Publications

 List of Publications  

1.  Jesudass, N.; Ramkumar, V.; Kumar, S.; Venkatesh, L. Parents’ Perceptions Regarding Needs and Readiness for Tele-Practice Implementation Within a Public Health System for the Identification and Rehabilitation of Children with Hearing and Speech–Language Disorders in South India. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060943 
2.  Nair, Lekha S. and Ramkumar, Vidya and Kunnath, Suja K. and S, Aruna, Building Capacity Among Community Workers to Screen for Developmental and Hearing Disabilities with an M-Health App (Sresht Screener) Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225375 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5225375 
3.  Karishmaa Satheesh, Vidya Ramkumar, Deepashree Joshi, Bommi E (2025).Pilot implementation outcomes of a community-based tele- practice model for identification and rehabilitation of children with hearing loss within a public-health system of a Rural District in Southern India-PLoS ONE 20(3): e0319109. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0319109 
4. Ramkumar V, Joshi B D, Prabhakar A, Hall J, Vaidyanath R. Development and Beta Validation of an mHealth-Based Hearing Screener (SRESHT) for Young Children in Resource-Limited Countries: Pilot Validation Study JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e53460. (URL: https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e53460. DOI: 10.2196/53460)
5. Keerthana Rajanbabu, Deepashree Joshi B, Vidya Ramkumar, Hannah Kuper, Ramya Vaidyanath - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programmes for neonates, infants and children in non-Asian low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review: BMJ Paediatrics Open 2024;8:e002794. 
6. Kavyashree Chandrasekar ,Lakshmi Venkatesh, Vidya Ramkumar, Subramaniyan Balasubramaniyan, Vasudharany Varadharajan. Validation of a developmental screening tool from a national health program in India for screening speech-language disorders among children [version 1; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] Wellcome Open Res 2023, 8:576 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20103.1)
7. Jesudass N, Ramkumar V, Kumar S and Venkatesh L. Development of a conceptual framework to understand the stakeholder’s perspectives on needs and readiness of rural tele-practice for childhood communication disorders [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res 2024, 9:239 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20977.1)
8.  Vidya Ramkumar, Muthuselvi Thangaraj, Gladys Prathiba Dawson (2024). Aural (Re)habilitation Outcomes among Children with Unilateral Cochlear Implants in India: A Systematic Review. Journal of Indian Speech, Language & Hearing Association 37(2):p 66-81, Jul–Dec 2023.  DOI:10.4103/jisha.jisha_2_24
9. Vasudharany Varadharajan, Subramaniyan B , Vidya Ramkumar, Lakshmi Venkatesh,Kavyashree Chandrasekar, (2024).Field validation of an app based developmental and speech language screening (SRESHT screener) conducted by grass root workers.Elsevier. Volume 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101529.
10. Neethi Jesudass, Vidya Ramkumar and Shuba Kumar, Needs and readiness to use tele-practice for identification and rehabilitation of children with hearing and speech-language disorders: perceptions of public sector care providers in South India. Early Child Development and Care,  https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2023.2276660 
11. Vidya Ramkumar, Varsha Shankar, Shuba Kumar. (2023) Implementation factors influencing the sustained provision of tele-audiology services: insights from a combined methodology of scoping review and qualitative semistructured interviews. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075430
12. Ramkumar, V., & Krumm, M. (2023). Tele-audiology diagnostic testing services for children with disabilities in a school setting: A pilot study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 165, 111426.
