Ms. Anusha Rao


Ms. Anusha Rao, with an experience of 2 years in the field is the Research Co-ordinator at MERF-ISH. Her major area of interest is in Assessment and Management of individuals with Dysphagia, Voice Disorders, Adult Language Disorder, Motor Speech Disorders and Fluency disorders, Diagnostic Audiology, Tele rehabilitation services and Material development.

Qualification - BASLP, MASLP
Designation - Grade I Clinical Supervisor / Lecturer
CRR No. - A60966

Work Experience

  1. MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing (April 2021 – till date)
    Grade I Clinical Supervisor / Lecturer

Conferences / Webinars / Seminars / Workshops Attended

  1. Dysphagia Awareness month webinar series – 2021
  2. 53rd National Conference of the Indian Speech- Language and Hearing Association – 2022
  3. NCORE Cerebral palsy – Together we care – 2022
  4. Elucidating the diversities in Dysphagia assessment and management – 2022
  5. AUTCON- Autism and academics - 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS / RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED

Conference
Attended		 Year Title of the Paper Presented Award
NCORE Cerebral palsy – Together we care 2022 A pediatric case report on Speech, Language and Swallowing difficulties in a De Novo Mutant Axonal Motor Neuropathy -
Elucidating the diversities in Dysphagia assessment and management 2022 Symptoms of dysphagia in individuals with Parkinson’s disease across various post onset duration -
A pediatric case report on dysphagia in a De Novo Mutant Axonal Motor Neuropathy -
Salience of swallow assessment post fitting of Tracheo-Esophageal Prosthesis in Total Laryngectomy 3rd Best Oral Presentation

PG Dissertation:

Title: Adaptation and Validation of Voice Activity and Participation Profile in Tamil (VAPP-T)

Published Articles:

  1. A Single Case Study on Palatal Palsy; International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (July 2019, vol. 9; Issue 7)
  2. Dyslexia awareness among school teachers; Indian journal of public health research and development (Nov 2019, vol. 10, No. 11)
  3. Voice Profile and Prognosis in Pediatric Penetrating Vocal Injury; International Journal of Research and Analytic Reviews

Ongoing Researches

  1. Adaptation and Validation of Voice Activity and Participation Profile in Tamil (VAPP-T)
  2. Knowledge on indications of Hearing loss among non-medical students: A survey study
  3. Comparison of acoustic characteristics of nasal and oral segments in hearing aid and cochlear implant users – A preliminary study
  4. LittlEARS Speech Production Questionnaire Validation in children with Normal Hearing: Tamil
  5. Impact of pandemic on socio pragmatic skills in young adults
  6. Assessing quality of life of children with Auditory Brainstem Implant: A Parental Perspective
  7. Profiling learning difficulties in children using cochlear implant

Dissertations Co-guided:

  1. Knowledge on indications of Hearing loss among non-medical students: A survey study; 2022