Aravind Namasivayam
Research Scientist
Speech and Stuttering Institute, Toronto &
Research Associate
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto
Aravind Namasivayam received his PhD in Speech-Language Pathology with specialized certification in
Neuroscience in 2008 from the University of Toronto. He has published several peer-reviewed scientific
articles, refereed proceedings, public education materials, and a book chapter and has received several
prestigious awards at the national and international level from various organizations, such as the
American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (USA), the National Committee on Biomechanics (India),
the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Canada) and the Stuttering foundation of America (USA).
Dr. Namasivayam’s current clinical and research interests include motor speech disorders, stuttering,
sensory-motor integration, audio-visual speech perception, and motor skill learning.
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