13. Santhanakeerthi S., Ramkumar, V., Kumar, S., Anand, S. (2023). An exploratory study of nurses' knowledge, skill, and training requirements for newborn hearing screening in a public-sector program in South India. Journal of Hearing Science, 13(1), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.17430/jhs/162293
14. Ramkumar V, Chandrasekaran A.(2023) A Tinnitus Inventory Focusing on Body Function, Activities, and Participation Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. J Audiol Otol.Apr;27(2):71-77.   http://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00241 
15.  Joshi B, Deepashree; Ramkumar, Vidya; Nair, Lekha S; Kuper, Hannah; (2023) Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programmes for infants and young children in low-income and middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review. BMJ paediatrics open, 7 (1). e001752. ISSN 2399-9772 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001752 
16. Vidya Ramkumar.,MarkKrumm.,(2023).Tele-audiology diagnostic testing services for children with disabilities in a school setting: A pilot study, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Volume 165, 2023, 111426, ISSN 0165-5876,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111426 
17. Varsha Shankar., Vidya Ramkumar ., Shuba Kumar(2022). Understanding the implementation of tele-practice in speech and language services for children and adults using a mixed methods approach.https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17622.1
18. Joshi, D. B., Ramkumar, V., & Anand, S. (2021). Outcomes of Training Nurses Engaged in a Public Sector Newborn Hearing Screening Program in South India. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 1-9. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Outcomes-of-Training-Nurses-Engaged-in-a-Public-in-Joshi-Ramkumar/65a847f413db421f1ee5653c4e464a39bf8fae56
19. Deepashree Joshi B, Vidya Ramkumar, Hannah Kuper. A systematic review of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs for infants and young children in low and middle income countries. PROSPERO 2021.https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021240341
20. Ravi, P., Ramkumar, V., Rajendran, A., Saravanam, P. K., Balasubramaniyan, S., & Nagarajan, R. (2020). Tele-audiological surveillance of middle ear status among individuals with cleft lip and/or palate in rural South India. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 31(3), 185–194. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.18085
21. Ramkumar, V., Nagarajan, R., Shankarnarayan, V. C., Kumaravelu, S., & Hall, J. W. (2019). Implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based pediatric hearing screening program integrating in-person and tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR). BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3827-x
22. Ramkumar, V., Rajendran, A., Nagarajan, R., Balasubramaniyan, S., & Suresh, D. K. (2018). Identification and management of middle ear disorders in a rural cleft care program: a telemedicine approach. American journal of audiology, 27(3S), 455-461. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30452749/#affiliation-1
23. Ramkumar, V., Vanaja, C. S., Hall, J. W., Selvakumar, K., & Nagarajan, R. (2018). Validation of DPOAE screening conducted by village health workers in a rural community with real-time click evoked tele-auditory brainstem response. International Journal of Audiology, 57(5), 370–375. http://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1425001
24. Ramkumar, V., John, K. R., Selvakumar, K., Vanaja, C. S., Nagarajan, R., & Hall, J. W. (2018). Cost and outcome of a community-based pediatric hearing screening programme in rural India with application of tele-audiology for follow-up diagnostic hearing assessment. International Journal of Audiology. http://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1442592
25. Raman, N., Nagarajan, R., Venkatesh, L., Monica, D. S., Ramkumar, V., & Krumm, M. (2018). School-based language screening among primary school children using tele-practice: A feasibility study from India. Int. J. Speech. Lang. Pathol., 00(00), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2018.1493142
26. Monica, S. D., Ramkumar, V., Krumm, M., Raman, N., Nagarajan, R., & Venkatesh, L. (2017). School entry level tele-hearing screening in a town in South India – Lessons learnt. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 92, 130–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.11.021
27. Ramkumar, V. (2017). A review of neonatal hearing screening practices in India. Journal of Hearing Sciences, 7(2), 1–8. http://doi.org/10.17430/902592
28. Ramkumar, V., Selvakumar, K., Vanaja, C. S., Hall, J. W., Nagarajan, R., & Neethi, J. (2016). Parents’ perceptions of tele-audiological testing in a rural hearing screening program in South India. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 89, 60–66. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.07.028
29. Ramkumar, V., Nagarajan, R., Kumaravelu, S., & Hall, W. J. (2014). Providing Tele ABR in Rural India Brief Description of the Tele-audiology Program. SIG 18 Perspectives on Tele-practice, 4, 30–36. http://doi.org/doi:10.1044/teles4.1.30
30. Rajendran, A., Ramkumar, V., & Nagarajan, R. (2014). Perception of ‘mothers of beneficiaries’ regarding a rural community based hearing screening service. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(12), 2083–2088. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.09.009
31. Narayansamy, M., Ramkumar, V., & Nagarajan, R. (2014). Knowledge and Beliefs about Ear and Hearing Health Among Mothers of Young Children in a Rural Community in South India. Disability CBR and Inclusive Development Journal, 25(4), 119–135. http://doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v25i4.328
32. Ramkumar, V., Hall, J., Nagarajan, R., Shankarnarayan, V., & Kumaravelu, S. (2013). Tele-ABR using a satellite connection in a mobile van for newborn hearing testing. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19, 233–237. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24163231/