Research Guidance
E) Research Guidance: The following theses and dissertations were completed under my guidance:
Ph. D Theses
Ongoing
1. Gopeekrishna An Appraisal of Lexical Retrieval Skill in Subjects with Right Hemisphere Damage. MAHE University, Manipal.
2 Shivani Tiwari An Investigation into the morphosyntactic aspects in Kannada-English Bilingual children with Specific Language Impairment. MAHE, Manipal.

Completed
5. Prema K.S. 1998. “Reading Acquisition Profile in Kannada”. University of Mysore.
4. Geetha Y.V. 1997. “A Comparative Study of Stuttering Behavior”. University of Mysore.
3. Subba Rao T. 1995. “Language Acquisition in the Mentally Retarded”. University of Mysore.
2. Uma Subramanian. 1994. “Acquisition of Syntax in Hard of Hearing Children”. University of Mysore.
1. Rangamani G.N. 1991. “Aphasia and Multilingualism – Clinical Evidence towards the Cerebral Organization of Languages”. University of Mysore.

M.Sc dissertations
198. Impa H. 2009. Factors influencing acquisition of languages in children with ASD. Bangalore University.
197. Tanya Dash. 2009. Assessing the influence of language environment on bi/multilingual language acquisition. Bangalore University
196. Jerusha Dharamaraj. 2009. Hyperlexia in children with ASD – An exploratory study in the Indian context. Bangalore University.
195. Archana S. 2009. Prerequisite Learning Skills – Baselines for Communication Intervention. Bangalore University
194. Mahesh .P. 2008. Norms for geriatric population on the Boston naming test in Kannada. Mangalore University.
193. Smita Caren Mathias. 2008. Conversational Analysis: A comparison between normal geriatric and middle aged adults. Mangalore University.
192. Prasanna Patil. 2008. Code switching and code mixing in normal Kannada – English Bilingual Children. Mangalore University
191. Merlin Elizabeth Cherin. 2008. Action Naming in Malayalam- English Bilinguals. Mangalore University
190. Divya G. 2008. Code mixing in adult bilingual Malayalam – English speakers. Mangalore University.
189. Archana .G. 2008. “Assessment of Oro-Motor Skills in Toddlers”. Bangalore University.
188. Sufia Shaista. 2008. Efficacy of profile based early intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder – A pilot study”. Bangalore University.
187. Remya Ramachandran. 2007. A screening picture vocabulary test in Malayalam. Mangalore University.
186. Kushum Kumar Verma. 2007. Checklist for early identification of language based reading disabilities in Hindi at school entry. Mangalore University
185. Dessai Rashmi Deepak. 2007. Mean Length of Utterance and Aspects of Syntax in Konkani. Mangalore University
184. Ms. Mili Sarah Jacob. 2007. Pre-Linguistic Behaviours in Infants with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Bangalore University
183. Ms. Veena Susan Thomas. 2007. To Develop a Screening Tool for Syntax In Preschoolers. Bangalore University.
182. Mrs. Minuja Merry Kurian. 2007. Morphological Acquisition in Malayalam Speaking Learning Disabled. Bangalore University
181. Maya. L. 2007. Audiological Profiling of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Bangalore University.
180. Pranav Kumar Parvin. 2006. Lombard effect on rate of speech in children. Mangalore University.
179. Lida Susan Abraham. 2006. Prevalence of stuttering in high school population a survey. Mangalore University
178. Nitta Mathew. 2006. Pragmatic skills in very young children. Mangalore University.
177. Neenu Thambay. 2006. Script as a factor in SMS Text. Mangalore University.
176. Dinokumari Devi Akoijam. 2006. Maternal age at conception as a factor in the incidence of developmental disabilities. Mangalore University.
175. Saigal S. 2005. Identification of Learning Disabled children in regular classrooms - A Screening Tool in Malayalam for Teachers. Mangalore University.
