Ramesh Kaipa , Ph.D.

Dr. Ramesh Kaipa officially began his role as the inaugural Associate Dean of Community Partnerships and Impact at the College of Allied Health Sciences in June 2025. In this key leadership position, he is dedicated to forging dynamic, mutually beneficial collaborations between the College and the greater Cincinnati community. His vision includes developing and evaluating innovative community health programs specifically designed to address health disparities. Dr. Kaipa is also keen to explore the impact of community engagement on student learning and champion sustainable partnerships that create enduring positive change for both the College and its community stakeholders.

Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Kaipa served as Head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University from July 2018 to May 2025. During his leadership, the department experienced remarkable growth, expanding its faculty from four to 15 members. This expansion coincided with an impressive 93% undergraduate student retention rate, the successful launch of numerous new academic and certificate programs, and the fundraising of nearly $3 million. Dr. Kaipa's journey at Oklahoma State began in 2012 as an Assistant Professor, leading to his promotion and tenure in 2018. From 2016 to 2018, as Graduate Program Director, he led the successful accreditation site visit for the Master's program in Speech-Language Pathology. His research at Oklahoma State, conducted within the Motor Speech Lab, focused on developing evidence-based treatments for individuals with neurogenic communication disorders.

Dr. Kaipa is equally passionate about the scholarship of teaching and learning. His commitment to excellence in this area was recognized with several distinguished awards at Oklahoma State University, including the President's Faculty Fellow Research Award, the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Golden Torch Award for teaching excellence.

PhD : University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013 (Speech and Language Therapy)

MASLP: University of Mangalore Mangalore, India, 2008 (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)

B.S.: University of Bangalore Bangalore, India, 2006 (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences)

2012 -2018 Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

2018 -2025 Department Head & Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

2025 - Associate Dean, Community Partnerships and Impact, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Published Abstracts

Kaipa, R., & Thomas, R. M (2012. ) Prosodic deficits in Mixed Dysarthria (Wilson’s disease) .[Abstract]Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 18 (2 ) ,S66

Peer Reviewed Publications

Kaipa, R., McLean, N., & Kaipa, R. M. (2024. ) Altered auditory feedback improves speech intelligibility in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease – A pilot study.Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, , 76 (5 ) ,411 More Information

Kaipa, R. M., Kaipa, R., & Keithly, A (2023. ) The role of lag effect in distributed practice on learning novel vocabulary.Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, , 48 (3 ) ,117 More Information

Kaipa, R., & Kaipa, R. M (2022. ) Foreword. Being a Bilingual/Multilingual.Journal of Child Science, , 12 (1 ) ,e13 More Information

Kaipa, R., Howard, B., Kaipa, R. M., Turcat, E., & Prema, L (2020. ) Role of massed versus distributed practice in learning novel foreign language utterances.Motor Control, , 24 (1 ) ,17 More Information

Kaipa, R (2018. ) Limb motor learning in individuals with Parkinson’s disease as a function of practice – A follow-up pilot experiment to a speech motor learning study .Clinical Kinesiology, , 72 (1 ) ,1

Kaipa, R & Kaipa, R. M. (2018. ) Role of constant, random and blocked practice in an electromyography-based oral motor learning task.Journal of Motor Behavior, , 50 (6 ) ,599 More Information

Kaipa, R., & Tether, H. (2017. ) Speech and Language Development in Twins with Alport Syndrome: A Seven-year Retrospective Case Report.Journal of Otology, , 12 (2 ) ,86 More Information

Kaipa, R., Robb, M., & Jones, R (2017. ) The effectiveness of constant, variable, random, and blocked practice in speech-motor learning.Journal of Motor Learning and Development, , 5 (1 ) ,103 More Information

Kaipa, R., & Kumar, A. U. (2017. ) Functioning of medical olivocochlear bundle in right and left-handed individuals.Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, , 22 (4 ) ,445 More Information

Kaipa, R (2016. ) Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Under the Lens of Empirical Evidence.The Hearing Journal, , 69 (10 ) ,8 More Information

Thomas, R., & Kaipa, R (2016. ) Speech and language deficits in Separation Anxiety Disorder.Advances in Pediatric Research, , 3 (7 ) ,1 More Information

Kaipa, R (2016. ) Is There an Interaction between Task Complexity and Practice Variability in Speech-Motor learning? .Annals of Neuroscience, , 23 (3 ) , More Information

Kaipa, R., & *Danser, M. (2016. ) Efficacy of Auditory-Verbal Therapy in Children with Hearing Impairment: A Systematic Review from 1993-2015.. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, , 86 (7 ) ,124 More Information

Kaipa, R., Jones, R., & Robb. (2016. ) Are individuals with Parkinson’s disease capable of speech-motor learning? - A preliminary evaluation.Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, , 28 ,141 More Information

Kaipa, R., & *Peterson, A (2016. ) A systematic review of treatment intensity in speech disorders.International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, , 18 (6 ) ,507 More Information

Kaipa, R., & Thomas, R. M (2015. ) Is there optimal behavioral treatment intensity for dysphagia? .International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Otolaryngology, , 1 (2 ) ,10

Thomas, R. M., Kaipa, R., & Ganesh, A. C (2015. ) Auditory Stroop effect in children with Learning Disability.International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, , 79 (12 ) ,2079 More Information

Book Chapter

1. Priyadarshi, B., Kaipa, R., & Chengappa, S (2016 ) Grammatical Profile of Hindi-speaking children: H-LARSP Profiling Grammar: More Languages of LARSP .(pp. 99).Clevdon, Multilingual Matters

Uthappa, V. A. G., Chengappa, S., & Kaipa, R (2016 ) ). K-LARSP: A grammatical profile of Kannada speaking children Profiling Grammar: More Languages of LARSP .(pp. 118).Clevdon, Multilingual Matters

Kaipa, R., Thomas, R. M., Harrison, J. R (2015 ) Impact of Separation Anxiety Disorder on Children’s Communication Skills .), Separation Anxiety: Risk Factors, Prevalence and Clinical Management .(pp. 9).Hauppauge NY, Nova Science Publishers

2023 -2024 President's Fellow Research Award This award supports faculty by equipping them to conduct groundbreaking research. Awardees must be tenured faculty within five years of their date of tenure, and awards, up to $20,000 each, are given as one-time grants to be expended over a period of no more than one year. It is awarded by the University. Oklahoma State University Status:Recipient Type:Grant

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