Dr G. Kanaka

Associate Professor

Department of Speech and Hearing

Qualification: PhD (Speech & Hearing)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr G. Kanaka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing at MCHP, 365体育投注.

    She is:

    Institutional Responsibility:

    • Chairperson - Academic Committee
    • Hostel Warden
    • Anti-Ragging committee member

    Academic Responsibilities:

    • Teaching (UG / PG)
    • Guide for Thesis – PG / PhD
    • Member – Board of Studies
    • Clinical Treatment & Supervision
    • 365体育投注

    Additional responsibility:?

    • PG class coordinator
    • MS Internal Auditor
    • QAC Member
    • RCI Inspector
    • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Amplification Device II year BASLP/ Third Semester
Implantable Hearing Devices II year BASLP/Fourth Semester
Advances in Management of hearing loss I year Msc Audiology / Second Semester
Implantable Auditory Devices II year Msc Audiology / Third Semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph D Speech and Hearing School of Allied Health Sciences, 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education 2010
MSc Speech and Hearing All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysore Mysore University 1998
BSc Speech and Hearing All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysore Mysore University 1996

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Dept. of Speech & Hearing, 365体育投注 College of Health Professions, 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education, 365体育投注 Associate Professor Teaching, Clinical and 365体育投注 August 2006 – Till date
Dept. of Speech & Hearing, MCHP, 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education, 365体育投注 Senior Grade Lecturer Teaching, Clinical and 365体育投注 July 2002 – July 2006
Dept. of Speech & Hearing, School of Allied Health Sciences, 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education, 365体育投注 Lecturer Teaching, Clinical and 365体育投注 November 1998 – July 2002
Dept. of Speech & Hearing, School of Allied Health Sciences, 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education, 365体育投注 Clinical Supervisor Teaching and 365体育投注 October 1998-November 1998

Design, development and batch production of silicon rubber products for communication disorder

Oct 2018 – March 2022 Dr Venakataraja Aithal U; Dr G Kanaka; Dr VS Venkatesa

Funding:

DST-DBT

Role: Co-Investigator

“measuring the attitude and knowledge about stuttering”

2012

Part of a global research project - IPATHA (365体育投注 Project on attitudes towards human attributes) with Kenneth O St Louis, West Virginia University.

“Aids and Appliances”

2006

Book Chapter

Contributed to a chapter in a book titled Speech-Language and Hearing Impairment Block II, as a part of a collaborative national programme of 365体育投注 Academy of Higher Education and Rehabilitation Council of India; page no. 27 -71.

“Fine tuning Approaches in hearing aids”

2020

Authored chapter-15 in a book titled “Clinical Aspects of Hearing Aids” as part of ISHA Monograph. page no. 191-207. ISSN-0974-214X.

“Verification of Audibility, Gain frequency shaping and output of hearing aids through real ear measurements”

2020

Co-authored for a chapter-6 in a book titled “Clinical Aspects of Hearing Aids” as part of ISHA Monograph; page no. 78-90. ISSN-0974-214X.

Hearing aid outcomes using generic & disease-specific questionnaires: Hearing aid outcome measures.

2012 Ayas Muhammed, Kanaka, G., Rajashekhar, B.

LAP LAMBERT academic publishing. ISBN: 978-3-6591-8652-3

Development of Speech Audiometry material in Tulu Language.

2011 Deepa N Devadiga, Rajashekhar, B., Kanaka, G.

Book

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT academic publishing. ISBN: 978-3-8465-9700-2

Acoustic analysis of speech of Tamil speaking hearing impaired children

2003 Kanaka G, Nataraj, N.P., Rajashekhar, B.

365体育投注 at A.I.I.S.H., Dissertation Abstracts, Vol. IV., Pg.no. 46.

“Early Intervention for the Hearing Impaired”

2013

Contributed an abstract at the National Conference on “Early Intervention of Developmental Disabilities” from 7th to 8th March at NIMH Secunderabad, India

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Fluency Disorders, Motor Speech Disorder, Amplification Devices, Rehabilitation Audiology

Area of Expertise

Outcome based studies / Qualitative studies / Survey / Questionnaire -hearing aids / Cochlear Implant / Fluency Disorders

Area of 365体育投注

Outcome studies; User Perspective; Fluency development; Rate of speech

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): A 05962
  • Indian Speech & Hearing Association Life Member (ISHA): L11040598
  • Indian Speech & Hearing Association - MANIPAL Chapter

Contributions:

  • BOS member: All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysuru

Positions Held:

HOD: May 2008 – April 30th, 2012

Coordinator: May 2007 – April 2008

Normative for motor speech profile in Kannada speaking adults.

Jeena John Bellur Rajashekhar

Journal of Voice, 2013.

Pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emissions for the assessment of hearing loss in diabetic patients

2013-01-01 Agarwal, A. C., Pujary, K Balakrishnan, R Nayak, D. R Hasan, F

Context: Evaluation of hearing loss with diabetic control. Aims: The aim of this study was to profile the audiologic findings of diabetic patients by assessing the degree of hearing loss and the presence/absence of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs); to correlate the factors, namely, age, gender, glycemic status, and duration of diabetes mellitus with hearing loss. Settings and Design: The study was done at a tertiary care hospital and a cross-sectional study design was employed. Materials and Methods: Forty known diabetic patients who satisfied the selection criteria and consented were included in the study. Three tests were carried out, namely, pure tone audiometry, immittance audiometry, and OAEs. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11.5. For the current study, median, interquartile range (IQR), frequency, and percentage were considered. Results: Majority of the patients had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss ranging in severity from minimal to mild degree. Median pure tone average (PTA) values were less in patients with good glycemic status as compared to those with poor glycemic status. OAEs were absent in 30% of the subjects. Age had a contributing effect on raising the hearing threshold but gender and duration of diabetes did not show such an effect. Conclusion: Diabetic patients are at an increased risk of developing sensorineural hearing loss. Indian Journal of Otology,19(1), 13. 2013

Disfluencies in typically developing Tamil speaking children between 4 - 8 years.

2012-01-01 John, S Rathika, R B Rajashekhar

Languages in India, Vol. 12, 2012.

Self-reported hearing aid outcome measures using disease specific questionnaire in hearing impaired adults

2012-01-01 Ayas Muhammed Rajashekhar Bellur

365体育投注 Journal of Current 365体育投注 and Review, 2012.

Effect of site and size of tympanic membrane perforation on hearing loss

2002-01-01 Khanna K Rajashekhar B Shashi Prasad

Journal of Indian Speech & Hearing Association, Vol. 16, 2002.

Speech language and hearing impairment Block II

2006-01-01

2006.

Rhyme and Phonemic Awareness Skills in Kannada Speaking Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Selvakumar, A. M. R., John, S B Rajashekhar

Rhyme and phoneme awareness are skills that are essential for learning to read and spell. Their significance has been well established in alphabetic languages. Few studies have ventured to understand these skills in an alpha- syllabary language such as Kannada, where their significance has been debated. However, research related to these skills in childhood conditions like cerebral palsy is scarce. The present study aimed to understand the rhyme and phonemic awareness skills through the tasks of rhyme recognition, phoneme stripping and phoneme oddity for non-words using Metaphonological Skills Test (Prema, 1997). The participants were Kannada speaking children with cerebral palsy (n=12) and language-age (> 8 years) matched, typically developing peers (n=30). The results showed a significant difference between groups for phoneme stripping alone. This implies a lag in the development of phoneme awareness skills in children with cerebral palsy (CWCP). This necessitates early metaphonological instruction and inclusion in the educational curriculum of CWCP. Language in India, 15(1), 21-35. 2015

Syllable Awareness in Kannada Speaking Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Selvakumar, A. M. R., John, S. B Rajashekhar

Syllable awareness is a metaphonological skill that is acquired by children before acquisition of phoneme awareness skills. Its importance has been documented in alphabetic languages where it functions as a predictor of later reading success. However, it has been less researched in alphasyllabary languages with dearth of knowledge in childhood disorders like cerebral palsy. In the present study, the skills of syllable stripping and syllable oddity for words and non-words were studied using the Metaphonological Skills Test (Prema, 1997) in Kannada speaking children with cerebral palsy (n=12) and language-age (> 8 years) matched with typically developing peers (n=30). The findings revealed that performance for syllable stripping and syllable oddity for words was on par for both groups. However, children with cerebral palsy (CWCP) performed poorly on syllable oddity for non-words proving that the ability to engage in overt articulation has an indirect influence on their performance. Language in India, 14 (12), 1, 10. 2014

Normative for Motor Speech Profile in Kannada-Speaking Adults.

John, J John, S B Rajashekhar

The primary purpose of this study was to establish normative for 18 parameters of Motor Speech Profile (MSP; Computerized Speech Lab; KayPENTAX, Lincoln Park, NJ) in Indian population, specifically for Kannada-speaking adults across age and gender. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Method: Native Kannada speakers (n = 300) were divided into three age groups (20–40, 41–50, and 51–60 years) with 50 males and 50 females in each group. The obtained data are reported across age and gender for the parameters of diadochokinetic rate, second formant transition, and voice and tremor characteristics of MSP software. Results: Across gender, a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) was seen for seven parameters; whereas across age, a statistically significant variation was seen for nine parameters in the age group of 51–60 years than other groups (20–40 and 41–50 years). Conclusion: Establishment of the normative is essential for the effective use of acoustic analysis as an objective tool. The findings of the present study serve as a norm-based reference forMSP software in Indian population, aged between 20 and 60 years. Journal of Voice, 28(1), 7-13. 2014

