• Post-doctoral Research Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, 2026
• Ph D, Audiology, University of Mysore, 2023
• MS, Audiology, University of Mysore, 2010

• Licensed Audiologist, State of South Dakota
• American Board of Audiology Certified (ABAC), American Academy of Audiology
• Licensed Audiologist, State of Texas

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Athukorala, P, Nair, Anu, and Mishra, S K.. Data-Driven Prediction of Speech-in-Noise Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Machine Learning Models.. Annals of biomedical engineering, 2026. (DOI: 10.1007/s10439-026-04407-z)
• Mishra, S K., Nair, Anu, and Saxena, U. Interaural Asymmetry, Not Hearing Thresholds, Predicts Diotic Frequency Modulation Sensitivity in Children With Minimal-to-Mild Hearing Loss., 1457-1466. Vol. 47, Iss. 5 Ear and hearing, 2026. (DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001843)
• Fu, Q J., Mishra, S K., Galvin, 3rd, J J., Trevino, M, and Nair, Anu. Speech Perception in Noise: Do Children Hear Their Peers Differently Than Adults?, 905-913. Vol. 47, Iss. 4 Ear and hearing, 2026. (DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001783)
• Nair, Anu, Mishra, S K., Aryal, S, Fu, Q J., and Galvin, 3rd, J J.. On the cocktail-party problem: Do children use their exquisite hearing at frequencies above 8 kHz?, 109327. Vol. 464 Hearing research, 2025. (DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2025.109327)
• Nair, Anu, Mishra, S K., and Alba Diaz, P A.. A systematic review of machine learning approaches in cochlear implant outcomes., 411. Vol. 8, Iss. 1 NPJ digital medicine, 2025. (DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01733-9)
• Nair, Anu, Krishna, R, Nair, P P., and Alexander, A. Assessment of auditory perception abilities using temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes., 107204. Vol. 196 Epilepsy research, 2023. (DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107204)
• Palani, S, Alexander, A, and Nair, Anu. Evaluation of the Electrically-Evoked Stapedial Reflex Threshold in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users with High-Frequency Probe Tones., e566-e573. Vol. 26, Iss. 4 International archives of otorhinolaryngology, 2022. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742332)
• Nair, Anu, Krishna, R, Pankajakshan Nair, P, Kasinathan, A, and Alexander, A. Evaluation of auditory spectral resolution abilities in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes using spectral temporally modulated ripple test., 107620. Vol. 114, Iss. Pt A Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107620)
• Mathew, D S., Nair, Anu, Alexander, A, and Palani, S. Measuring Binaural Temporal-Fine-Structure Sensitivity in Hearing-Impaired Listeners, Using the TFS-AF Test., 105-110. Vol. 31, Iss. 2 Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2020. (DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.18068)

• Don Henderson Travel Award Recipient, The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) MidWinter Meeting , 2026
• Early Career Travel Award, Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan Joint Annual Meeting , 2025
• New Investigator Travel Award, American Auditory Society (AAS), 2025
• Audiology Research Travel Award (ARTA), American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association (ASHA), 2024
• James Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference (JFLAC) Recipient, American Academy of Audiology (AAA), 2024
• Sig Soli Scholarship Recipient, International Hearing Aid Research Conference (IHCON), 2024

• Nair, Anu, and Mishra, Srikanta, Subcortical Encoding of Temporal Envelopes Facilitates Speech Stream Segregation. Presented at the The 53rd Annual Scientific and Technology Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona. (February 27, 2026)
• Nair, Anu, Diaz, Pedro, and Mishra, Srikanta, Why Some Listeners Shine in the Cocktail Party: Brainstem Envelope Coding Explains It. Presented at the ARO MidWinter Meeting,, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (February 2026)
• Nair, Anu, Diaz, Pedro, and Mishra, Srikanta , Temporal Encoding of Low-Contrast Modulation Is Vulnerable to Extended High-Frequency Hearing. Presented at the ASA/ASJ Joint Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. (December 2025)
• Nair, Anu, Fu, Qian-jie, Galvin, John, and Mishra, Srikanta, Influence of extended high frequency hearing on segregation of competing speech in children. Presented at the The 52nd Annual Scientific & Technology Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona. (February 2025)
• Nair, Anu, Trevino, Monica, and Mishra, Srikanta, Children’s Segregation of Competing Speech: Potential Difficulty with Child Talkers. Presented at the International Hearing-Aid Research Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA. (August 2024)