Dr. Kaushlendra Kumar

Professor & Head

Department of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (at Mangalore)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Teaching: Undergraduate and Post graduate students
    • Clinical supervision and patient care
    • Course coordinator for BASLP and M.Sc programs
    • Incharge for Electrophysiology Lab/Vestibular Lab
    • Coordinator for Audiology Unit
    • Incharge for Alumni association of Dept of ASLP, KMC Mangalore, MAHE
    • Recognized Ph.D guide, MAHE
    • Guide: Dissertations/Conference presentations/Clinical & Journal clubs 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Communication Sciences- Part B Audiology First semester - BASLP
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing First semester - BASLP
Cochlear Physiology First semester - M.Sc (Audiology)
Vestibular System and its Disorders Fourth semester - M.Sc (Audiology)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Doctorate in Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Audiology Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore 2016
MSc (Master of Science) Audiology All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore University 2006
BASLP (Bachelors in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology) Speech and Hearing Mangalore University 2004

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Professor Head of Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore July 2022 - till date
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Professor Teaching, Research, Clinical Management April 2022 - June 2022
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Associate Professor Teaching, Research, Clinical Management Feb 2016 - March 2022
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor - Selection Grade Teaching, Research, Clinical Management 2012- Jan 2016
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Senior Assistant Professor Teaching, Research, Clinical Management 2010-2012
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor Teaching, Research, Clinical Management 2009-2010
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Lecturer Teaching, Research, Clinical Management 2006-2009

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Audiology

Area of Expertise

Vestibular assessment and management, Diagnostic audiology

Area of Research

Vestibular assessment

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Member of Rehabilitation Council of India, 2011.
  • Member of Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 2006.
  • Member of Dakshina Kannada Speech and Hearing Association, 2006.
  • Member of Bihar Chapter 

 

Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in chronic renal disease

08 Oct 2021 Vestibular assessment Varghese, Shibi Kaushlendra Kumar Mohan Kumar Kalaiah Usha Shastri Anupriya Ebenezer Mayoor Vasant Prabhu

2017 - 2019 II MASLP Dissertation

A comparison of temporal processing and spectral processing abilities of monolingual, bilingual and multilingual children

05 Feb 2020 Pyschophysics Kaushlendra Kumar Raghavan Sreeshma Mohan Kumar Kalaiah

2016 - 2018 II MASLP Dissertation

Assessment of otolith function using vestibular evoked myogenic potential in women during pregnancy

In press Vestibular assessment Bhavana, G Kaushlendra Kumar Anupriya Ebenezer

2017 - 2019 II MASLP Dissertation

Test-retest reliability of binaural interaction component (BIC) using speech and non-speech evoked ABR

31 Dec 2020 Electrophysiology Kaushlendra Kumar M. S. Divyashree Ritik Roushan Manita Thomas

2017 - 2019 II MASLP Dissertation

Comparison of vestibular evoked myogenic potential and dizziness handicap inventory in patient with peripheral vestibular lesions between pre and post vestibular rehabilitation.

4 July 2019 Vestibular assessment and managment Jomin, Greeshma Kaushlendra Kumar Anupriya Ebenezer

2016 - 2018 II MASLP Dissertation

Test–retest reliability of cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential with simultaneous and sequential recording

August 2019 Vestibular assessment Anupriya Ebenezer Kaushlendra Kumar

2016 - 2018 II MASLP Dissertation