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Communication Sciences and Disorders

Faculty

Melcher Life Sciences
3871 Holman St. Room M242
Houston, TX 77204-6018

Phone: 713.743.2897
Fax: 713.743.2926  

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Ashwini Joshi, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Ashwini Joshi

Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director
Phone: (713) 743-6136
Email: ajoshi5@Central.UH.EDU
Office: Melcher Life Sciences M243B
Curriculum Vitae | Website

Dr. Ashwini Joshi is an Associate Professor with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Houston. Dr. Joshi received her doctorate from the University of Kentucky in Rehabilitation Sciences. Her research interests focus on voice and voice disorders. Her current research focuses on identifying low-cost assessment tools for voice disorders and, on post-surgical voice rest.

Education

  • Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  • M.S., Speech Language Pathology, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
  • B.S., Hearing Language Science, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, India

Teaching

  • Voice Disorders (COMD 6387)
  • Speech Science (COMD 3385)

Research Interests

Dr. Joshi’s research interests focus on voice and voice disorders. Her current research focuses on identifying low-cost assessment tools for voice disorders and, on post-surgical voice rest.

For more information, view Dr. Joshi’s research page.

Research Grants

(past 5 years)

  • 2020-2023  National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIH/NIDCD), 1R21DC017205-01A1, Voice Rest Adherence after Phonomicrosurgery. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • 2018  Research Progress Grant, Division of Research, University of Houston, Normative Data for Acoustic Analyses of the Voice. Role: Principal Investigator
  • 2017  Research Progress Grant, Division of Research, University of Houston. Objective and Subjective Measurement of Two Forms of Voice Rest after Phonosurgery. Role: Principal Investigator

Selected Publications

(for a full list of publications, see CV and Google Scholar Profile)

  • Fan, R. S., Yiu, Y., Kulesz, P. A., Dueppen, A., Procter, T., Goodwin, M. E., Thekdi, A. A. & Joshi, A. (2024), Clinical voice outcomes for two voice rest protocols after phonomicrosurgery. The Laryngoscope, 134(6), 2812-2818. doi.org/10.1002/lary.31250
  • Dueppen, A., Joshi, A., Roy, N., Yiu, Y., Procter, T., Goodwin, M., & Thekdi, A. (2023). Exploring personality and perceived present control as factors in postsurgical voice rest: A case comparison. Journal of Voice, S0892-1997(22)00415-5. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.12.014
  • Nair, R. M.,* Joshi, A., & Gunjawate, D. R. (in press). Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards vocal health care amongst Indian Carnatic singers. Journal of Voice. https://www.jvoice.org/article/S0892-1997(21)00238-1/fulltext
  • Joshi, A., Procter, T., & Kulesz, P. A. (in press). Acoustic measures of voice in individuals wearing different facemasks. Journal of Voice. https://www.jvoice.org/article/S0892-1997(21)00201-0/fulltext
  • Procter, T.,* & Joshi, A. (in press). Cultural competency in voice evaluation: Considerations of normative standards for sociolinguistically diverse voices. Journal of Voice. https://www.jvoice.org/article/S0892-1997(20)30369-6/fulltext
* student co-author

Honors

  • International Student Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (2009)

Professional Activities

  • Editorial board member, Journal of Speech-Language and Hearing Research
  • Editorial board member, Journal of Voice
  • Reviewer, ASHF grants