walker, V. L. (2024). Differential Reinforcement in Applied Settings for Individuals with Autism: A Systematic Literature Review. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 9(3), 449–462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-024-00419-9
- Muharib, R. A., Dowdy, A., Rajaraman, A., & Jessel, J. (2022). Contingency-based delay to reinforcement following Functional Communication Training for autistic individuals: A multilevel meta-analysis. Autism, 26, 761-781. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211065540
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Poster Award of Research in Behavior Analysis (Professional Level), Annual Conference of NC Association for Behavior Analysis. 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Student Research Award: Graduate Research Symposium, UNC Charlotte. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Student Research Award: Faculty & Graduate Student Research Symposium of the Department of Middle, Secondary & K-12, UNC Charlotte. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Herbert J Prehm Student Presentation Award, the 18th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities (DADD). 2017
Featured service activities
- Member
Bobcat RISE Scholarship Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Reviewer / Referee
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Member
ABA Program Accreditation Committee
- Editorial Review Board Member
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Editorial Review Board Member
Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention