RESEARCH

ELECTIVES

Research Projects - Batch 5

Student No

Name

Supervisor

Research Topic

SH/2001/001

Liyana Arachchi, LAKM

Ms. S.P.Rathnayake

Confrontational naming of nouns and verbs of individuals with aphasia following stroke and traumatic brain injury in Western Province

SH/2011/002

Amarasinghe, KWGDY

Ms.P.D.M. Nonis

Narrative and procedural discourse performances following TBI: A comparative study.

SH/2011/005

Assam, K

Dr.S.P.Sumanasena

The awareness amongst the pre-school teachers about speech & Language Therapy  services for children in need from the Trincomalee District.

SH/2011/008

Bandara, MAHD

Ms.T.

Lokubalasooriya

Acquisition of Sinhala vowels and vowels modifiers among children in Kurunegala District.

SH/2011/009

Bandara, NGWP

Dr.D.Bandaranayake

Voice risk factors, awareness of voice risk factors and vocal hygiene techniques used by the students in the Faculty of Music at the Uni. of Visual & Performing arts.

SH/2011/010

Bandaranayake, BMLM

Ms.S.P.Rathnayake

Intervention strategies practiced by Speech Therapists on sub system approach for dysarthria following stroke in Government Hospitals in Sri Lanka

SH/2011/011

Chiranthanee, HAM

Ms.T.Wijesinghe

Sri Lankan Employers’ knowledge and attitudes towards employees who shutter.

SH/2011/014

Dewpura, DDH

Dr.S.Mettananda

Usage of assessment & Intervention tools for hyper functional voice disorders by Sri Lankan speech & Language Therapists.

SH/2011/016

Dissanayake, DMTM

Ms.S.P.Rathnayake

Frenchay Aphasia screening test adaptation for patients with post-stroke Aphasia in the SL Sinhala speaking context.

SH/2011/017

Edirisinghe, EANS

Dr.S.P.Sumanasena

The perception of the school teachers in Gampaha District on participation f children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the school setting.

SH/2011/020

Ekanayake, KVD

Dr.S.Mettananda

Parent’ perspectives on Speech & language therapy provided for children with autism spectrum disorder who attend speech and language therapy clinics in Gampaha District.

SH/2011/025

Gunathilake, DMKM

Ms.P.D.M.Nonis

Executive functions following traumatic brain injury (TBI) comparison between TBI and non-brain injured individuals.

SH/2011/026

Gunawardena, BVWN

Dr.S.Hettiarachchi

Swallowing related quality of life in adult with past-stroke dysphagia.

SH/2011/028

Hewage, WHSS

Dr.S.Mettananda

Timeliness of speech & Language Therapy intervention received by children with Down syndrome attending the speech & Language therapy clinic at University of Kelaniya

SH/2011/029

Janadari, KRPGC

Ms.T.

Lokubalasooriya

Classroom strategies used by the primary school teachers for the children with reading and writing difficulties in the Kelaniya Educational Zone.

SH/2011/030

Jayamanne, MWIU

Ms.T.Wijesinghe

Parents’ views on stuttering and how to it affect their child: A study of primary school children who stutter attending speech Therapy clinics in Colombo & Gampaha District.

SH/2011/031

Jayasinghe, VPKBK

Ms.S.Kalupahana

Comparison of maximum duration of voiced & unvoiced sounds in adults with and without laryngeal Pathology

SH/2011/033

Jenistan, T

Ms.S.Saleem

Early words production of 12 o 18 months old Sri Lankan Tamil speaking children from Kilinochchi District.

SH/2011/034

Kalisto, E

Ms.T.Wijesinghe

Awareness about stammering of Primary school teachers in Mannar District.

SH/2011/035

Karunathilake, KMMGSL

Ms.S.P.Rathnayake

The adaptation and validation of stroke and aphasia quality of life scale (SAQOL – 39) for the Sri Lanka Language in the Sri Lankan context.

SH/2011/036

Kurukulasooriya, KDD

Ms.Lasanthi Daskon Attanayake

A descriptive study on Birth Related Risk factors that cause speech and language delay& or disorder in children attending specific speech & Language Therapy clinic.

