Curriculum Vitae Dr. SUNIL KUMAR. RAVI, M.Sc (SLP), Ph.D (Speech Language Pathology) Associate Professor & Principal, Naseema Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bangalore, India. Tel: +91-9620542794 E-Mail: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 1. Working as Associate Professor & Principal at Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore from August, 2013. 2. Faculty Consultant for developing curriculum for Bachelor of Health Science (Majors in Speech & Hearing) at Gulf Medical University, Ajman (as per ASHA standards) during April, May, & October, 2014. 3. Guest Faculty at Department of Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore for M.Phil in Learning Disability Course. 4. Expert Committee member (Speech Language Pathology) in Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Task Force (NTF) project titled “Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Clinical and Neuropsychological Test Battery for use in the Indian context for patients with Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI)". 5. Ph.D Thesis title: An Event Related Brain Potential Study of Language Processing in Kannada – English Bilingual Aphasics (University of Mysore, Mysore). AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS Received Foreign Travel Grant from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Human Resource Development Group, Government of India, New Delhi for attending and presenting three research papers at International Conference on Bilingualism and Comparative Linguistics, held at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, during 15th and 16th of May, 2012. (Ref no: TG/6661/11-HRD dated 23.04.2012.) Received Junior Research Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D in Speech Language Pathology program from All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore for a period of three years. Received best paper award in National Conference on Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults held at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad in December, 2015. Received Best poster award in Language at 5th TAN ISHA Conference held at Kanyakumari on 3rd & 4th, October, 2015. Received second best oral presentation award in Language at 5th TAN ISHA Conference held at Kanyakumari on 3rd & 4th, October, 2015. Received best paper award at 6th KSB ISHA Conference held on 07th, September, 2013 at Kannur, Kerala. Co-chaired two scientific sessions on Language at 46th Annual Indian Speech & Hearing Conference held at Cochin during 7th-9th, February, 2014. Chaired Scientific sessions on Language (Oral & Poster sessions) at 47th Annual Indian Speech and Hearing Convention held at Manipal University, Manipal during 01st – 03rd, January, 2015. Member of Reviewer committee of Scientific papers of 46th, 47th & 48th Annual Indian Speech and Hearing Conventions. EDUCATION Ph.D (Speech Language Pathology): All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, University of Mysore, Mysore 2015. Master of Science (Speech Language Pathology), University of Mysore, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India. Dissertation: Dementia Assessment Battery – Kannada. 2007 – 2009. Percentage: 66% Clinical Internship, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India. SPECIALIZATION: Speech and Hearing. 2006 – 2007. Grade: A+ (above 85%) Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing), University of Mysore, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India. 2003 – 2007. AFFILIATION TO ACADEMIC BODIES Member of Board of Studies (BOS) (BASLP) – Bangalore University Member of Board of Studies (BOS) (MASLP) – Bangalore University Board of Examiner – BASLP (Bangalore University) Board of Examiner – MASLP (Bangalore University) Member of Board of Studies (BOS) (BASLP) – VSK University, Ballari Member of Board of Studies (BOS) (BASLP) – Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Trichy. ACADEMIC/ TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. August, 2013–Present: Associate Professor & Principal, Naseema Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bangalore. 2. September, 2013–Present: Guest Faculty at Department of Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore for M.Phil in Learning Disability Course. 3. August, 2010 to August, 2013: Junior Research Fellow at Dept. of Speech Language Pathology, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysore, India for pursuing Ph.D in Speech Language Pathology. 