Dr. N. Hema
Assistant Professor in Speech Sciences, Department of Speech Language Sciences
Email: hema@aiishmysore.in
Phone Office: 2254
Dr. Hema N. is an Assistant Professor in the area of Speech Sciences. Her doctoral research was under the guidance of Dr. Shyamala. K. C. titled- Discourse analysis in Kannada-English Bilingual Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, subjects were selected from a hospital setup based on neuroimaging procedures. She completed her master’s and a doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore.
Her research interests are in neurology and neuro-linguistic study of language and cognition in neuro-typical individuals, persons with aphasia, the geriatric population, and other adult language disorders like dementia, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere damage, and primary progressive aphasia. Her focus of interest is in the assessment and management of persons with aphasia caused due to stroke and individuals with mild cognitive impairment. Conduct scientific experiments using various research software for analyzing language and cognitive function and has published several papers in national and international journals.
Presently, Dr. Hema. N is working on research projects and guiding Ph. D. candidates in the area of aphasiology and identification of dementia in elderly aged individuals in relation to neuro-typical individuals. She is also a recognized guide for Ph D. in Linguistics at the University of Mysore. Over 21 master’s dissertations are completed under her supervision and six research project funded by AIISH is completed successfully.
Papers published in National /International Journals:
1.Al-Shawawreh, M. J. M., & Hema, N. (2023). An Overview of Multimedia Usage as a Teaching Method for Learning Vocabulary among Jordanian EFL Learners. Journal of Xidian University, 17(6), 16-32. https://doi.org/10.37896/jxu17.6/003
2.Al-Shawawreh, M. J. M., & Hema, N. (2023). The Effect of Multimedia Usage in EFL Classroom on the Vocabulary Knowledge among Jordanian Learners. Journal of Strad Research, 10(6), 172-185. https://doi.org/10.37896/jxu17.6/003
3.Pooja. C. & Hema. N (2023). Executive functions in mid-life adults with mild sensorineural hearing loss compared with age-matched controls with normal hearing. Egyptian. Journal of Otolaryngology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice. 2023.05.005
4.Pooja. C. & Hema. N. (2024) Assessment of Dementia Knowledge in Indian Speech-Language Pathology Students to Dementia. International journal of social research and practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012241231145
5.Yashashwini, B. C., & Hema, N. (2024). Profiling word retrieval abilities in Persons with aphasia - A preliminary study. Indian Journal of Language and Linguistics, 5(1), 37-51.
6.Yashashwini, B. C., & Hema, N. (2024). Impact of Naming Treatment on Linguistic and Cognitive Abilities in Persons with Aphasia - A Case Report. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. (In Press).
Papers published in Conference/Seminar Proceedings
•Name of the Author (s): Hema, N., Mahesh, S., Geetha, M. P., Jain, H., & Chethana, N.
•Title of the paper: Language Profiling in School age children – A Comparison of Syntactic and Semantic Abilities
•Name of the Proceedings: Indian Journal of Communication Sciences, 3(1), 15-22.
•Year:2024
- Lecturer in Speech Sciences- 5 Years 6 months (Date of Joining 19-11-2013)
- Assistance Professor - 4 Years 4 months (From May 2018) (Present Position)
- Acoustic phonetics
- Language and Cognition
- Adult language disorders
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