Radhika Aravamudhan, CCC-A

Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology

Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor and serves as the Dean for the Osborne College of Audiology at Salus University. Dr. Aravamudhan joined Salus University in 2005 after her position as a research associate at Boys Town National Research Hospital. At Osborne College of Audiology, she has served as the interim Director for the AuD on-campus program, as the Coordinator of Internal Didactic Education, and as the Assistant Dean for the Osborne College of Audiology. Along with teaching other courses, she continues to be the co-instructor of the interprofessional course, “Evidence-Based Practice: An Interprofessional Approach” at Salus University, and she has spearheaded several interprofessional initiatives in collaboration with faculty at the university.

Her areas of research interests include (1) understanding and evaluating the electrophysiologic correlates of speech encoding in the auditory system and (2) studying the role of signal processing (in auditory prostheses such as cochlear implants) on speech perception and perceptual learning.

In the professional world outside Salus, Dr. Aravamudhan has served on the planning committee for Audiology Education Summit that ASHA planned and implemented, served on the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) Board, and was elected as the Vice-Chair of Audiology on the CAA Board. She currently serves on the ASHA’s Academic Affairs Board. She has also served as a Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P.) mentor within ASHA.

Dr. Aravamudhan graduated from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing in Mysore, India, with a master’s degree in audiology and speech-language pathology. She also received the prestigious Aarthi Venkataraman Gold Medal for academic achievement. She received a PhD from Kent State University. Dr. Aravamudhan is currently pursuing an executive doctorate in higher education and management at the University of Pennsylvania. She also received a stipend from ASHA to attend the Interprofessional Leadership Development Program through the Interprofessional Education Collaborative.