معرفی
Nirmal Srinivasan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, Towson University.
- Education:
- Ph.D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- B.E., University of Madras, 2001
Areas of Expertise include speech perception, room acoustics, reverberation, psychoacoustics, aging, hearing aids, statistics, and central auditory processing disorders.
Research Trends
- Focus on speech understanding in complex acoustic environments (e.g., masking, reverberation).
- Integration of cognitive factors (working memory, attention) with auditory processing.
- Development and validation of portable auditory testing tools (e.g., PART iPad app).
- Studies on aging, hearing loss, and cochlear implantation effects.
Current Funding includes a 2021 Towson University Pilot Research Seed Fund ($4000) and a 2020-2021 Faculty Development and Research Committee Grant ($5980), both examining attention and speech perception.
Research Affiliations include the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) in Portland, OR (2013-2016), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) (2013-2016), and the University of Texas at Dallas (2012-2013).
