Faculty Profile for Dr. Ranjini Mohan

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Dr. Ranjini Mohan
Associate Professor — Communication Disorders
WILW 261
phone: (512) 716-2612
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr.Mohan earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience and Gerontology at Purdue University in 2016. Broadly, her research agenda aims to understand the impact of age and various interventions on cognition and language in adults. Previously, she has studied the influence of physical activity on word finding in adults across the lifespan. She currently studies the impact of group treatments on communication in persons with aphasia and dementia.

Teaching Interests

 Adult Language & Cognitive Disorders
Dysphagia
Neurology for Communication Disorders

Research Interests

 Aphasia, Aging, Dementia, Cognition, Language

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Mohapatra, B., & Mohan, R. (2022). Preliminary Findings from a Collaborative Storytelling Program on Life Participation and Communication among Persons with Aphasia. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2022.2127086
  • Mohan, R., Chee, K. H., Kim, S., & Gerhart, O. S. (2020). Improving Social Communication with TimeSlips Among Persons Living With Dementia: Results From a Pilot Study. Innovation in Aging. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3060
  • Mohan, R., & Weber, C. (2018). Neural activity reveals effects of aging on inhibitory processes during word retrieval. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 26, 660–687. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2018.1519105
  • Mohapatra, B., & Mohan, R. (2022). COVID-19: A new challenge in speech-language pathology. In COVID-19 and Speech Language Pathology. Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003257318-1
  • Mohapatra, B., & Mohan, R. (2021). A Proposed Framework for Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in CSD Academic Programs: The REAP Model. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6(4), 755–767.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, College of Health Professions. August 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award in Service, College of Health Professions. August 2021 - August 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching, College of Health Professions, Texas State University. August 20, 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Research, College of Health Professions, Texas State University. August 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi Honors Society. August 2018 - December 2018

Selected Grants

  • Weber, C, Mohan, Ranjini. Neural functions mediating word retrieval in aging, Purdue Research Foundation Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $15000. (Funded: July 2014). Grant.
  • Mohan, Ranjini (Principal), Lambert, Elise Van Zandt (Co-Principal), Ari, Arzu (Co-Principal), Song, Ahyoung (Co-Principal), Galles, Michelle Annette (Co-Principal). Perceived needs for geriatric patient education by health professions students and clinicians, School of Health Administration, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: June 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Song, Ahyoung (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo H (Co-Principal), Park, Gloria Youngju (Co-Principal), Mohan, Ranjini (Co-Principal), Ari, Arzu (Co-Principal). Pathways to Care: Identifying Hidden Health Issues in Geriatric Populations by Providing Comprehensive Health Screening and Wellness Information, Williamson Fund Geriatric Health and Long-Term Care Research , College of Health Professions, Texas State University, Texas State University, $10000. (Submitted: February 14, 2025). Grant.
  • Mohan, Ranjini (Principal). “The Name is on the Tip of My Tongue!”: Relationship between Physical Fitness and Language, Texas Speech-Language Hearing Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1400. (Funded: January 2020 - December 2021). Grant.
  • Mohan, Ranjini (Co-Principal), Stickley, Lois (Co-Principal). “The Name is on the Tip of My Tongue!”: The Effects Physical Fitness on Neural Correlates of Face Naming, Texas State University Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $15763. (Funded: January 2019 - December 2020). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
CDIS Colloquium Committee
September 2017-Present
Member
Faculty Senate Liason
August 2019-July 2022
Member
CDIS Service Learning Task Force
September 2018-September 2019
Member
College Review Group
January 2025-Present
Chair
Faculty Search Committee
September 2024-Present