Educational background: (academic and professional qualifications)

• MSc Clinical and Health Psychology (University of West London)
• BSc (Honours) Psychology (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
• Certificate in Human Resource Management (CCHRM) (Chartered Institute of Personnel Management)

Teaching experience:

Undergraduate teaching experience
Non-state sector Higher education institutes: Psychology from 2016 till 2021
Non-state sector Higher education institutes and Open University of Sri Lanka: 2021-2022
University of London programme at Royal Institute of Colombo: 2022 onwards

Research interests:

Addiction, body image, resilience, self esteem, prevalence of mental health disorders, resilience, impact of culture, stress, education, interplay of of physical health and mental health.

List of publications

Full papers

• Comparison of the Aggression Levels Between National Level Combat Sports Athletes and National Level Non-Combat Sports Athletes (International Journal of KIU) (2022)

Abstract publications

• Does Sri Lanka Need to Reshape the Education for Substance Use Prevention in Schools? (4th Research Symposium – RuFARS) (2021)
• Pattern of Substance Use Among Individuals Who Are Receiving Treatment at A Selected Drug Rehabilitation Center, Sri Lanka. (GLOBEHEAL) (2021)
• Effectiveness of The Non-Pharmacological Rehabilitation Interventions On Abstinence of Psycho- Active Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. (RuFARS) (2020)
• Effectiveness of The Pharmacological Interventions On Abstinence of Substance Abuse Disorder; Systematic Review. (Healthconf) (2020)
• Factors Associated with Delayed Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Mothers Who Delivered Their Babies at De Soysa Hospital for Women. (Healthconf) (2020)
• What Drives the Sri Lankan Youth to Instigate Substance Abuse; A Preliminary Study. (RuFARS) (2020)
• The influence of personality traits on the type of sport selected among undergraduates, Sri Lanka. (International Conference on Medical Sciences) (2022)

Book chapters/ sessions

• Socio-cultural aspects in aging (relationships and sexuality) – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Cross-cultural perspective: Employment & social factors – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Ethics for Professionals in Addiction field – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Sexuality in childhood, adolescence and adulthood – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Sexuality in conception, pregnancy and childbirth – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Sexuality in relation to contraception and miscarriage – (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University.
• Sexual dysfunctions and solutions- (In Print) Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University

Professional memberships

Graduate membership of British Psychological Society (GmBPS)