ANJALI KANT

Seattle, WA 425-***-**** adyg8c@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/anjalikant151

EDUCATION

PhD in SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY and AUDIOLOGY May 2018

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, India

ESA certificate from OSPI, WA, to work in public schools in the State of Washington, USA Valid till March 2027

CCC-SLP from American Speech Language Hearing Association ASHA March 2023

FULBRIGHT JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD Aug 2003 to Feb 2004

Audited two courses under

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS - ADVANCED HEARING RESEARCH CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS, USA

MASTER OF SCIENCE in AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH REHABILITATION May 1999

University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; University Top Ranker

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH THERAPY May 1984

University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS EVALUATED BY ASHA AND FOUND ADEQUATE AS PER ASHA STANDARDS Aug. 2021

PRAXIS EXAM (Cleared successfully) Oct. 2021

My NPI no. is 130*******

EXPERIENCE - 38 years 10 months till April, 2023

SOLIANT HEALTH LLC --- HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, SW BURIEN, WA Aug. 2022 till present

(On contract)

Speech-Language Pathologist (on-site)- at a school having a dual (English/Spanish) curriculum. Major role is providing speech therapy services to and evaluating children with speech sound disorders, autism, specific learning disability, fluency disorders, OHI, DD coming from different multilingual and ethnic backgrounds. I am responsible for creating and contributing to Eligibility and IEP reports, conduct meetings as a Case Manager and family/client counseling. In addition to providing services to typical children with speech and language problems, providing services to students from primary and intermediate intensive academic centers (IAC) at certain schools of Highline Public School district. Responsible for referring students whose communication problems require additional evaluation and/or intervention by other professionals; completing required procedures including transfer validations; completing required documentation; evaluation and intervention of pre-school ancillary students. Participating actively in parent’s conferences and counseling parents along with counselor and other team members, consulting with parents, discussing progress of student’s speech and language skills, having Zoom sessions with parents to demonstrate how to implement intervention at home. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, participating in weekly team meetings to discuss and find solutions to concerns of students with specific issues. Providing push-in services to students after consultation with teachers. Participating in programs to update professional skills.

SOLIANT HEALTH LLC --- SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEATTLE, WA, USA Mar 2022 – June 2022

(On contract)

Speech-Language Pathologist (on-site)- at a school having English curriculum. Major role is providing speech therapy services to and evaluating children with speech sound disorders, autism, specific learning disability, fluency disorders coming from different multilingual and ethnic backgrounds. Major role was also in providing intervention to students in the autism spectrum who were in a dedicated classroom. An additional role was to provide push-in services to a couple of students in consultation with classroom teacher. I was responsible for creating and contributing to Eligibility and IEP reports, conduct meetings as a Case Manager and family/client counseling. Participating and contributing as a member of a multidisciplinary team for planning evaluations and interventions.

THE STEPPING STONES GROUP --- HOME CHOICE ACADEMY, EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL, VACOUVER, WA, USA

(On contract) Nov. 2021 – Jan 2022

Speech-Language Pathologist-(Remote/Virtual)- role and responsibilities similar to those mentioned for Seattle Public School District, but in a virtual setting.

VOICE TECH., MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA May 2020 – July 2021

Assisting in developing software for improving articulation, cognitive skills, reading-writing skills and language skills

Creating relevant content and designing mock therapy plans to complement the software.

ALI YAVAR JUNG NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPECH & HEARING DISABILITIES, MUMBAI, INDIA

Reader/Associate Professor & Head of Dept. of Speech and Language Pathology Oct 2012– May 2020

Examiner for PhD thesis (5) and Master’s dissertation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (22)

Guide for Master’s ASLP dissertation under MUHS, Nashik: Have guided 20 students.

Teaching all the core subjects of the Bachelor’s and Master’s course in Speech and Language Pathology for 20 years.

Paper setter and examiner for core subjects of the Bachelor’s and Master’s course in Speech & Language Pathology

Clinical Supervision – role involved supervision of students during therapy sessions and grooming their clinical skills (supervised 400 students). The client load included a number of individuals with Parkinson’s disease, various types of dysarthrias, aphasia, childhood speech and language disorders, speech sound disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, voice disorders and fluency disorders.

Resource person and Chairperson for various institutes and Indian national level workshops (74 workshops)

Member of Editorial Board (3) and peer reviewer of Indian national journals (4)

Member of Board of Studies, MUHS; Member of Academic Committee, All Academic and Administrative Committees of AYJNISHD(D)

Government authorized signatory for certification of speech and / or language disability as per Disability Act (2016) guidelines of Govt. of India. Role involved scrutinizing the speech/language evaluations of clients with speech and/or language disorders for certification purposes.

In Charge Reader/Associate Professor & Head of Dept. of Speech & Language Pathology April 2012-Oct 2012

All of the afore-mentioned activities except examiner for PhD thesis.

Lecturer/ Assistant Professor, Dept. of Speech and Language Pathology July 2001 – April 2012

Teaching the core subjects of the Bachelor’s and Master’s course in Speech and Language Pathology.

