Dr. Vijayachandra Angalli Ramachandra
Professor
ramachandra@marywood.edu
Communictn Sciences & Disordrs
570-348-6211 x2143McGowan Cntr Grad & Prof Stud 1075
Courses taught:
Speech Science CSD-261Language Disorders in Children CSD-266
Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders CSD-271
Select Topics and Trends in Communication Sciences and Disorders CSD-469
Independent Study Research CSD-499R
Lang Learn Disorders Schl Aged Chld/Adol Disabilities in Child & Adol CSD-504
Voice Disorders CSD-507
Comm Dis/TBI, Right Hem, Neuro Cog Hemisphere Dysfunction, and Neuro Cognitive Disorders CSD-513
I am a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. I teach a wide array of courses to both undergraduate and graduate students. I enjoy teaching courses such as Speech Science, Neuroscience, Pediatric Language Disorders, and Neurocognitive Disorders in Adults (TBI, Dementia, and Right Hemisphere Damage).
My research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying language across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on theory of mind and working memory in children, healthy adults, and individuals with neurological impairments. I am also interested in the psychological and cognitive foundations of facial and vocal emotion perception, as well as synesthesia and crossmodal associations in both neurotypical adults and individuals with neurological disorders.
A new area of focus is exploring the role of artificial intelligence in Speech-Language Pathology, particularly in how AI technologies can support diagnostics, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions for individuals with communication disorders.
Communication and Cognition Lab
https://vijaychandra2002.wixsite.com/commcoglab
Ramachandra, V., Sugimoto, K., Ziskind, K., Verma, A., Ahmad, I., Godoy, M., & Watanabe, K. (2025). The influence of iconicity and autistic traits on novel word learning: A cross-cultural investigation. Royal Society Open Science. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242161
Ramachandra, V., & Karthikeyan, S. (2023). 'Shape' and 'taste' of words may make them easier to learn and remember. The ASHA Leader
Ramachandra, V., & Longacre, H. (2022). Unmasking the psychology of recognizing emotions of people wearing masks: The role of empathizing, systemizing, and autistic traits. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111249
Karthikeyan, S., & Ramachandra, V. (2017). Social eavesdropping: Can you hear the emotionality in a "Hello" that is not meant for you? i-Perception. doi :10.1177/2041669517695816
Karthikeyan, S., & Ramachandra, V. (2016). Are vocal pitch changes in response to facial expressions of emotions potential cues of empathy? A preliminary report. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 46 (2), 457-468.
Ramachandra, V. (2016). The linguistic and cognitive factors associated with lexical-gustatory synesthesia: A case study. Brain and Cognition, 106, 23-32.
Karthikeyan, S., Rammairone, B., & Ramachandra, V. (2016). The bouba-kiki phenomenon tested via schematic drawings of facial expressions: Further validation of the internal simulation hypothesis. i-Perception. doi:10.1177/2041669516631877
Gadberry, A.L., & Ramachandra, V. (2015). The effectiveness of a music therapy protocol for a person with nonfluent aphasia: A preliminary case report. Music and Medicine, 7(1), 46-48.
Lettieri, L., & Ramachandra, V. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of non-semantic whole word reading therapy in treating a person with letter-by-letter reading. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 21(2), 131-147.
Ramachandra, V., & Mikajlo, B. (2013). Affective theory of mind may be unimpaired in people with aphasia. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 94, 164-165 (Conference Proceedings, Academy of Aphasia)
Ramachandra, V., Meighan, C., & Gradzki, J. (2012). The impact of musical training on the phonological memory and the central executive: A brief report. North American Journal of Psychology, 14(3), 541-548.
Ramachandra, V., & Schneider, E. (2011). Theory of mind reasoning in people with aphasia: The role of language and executive functions. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 23, 207-208 (Conference Proceedings, Academy of Aphasia).
Ramachandra, V., Hewitt, L., & Brackenbury, T. (2011). The relationship between phonological memory, phonological sensitivity, & incidental word learning. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 40(2), 93-109.
Ramachandra, V., Ruda, M., Rickenbach, B., LeCureux, B., & Pope, M. (2010). Fast mapping in healthy young adults: The influence of metamemory. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 39(3), 213-224.
Ramachandra, V. (2009). On whether the mirror neurons play a significant role in processing affective prosody. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 108(1), 30-36.
Ramachandra, V., DePalma, N., & Lisiewski, S. (2009). The role of mirror neurons in processing vocal emotions: Evidence from psychophysiological data. International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(5), 681-690.
Ramachandra, V., & Hewitt, L. (2007). Language sampling in Kannada: Clinical challenges and potential. International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 36(1), 15-32
Ramachandra, V., & Karanth, P. (2007). The role of literacy in the conceptualization of words: Data from Kannada-speaking children and non-literate adults. Reading and Writing, 20(3), 173-199.
