S.K.P.Kavindya

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Research Interests:

• Public health audiology
• Community based participatory research
• Vestibular research
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Service :

• Coordinating Year 4 Undergraduate programs.
• Assisting lecturers to conduct lectures and clinical examinations.
• Assisting to supervise undergraduates at the Audiology clinic.
• Conducting tutorials and practical sessions to undergraduates.
• Assisting to organize and implement workshops and screening programs undertaken by the department.
• Participating in research projects undertaken by the department related to the field of Audiology.
• Assisting students in their academics and research.
• Organizing and conducting Audiology monthly team meetings.
• Assisting academic and non-academic staff on administrative matters.
• Contributing to the Audiology clinic (Hearing assessments; Behavioral and Physiological, Balance assessments, Rehabilitation; Hearing aids and AVT) at Ayati National Center for Children with Disabilities.
• Assisting Ayati clinicians to organize and implement workshops.
• Contributing to the MDT discussions with the NCTH ENT unit.
• Contributing to the Ayati EMR team.

Research Publications:

• Kavindya, S.K.P. & Ileperuma, L.D. “Audiology Service -Seeking Behavior of Adults with Hearing Impairment of a Primary Hearing Healthcare Facility”, Accepted for ASHA conference 2024 (Virtual Poster Presentation)

V. Sivaharan

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Research Interests:

• Role of Hearing in Perception of balance
• Hearing aids
• Tinnitus Research
• Vestibular Research
• Community Audiology
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Service :

• Coordinating Year 1 Undergraduate programs.
• Assisting lecturers to conduct lectures and clinical examinations.
• Assisting to supervise undergraduates at the Audiology clinic.
• Conducting tutorials and practical sessions to undergraduates.
• Assisting to organize and implement workshops and screening programs undertaken by the department.
• Participating in research projects undertaken by the department related to the field of Audiology.
• Assisting students in their academic and research.
• Assisting academic and non-academic staff on administrative matters.
• Contributing to the Audiology clinic at Ayati National Center for Children with Disabilities.
• Conducting Screening and Diagnostic testings for the Patients of Ayati.
• Conducting Behavioural Assessments, Electro-physiological Assessments related to Hearing for patients at Ayati Center.
• Conducting Behavioural Assessments, Electro-physiological Assessments related to Balance for patients at Ayati Center.
• Facilitating Hearing aids and Auditory Rehabilitation for Patients with hearing impairment for patients at Ayati Center.
• Conducting Auditory Verbal Therapy sessions for patients at Ayati Center.
• Contributing in the commencement and development of Tinnitus clinic at Ayati.
• Contributing in the commencement and development of Vestibular clinic at Ayati.
• Contributing in MDT sessions with ENT unit of NCTH.

Research Publications:

• Sivaharan, V. & Karunarathne, S.S. “Falls and Fear of falling among older adults receiving audiology services at Ayati center”, Accepted for ASHA conference 2024 (Virtual Poster Presentation)

G.A. Rasari Ayesha Gurusinghe

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Research Interests:

• Autism spectrum disorder

• Cerebral Palsy

  
  
  

Service :

• Coordinating Year 1 undergraduate programs.

• Guiding Final year medical students.

• Conducting tutorials and practical sessions to undergraduates.

• Assisting medical clinics at Ayati National Centre for Children with disabilities.

• Supporting administrative related works at Ayati National Centre.

• Working on ASD database at Ayati National Centre.

• Preparing Diagnostic summaries for patients.

• Addressing Early intervention groups and Down syndrome groups like parent training groups.

• Actively participate in MDTs.

• Engaging with parent advocacy group.

• Actively participate in research activities.

  
  
  

Research Publications:

• Awareness of Postpartum Depression and Ability to Support the Mother during the Postpartum Period and Sociodemographic Correlates of Husbands/Partners: A Study at Antenatal Sessions of Bandarawela Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Area (Oral presentation at Annual Academic Sessions of the
  College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka – 2021)

• Factors Influencing the Age of Presentation among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.  Dilini Vipulaguna, Hasini Irathilaka, Hashan Pathiraja, Nilmini Bowala, Sachitha de Silva, Rasari Gurusinghe (Poster presentation at SLCP Annual Scientific Congress 2024)

Kanagendrran Krishnaveni

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Research Interests:

• Specific learning disorders
• Neonatal feeding

Service :

• Assist lecturers to conduct lectures and clinical
• Assist to supervise students at speech therapy clinics
• Conducting tutorials and case discussions
• Assists to organize and implement workshops, research symposiums, guest lectures undertaken by the department
• Assist students in their academic and research
• Assisting both the academic and non-academic staff on administrative matters
• As a clinician/ Speech and language therapist at Ayati National Center for Children with Disabilities.
• As a part time sub-warden at Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.

Research Publications:

• K., & Caldera. A. “Teacher’s knowledge on symptoms, attitudes and classroom teaching strategies for Specific Learning Disabilities: A study among Tamil speaking primary school teachers in Nuwara Eliya educational zone, Sri Lanka”, InFocus 2022, Annual Research Symposium, Center for Disability Studies, Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 7^th October 2022. (Poster Presentation).Primary caregivers’ satisfaction on the provision of speech and language therapy services for adults via telehealth in Sri Lankan clinical context”, InFocus 2022, Annual Research Symposium, Center for Disability Studies, Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 7^th October 2022. (Oral Presentation)