Research

Areas of Research Interest

  • Educational Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Special Education
  • Clinical Psychology

Editorial Work

  • A member of the Editorial, 2nd International Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo ,2022
  • A member of the Editorial, 1st International Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo ,2022
  • A member of the Editorial Board, Sri Lanka Journal of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2020
  • Chief Editor, Counselling Book, Vol 18. Counselling Service Association, Department of Educational Psychology, 2019
  • Advisory Board Member, Counselling Magazine published by Counselling Service Association, Department of Educational Psychology, 2019
  • Research Grant Proposal reviewer, University of Peradeniya, 2021
  • Research Grant proposal reviewer, Open University of Sri Lanaka,2018
  • Research progress reviewer General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU),2019
  • External Research Progress Reviewer, Research progress reviewer University of Jayawardenepura ,2018
  • Reviewer, Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research (CJMR), 2021
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Communicology (IJC), 2021
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (IJMS),2020
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA),2020
  • Reviewer, Journal of Institute of Human Resource Advancement (JIHRA),2020
  • Reviewer, Kalyani Journal, University of Kelaniya, 2019
  • Reviewer, Books-Literature books submitted to the Literary Conversation Program conducted by Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2016
  • Reviewer, World Conference on Child and Youth, 2019
  • Reviewer,Journal of Kalyani, university of Kelaniya, 2018
  • Reviewer, 2nd international Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jayawardana pura 2018
  • Reviewer, 2nd international Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of UGC Chsek write, 2018
  • Reviewer, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2014
  • Reviewer, 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya , 2012

Personal Research

  • Teachers’ Knowledge and attitudes towards the dyslexic children in Sri Lanka. 2014
  • Effect of Psychological Intervention on Student Aggression. 2014
  • Identification on Dyslexic Children in School Setting, Anxiety and Their Self-esteem 2013
  • Need of psychological Counseling for university students’ problems 2012
  • Examination Stress and Coping ability of the Advanced Level Students 2011
  • Students Aggression in Schools 2011
  • PTSD and Coping Tsunami affected children and Adolescents 2010
  • Mediator Intervention for Tsunami Affected Children 2007-2008
  • Anxiety in War affected children and adolescents in Borderline Villages 2004

Joint Research

  • A Review on Learning and Preparedness Education in Emergencies in Sri Lanka, EML consultants, Save the Children and Ministry of Education 2013
  • International Research on deception, Charles Bond, a Researcher from the Department of Psychology, Taxas Christain University, Research study with professor Raja Gunawardena. 2003
  • Research team member in School Based Assessment research project 2005, NEREC, Faculty of Education , University of Colombo
  • Research team member General Ability Test Battery (GATB) 2005, NEREC, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo