Dr. Aiswarya Liz Varghese

Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

Department of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (at Mangalore)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Teaching: Undergraduate and Post graduate students
    • Clinical supervision and patient care
    • Incharge of Special school
    • Student Teacher Guardian, Dept of ASLP, KMC Mangalore, MAHE
    • Coordinator for I BASLP, Dept of ASLP, KMC Mangalore, MAHE
    • Guide: Dissertations/Conference presentations/Clinical & Journal clubs?

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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Communication Sciences - Part A Speech Language Pathology First semester - BASLP
Speech Language Pathology First semester - BASLP
Disorders of Fluency Second semester - M.Sc (Speech Language Pathology)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D Speech Language Pathology KMC Mangalore 2024
MSc (Master of Science) Audiology & Speech Language Pathology Dr. S.R.C.Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore 2005
BSc (Bachelors in Speech and Hearing) Speech and Hearing Dr. S.R.C.Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore 2003

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor - Selection Grade Teaching, 沙巴体育, Clinical Management August 2018 - till date
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor - Senior Scale Teaching, 沙巴体育, Clinical Management April 2015 - July 2018
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor Teaching, 沙巴体育, Clinical Management December 2010 - March 2015
Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, KMC Mangalore Lecturer Teaching, 沙巴体育, Clinical Management December 2009 - December 2010
Institute of Communicative and Cognitive Neuro Sciences, Shoranur Lecturer Teaching undergraduate students of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. June 2005 - February 2006

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Fluency Disorders, Childhood Language Disorders

Area of Expertise

Fluency Disorders, Childhood Communication disorders

Area of 沙巴体育

Fluency disorders

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Member of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), 2006.
  • Member of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA), 2006.
  • Member of Dakshina Kannada-ISHA, 2010.

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
MEDVISTA Healthcare Solutions Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist. School Health Programs and Screening Programs for communication and hearing disorders.

Acoustic Analysis of Infant Cry Using Multidimensional Voice Program?A Preliminary Study.

January 2019 Infant cry Deepa Devadiga Remyasree Aiswarya Varghese Ananthakrishna

2015-2017 MASLP Dissertation

Assessment of Working Memory in Individuals With Stuttering in Comparison With Individuals With Normal Fluency.

May 2018 Working memory in stuttering Aiswarya Varghese Nanditha JP Gagan Bajaj Malavika Anakkathil Anil Radish Kumar Balasubramanium Arya S Kumar

2015-2017 MASLP Dissertation

A Study to Assess Awareness and Attitudes of Teachers towards Primary School Children with Stuttering in Dakshina Kannada District, India

September 2018 Fluency disorders Arya S Kumar Aiswarya Varghese

2016-2018 MASLP Dissertation

Assessment of Quality of Life of People Who Stutter: A Cross-sectional Study

December 2014 Stuttering Gagan Bajaj Aiswarya Varghese Jayashree Bhat Joylin Deepthi

2011-2013 MASLP Dissertation

    Dealing Stuttering, the right way!!! - Arogyavani

    2017-23-10

    Many of us would have seen a person with a stutter in our day to day lives,or in movies or would have read about it. It is increasingly becoming a common problem with many people these days.A person who has stuttering goes through lot of anxiety,fear,tension,inferiority complex etc. are some of the feelings and they tend to withdraw from talking to others. It usually begins in childhood and continues to be in adulthood for many of the people who are affected. The cause of stuttering is still unknown but there are various factors which are reported to be leading to the issue. Genetics play a major role and it is usually observed that it runs in families, So if there is somebody in the family who is having stuttering, the chances are high for another person in the family to have the same difficulty. Language learning years is especially taxing for a child and that can also lead to fluency issues. For children it is easier to get rid of stuttering as compared to adults with the careful guidance of professionals. As an adult it can affect the day to day activities of a person like getting into the right job, selection of the life partner etc. But there is a ray of hope for all of them because stuttering can be treated!!!!! Speech therapy is an effective tool for helping people with stuttering. It not only helps reduce the difficulties that a person experience while talking but also takes care of the specific issues that a person may have while talking to higher authorities, opposite gender or to strangers. Getting a Speech therapy consultation at the right time matters a lot and intervention should be started as early as possible. Worldwide, October 22nd is celebrated as 沙巴体育 Stuttering awareness day and this day is intended to raise public awareness about stuttering. Many programs are conducted all over the world to create and spread an understanding about stuttering and also ways to treat it. The Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology offers services towards the assessment and intervention of individuals with stuttering.Those who are interested to seek help with the problem of stuttering may kindly contact the department.