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Dr. Shruti Deshpande serves as an Associate Professor and Vincentian Research Fellow in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John's University. She also holds the leadership position of Director of the Doctor of Audiology Program and was named an ASHA Innovator in 2024. Dr. Deshpande is actively involved in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as a board member of the Multicultural Issues Board (2023-2025) and serves as a subject matter expert for the ASHA Practice Portal in Audiology.
Her research focuses at the intersection of audiology and social justice, particularly on accessible and affordable hearing health services for diverse and vulnerable populations. Dr. Deshpande has pioneered community-based research approaches, developing innovative service-learning models that address hearing health disparities. Her work emphasizes cultural competence and aims to increase awareness of audiology as a profession among ethnically diverse adolescents through educational interventions.
Analysis of Dr. Deshpande's publication record reveals consistent focus on health equity in audiology, with significant attention to representation in clinical research, social media's role in health information dissemination, and innovative approaches to hearing healthcare delivery. Her work spans multiple subfields including tinnitus research, central auditory processing disorders, electrophysiology, pediatric audiology, and cross-cultural assessment tools.
- ASHA Innovator (2024)
- Vincentian Research Fellow
- Faculty Excellence Award in Community-Based Outcomes and Poverty Research (2022)
- Multiple Faculty Recognition Awards for Excellence in Research & Scholarship (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Values and Inclusion Program Honoree (2020-21)
- Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership and Success (2018)
Dr. Deshpande has successfully mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students, with many serving as co-authors on peer-reviewed publications and presenting at conferences. Her grant portfolio demonstrates significant external funding support, including awards from the Faculty Research Consortium, ASHA's Advancing Academic-Research Careers Award, HearX Group, and multiple internal university grants totaling over $25,000. Her current projects focus on hearing health access for diverse communities, community-based hearing assessment approaches, and innovative teaching methods that integrate technology with service learning.
As Director of the Doctor of Audiology Program, Dr. Deshpande oversees a robust curriculum that includes specialized courses in Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Electrophysiology, Pediatric Audiology, and Hearing Science. Her community engagement extends beyond the classroom through partnerships with Liberty Partnership Program and other initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of hearing health and audiology careers among underserved populations.