SH/2011/038

Langappuli, HD

Dr.S.P.Sumanasena

The strategies practiced by special education teachers to facilitate communication and language for children with Down syndrome in the special education units in the Gampaha District.

SH/2011/041

Madeepola, RACR

Dr.N.Muttiah

Knowledge and perceptions about speech and language therapy services among Sinhala medium primary mainstream teachers and special education teachers and special education teachers in Kelaniya.

SH/2011/042

Madushanka, WSVMK

Ms.P.D.M.Nonis

A comparative study of memory performances between traumatic brain injured & non brain injured individuals.

SH/2011/043

Madushani, HKC

Ms.S.Nanayakkara

Mr.B.N.Jayasena

Relative effectiveness of a vocal Hygiene Programme among Primary school teachers with self-reported voice problem in Matara educational zone.

SH/2011/046

Malarvily, S

Ms.S.Saleem

The study on typical phonological error pattern of three years old Sri Lankan Tamil speaking children from the Mannar District

SH/2011/047

Manel, AGM

Ms. Samanthi Kalupahana

barriers faced  by the family members when communicating with laryngectomees .

SH/2011/048

Marambage, JI

Dr. Dakshika Bandaranayake

A study on identifying the  voice quality and associated factors among primary school teachers in government school in Rathnapura educational zone.

SH/2011/050

Nanayakkara, SR

Ms. Lasanthi Daskon Attanayake

Employment opportunities for young persons with disabilities in the public and private sectors in  Sri Lanka;  perception of graduates with disabilities

SH/2011/051

Nasreen, MAF

Ms. Shakeela Saleem

A normative study data of phonological processes in monolingual Sri Lankan Tamil speaking children and bilingual Sri Lankan Tamil – English speaking children in mixed dialect.

SH/2011/052

Nayakarathne, MNDC

Ms.Samanthi Kalupahana

Voice quality of people undergoing radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer

SH/2011/053

Nihara, VL

Ms. Asela Chandrasekara

The knowledge and attitudes about dysphagia among nurses in government hospitals in Sri Lanka.

SH/2011/055

Niroshani, KAS

Ms.Isuru Dharmarathne

Awareness and attitudes towards inclusive Education among Government school  teachers in Gampaha district.

SH/2011/056

Nuwanthi, KHT

Dr.S.Hettiarachchi

Development of a tool for assessment of colloquial Sinhala syntax for Pre-school children.

SH/2011/058

Perera, PHS

Ms.S.P.Rathnayake

Development of assessment tasks to identify lexical deficits among individuals with aphasia based on “Cognitive neuro psychology model” in the Sinhala speaking Sri Lankan Context.

SH/2011/059

Perera, SAKJ

Dr.S.P.Sumanasena

The pre-school teachers’ perspectives on language and communication skills on 03-05 year old children in selected pre-schools from Gampaha District.

SH/2011/062

Maddepola, RACR

Dr.N.Muttiah

Knowledge and perceptions about speech and language therapy services among Sinhala medium primary mainstream teachers and special education teachers in Kelaniya Educational Zone.

SH/2011/063

Rathnayake, MSM

Ms. S.Kalupahana

Maximum phonation time of healthy people in the Colombo District.

SH/2011/066

Rathnayake, RATM

Ms. S.Kalupahana

Client perception of Pre-operative consultation before total laryngectomy.

SH/2011/067

Sachinthani, KLB

Ms.S.P.Rathnayake

Developing assessment tasks to identity Intelligibility of Prosody of patients with dysarthria following stroke in Sri Lankan Contest.

SH/2011/069

Samarathunga, DWMS

Ms. I.Dharmarathne

Lexical semantic deficits  in Sinhala speaking persons with post stroke aphasia: evidence from single word auditory comprehension

SH/2011/073

Sewwandhi, PN

Dr.S.Hettiarachchi

A Correlation study of receptive vocabulary knowledge in children with cochlear implants & Hearing Peers in Western Province.

SH/2011/074

Silva, ACL

Dr.N.Muttiah

Awareness of nursery teachers regarding childhood speech and language difficulties in Kaluthara District.

