Dr. Lavanya V
Associate Professor
About
Dr. Lavanya V, Associate Professor in the Department of Audiology at MERF-ISH, has completed her Doctorate of Philosophy in Audiology from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai (2025). With 7 years 10 months (7+ years) of experience in the field, her major areas of interest include Diagnostic Audiology, Auditory Processing Disorders, Listening Effort for Speech in Noise, and Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation.
About
Work Experience
2026
Associate Professor – MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai
2026 – Till Date
● Present
2026 – Till Date
2023
Assistant Professor – MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai
2023 – 2025
2023 – 2025
2018
Lecturer / Clinical Coordinator – SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM IST), Kattankulathur
2018 – 2019
2018 – 2019
Research Projects Co-guided
Completed Projects
2025- Assessment of Cochlear Function in Musicians and Non-Musicians 2025
- Auditory Functional Outcomes in Children with Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Comparative Study using the PEACH Scale 2025
- Relationship between TTEABR and Functional Hearing Outcomes in Individuals with ANSD 2025
Ongoing Projects
Ongoing- Assessment of Vestibular Activation in Patients with ABI: Correlation between Subjective and Objective Findings Ongoing
- Outcomes of Auditory and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implantees with Early vs Conventional Switch-on: A Comparative Study Ongoing
Scientific Papers Presented
29th International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM 2025)
2025- Listening effort for speech in noise perception across different SNRs: A comparative study among Carnatic musicians and non-musicians Best Paper Award
Exploring New Horizons in Hearing, Tinnitus and Balance – Samvaad Institute
2025- Harikrishnan et al. Vestibular and audiological findings in an individual with single-sided deafness post meningitis (March 21–22, 2025)
IALP International Conference on Disability Certification of Persons with Hearing and Speech Impairment
2022- Effect of musicianship on listening effort for speech in noise: A dual-task paradigm measure (August 2022)
University Science Day – SRIHER
2022- Listening effort for speech in degraded conditions: A comparison between musicians and non-musicians (February 2022)
ISHACON 2019
2019- Longitudinal measures on environmental sounds in children with unilateral cochlear implant
TANISHACON 2015
2015- Assessment of high arched palate and its correlation to speech characteristics in adult individuals
29th International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM 2025) –
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), 13th–14th November 2025
(Best Paper Award)
Exploring New Horizons in Hearing, Tinnitus and Balance – Samvaad Institute of Speech and Hearing,
21st–22nd March 2025