174. Saravanan B. 2005. Identification of Learning Disabled children in regular classrooms – A Screening Tool in Tamil for Teachers. Mangalore University
173. Shwetha.2005. Development and Standardization of Spondees in Byari Language. Mangalore University.
172. Sanjay Goswami.2005. Development and Standardization of Spondees in Rajasthani Language. Mangalore University.
171. Sundaravel M. 2005. Bedside Test for Aphasia. Mangalore University.
170. Rajesh Ranjan. 2005. A Comparative Study of Development of Phonological Processes in Different Indian Languages. Mangalore University.
169. Rohila Shetty. 2005. Effects of Television Viewing on Children’s Narrative Skills. Mangalore University.
168. Sangeetha Babuji Pillai. 2005. Clinical Validation of Screening Tool for SLI in Malayalam. Mangalore University
167. Kundan Madhv. 2005. Changes in voice characteristics due to Lombard effect. Mangalore University.
166. Ms. Archana. A. Jaolekar. 2005. A Screening Checklist for Early Identification Disorders for Paediatricians. Mangalore University.
165. Jyothi.2005. Construction and piloting of Western Aphasia Battery in Nepali. Mangalore University
164. Achala. C. 2005. Code Mixing and Code Switching In Bilingual Dementia. Mangalore University
163. Koushik Ghosh. 2005. Construction and Piloting of a Syntax Screening Test in Bengali. Mangalore University.
162. Kalyani. 2005. Comparison of Pragmatic Skills in Rural v/s Urban Children. Mangalore University.
161. Lisa George. 2005. A Screening Procedure for SLI. Bangalore University.
160. Giridhar. G. 2005. Immediate Echolalia of Autistic Children-An Exploratory Study. Bangalore University.
159. Nithya Celene Yesudian. 2005. A Photo Articulation Test in Arabic, Bangalore University.
158. Srilakshmi 2004. Pragmatic Skill Building, Bangalore University.
157. Nazleen Mohammed, 2004. An exploratory study of morphosyntactic abilities in children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Bangalore University.
156. Nishi Rachel Thomas.2004 Pragmatic Skills in very young Children, Bangalore University.
155. Vishnu Priya, G. 2004 Pragmatic Skill Building, Bangalore University.
154. Barrets, Rouella Salvia. 2004. Linguistic Profile Test in Konkani, Bangalore University.
153. Ram Pravesh Kumar. 2004. Phonological Awareness – The influence of the script. Mangalore University.
152. N.V. Srivatsan. 2004. Screening checklist for early detection of language delay. Mangalore University.
151. Manju Marin Chacko. 2004. Clinical validation of the checklist for developmental apraxia of speech. Mangalore University.
150. Jicy Kurien. 2004. Screening Tool for SLI in Malayalam. Mangalore University.
149. Ganesh S.R. 2004. Rate of speech in adolescent Malayalam speakers. Mangalore University.
148. Biny Mary Varkey. 2004. Screening Profile for learning disability at pre school level in Malayalam. Mangalore University.
147. Arya Abraham. 2004. Role of familiarity and transparency in idiom explanation by adults. Mangalore University
146. Vidya D. Nambisan. 2003. A Picture Articulation Test in English. Mangalore University.
145. Thomas John. 2003. Acoustic analysis of voice quality in school teachers and classical singers. Mangalore University.
144. Sushmita B. Thomas. 2003. Prevalence of PDD/Autism among special school population. Mangalore University
143. Sureshwar Lal Karna. 2003. Construction and Standardization of Linguistic Profile Test in Nepali language. Mangalore University.
142. Sriram, Vangapally. 2003. Boston Naming Test in Telegu. Mangalore University.
141. Sreelakshmy. P. 2003. Syntactic skills in Malayalam speaking Learning Disabled children. Mangalore University
140. Selvarani, V. 2003. Development of phonological process in normal and hearing-impaired children – A comparative study in Tamil. Mangalore University.
139. Sivakami. R. 2003. Prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder/autism in Mangalore Taluk – A survey. Mangalore University.
138. Rajalekshmy, S.M. 2003. Syntactic skills of children with Down’s syndrome. Mangalore University. Mangalore University.
