Academic Qualification

• MSc Clinical and Health Psychology (Merit) University of West London
• PG. Dip in Psychology (1st Class – 3.22 GPA) University of Peradeniya
• BA (Gen.) Psychology, Management, English (1St Class – 3.80 GPA) Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy
• Diploma in English (Superior A+) Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy

Academic Leadership & Community Engagement

Minds in Motion Outreach project at RIC – is an interdisciplinary academic engagement series that promote critical thinking, applied learning, and research curiosity among undergraduate students. The programme incorporates community-based projects involving collaboration with marginalized and vulnerable groups, including

• Transgender communities
• Prison populations
• Drug rehabilitation centers
• Street based sex workers
• Patients living with Schizophrenia and other mental disorders
• Organizations supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse

Awareness programmes

• Suicide prevention
• Cyber bullying and cyber sexual harassment
• SOGIESC – Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics
• Law and legislation impacting marginalized communities of Sri Lanka

Internship and Trainee Positions

• National Hospital Psychiatric Unit Kandy
• National Institute of Mental Health – NIMH.
• Army Hospital Psychiatric Unit Narahenpita

Teaching and Curriculum Development Experience

• Undergraduate Teaching (2023 – Present)

BSc Psychology Programme (Academic Direction: King’s College London)
Modules taught: Gender and Mental Health, Social Psychology, Mental Health Around the World, and Understanding Individual Differences.

• Research Supervision

Supervising undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) research students, supporting research proposal development, methodological design, and academic writing.

• Curriculum Development

Development of undergraduate academic skills programmes covering; Academic writing and research skills, Digital literacy, English as a second language (ESL), LinkedIn profile development and CV writing.

Research and Publications

Maddumakulage, J. J., & Perera, M. T. D. (2025) ISSN 3093-5741. Period Poverty in South Asia: A qualitative review of psychological impacts, economic trade-offs, and policy gaps in the Sri Lankan context. Paper presented at the INSPIRE Research Conference 2025, Royal Institute of Colombo, Sri Lanka.  ISBN: 9-773093-574000 Research in progress (2025) Exploring Adult Reflections on Parental Responses to the Disclosure of a Non-Heterosexual Identity

Research Interests

Clinical and health psychology with particular interest in psychological responses to disclosure, trauma, and stigma; mental health within marginalized and vulnerable communities; sexuality and sexual health; prevention and treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); discrimination and social stigma; and the cognitive and psychological effects of cannabis use.