Book Chapters
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2017). Language and other special populations of children. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 5th Edition. New York: Pearson
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and children with learning disabilities. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and other special populations of children. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and children with autism. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
My research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying language across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on theory of mind and working memory in children, healthy adults, and individuals with neurological impairments. I am also interested in the psychological and cognitive foundations of facial and vocal emotion perception, as well as synesthesia and crossmodal associations in both neurotypical adults and individuals with neurological disorders.
A new area of focus is exploring the role of artificial intelligence in Speech-Language Pathology, particularly in how AI technologies can support diagnostics, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions for individuals with communication disorders.
Communication and Cognition Lab
https://vijaychandra2002.wixsite.com/commcoglab
Presentations and Publications
Ramachandra, V., Dew, C., Duff, D., Covington, N., Antony, R., Pakulksi, L., Lee, J., Venkatesan, S., Radhakrishnan, N., Gabel, R., & Glassman, J. (2025). ChatGPT responses to questions about clinical decision making: A preliminary analysis of accuracy and completeness. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00490Ramachandra, V., Sugimoto, K., Ziskind, K., Verma, A., Ahmad, I., Godoy, M., & Watanabe, K. (2025). The influence of iconicity and autistic traits on novel word learning: A cross-cultural investigation. Royal Society Open Science. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242161
Ramachandra, V., & Karthikeyan, S. (2023). 'Shape' and 'taste' of words may make them easier to learn and remember. The ASHA Leader
Ramachandra, V., & Longacre, H. (2022). Unmasking the psychology of recognizing emotions of people wearing masks: The role of empathizing, systemizing, and autistic traits. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111249
Karthikeyan, S., & Ramachandra, V. (2017). Social eavesdropping: Can you hear the emotionality in a "Hello" that is not meant for you? i-Perception. doi :10.1177/2041669517695816
Karthikeyan, S., & Ramachandra, V. (2016). Are vocal pitch changes in response to facial expressions of emotions potential cues of empathy? A preliminary report. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 46 (2), 457-468.
Ramachandra, V. (2016). The linguistic and cognitive factors associated with lexical-gustatory synesthesia: A case study. Brain and Cognition, 106, 23-32.
Karthikeyan, S., Rammairone, B., & Ramachandra, V. (2016). The bouba-kiki phenomenon tested via schematic drawings of facial expressions: Further validation of the internal simulation hypothesis. i-Perception. doi:10.1177/2041669516631877
Gadberry, A.L., & Ramachandra, V. (2015). The effectiveness of a music therapy protocol for a person with nonfluent aphasia: A preliminary case report. Music and Medicine, 7(1), 46-48.
Lettieri, L., & Ramachandra, V. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of non-semantic whole word reading therapy in treating a person with letter-by-letter reading. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 21(2), 131-147.
Ramachandra, V., & Mikajlo, B. (2013). Affective theory of mind may be unimpaired in people with aphasia. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 94, 164-165 (Conference Proceedings, Academy of Aphasia)
Ramachandra, V., Meighan, C., & Gradzki, J. (2012). The impact of musical training on the phonological memory and the central executive: A brief report. North American Journal of Psychology, 14(3), 541-548.
Ramachandra, V., & Schneider, E. (2011). Theory of mind reasoning in people with aphasia: The role of language and executive functions. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 23, 207-208 (Conference Proceedings, Academy of Aphasia).
Ramachandra, V., Hewitt, L., & Brackenbury, T. (2011). The relationship between phonological memory, phonological sensitivity, & incidental word learning. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 40(2), 93-109.
Ramachandra, V., Ruda, M., Rickenbach, B., LeCureux, B., & Pope, M. (2010). Fast mapping in healthy young adults: The influence of metamemory. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 39(3), 213-224.
Ramachandra, V. (2009). On whether the mirror neurons play a significant role in processing affective prosody. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 108(1), 30-36.
Ramachandra, V., DePalma, N., & Lisiewski, S. (2009). The role of mirror neurons in processing vocal emotions: Evidence from psychophysiological data. International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(5), 681-690.
Ramachandra, V., & Hewitt, L. (2007). Language sampling in Kannada: Clinical challenges and potential. International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 36(1), 15-32
Ramachandra, V., & Karanth, P. (2007). The role of literacy in the conceptualization of words: Data from Kannada-speaking children and non-literate adults. Reading and Writing, 20(3), 173-199.
Book Chapters
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2017). Language and other special populations of children. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 5th Edition. New York: Pearson
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and children with learning disabilities. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and other special populations of children. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Griffer, M., & Ramachandra, V. (2011). Language and children with autism. In Reed, V. A. (Ed.), An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders. 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.