Paper setter and examiner for core subjects of the Bachelor’s and Master’s course in Sp.- Lang. Pathology

Clinical Supervision – role involved supervision of students during therapy sessions and grooming their clinical

skills (supervised 318 students). Teaching also included teaching students on use of various instrumentation

required for objective assessment of various motor speech and voice parameters.

Clinical Supervisor, Dept. of Speech and Language Pathology April 2000 – July 2001

Clinical Supervision--role involved supervision of students during therapy sessions and grooming their clinical

skills (supervised 900 students). Assessment and intervention of individuals with speech/language disorders.

The clientele included individuals with various developmental and acquired speech and/or language disorders,

viz. individuals with aphasia, dysarthrias, speech sound disorders, stuttering, specific learning disability,

cleft lip/palate, neuro-developmental disorders, intellectual disability, conduct disorders and children with

vision and hearing impairments. One of the roles included conducting group therapy for individuals with

Parkinson’s disease.

Clinical Assistant Dept of Speech and Language Pathology May 1988 - March 2000

Assessment and intervention of individuals with speech and/or language disorders (average 10 per day)

Clinician and Research Assistant (on contract as a clinician at AYJNISHD(D) Aug 1987 - May 1988

For the UNICEF funded project titled, “Developing Material for Early Identification and Intervention of

Speech-Language and Hearing Disorders” ---the booklets of which are available in the Institute- AYJNISHD(D),

Mumbai. Booklets related to dyslexia were also developed.

Speech Therapist, Kamala Remedial Learning Center for Learning Disabled, Mumbai May 1986 - May 1987

Assessment and planning IEPS of children with learning disabilities and those within the autism spectrum.

Research Assistant, All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mumbai Oct 1985 – May 1986

For the project, “Speech Problems of Children with Cerebral Palsy”. Role also involved assessment and

intervention of children with cerebral palsy (5 per day) and adults with dysarthria and aphasia (one of each type

per week).

Speech Therapist, Spastics Society of India, Mumbai July 1984 – Sept. 1985

Assessment and planning IEPs for children with cerebral palsy attending the Spastics Society.

AWARDS- International:

1. Certificate of Recognition- Meritorious Poster Submission in Nov., 2021 at ASHA Convention held at

Washington D.C. for paper titled, “A Customized Test of Spoken Word Recognition for the English/Hindi

Bilingual SLP”.

2. Fulbright Junior Research Fellowship Award in 2003–was affiliated to Advanced Hearing Research Centre,

Callier Center for Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas, USA, August 2003. I happen to be

the First Indian Speech and Language Pathologist to receive this award. The topic of Research, “Advances

in the Assessment and Intervention of Speech Perception and Production in Children with Hearing

Impairment”.

AWARDS- National Scientific Forums:

1.CIGICON 44 held in Mumbai in October, 2019

Author for the paper which was awarded the second prize, titled "Cepstral Peak Prominence as a Function of

Duration of Implant Use in Children with Cochlear Implant".

2.PHONOCON 2016 at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai

Author for the paper which was awarded the second prize, titled, ‘Acoustic voice characteristics and vocal

fatigue in beat boxers and singers who are under training compared with non-singers’.

3. Was a Guide for an award-winning Master’s dissertation titled, ‘Profiling and Comparing select Motor Speech

Parameters of Individuals with Flaccid and Hypokinetic Dysarthria’, in 2017.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

International Publications – 6. A few key examples:

Rautara, S. and Kant, A. (2018). Utilization of ICF Framework for Assessment of Speech and Non-Speech Characteristics of Individual’s with Parkinson’s Disease. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, vol. 8: Issue 11: 217-225.

Bhat, C., Kant, A. & Kopparapu, S. (2014). ‘Digitization of Hindi Photoarticulation Test for Speech Sound

Disorders’-in the Proceedings of User Centered Design Pervasive Health, 2014, Conference in Germany

Kant, A., Patadia, R., Govale, P., Rangasayee, R. and Kirtane, M. (2012). “Acoustic Analysis of Speech

of Cochlear Implantees and its Implications”, Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Apr; 5(Suppl 1): S14–S18.

National Publications – 16. A few key examples:

Sonkamble, P. and Kant, A. (2018). A Study of Selected Acoustic Parameters of Voice in Typically

Developing Children”. Development in Clinical and Medical Pathology; vol. 3, May, 2018

Kant, A., Dafadar, B and Banik, A., (2015). Analysis of Characteristics of Semantics of Spoken Language in Normally Developing Hindi speaking Children. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Dec; 3(12): page 3534-3542, pISSN 2320-6071 eISSN 2320-6012.

