Rakesh T Kumar
Assistant Professor of Audiology
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc Audiology
| Professional Qualifications | ||||
| Name of granting Institution | Location (City, Country) | Degree | Year Obtained | |
| All India Institute of Speech and Hearing | Mysore, India | Ph.D (Aud) | Awaiting open defense | |
| All India Institute of Speech and Hearing | Mysore, India | MSc. Audiology | 2020 | |
| JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing | Mysore, India | Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) | 2018 | |
| Title | Institute | Role | Tenure |
| Assistant Professor | SDUAHER, Kolar, Karnataka, India | Teaching Faculty | 2026-till date |
| Junior Research Fellow | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India | Research officer | 2025-2026 |
| Junior Research Fellow | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India | Research Fellow & Ph.D Scholar | 2022-2025 |
| All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India | Audiologist Grade I | 2020-2021 |
Academic Roles & Responsibilities:
- Instructor for subject- Introduction to Audiology, Sem-1
- Department level NAAC 5 In-charge
- Department level NABH Chapter 2 In-charge
Areas of Expertise:
- Electrophysiology
- Diagnostic audiology
- Vestibular Assessment and Management
Research and Publications:
Awards and recognition:
| Award/Recognition | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Person | Tools for visualization – preparing graphs and figures for research data | 2026 |
| Resource Person | Recording and analysis of a continuous EEG signal for auditory stimuli. | 2025 |
| Best Oral Presentation Award | Received Best Oral Presentation Award in Audiology category for the research paper titled "Comparison of Visual Working Memory and Speech Perception in Noise Abilities in Individuals with Auditory Neuropathy and Individuals with Normal Hearing", at Nitte Conference on Childhood Communication Disorders (Ni-CCOD) 2024, Mangalore. | 2024 |
| The Best Outgoing Student | Received the title "The Best Outgoing Student of the Year 2017-2018" from JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore. | 2018 |
| Highest marks secured in Speech Pathology | Received "Jagadguru Dr. Sri. Shivarathri Rajendra Swamini Award for Highest Marks Secured in Speech Pathology (BASLP-2018)" from JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore. | 2018 |
| Best Oral Presentation Award | Received Best Oral Presentation Award in the Audiology category for the research paper titled "N-back Auditory Test Performance in Children with Specific Learning Disorder" at 49th ISHACON, Kolkata | 2017 |