Membership of Editorial Boards

Membership of Scientific/Technical Bodies/ Societies/Institutions of Higher Learning, Professional Bodies etc:
A. Membership of Professional Bodies/Societies B. Membership of Academic Bodies:
34. Member- Research Committee of National Centre for Disability Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi
33. Member, Committee for examining issues involved in creation of Disciplines and Faculty Positions in the NCDS, IGNOU New Delhi
32. Expert Member, Research and Recognition Committee in Audiology and Speech Rehabilitation, Mumbai University
31. Member, Academic Committee, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, 2003-05. 2005-07, 2007 - 2010
30. Chairperson Governing Council of Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bangalore, 2003 –05.
29. Member, Selection Committee for faculty positions in Speech-Language Pathology. AIISH, Mysore.
28. Member, Governing Body of the Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neuro Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram
27. Member, Editorial Board of the Journal on Alternate and Augmentative Communication, Vancouver, Canada, 1998 – 2001.
26. Inspector, Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi, 1998
25. Member, Governing Council of Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bangalore, 1997-2000.
24. Member, National Panel for Psychology, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 1997-2000
23. Member, Board of Studies in Speech & Hearing, Bangalore University, 1997-2000.
22. Member, Academic Council, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, 1997-2000
21. Member, Advisory Committee of Shradha Trust, Center for Special Learning and Therapy of mentally and Hearing-Impaired Children, Mysore, 1995-96.
20. Chairperson, Affiliation Committee, Mangalore University, 1995-96.
19. Member, Board of Studies in Behavioral Sciences, M.G. University, Kottayam, 1994-96.
18. Member, Rehabilitation Council of India, Subcommittee for Speech & Hearing, 1993-96.
17. Member, Editorial Board, Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Kluwer. 1991-1998.
16. Chairperson, Organizing Committee, XXIII Annual Conference of ISHA, Mysore, 1991.
15. Member, Committee on Preparation of National Plan Document on Technology Development Programs in Indian Languages for Slow Learners and the Handicapped, New Delhi, 1989-90
14. Member, Board of Studies in Speech & Hearing, Mangalore University, 1990-1992.
13. Member, Affiliation Committee, Mangalore University, 1988-90.
12. Member, Expert Committee for development of Language and Articulation Tests, RRTC, Madras & AYJNIHH, Bombay, 1988.
11. President, Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 1987-88.
10. Member, Task Force on Child Guidance Services, NIPCCD, New Delhi, 1987.
9. Associate Editor, Journal of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, 1985-1996.
8. Member- Secretary, B.O.S. Subcommittee on syllabus revision in Speech and Hearing, AIISH, Mysore, 1986.
7. Member, Special schoolteacher Education Committee, National Council for Education, Research and Training, New Delhi, 1985-88.
6. Member, Admission Selection Committee for B.SC & M.Sc Speech and Hearing, AIISH, Mysore, 1985, 1986.
5. Member, Academic Sub Committee of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, 1983-1996.
4. Chairperson, Committee on Academic Standards and ethics, Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 1977-80
3. Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 1977-80.
2. Member, Board of Examiners in Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1995-96.
1. Member, Board of Studies in Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore, 1976-80, 1983-90, 1993-2000.

Administrative Experience
In my very first job as Speech Therapist at the National Institute for Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, I was responsible for organizing and running the newly established Speech Therapy Unit in this multidisciplinary specialist hospital. From 1983 to 1996 I led the Department of Speech Pathology at the All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, where I was responsible for the day to day administration of a department consisting of about 20 staff members and the administration of the speech diagnostic and speech therapy clinics with an average turn over of about 250 clients a day. In my capacity as head of a major department in this premier national institute I served on several administrative committees such as selection committees, departmental promotion committees, technical committees both within the institute and other similar institutions elsewhere in the country. I have also been actively involved in public education through articles in newspapers and periodicals as well as talks at public forums, on the radio and television.

In November 2000 I started an intensive early intervention program for children with communication disorders including Specific Language Impairment, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (or Developmental Coordination Disorders) and the Autism Spectrum Disorders. Within the last few years the program grew rapidly in to several units in three Indian cities. In 2003 I established a Trust for this program and have been its managing trustee since then.