Ms. Lavanya V, Assistant Professor in the Department of Audiology at MERF-ISH has an experience of over 6 years in the field specialized in Diagnostic test procedures in Audiology, Diagnosis and Management of Auditory Processing Disorders.

Ongoing PhD Thesis:    Pursuing PhD at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU) titled “Listening Effort for Speech in Degraded Conditions: A Comparison among Musicians and Non- Musicians” under Guidance of Dr. Ramya Vaidyanath.

Work Experience

S.No	Place & position of work	Duration	Years of experience
1	Grade I – Clinical Supervisor at SRM University, Kattankulathur	Aug 2018 – Sep 2019	1 year 1 month
2	Teaching/Clinical Experience via PhD (Full-time) at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai	Oct 2019 – June 2023	3 years 8 months
3	Assistant Professor at MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai	July 2023	Till date

Membership:
Rehabilitation Council of India - A43005
Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) - L15102667
Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI) - 566

Subjects of Interest

• Diagnostic Audiology – Behavioral Tests
• Diagnostic Audiology – Physiological Tests
• Speech perception & its disorders
• Neurophysiology of Hearing
• Electrophysiological Assessment
• Auditory Processing Disorders

Published Articles:

S.No	Article	Journal	Year	Impact Factor	National / International
1	Sheela T, Megha Sasidharan, Lavanya V Development of Environmental Sound Perception in Children with Cochlear Implant within 4 months of Implantation	Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery	2024	0.6	National
2	Lavanya V, Ramaprasad Rajaram, Ramya Vaidyanath, Ajith Kumar Uppunda Listening Effort for Speech in Noise perception using Pupil Dilation: A Comparison among Percussionists, Non-Percussionists and Non-musicians	Journal of Audiology and Otology.	2024	1.1	International
3	Lavanya V, Ramaprasad Rajaram, Ramya Vaidyanath, Ajith Kumar Uppunda Musician-Advantage on Listening Effort for Speech in Noise Perception: A Dual-Task Paradigm Measure	Journal of Audiology and Otology 2023;27(4):227- 234.	2023	1.1	National