Dr. Usha Shastri
Associate Professor
Department of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (at Mangalore)
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching: Undergraduate and Post graduate students
- Clinical supervision and patient care
- Class coordinator: I M.Sc (Audiology), Dept of ASLP, KMC Mangalore, MAHE
- Guide: Dissertations/Conference presentations/Clinical & Journal clubs
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
Subject | Semester / Year |
---|---|
Diagnostic Audiology: Physiological Tests | Fourth semester BASLP |
Advances in Management of Hearing Loss | Second semester M.Sc (Audiology) |
Auditory Processing Disorders | Third semester M.Sc (Audiology) |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
---|---|---|---|
Doctorate in Philosophy in Audiology | Audiology | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore | 2016 |
M.Sc | Audiology | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore | 2010 |
B.Sc | Speech and Hearing | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore | 2008 |
Experience
Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
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Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC, MAHE, Mangalore | Associate Professor | Teaching, Research, Clinical Management | Jan 2020 - till date |
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC, MAHE, Mangalore | Assistant Professor – Senior Scale | Teaching, Research, Clinical Management | Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 |
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC, MAHE, Mangalore | Assistant Professor | Teaching, Research, Clinical Management | Oct 2017 - Jan 2018 |
Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Deralakatte, Mangaluru | Assistant Professor Grade I | Teaching, clinical supervision and research | June 2016 - Sep 2017 |
Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Deralakatte, Mangaluru | Lecturer | Teaching, clinical supervision and research | Jan 2015 - May 2016 |
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore | Junior Research Fellow | Research | Dec 2011 - Dec 2014 |
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore | Audiologist Grade I | Clinical teaching | Aug 2010 - Dec 2011 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Diagnostic Audiology, Speech Perception
Area of Expertise
Audiology
Area of Research
Speech perception, Efferent auditory pathway
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Member of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), 2010
- Member of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA), 2008.
- Member of Dakshina Kannada - Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 2016.
Development and Validation of Tulu Sentence Lists to Test
24.12.2021 Speech perception Shreepriya Usha Shastri Mohan Kumar
2018 – 2020 II M.Sc (Audiology) Dissertation
Myths and Facts about cochlear implants and rehabilitation after cochlear implants
25.11.2018
News write up in Arogyavani of Udayavani News paper
Is two better than one? Do we need two ears? One hearing aid or two?
28.06.2020
News write up in Arogyavani of Udayavani News paper