Research Interests:
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- Telehealth
- Newborn hearing screening
- Pediatric hearing assessments
- Non organic hearing loss
- Community based audiology – Assessment and Intervention
- Hearing conservation
- Service improvements satisfaction studies in audiology
- Industrial Audiology
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Awards and fellowships:
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- Academic honors : First class in BSc (Hons) SHS, Specialized in Audiology
- Awards:
- Professor Sheila Wirz Gold Medal for the best academic performance in Audiology (2015/2016 Academic year), University of Kelaniya at the 119th General convocation, held on 31st December 2021, at BMICH, Colombo.
- Nominated to Dean’s list for the outstanding academic achievements in,
First year (2017)
Second year (2018/2019)
Third year (2019/2020)
Fourth year (2021/2022) of BSc Speech and Hearing Sciences degree program
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Publications:
Oral presentations:
- Prabodani, G. V., Jayasena, B. N. (2020-2021). A Survey on current knowledge and practices of teleaudiology among audiology professionals in Sri Lanka., Presented as an oral presentation at the 30th Anniversary celebration research symposium of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya in September 2021
Awarded the BEST ORAL PRESENTATION in the category of Allied Health Sciences – Health professionals’ education category.
Poster Presentations:
- Prabodani, G. V., Jayasena, B. N. (2020-2021). A Survey on current knowledge and practices of teleaudiology among audiology professionals in Sri Lanka., Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Washington DC in November 2021. Selected to participate in ASHA’s PROmoting the next GENeration of Researchers (PROGENY) program at the 2021 ASHA Convention
- Prabodani, G. V., Jayasena, B. N. (2020-2021). A Survey on current knowledge an practices of teleaudiology among audiology professionals in Sri Lanka., Presented at the Convention of South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SASLHA) in October 2021 as a pre-recorded digital poster presentation.
- Prabodani, G. V., Jayasena, B. N. (2020-2021). A Survey on current knowledge and practices of teleaudiology among audiology professionals in Sri Lanka., Published at the International Conference on Health Sciences (ICH), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Sri Lanka in September 2021.
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Professional Contributions:
- SLMC and CMCC Registered Audiologist in Sri Lanka.
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Medical Faculty Responsibilities:
- Contributed in coordinating and implementing the series of activities conducted in celebrating World Hearing Day 2022 with World Health Organization (WHO), at Faculty of Medicine, Ragama (2022).
- Contributed in hearing screening and awareness raising program for children with Down’s syndrome for the celebration of World hearing day 2021 with World Health Organization (WHO), at Faculty of Medicine, Ragama (2021)
- An executive member of the organizing committee for the medical exhibition and health camp to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the University of Kelaniya (2019)
- Assistant secretariat in Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS) Students’ Association of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2018)
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Service Functions: (eg. Teaching, Supervision, Research, Administration, and Clinical Service)
Teaching:
Otology for Audiology
Introduction to Audiology 2
Clinical coordinator – Year 3 Audiology Clinical Practicum 3 (2022)
Clinical supervision:
- Clinical supervision of students at Audiology clinic at Ayati National center for children with disabilities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
- Clinical audiologist at Audiology clinic at Ayati National center for children with disabilities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
Clinical services:
- Clinical audiologist at Audiology clinic at Ayati National center for children with disabilities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
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Ongoing research:
- Prabodani, G.V. and Danthanarayana N.D.D., Caregiver satisfaction on teleaudiology services provided at University audiology clinic during Covid-19 pandemic period
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