137. Prince James. 2003. Acoustic analysis of voice in theologians. Mangalore University.
136. Prem. G. 2003. A comparative study of rate of speech in South Indian languages. Mangalore University.
135. Nagalla Kalyan. 2003. Semantic representations and naming in Telegu speaking children. Mangalore University
134. Nachiket Vishnu Paradakar. 2003. Effect of tonsillectomy on acoustic parameters of speech. Mangalore University
133. Mala K. 2003. Development of phonological process in 3-4 year old Tulu-Kannada speaking normal bilingual children. Mangalore University.
132. Jisha Mary Thomas. 2003. Pragmatic skills in children with Down’s syndrome. Mangalore University.
131. Jasmine Ahammad. 2003. Development of phonological process in normal and hearing-impaired children – A comparative study in Malyalam. Mangalore University.
130. Bincy Shany M.S. 2003. Phonological awareness in young second language learners. Mangalore University.
129. Bhumika. 2003. Screening tool for developmental apraxia. Mangalore University
128. Badrinath, S.N. 2003. The vocal tract resonance characteristics of dynamic speech in young adulthood and old age. Mangalore University.
127. Anil Aniruddhan. 2003 Pilot study on familial aggregation of Learning Disability, Mangalore University
126. Biji Alice Philip. 2003. Pragmatic skills in children with PDD. Bangalore University
125. Vidya R. 2002. A language based rating scale for the severity of dementia of Alzheimer’s type. Mangalore University
124. Vidhya R. 2002. Clinical validation of “Test of Pragmatics” in Tamil. Mangalore University
123. Sindhu George. 2002. Geriatric norms for Boston naming test in Malayalam. Mangalore University.
122. Shipra Dhingra. 2002. Screening Profile for Learning Disability at preschool level, in Hindi. Mangalore University
121. Priya James. 2002. Functional and clinical evaluation of aphasics. Mangalore University.
120. Nila Sen. 2002. Perceptual analysis of articulatory errors in repaired cleft palate – A study in Bengali. Mangalore University.
119. Munna Kumar. 2002. Boston naming test in Hindi. Mangalore University
118. Hema Bhambani. 2002. Articulation errors of subjects with CP – A comparative study in Hindi. Mangalore University
117. Geethi.S. 2002. Clinical use of Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) on an Indian population. Mangalore University
116. Dinesh. K. 2002. Metaphonological and orthographic skills in learning disabled children. Mangalore University
115. Nilesh Rajendra D. 2002. Effect of masked and unmasked thresholds on fitting of programmable hearing aids. Mangalore University.
114. Bhagyalakshmi. S. 2002. Test of writing skills in Tamil (TWT). Mangalore University.
113. Ashly Mammen. 2002. Syntax comprehension deficits in Parkinson’s disease. Mangalore University.
112. Aravind Kumar. R. 2002. Phonological awareness and orthographic skills in Tamil speaking Learning Disabled children. Mangalore University.
111. Anita, A.P.D. 2002. Development of phonological processes in Tamil speaking mentally retarded children. Mangalore University.
110. Thara John. 2002. Development of an early functional communication intervention package for aphasics. Bangalore University.
109. Jaimy T J. 2002. Assessing pragmatic ability in the Indian socio-cultural context. Bangalore University.
108. Abhilash. U.R. 2001. Study of pronouns in Malayalam speaking Autistic children. Mangalore University
107. Vishal Deepak D’souza. 2001. Syntactic deficits in hearing impaired children. Mangalore University.
106. Surendra Kumar Reddy. 2001. Linguistic Profile Test (Telugu) – Normative data for literate and illiterate adults. Mangalore University
105. Rajeev Ranjan. 2001. Development of phonological processes of 4-5 year old children in Hindi speaking population. Mangalore University
104. George, Neelu. 2001. Language Skills in Malayalam speaking LD Children. Mangalore University.
103. Biju Varma T.P. 2001. NorthWestern Syntax Screening Test (NSST) – Norms for Indian children between 5-8 years. Mangalore University
102. Anirban Dasgupta. 2001. Boston Naming Test in Bengali. Mangalore University.
101. Amritha Thomas.R. 2001. Metalinguistic Skills in Literate and Illiterate Malayalam Speakers. Mangalore University.
100. Soumya, M. 2001 Standardization of the Screening Profile for Learning Disability at the Primary School Level. Bangalore University.
