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Communication Sciences and Disorders

Dr. Santhosh Simon

Assistant Professor, PhD, CCC-SLP
Office
FH Fairchild Hall 204
Office Phone
(309) 438-8643office
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Email
ssimon6@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University. My prior experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist was in Kerala, India, and California, USA.

Current Courses

CSD 270.001 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communication Sciences and Disorders

CSD 248.001 Speech Science

CSD 316.001 The Voice And Its Disorders

CSD 291.007 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Communication Sciences Disorders

Teaching Interests & Areas

CSD 413 - Assessment and Management of Voice and Resonance Disorders
CSD 316 - The Voice And Its Disorders
CSD 270 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 418 - Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
CSD 248 - Speech Science
CSD 115 - Human Communication: Speech, Language, And Hearing

Research Interests & Areas

My research interests include voice disorders and vocal health in professional voice users, folk singers, and mimicry performers.

Academic Excellence Award, Mar Thoma Syrian Ebenezer Church

Mar Thoma Syrian Ebenezer Church, Thrissur, Kerala, India
2025

CSHA Certificate of Appreciation, Peer Reviewer

California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA)
2025

ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2025

Chief Guest of Honor (Inaugural Luminary), MISHCON 2025 Conference

Mar Thoma College of Special Education, Institute of Speech & Hearing, Kerala, India
2025

Judge, Approved Rehabilitation Council of India, CRE - MISHCON 2025 Scientific Presentation Competition

Mar Thoma College of Special Education, Institute of Speech and Hearing
2025

Summer Vocology Institute Certificate

Utah Center for Vocology and National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)
2025

Grants and Contracts

TRAVEL GRANT from Illinois State University to support conference attendance/presentation
Santhosh Simon.
Illinois State University. - August 20 2025

Abstract

An investigation into learning methods of voice mimicry artists
Santhosh Simon, Stuart Cunningham.
The Voice Foundation, (2025)
Enhancing Accessibility in Higher Education: Supporting Students with Speech, Language, and Communication Challenges
Santhosh Simon.
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), 55, (2025)

Presentations

Introduction to the processes of communication (speech, language, hearing) within a multicultural and linguistic society and the impact of communication impairment
Santhosh Simon.
School of Educations's Guest Talk for PGDI and Second Year BEd Students, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, August 9, 2025
Enhancing Accessibility in Higher Education: Supporting Students with Speech, Language, and Communication Challenges
Santhosh Simon.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, WORK VALUES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, August 8, 2025
Effective strategies for managing fluency disorders: From Theory to Practice
Santhosh Simon.
MISHCON 2025, Kasaragod, Kerala, India, August 2, 2025
An Investigation into Learning Methods of Voice Mimicry Artists
Santhosh Simon, Stuart Cunningham.
The Voice Foundation’s 54th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2025
Voice Disorders in School-Aged Children
Santhosh Simon.
ISHA 65th Annual Convention, Rosemont, IL, February 7, 2025
An Investigation into Vocal Mimicry Artists: Methods of Learning
Santhosh Simon, Stephanie Burns.
Music Research Symposium, Normal, IL, November 9, 2024