I believe that student research mentoring is an important part of teaching. It involves several similar principles to classroom teaching- building motivation, helping students master concepts, teaching skills and techniques pertaining to a specific research project, allowing students to practice their skills, providing feedback, helping students overcome any errors or mistakes, and always inspiring students to stay curious. I have been fortunate to mentor several students on research projects. 1) At St. John’s University, I have served as a capstone adviser for 12 AuD students. 2) Several motivated undergraduate and AuD students have worked with me on research projects that have led to professional presentations, publications, student grants via St. John’s University and professional organizations like ASHA. The student research projects I have mentored are enlisted below-
- Research mentor to freshman (as part of the University’s goal to enhance high-impact educational practices via student engagement in research): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rg5t_Io00oiVpkxh1MoDCOiR3vPf-EPr/view?usp=sharing
- AuD Capstones completed under my supervision:
- Jada Quinlan (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Extended High Frequency Hearing Thresholds in Children with Diagnosed Central Auditory Processing Disorder (AuD capstone, in progress)
- Jasmin Butler (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Comparison of extended high frequency thresholds in younger and older adults. (AuD capstone, in progress)
- Kathleen Kalschmid (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Development of the University of Cincinnati Auditory Processing Inventory - Revised (UCAPI-R): Data from a Diverse Group of Adolescents. (AuD capstone, in progress)
- Muhsinah Billah (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Normative data collection on the University of Cincinnati Auditory Processing Inventory on the Bengali speaking population in New York. (AuD capstone, incomplete)
- Esther Zamler (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: The relationship between the EABR and auditory performance outcomes as measured by parental rating scales on pediatric cochlear implant recipients post-meningitis. (AuD capstone, completed in 2020)
- Kelly Laux (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Extended High Frequency (EHF) Audiometry in adults with and without traumatic brain injury. (AuD capstone, completed in 2019)
- Kristin Poptean (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Compilation of Central Auditory Processing Disorder Case-studies. (AuD capstone, completed, in 2019)
- Mary Biordi (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: The Effects of Debilitating Tinnitus on Habituation: An Auditory Event-Related Potentials Study. (AuD capstone, completed)
- Kayla Rizzi (AuD Student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Comparison of speech perception measures in individuals with SNHL and SNHL with tinnitus. (AuD capstone, completed)
- Rachel Miller (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Extended High Frequency Screening in Children. (AuD capstone, completed)
- Jessica Kotak (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Comparison of auditory processing abilities in individuals with and without extended high frequency hearing loss. (AuD capstone, completed)
- Yehudit Askarinam (AuD student), Long Island AuD Consortium, Project: Comparison of auditory processing abilities of individuals from low versus high socio-economic backgrounds. (AuD capstone, completed)
3. Student supported research includes student grants (internal and external) that were funded under my mentorship.
i. Source- Graduate Admissions Assistance Program (GAAP) Summer Research Funding
Investigator- Kristen Kazokas (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B.)
Title- Standardization of the University of Cincinnati Auditory Processing Inventory (UCAPI) on Adults and Adolescents from Diverse Backgrounds.
Amount- $2,800 (funded, May 2019)
ii. Source- Graduate Admissions Assistance Program (GAAP) Summer Research Funding
Investigator- Samantha Nadolski (UG) (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B.)
Title- Compilation of Clinical Data on Auditory Processing Disorders: Multiple Cases, Multiple, Causes, Multiple Outcomes
Amount- $2,800 (funded, May 2018)
iii. Source- St. John’s University Graduate Research Advancement in Science Scholarship Program (GRASSP)
Investigator- Colleen O’Brien (Graduate Student) (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B.)
Amount- $3,000 (funded, September 2018- May 2019)
iv. Source – Students Preparing for Academic Research Careers (SPARC), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Investigators- O’Brien, C. (Graduate Student) (Mentors: Deshpande, A. K. & Deshpande, S. B.)
Amount - $1,000 (funded, September 2018- May 2019)
v. Source- Student Travel Award Reimbursement (STAR) Program, American Academy of Audiology Foundation
Investigator- Colleen O’Brien (Graduate Student) (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B. and Deshpande, A. K.)
Amount- $500 (funded, April 2018)
vi. Source- Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award (ARTA), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Investigator- Colleen O’Brien (Graduate Student) (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B.)
Amount- $500 + $250 ASHA conference registration (funded, November 2017). Among 25-30 award recipients around the world, Colleen was invited to share her research experience as a St. John’s University’s and Long Island Audiology Consortium’s student in ASHA’s ‘Audiology Connections’ (p.32): https://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2018-Audiology-Connections.pdf
vii. Source- Graduate Admissions Assistance Program (GAAP) Summer Research Funding
Investigator- Kristen McMonagle (UG) (Mentor: Deshpande, S.B.)
Title- Social Media Utilization in the Auditory Processing Disorder Community
Amount- $2,800 (funded, May 2017)
Figure 2. Examples of Mentored Student Research Projects including Student Grants, Publications, Presentations, & News Articles about my students on St. John’s University’s Website and in ASHA’s ‘Audiology Connections’. (Please see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q3TBJQhDVwh3n7_5c9lllxfnY8fvraIP/view?usp=sharing; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XZkLdhFH62uZjtgN8gtb-ybfdko7jGma/view?usp=sharing;
https://www2.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2018-Audiology-Connections.pdf (p.32); https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/2019-06-20/audiology-student-wins-two-prestigious-scholarships).