99. Aravind. 2000. Spontaneous Recovery of Speech-Language Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injured. Bangalore University.
98. Ujwala. Aluri. 2000. Rehabilitation facilities available for Children with Autism in Bangalore city. Bangalore University
97. Sushil Skariah. 2000. Writing Skills in Learning Disabled Children – A study in Malayalam. Mangalore University.
96. Sujatha. N.N. 2000. Learning Disability – A Checklist for Classroom Teachers. Mangalore University.
95. Mridula Sharma. 2000. Language Skills in Children with Learning Disability. Mangalore University.
94. Madhavan. B. 2000. Semantic Processing of Visual Terms in the Visually Impaired. Mangalore University.
93. Jyothi Cutinho. 2000. Early Metalinguistic Skills: A Comparative Study between Normal and Learning Disabled Children. Mangalore University.
92. P.C. Devaiah. 2000. Communication Skills in High School Children – A Preliminary Study. Mangalore University.
91. Ajish George. 2000. Mean Length of Utterance and Syntactic Complexity in Mentally Retarded Children. Mangalore University.
90. Vijaychandra A.R. 1999. “Literacy and Children’s Conception of Language”. RGHU
89. Smarty Merin Appu. 1999. “Rate of Speech in English Speaking Tamil Students”. RGHU
88. Shivani Aggarwal. 1999. “Analysis of Writing Errors in Hindi and Plotting of a Developmental Trend- A precursor to a writing test in Hindi”. RGHU
87. Renu Chacko. 1999.”Normatisation for Writing Test in Malayalam”, RGHU.
86. Rajalakshmi P.K.1999. “Boston naming Test in Malayalam”. RGHU
85. Meena Das. 1999. “Rate of Speech in Malayalam speakers- A comparative study between adults and geriatric population”. RGHU.
84. Kunal Kanti Ghosh, 1999. “ Feeding and Speech Difficulties in children with Cerebral Palsy- A question of relationship”. RGHU.
83. Jayashree. U.P. 1999. “Development of Phonological Processes of 4-5 year old Children in Kannada speaking population”. RGHU
82. Binu Sara George. 1999. “Articulatory Errors in Malayalam speaking Cerebral palsied Children” RGHU
81. Anil Sam. 1999. “Development of Phonological Processes of 4-5 year old Children in Malayalam speaking population”. RGHU.
80. Anu Elizabeth Chacko. 1999. “Laterality in Indian Population”. RGHU.
79. Yogesh Solanki. 1998. “Speech Rate in the Aged Population”. RGHU.
78. Satyapal Puri Goswami. 1998. “Comprehension Deficits in Aphasics”. RGHU.
77. Sanjay. S. 1998. “Acoustical Analysis of Voice in repaired Cleft Palate”. RGHU
76. Sameer P. 1998. “Development of Phonological Processes in 3-4 year old Malayalam speaking children”. RGHU.
75. Raihanath Ahmed. 1998. “A Right Hemisphere Language Battery in Malayalam”. RGHU.
74. Rakesh B. Pillai. 1998. “Development and Standardization of High Risk Register for the clinical population”. RGHU.
73. Rajesh Chandra. 1998. “Linguistic Profile Test- Aphasic Profiles”. RGHU.
72. Prashant Nakshatri. 1998. “Analysis of Articulatory errors in repaired Cleft of Palate and Lip”. RGHU.
71. Praleema L. 1998. “A Workbook on the management of Reading and Writing errors in Learning Disabled Children”. RGHU
70. Poornima Rachel Cherian. 1998. “Analysis of Reading Errors in Malayalam speaking Learning Disabled Children”. RGHU
69. Melville Sheena Darlene. 1998. “A Comparative Study of Rate of Speech in Kannada and English speaking bilingual children”. RGHU.