Book Chapter Contributions: International: 2. A few key examples:

Bhat, C., Kant, A., Vachhani, B., Rautara, S.& Kopparapu, S. (2020). ‘A Mobile Phone based Platform for

Asynchronous Speech Therapy’. In Voice Technologies for Speech Reconstruction & Enhancement edited by

Hemant Patil and Amy Neustein DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/978**********

Kant, A. (2007). ‘Tripling of Privileges and Doubling of Knowledge – The Fulbright experience’ In Beyond Boundaries—Reflections of Indian and US Scholars edited by Zeeshan Ul-Hassan Usmani and Nibir K Ghosh ISBN - 978-0595436446

National Book Chapter Contributions: 30. A few key examples:

Editor and Author of four Chapters of “Monograph of Cleft Lip and Palate”, published in June 2022 - Indian

Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA).

Ramkumar, V., Vanaja, C.S, Mandke, K., Joshi, N., Nagarajan, R. and Kant, A. (2021). “Telepractice Guidelines in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology”, - put up on www.ishaindia.org.in website of Indian Speech and Hearing Association ISHA on 22nd January, 2021.Teletherapy

Chapter titled, ‘Post COVID-19 Changes in Strategies for Management of Speech Problems, Resonance

Disorders and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction—Focus on Teletherapy’, of the ISHA Monograph on Cleft

lip/Palate, April, 2021

Chapter on “Speech Therapy Module for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease” of “Therapy module of Parkinson’s group”-for Parkinson’s Group of India (2014).

Chapter on “Swallowing Therapy for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease” of “Therapy module of Parkinson’s group”-for Parkinson’s Group of India (2014).

Editor of “Resource book on Hearing Impairment”, AYJNIHH, released on 9th August, 2014.

Editor of ‘Compendium of AYJNIHH’, released on 9th August’2014 (Institute’s Annual Day).

Papers presented at National and International Conferences: 61

Poster presentation at 2021, ASHA Convention held at Washington D.C., 18th November, 2021. Title of paper, “A Customized Test of Spoken Word Recognition for the English/Hindi Bilingual SLP”.

Invited as a Resource Person and gave a talk on, ‘Communication Patterns in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders’ in Dec, 2016, at SOPAN a non-Govt. Organization working for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Author of paper titled, “Parkinson’s Speech- Care at Home; An Innovative Approach”, presented at the 50th

Conference of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, held at Mysuru, in Jan, 2018.

Presented paper (poster) titled, “Use of Digital Accelerometry for Swallow Imaging (DASI) for Dysphagia

Evaluation and Treatment in Individuals with Neurological Disorders”, at “Cutting Edge Laryngology

Conference”, held at Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, from 17th to 19th June, 2013.

Projects:

Principal Investigator for project titled, ‘Mobile Phone Assisted Remote Speech Therapy Program’. Product/ outcome was--- a mobile phone app for assessment of speech sound errors and for articulation therapy. This project was funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Principal Investigator for project titled, ‘Home Auditory Training Program’. Product- software for providing speech and language stimulation and activities for auditory training in children with hearing impairment.

Research Assistant for the UNICEF funded project titled, ‘Development of material for grass root workers for early identification and intervention of speech and hearing disorders’, from 1987 to 1989. The product of this project were booklets and pamphlets in English and two Indian languages for creating awareness among grass root workers for early identification and intervention of speech and hearing disorders’. These booklets and pamphlets are till date available at the Material Development Department of AYJNISHD(D) and are used by the Institute’s beneficiaries.

Professional Membership:

Member of American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) from December, 2019 till present.

Life Member of the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) from January, 22, 2021.

Member of Circle of Cleft Professionals (CoCP) from May, 2020 till present.

Life member of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA).

Life member of Cochlear Implant Group of India.

Life member of Indian Society for Cleft lip and/or palate and Craniofacial Anomalies.

Life member of Fulbright Association of Mumbai.

Member of Board of Studies at MUHS, Nashik till May, 2020.

Member of the Academic Committee of AYJNISHD(D) till May, 2020.

Appointed as Hon. Treasurer of International Society for Alternative and Augmentative Communication

(ISAAC) –India Branch till 2012.

ASHA CEU points and other educational training:

ASHA CEU for the online course titled, “Understanding and Treating Echolalia: When “You” means “I”

Course no. 10298, held on 08/23/2022; CEU of 0.5 hours.

ASHA CEU for the on-site course titled, “Telepractice and Early Childhood: Rising Up to the Challenge”, held on

11/18/2021 at ASHA Convention, 2021; CEU of 1 hour.

ASHA CEU for the on-site course titled, “Telepractice Intervention Strategies for Speech Sound Disorders:

Practical Clinical Applications”, held on 11/19/2021 at ASHA Convention, 2021; CEU of 1 hour.

ASHA Online course titled, “On-site and Telepractice Service Delivery Models: Working Together to Benefit

Students and Increase Case Loads (WEB19515), on 22nd May, 2020

WHO recommended online course titled, “Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Corona Virus

(COVID-19)”, on 27th April, 2020

ASHA online course titled, “Elements of a Comprehensive Clinical Dysphagia Evaluation (WEB15313)”, from

10th to 12th May, 2020

WHO recommended online course titled, “Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Corona Virus

(COVID-19)”, on 27th April, 2020

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