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Dr Shraddha Shende

Assistant Professor, PhD
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

CSD 531.001 Amplification Selection & Fitting

CSD 521.001 Differential Diagnosis In Audiology

CSD 522.001 Electrophysiological Techniques In Audiology II

CSD 299.007 Independent Honor Study

CSD 287.015 Independent Study

CSD 500.001 Independent Study Communication Sciences & Disorders

CSD 530.001 Acoustics & Amplification Technology

CSD 212.002 Hearing Science and Audiology

CSD 287.006 Independent Study

CSD 500.003 Independent Study Communication Sciences & Disorders

CSD 524.001 Medical Audiology

Research Interests & Areas

Aging, hearing loss and cognition (specific focus on cognitive control)
Cognitive communication disorders and hearing loss
Functional impact of hearing loss
Event-related electroencephalography (EEG)

PhD Speech and Hearing Science

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

MA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
India

BA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
India

Impact Award

Illinois State University
2024

Dissertation Completion Fellowship

University of Illinois
2021

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Teaching Assistant)

College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois
2021

International Graduate Student Scholarship

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
2021

List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Course: Introduction to Audiology

University of Illinois
2020

Bob Bilger Graduate Award

University of Illinois
2020

Ehud and Janie Yairi International Graduate Student Award

Ehud and Janie Yairi, University of Illinois
2019

University of Illinois Graduate College Travel Award

University of Illinois
2019

List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Course: Introduction to Sound and Hearing Science

University of Illlinois
2019

Dean C. and Kathleen R. Garstecki Audiology Scholarship

Dean C. and Kathleen R. Garstecki, University of Illinois
2018

Grants and Contracts

CSD Achievement through Relationships and Empowerment (CARE Program)
Ciera Lorio, Shraddha Shende, McLoddy Kadyamusuma
Provost's Office. June 2024 - June 2025
Digital Technology to Support Adherence to Hypertension Medications for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Shraddha Shende
Subaward from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. National Institute of Nursing Research.. January 15 2024 - May 15 2024
Measuring Knowledge and Skills Related to Cognition in Students Pursuing Doctor of Audiology (AuD) in the State of Illinois
Shraddha Shende
College of Arts and Sciences. July 2024 - June 2025
Cognitive Control in Older Adults with Different Degrees of Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
College of Arts and Sciences. July 2023 - June 2024
Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults With and Without MCI through Social Engagement Over Video Technology
Shraddha Shende
Subaward from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. National Institute on Aging.. January 15 2023 - April 30 2023
Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Student Series at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC)
Jennine Harvey, Scott Edward Seeman, Shraddha Shende, Alyssa Seeman
Civic Engagement Award Co-sponsored by Senior Professionals, the Center for Civic Engagement at Illinois State University and the State Farm Foundation. 2022 - 2023

Conference Proceeding

Neurophysiological Changes Underlying Inhibitory Control in Mild Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
(2024)

Journal Article

Alpha and theta oscillations on a visual strategic processing task in age-related hearing loss.
Shraddha Shende
(2024), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1382613
Methods and baseline characteristics for a social engagement technology-based randomized controlled trial for older adults.
E. A. Lydon, G. Mois, Shraddha Shende, D. Myers, W. A. Rogers, & R. A. Mudar
(2024)
Cognitive Control in Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Narrative Review
Shraddha Shende
Hearing Research, 436, 108814, (2023), 10.1016/j.heares.2023.108814
Disrupted Value-Directed Strategic Processing in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Behavioral and Neural Correlates
Shraddha Shende
(2022)
Inhibitory control and value-directed strategic attention in persons with mild age-related hearing loss.
Shraddha Shende
(2022)
Cognitive Flexibility and Inhibition in Individuals with Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
(2021)
EEG theta and Alpha Oscillations in Early versus Late Mild Cognitive Impairment during a Semantic Go/NoGo task.
Shraddha Shende
(2021)
Investigating EEG Theta and Alpha Oscillations as Measures of Value-Directed Strategic Processing in Cognitively Normal Younger and Older Adults
Shraddha Shende
(2020)
Third Party Disability in Spouses of Elderly Persons with Different Degrees of Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
(2020)

Presentations

Effect of a 4-week Lecture Series on Self-Efficacy and Self-Perceived Knowledge of Cognition in Graduate Audiology Students
Shraddha Shende
American Academy of Audiology, New Orleans, LA, March, 2025
Subjective Hearing Concerns and Memory Processes in Older Adults with Mild Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
American Academy of Audiology, New Orleans, LA, March, 2025
Listening Effort and Hearing Handicap, Cognition, and Social Interaction
Shraddha Shende
American Auditory Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, February, 2025
). Conflict Monitoring and Inhibitory Control in Older Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
Gerontological Society of America, Seattle, WA, November, 2024
Resting State Electroencephalography and Inhibitory Control in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults
Shraddha Shende
Gerontological Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA, November, 2024
Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Mild Age-Related Hearing Loss.
Shraddha Shende
Gerontological Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA, November, 2024
Memory Strategies Underlying Strategic Processing in Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
ISU University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Value Directed Strategic Processing in Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Enabling Home- and Community-Based Organizations to Provide Support Services Through Video Conferencing Platform
X. S. Chen, G. Mois, E. A. Lydon, Shraddha Shende, R. A. Mudar, W. A. Rogers
2024 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, Chicago, IL, March, 2024
Developing content for a virtual social engagement intervention for persons with MCI
W. A. Rogers, Shraddha Shende, S. E. Jones, G. Mois, E. A. Lydon, R. A. Mudar
Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, November, 2023
Self-Reported and Objective Assessment of Hearing Handicap and Cognitive Challenges in Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende, R. A. Mudar
Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, November, 2023
Understanding Challenges and Solutions for Deaf Older Adults
Shraddha Shende, L. M. Koon, J. L. Singleton, W. A. Rogers
Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, November, 2023
Neural Changes Underlying Inhibitory control in Older Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende, Raksha A. Mudar
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA, March 27, 2023
Conflict Monitoring in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Shraddha Shende
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2022
Conflict Monitoring Older Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss
Shraddha Shende
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2022
Leveraging Video Conferencing Technology to Facilitate Social Engagement in Older Adults
Shraddha Shende
Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN, November, 2022
Designing a Videoconferencing Platform to Support Social Engagement for Older Adults
Shraddha Shende
International Conference on Aging in the Americas, Chicago, IL, September, 2022
Design Insights for a Videoconferencing Intervention to Facilitate Social Connectedness for Older Adults
Shraddha Shende
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter, Torino, Italy, April, 2022