4. July, 2009 to July, 2010 - Research Officer, Department of Speech – Language Pathology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore. Performed Research and academic work on the project entitled “Development and Standardization of Boston Naming Test (BNT) on Bilinguals (Kannada–English & Telugu–English)”, funded by AIISH Research Fund (ARF), AIISH, Mysore. Clinical Supervision of Child language disorders, Practical classes for 3rd year BASLP students. CLINICAL INTERNSHIP Awarded a grade of A+ (above 85%) during clinical internship by All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, University of Mysore, Mysore. MASLP DISSERTATIONS GUIDANCE 1. Effect of Radiation therapy on speech and swallowing functions in Oral cancer patients (Rayona Varghese, 2015) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 2. Dissociation of noun and verb naming in individuals with Alzheimer’s type of dementia (Chithira, 2015) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 3. Narration skills in native and immigrant Malayalam speaking children (Preeethi, 2015) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 4. Adaptation & Validation of Mini Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination in Tamil. (Jyotsna, 2015) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 5. Effect of working memory deficits on syntactic comprehension in individuals with dementia (Akhila, 2015) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 6. Working Memory Abilities in Malayalam Speaking Individuals with Broca’s Aphasia (Faisal. P, 2014) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). 7. Cognitive Deficits in Malayalam Speaking Persons with Broca’s Aphasia (Jabir. S. 2014) – (Submitted to Bangalore University). INVITED GUEST LECTURES 1. Guest speaker at “National Conference on Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults” at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad from 11th – 13th, December, 2015. Delivered a lecture on “Language Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injury & Right Hemisphere Damage”. 2. Guest Speaker at “National Seminar on Assessment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders” at Dr. S. R. Chandrashekar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore from 21st to 23rd, August, 2014. Delivered a lecture on “Clinical Co-relates in assessment of bilingual aphasia”. 3. Guest Speaker at “National Seminar on Assessment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders” at Dr. S. R. Chandrashekar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore from 21st to 23rd, August, 2014. Delivered a lecture on “Clinical – Neurological correlates & Assessment protocols of Apraxia of Speech”. 4. Resource Person at “Workshop on Child and Adult Language Disorders” at Department of Speech and Hearing, Holy Cross College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India on 28.06.2014. 5. Resource Person at “Workshop on Basic Statistics and Research Methods for Speech and Hearing” at Department of Speech and Hearing, Holy Cross College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India on 28.06.2014. 6. Guest speaker at Aphentia–2013 held at Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences (MCOAHS), Manipal University, Manipal on 12th April, 2013. Delivered a lecture on “Applications of Event Related Potentials in Assessment and Management of Aphasia & Dementia”. 7. Guest Speaker at National Conference on Health Promotion held at Bethel Medical Mission & Hosmat Hospital Education Institute, Bangalore, India on 10.12.13. Delivered a lecture on “Importance of Speech Therapy in Multidisciplinary Approach in Rehabilitation Science”. 8. Resource person at International Workshop on Audiology and Rehabilitation held at Department of Rehabilitation Science, Holy Cross College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India on 12.12.2013 to 13.12.2013. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS 1. Shyamala. K. C. & Sunil Kumar. R. (2010). Bilingual Aphasia – Proceedings of International Symposium of Bilingual Aphasia. All India Institute of Speech and Hearing publications, Mysore. (Editorial Assistant). BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Vishnu, K. K., Sunilkumar, R., Bhat, S., & Shyamala, K. C. (2014). Fast mapping of novel words in multilingual context. Winskel, H., & Padakannaya, P., (Eds). South and Southeast Asian Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. RESEARCH PAPERS 1. Sunil Kumar, Ravi., & Shyamala. K. Chengappa (2015). Sentence Processing in High proficient Kannada–English bilinguals: A reaction time study. International Journal of Multilingualism, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2014.964248. 2. Sunil Kumar. R., Shyamala. K.C. (2014). Reading comprehension of sentences in Kannada-English bilingual individuals with Aphasia. International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Vol. 3(1), pp.7-13. (ISSN: 2277-4505) 3. Sunil Kumar. R., Shyamala. K. C., Vijayetha. S., & Gnanavel. K. (2015). Development of Boston Naming Test in Telugu: Performance of typical individuals and individuals with aphasia. (JAIISH, Vol. 32, 2013). 4. Sunil Kumar. R., Shyamala. K. C. & Vijay Kumar. N. (2013). An ERP study of semantic processing in Kannada – English typical bilingual individuals – A pilot study. Language in India (www.languageinindia.com), Vol. 13, No. 4, 306 – 319. 5. Ravi, S., Chengappa, S., Narne V. (2012). An Event Related Brain Potentials (ERP) study of Syntactic processing in Kannada-English Bilinguals with and without aphasia. Proceedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 61, 201. (ISSN: 1877-0428) 6. Chengappa, S., Ravi, S., Vijayetha, S. (2012). Preliminary norms of Boston Naming test in