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. |