SH/2011/075

Siriwardena, KMNW

Dr.R.Rodrigo

Maternal assessment of speech and language status and need for intervention among  children of Wattala medical officer of health area.

SH/2011/079

Vinogini, FAN

Dr.S.Hettiarachchi

Parents perception of eating skills of pre-term Vs full term infants from birth to 3 years in Mannar District.

SH/2011/083

Wijerathne, MASS

Ms.I.Dharmarathne

Parental attitudes towards participation in Speech & Language Therapy University clinics in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

SH/2011/085

Yapa, YMUI

Ms. Thilanka Wijesinghe

A comparison of stuttering speech characteristics in Sinhala and English bilingual children with stutters in Sri Lanka

SH/2011/086

Senevirathne, AY

Ms.T.Lokubalasooriya

Is visual spatial attention, a Red Flag for reading and writing difficulties? A Sri Lankan comparative study.

SH/2011/087

Sanjeewani, MDA

Ms. L.D.Attanayake

Factors associated with clinic  attendance of clients of the speech and language therapy clinic, Department of Disability Studies, Ragama.

SH/2011/091

Rangebandara, T

Dr.R.Rodrigo

Characteristics of children referred from Colombo North Teaching Hospital (NCTH), Ragama for  speech & Language therapy services at Multi-Disciplinary Clinic at  university of Kelaniya.

SH/2011/092

Chandani, NAI

Dr.N.Muttiah

Awareness of special education teacher trainees’ regarding learning disabilities in National college of education.

SH/2011/007

Balasooriya, B.M.L.K.

Ms.Asela Chandrasekera

Development of duration pattern test to assess temporal processing abilities in normal hearing young adults.

SH/2011/013

Dayarathne, A.M.D.N.

Ms.B.N.Jayasena

Development of a pitch pattern sequence test to assess temporal processing abilities in normal hearing young adults of the Faculty of Medicine, Ragama.

SH/2011/018

Edirisinghe, E.A.P.R.

Ms.L.K.E.Chathurika

Performance scores of Sinhala speaking children on translated Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/ oral Performance of Children (PEACH) rating scale 

SH/2011/021

Ekanayaka, W.E.M.M.L

Ms.B.N.Jayasena

Development of a Sinhala Dichotic Digits Test to access binaural integration and separation abilities in normal hearing young adults

SH/2011/027

Hansinee, B.A.

Ms.L.K.E.Chathurika

Factors influencing auditory identification in early intervened children

SH/2011/032

Jayatissa, B.G.U.K.

Ms.Dumini de Silva

Hearing related  quality of life in senior citizens with hearing loss in Colombo District.

SH/2011/039

Livera, W.A.L.H.

Ms.Dumini de Silva

Socio-demographic and hearing aid related that influence use of hearing aids

SH/2011/044

Madhushani, P.G.S.

Ms.L.D.Ileperuma

Auditory effects among 18-45 year old workers of  a textile plant in Seeduwa, Sri Lanka.

SH/2011/072

Senanayaka, S.M.D.P.

Ms.Ayeesha Nazeer

Development of a lip-reading assessment tool for Sinhala speaking adults in Sri Lanka

SH/2011/078

Vijetha, V.

Ms.Ayeesha Nazeer

Knowledge and attitudes among pregnant mothers in Jaffna district on infant hearing loss and early intervention.

SH/2011/081

Weerasinghe, U.W.P.M.

Ms. Renuka Fonseka

Developing a daily hearing aid function, use care &  maintenance checklist for parents of preschool children in Western Province

SH/2011/089

Subasinghe, R.A.I.A.

Ms.L.D.Ileperuma

Hearing status and Noise exposure levels of workers at a Washing Plant in Dankotuwa, Sri Lanka

SH/2011/090

 Herath, H.M.T.C.K.A

Ms.Asela Chandrasekera

Psychological morbidity & resilience – Associated with tinnitus in a Sri Lankan population.

 

 

CONNECT WITH US

Department of Disability Studies
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Kelaniya,
P.O Box 6,
Thalagolla Road,
Ragama,
Sri Lanka

  • Tel :  +94 11 2961000

  • Tel :  +94 11 2961207

  • Email:  diststaff@kln.ac.lk

REACH US