Measuring Teachers Attitude Towards Stuttering In Malayalam Speaking Population

2015-01-06 Beulah

Normative Data for MSP (Motor Speech Profile) in Malayalam Speaking children

2015-01-06 Arya

Development and validation of a Screening checklist for differentiating Normal Non-fluency from Stuttering

2015-01-06 Amrutha Kishore

Teacher’s attitudes towards inclusion of children with hearing impairment in school in and around Udupi: A questionnaire method

2015-01-06 Antony Thomas

Measuring satisfaction with amplification in Kannada speaking population: A questionnaire method

2014-01-06 Nimi K

Rate of speech in young Konkani speaking adults of Dakshina Kannada district

2014-02-06 Winola Cutinho Sunila John

Disfluencies in typically developing Bengali speaking children between 3 to 8 years

2014-02-06 Pratiti Giri

Impact of Tinnitus on Hindi Speaking population

2014-02-06 Lipsa Sahoo

Measuring Public Attitude Towards Stuttering In Kannada Speaking Population

2013-01-06 Joyce John

Listening difficulties in geriatric population: A SSQ questionnaire method

2013-01-06 Suprabha Panda

Rate of speech for 3-5 years typically developing Malayalam speaking children

2013-01-06 Mereen Rose Babu Sunila John

Rate of speech for 5-7 years typically developing Malayalam speaking children

2013-01-06 Reshma Annie George Sunila John

Subcortical processing of speech in noise using speech ABR in normal hearing adults

2013-01-06 Neha Sodhi Ayas Mohd.

Evaluation of neural encoding of speech at the level of Brainstem in Hearing aid users

2012-01-06 Parul Sharma

Measurement of Public attitude towards stuttering in Hindi speaking population

2012-01-06 Tanvir Usmani B Rajashekhar

Normative Data for MSP (Motor Speech Profile) in Kannada Speaking adults

2012-01-06 Jeena John Sunila John

Audiological Profile of diabetic patients

2012-01-06 Kailesh Pujary Deepak Nayak Balakrishnan Dr Ashish Chandra Agarwal

Dichotic Digit test in Tulu

2011-01-06 Bhargavi PG B Rajashekhar

Low pass filtered speech test in Hindi

2011-01-06 Megha Khanna

Development of Rehabilitation manual for cochlear implant users in Punjabi

2009-01-06 Shruthi Sahni

Evaluation of self-reported hearing aid outcome using generic and disease specific questionnaire in hearing impaired adults

2009-01-06 Muhammed Ayas KP B Rajashekhar

Development of Speech Audiometry material in Tulu language

2009-01-06 Deepa N Devadiga B Rajashekhar

Development trends of fluency in normal Konkani Speaking children between 3 – 8 years

2007-01-06 Prabhu Niky Chandrakanth

Disfluencies in normal Tamil Speaking children between 4 – 8 years

2007-01-06 Radhika R

Influence of First Language on Second Language: A Comparative Study In Malayalam-English and English-Malayalam Bilinguals

2016 Sheba Mathew

Attitudes towards noise among first year students

2017 Sharavathi R

A Survey on the Knowledge and Attitude towards Hearing loss prevention among the College Students

2017 Tony Jacob

Awareness about Cluttering among Speech Language Pathologists In India

2018 Fathimth Nafiya

Influence of School Experience in the Life of Adults With Stuttering: A Qualitative Analysis

2018 Angella Alappat

Normative of Oral Reading Fluency Skill Across Grade 1- Grade 8 In Indian English Speakers

2018 Hannah Elsa Abraham

Factors Influencing Consumer Satisfaction with Hearing Aid

2018 BasidhF Archana G Maiya,

Functional performance of children with hearing aids: Parent’s perspective

2018 Mehana Rahim

Cross-cultural Adaptation and validation of hearing satisfaction scale to Kannada

2019 As Ham Sheelel

Comparison of verbal fluency skills between individuals with post-lingually acquired hearing loss and in individuals with normal hearing.

2019 Teresa Rose Antony

Comparison of click, tone-burst and chirp evoked oto-acoustic emissions in pre-term and full-term neonates

2020 Pooja P, Hariprakash P, G

Prevalence of hearing loss and associated risk factors in multi-gestational births

2020 Lavita Fernandes, Priya G, Leslie Lewis,

Perspectives and attitudes of teaching faculties towards their listening health in covid-19 pandemic situation- an online survey

2021 Ganavi Shetty, Bhargavi PG

Perspectives and attitudes of college students towards their listening health in covid-19 pandemic situation- an online survey

2021 Aishwarya Mathew, Bhargavi PG, G Kanaka

Effectiveness of Video Educational Module on Individual’s Hearing Aid Handling Skills

On-Going Shubham Gupta, Kishan MM

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Audiologists towards Implantable Devices: An Online Survey

On-going Komal Agarwal, Priya G