Mahalakshmi Sivasankar

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Purdue University
Liberal Arts
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Assistant Professor
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Mailing Address

1353 Heavilon Hall
500 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (765) 496-6628
Fax: (765) 494-0771
msivasankar@purdue.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Northwestern University, Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2005.

Expertise and Research Interests

Vocal fold homeostasis
Hormonal regulation of vocal fold ion transport
Inflammatory processes and vocal fold ion transport
Susceptibility to benign voice disorders

Honors and Awards

2009, Conference Faculty, Lessons for Success Conference
2009, International Travel Grant, Purdue Research Foundation
2008, Best Paper Award (Basic Science), Journal of Voice
2007, Travel Grant, ASHAF/NIDCD-sponsored Lessons for Success Conference
2006, Advancing Academic-Research Careers Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2003, Editor's Award, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research
2003-2004, J. L. Clarke & J. Levin Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University
2002, Travel Fellowship Award, NIDCD
2001-2004, Research Travel Award, Northwestern University
2000-2004, Summer Research Fellowship, Northwestern University
1999, Pre-doctoral University Fellowship, Northwestern University
1998, Best Paper in Voice, Indian Speech and Hearing Association

Previous Positions

2004-2005, Clinical Fellow, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
1999, Lecturer, Institute for Cognitive Communicative Neurosciences, Speech-Language Pathology

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): , 2008 to 2013.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): , 2008 to 2011.
  • Kinley Trust: , 2008 to 2009.
  • Purdue Alumni Association: , 2007 to 2008.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation; New Century Scholars Research Grant: , 2007 to 2008.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: , 2006 to 2008.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation; New Investigators Research Grant: , 2006 to 2007.
  • Indiana Lions Club: , 2005 to 2006.

Publications

  • Sivasankar, M., Erickson, E. (in press) Short duration accelerated breathing challenges affect phonation, Laryngoscope
  • Sivasankar, M, Blazer-Yost, B (2009) Effects of long-acting beta agonists on vocal fold ion transport, Laryngoscope, 119 (3), 602-607
  • Leydon, C, Sivasankar, M, Lodewyck, D, Atkins, C, Fisher, KV (Epub: 2008) Vocal fold surface hydration: A review, Journal of Voice, In Press
  • Sivasankar, M, Leydon, C, From bench to bedside: translational research on vocal fold hydration., Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, 18(3), 112-118, 2008
  • Sivasankar, M, Nofziger, C, Blazer-Yost, B (2008) cAMP regulation of ion transport in porcine vocal fold mucosa, Laryngoscope, 118 (8), 1511-1517
  • Sivasankar, M, Erickson, E, Schneider, S, Hawes, A (2008) Phonatory effects of oral breathing: Preliminary evidence for impaired compensation to airway dehydration in individuals with vocal fatigue., Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51 (6), 1494-1506
  • Sivasankar M, Fisher KV (2008) Vocal folds detect ionic perturbations on the luminal surface: an in vitro investigation, Journal of Voice, 22 (4), 408-419
  • Ayala, KJ, Cruz, K, Sivasankar, M, Increased hydration in voice therapy: Is there support for widespread use?, Texas Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 1(1), 47-57, 2007
  • Sivasankar, M, Ivanisevic, A (2007) Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of Vocal Fold Collagen, Laryngoscope, 117 (10), 1876-1881
  • Sivasankar M, Fisher KV (2007) Vocal Fold Epithelial Response to Luminal Osmotic Perturbation, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 50 (3), 886-898
  • Sivasankar M, Bauer JJ, Babu T, Larson CR (2005) Voice responses to changes in pitch of voice or tone auditory feedback., The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117 (2), 850-7 Abstract
  • Sivasankar M, Fisher KV (2003) Oral breathing challenge in participants with vocal attrition. (Editors Award), Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46 (6), 1416-27 Abstract
  • Sivasankar, M. (2002) Effects of Vocal fatigue on the Voice Parameters of Indian School Teachers, Indian Journal of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 6, 44-48
  • Sivasankar M, Fisher KV (2002) Oral breathing increases Pth and vocal effort by superficial drying of, Journal of Voice, 16 (2), 172-81 Abstract

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Speech and Language Disorders, Speech Pathology.

Additional Terms:

Larynx, Vocal Fold Hydration, Vocal Fold Oscillation, Voice, Voice Disorders, Voice Therapy.

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Last Updated: 5/18/2009

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