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Dr Santosh M

Dr Santosh M

Professor in Speech Sciences, Department of Speech Language Sciences

Email: santoshm@aiishmysore.in

Phone Office: 2523

Santosh Maruthy, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Sciences at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India. His research focuses on the mechanisms underlying stuttering as well as bilingualism and stuttering, speech science, speech perception, and voice disorders in professional voice users. He has more than 14 years of experience in teaching graduate and postgraduate students of Speech and Hearing and 22 years of clinical experience. He has 2 extramural projects and 13 intramural projects to his credit. He has written six book chapters and has published 28 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals such as the Journal of Fluency and Disorders, Journal of Voice, and Journal of Communication Disorders. He has successfully guided three students in their doctoral research and currently guiding six more students. He has also successfully guided 21 postgraduate students in their Masters’ dissertations. He has won 11 Best paper awards at various national and international conferences.

  1. Aryal, D., & Maruthy, S. (2022). Linguistic factors and stuttering in Nepali speaking adults who stutter. Clinical linguistics & phonetics, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2022.2049880
  2. Nair, C. B., Nayak, S., Maruthy, S., Krishnan, J. B., & Devadas, U. (2021). Prevalence of Voice Problems, Self-Reported Vocal Symptoms and Associated Risk Factors in Call Center Operators (CCOs): A Systematic Review. Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, S0892-1997(21)00261-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.07.022
  3. Veerabhadrappa, R. C., Vanryckeghem, M., & Maruthy, S. (2021). The Speech Situation Checklist—Emotional Reaction: Normative and comparative study of Kannada-speaking children who do and do not stutter. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2020.1862301
  4. Chaudhary, C., Maruthy, S., Guddattu, V., & Krishnan, G. (2021). A systematic review on the role of language-related factors in the manifestation of stuttering in bilinguals. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 105829. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2021.105829
  5. Devadas, U., Vinod, D., & Maruthy, S. (2020). Immediate Effects of Straw Phonation in Water Exercises on Parameters of Vocal Loading in Carnatic Classical Singers. Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, S0892-1997(20)30419-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.11.007
  6. Sugathan, N., & Maruthy, S. (2020). Predictive factors for persistence and recovery of stuttering in children: A systematic review. International journal of speech-language pathology, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2020.1812718
  7. Thomas, S. A., & Maruthy, S. (in press). Comparison of Habitual and High Pitch Phonation in Teachers With and Without Vocal Fatigue. Journal of Voice. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.04.016
  8. Sugathan, N., & Maruthy, S. (in press). Nonword repetition and identification skills in Kannada speaking school-aged children who do and do not stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105745
  9. Veerabhadrappa, R. C., Vanryckeghem, M., Maruthy, S. (in press). Communication Attitude of Kannada-Speaking School-Age Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. DOI: 10.1159/000505423
  10. Devadas, U., Vinod, D., & Maruthy, S. (accepted). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily (EASE) for Kannada-Speaking Carnatic Classical Singers. Journal of Voice.
  11. Kashyap, P., & Maruthy, S. (in press). Stuttering Frequency and Severity in Kannada-English Balanced Bilingual Adults. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1637459
  12. Devaraju, D. S., Maruthy, S. & Kumar, U. A. (in press). Detection of Gap and Modulations: Auditory Temporal Resolution Deficits in Adults who Stutter. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedica. doi.org/10.1159/000499565
  13. Seth, D., & Maruthy, S. (in press). Effect of Phonological and Morphological factors on Speech Disfluencies of Kannada-speaking Preschool Children who Stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105707
  14. Devadas, U., Kumar, P. C., & Maruthy, S. (in press). Prevalence of and Risk Factors for self-reported voice problems in Carnatic singers.  Journal of Voice. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.09.013
  15. Devadas, U., Hegde, M., & Maruthy, S. (2019). Prevalence and Risk Factors of Self-reported Voice Problems among Hindu Temple Priests. Journal of Voice, 33(5), 805.e1-805.e12. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.03.020
  16. Devaraju, D. S., Kumar, U. A. & Maruthy, S. (2019). Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Auditory N-Back Task in Adults with and without Stuttering. American Journal of Audiology, 28, 471-482. doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJA-IND50-18-0101
  17. Devaraju, D. S., Kumar, U. A., & Maruthy, S. (2019). Comparison of McGurk Effect across Three Consonant-Vowel Combinations in Kannada. Journal of Audiology and Otology, 23(1), 39-48. doi.org/10.7874/jao.2018.00234
  18. Devadas, U., Hegde, M., & Maruthy, S. (2019). Prevalence and Risk Factors of self-reported Voice problems in Yakshagana artists. Journal of Voice, 33(1), 124.e35–124.e47. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.09.010.
  19. Dechamma, D., & Maruthy, S. (2018). Envelope modulation spectral analysis of solo reading and choral reading conditions suggest changes in speech rhythm in adults who stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 58, 47-60. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2018.09.002
  20. Maruthy, S., Yongqiang, F., Max, L. (2018). Spectral coefficient analyses of word-initial stop consonants suggest similar anticipatory coarticulation for stuttering and nonstuttering adults. Language and Speech. 61(1), 31-42. doi.org/10.1177/0023830917695853.

  • Professor of Speech Sciences (21st January 2022 – present) - Department of Speech-Language Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India.  
  • Associate Professor (24th May 2018 – 20th January 2022) - Department of Speech-Language Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India.  
  • Reader in Speech Sciences (10 January 2011-23RD May 2018) - Department of Speech-Language Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India.  
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (1st January 2010 – 25th December 2010) - Laboratory for Speech Physiology and Motor Control, Dept. of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 
  • Assistant Professor (15th May 2006 – 15th December 2009) - Department of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India. 
  • Research Officer (25 November 2005 - 10 May 2006) - Department of Audiology, AIISH. In Project titled “Development of Hearing in Noise test in Kannada”. A collaborative project between AIISH and House ear Institute, California, USA, funded by AIISH Research Fund.  
  • Research Assistant (19 September 2001- 28 June 2002) - Department of Speech-Language Sciences, AIISH. In project titled “Voicing Contrasts in Indian Languages: Acoustic Measurements”. A project funded by AIISH Research Fund. 

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