68. Manoj. M. 1998.” Photo Articulation Test in Malayalam”. RGHU.
67. Girija. P.C.1998. “Analysis of Writing Errors in Malayalam.” RGHU.
66. Abraham Joby. 1998. “Fluency Development in Malayalam speaking children of 5-7 years”. Rajiv Gandhi Health University.
65. Swamy Mohan N. 1998. “Fluency development in English speaking Indian Children”. Mangalore University.
64. Sunil. T. John. 1998. “Phonological Processes in Kannada Speaking Children aged between 3-4 years”. Mangalore University.
63. Roshni T. 1998. “Teacher Identification of Learning Disabled Children”. Mangalore University
62. Reshmi G.S. 1998. “Teacher Awareness of Learning Disability”. Mangalore University.
61. Noreen R. Simmons. 1998. “Kannada- Tulu Bilingual Aphasia Test”. Mangalore University.
60. Manjula Kaloor. 1998. “Speech Rate in Geriatric Population”. Mangalore University.
59. Harriet N. Crastha. 1998. “Acquisition of Fluency in Tulu Speaking Children”. Mangalore University
58. Bincy Mathews. 1998. “Vocal Fatigue in Teachers”. Mangalore University
57. Bennett Samuel. 1998. “Tulu Spondee List”. Mangalore University.
56. Anne Ittyaverah. 1998. “Misarticulations in Children with Down’s Syndrome”. Mangalore University
55. Ajay Kumar Gupta. 1998. “Voice Characteristics in Geriatric Patients”. Mangalore University.
54. Anupama. S. 1996. “The Right Hemisphere Language Battery in Kannada”. UOM
53. Raksha H. R. 1996. “Differential Diagnosis of Dementia from Aphasia using a language test in Kannada- A Pilot Study”. UOM
52. Priya K. 1996. “Variables affecting Rapid Reading- an Experimental Study”. UOM
51. Nidhi Mahendra. 1996. “Differential Diagnosis of Dementia from Aphasia using a language test in Hindi- a Pilot Study”. UOM
50. Lavanya. 1996. “Comprehension of Humor in the Brain Damaged”. UOM
49. Jasmine L. 1996. “Reading a little into Reading: The Acquisition and Progression of Reading Skills in English Speaking Indian Children” .UOM
48. Annamma K. 1996. “An English- Malayalam Bilingual Aphasia Test”. UOM
47. Bhawna M. 1995. “Language Impairment in Head Injured Patients”. UOM
46. Malathi S. 1995. “Aphasia Therapy- Guidelines for Home Training”. UOM
45. Nirupama S. 1995. “Remediation of Reading Disability in Children”. UOM
44. Gayathri H.M. 1995. “Autism and Children with Autistic Characteristics- A Guide for Speech- Language Evaluation and Diagnosis”. UOM
43. Anu Mathew. 1995. “Word Frequency Effect on rapid Reading in Kannada”. UOM
42. Monica Loomba. 1995. “Development of Early Reading Skills”. UOM.
41. Sangeetha V. 1995. “Slips of the tongue – Pilot Study in Tamil”. UOM
40. Monika Sharma. 1995. “LPT (Hindi) - Normative Data for Children”. UOM
39. Swapna N. 1995. “Developmental Dysphasia - Identification and Evaluation”. UOM
38. Priya M.1995. “Speech- Language Characteristics in Viral encephalitic Children”. UOM
37. Roopa Rao. 1994. “Orthographic Effect on Naming Speed and Accuracy of Naming”. UOM
36. Seena K.1994. “Comprehension and Production in Hearing Impaired Children”. UOM
35. Rukmini A. P. 1994. “Malayalam Language Test –MLT”. UOM
34. Kiran J. 1994. “Test of Writing for Children in Hindi”. UOM
33. Priya K. Sundaram. 1994. “Test of Pragmatics”. UOM
32. Yeshoda K. 1994. “Test of Writing for Children in Kannada -TOWCK”. UOM
31. Suchithra N.1993. “Linguistic Profiles of Aphasia Subtypes” UOM
30. Swathi C.S. 1993. “Scale of Early Communication Skills for the Hearing Impaired- Normatization on Indian Populations”. UOM
