He received his bachelor’s degree in speech-language and hearing sciences and a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Mysore, India. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2013 and has been working at ECU since Fall 2013. His professional interests relate to voice and swallowing disorders. He directs the Voice and Swallowing Research Lab at ECU. The focus of his research is to understand the neurophysiology of swallowing and to develop efficacious treatment methods for neurogenic dysphagia and vocal hyperfunction.