Preeti M. Sivasankar, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Research Interests / Training Areas:

Laryngeal physiology
Voice Disorders
Voice Production
Voice across the lifespan
Hypersensitive airway

Biography:

Preeti Sivasankar is Professor and Associate Head of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) with courtesy appointments in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Indiana University School of Medicine-West Lafayette). Prof. Sivasankar’s research focuses on voice production and laryngeal physiology and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. She has been recognized with a Fellowship of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, and as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar. Prof. Sivasankar is active in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students and is a recipient of teaching awards including the SLHS Outstanding Undergraduate Instructor, and the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. Prof. Sivasankar is a Fellow of the CIC (Big 10 Alliance) Academic Leadership Program and a Purdue University HHS Dean’s Fellow. She can be contacted at preeti@purdue.edu