29. Javer Gala. 1993. “Test of Word Finding Abilities in Children (Gujerathi)”. UOM
28. Jyothi S Balgi. 1993. “The Time Factor in Aphasic Evaluation- A Pilot Study on WAB”. UOM
27. Pragna G. 1992. “The Orthographic Factor in Phonological Awareness with Relation to Reading” UOM.
26. Suma N. 1992. “Sentence Structure and Reading Comprehension in the Hearing Impaired”. UOM
25. Sheela V. N. 1992. “Speech Perception of Time Compressed Speech in Bilinguals”. UOM
24. Rashmi P G. 1992. “Story Comprehension, Recall and Generation in the Hearing Impaired”. UOM
23. Shipra Ojah. 1992. “A Test of Word Finding Skills for Children (Hindi)”. UOM v 22. Jeny E Philip. 1992. “A Test of Aphasia in Malayalam. UOM v 21. Mythra J. 1991. “Logographic Reading Skills in Children”. UOM
20. Aparna V. 1991. “The Literacy Factor in Syntactic Judgement and Comprehension in Adults”. UOM
19. Asha K. 1991. “The Literacy Factor in Syntactic Judgement and Comprehension in Children”. UOM
18. Laxmi J. 1990. “Syntax in the Written Language of Normal Hearing and Hearing Impaired Students of the VIII Th Standard”. UOM
17. Kiran S. 1990. “Study of Reading abilities in Primary School Children”. UOM
16. Sonu Sanghoee. 1990. “Syllable Identification in Kannada among Literates and illiterates”. UOM.
15. Srividya R. 1990. “Agrammatism in Tamil Speaking Broca’s Aphasics”. UOM
14. Radhika S. 1989. “The Role of Language in Cognitive Development in the Hard of Hearing”. UOM
13. N.Sreedevi. 1988. “KPVT-A Screening Picture Vocabulary Test in Kannada”. UO
12. B. Padmaja. 1988. “Test of Articulation and Phonemic Discrimination in Telegu”. UOM
11. Ravi Nigam.1988. “Speech Segmentation Abilities among Literates and Illiterates”. UOM
10. Arun Banik.1988. “Screening Test of Articulation and Discrimination in Bengali”. UOM
9. Hemalatha. 1987. “Language Therapy and Functional Improvement in Aphasia”. UOM.
8. Bharathi N.S. 1987. “Written Language Processing in Bilinguals”. UOM.
7. Radhika P.G. 1987. Word Class Effect on Visual Processing”. UOM.
6. Usha K. R. 1986. “3 D Language acquisition Test and the Hard of Hearing”. UOM.
5. Geetha V. H. 1986. “3 D Language Acquisition Test”. UOM.
4. Usha. D.1986. “TAT – Test of Articulation in Tamil”. UOM
3. Kamalini Pillai. 1986. “3D L.A.T. and the Mentally Retarded”. UOM..
2.Gayathri H.1985. “Conversational Analysis in Aphasia”. UOM
1. Rajalakshmi K. 1984. “A Lexicon in Sign Language and its Comprehensibility to Normals. University of Mysore

Independent Projects 6. Biji Alice Philip. 2002. Language Learning Disability – A Review. Bangalore University.
5. Thara John. 2001. Functional Literacy Inventory. Bangalore University.
4. Jaimy. T.J. 2001. An outline of the socio-cultural use of language. Bangalore University..
3. Anjana.M.J. 2001. Facilities available for Learning Disabilities in Bangalore. Bangalore University.
2. Soumya.M. 2000. Screening Profile for Learning Disability at Primary School Level.Bangalore University
1.Mahesh. 1999. Rehabilitation Services provided for Stroke patients in Bangalore. Bangalore University