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Mrs H. W. N. Madushika

PhD Candidate (Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand); MA in Fashion Business Management, Merit (University of Westminster, UK); BDes (Hons) in Fashion and Lifestyle Design, First Class (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka),Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2022.

Lecturer (Probationary) - On Study Leave

Textile and Apparel Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology
  • hwmad@ou.ac.lk

Fashion design and product development; inclusive and adaptive fashion design; sustainable and modular garment systems

• Participatory and co-design methodologies; design justice frameworks • Gender-inclusive and post-gender design practice, particularly in activewear • Mixed-methods research: social media ethnography, survey design, qualitative workshop facilitation • Sustainable fashion systems and modular garment design

PhD Research: “Designing Activewear for Gender Inclusion and Diversity”  develops the Living Garment System, a modular activewear framework built through mixed-methods, participatory research with gender-diverse communities. School of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.

  • Hewawelege, N. M. (2025). Reimagining Activewear: Participatory Design Approaches for Gender Inclusion and Identity Affirmation. In E. Tsabary (Ed.), Book of Abstracts of the 12th International Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025 (ICOAH 2025), p. 23. The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM). — Awarded Best Student Oral Presentation.
  • Hettige, K. M. T., Wijerathne, D. S., & Madushika, H. W. N. (2024). Sustainable Evening Wear Fashion Collection for Sri Lankan Ladies, Inspired by Turkey Tail Mushrooms. Proceedings of the International Research Conference of the Open University of Sri Lanka (IRC-OUSL 2024), 58.
  • Safana, H. K. H., & Madushika, H. W. N. (2023). Embracing Elegance Through Sustainability: Exploring Natural Dye in Sustainable Eveningwear. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 42–46.
  • Perera, K. A. T. N., & Madushika, H. W. N. (2023). Exclusive Therapeutic Workwear: A Novel Approach Through Textile and Clothing to Treat and Minimise Stress and Anxiety Caused by Workplace Pressure in Sri Lanka. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 47–51.
  • Vithanage, T. V. Y. H., Madushika, H. W. N., & Hansadhi, M. A. H. S. (2022). Fiber Coloured by the Heritage: An Occasional Wear Collection Using Ayurvedic Naturally Dyed Textiles as a Solution for Skin Conditions Caused by Chemically Treated Textiles. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 44–47.
  • Edirisinghe, I. S. S., Madushika, H. W. N., & Hansadhi, M. A. H. S. (2022). A Healthy Formal Wear Collection with Vibration Therapy for Upper Class Working Women. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 30–34.
  • Fernando, S. N., Hansadhi, M. A. H. S., & Madushika, H. W. N. (2022). Youth Empowering Street Style Casual Wear Collection 2022 Supporting the Global Climate Strike for Environment Justice. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 40–43.
  • Liyanaarachchi, M. D. S., Hansadhi, M. A. H. S., & Madushika, H. W. N. (2022). Sustainable Ready to Wear Collection from Garment Waste for Generation Z. GARI Summer Multidisciplinary Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 35–39.
  • Undergraduate final-year projects across four courses spanning fashion design development, exhibition design, and fashion product creation.
  • External Examiner for undergraduate dissertations, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

  • Best Student Oral Presentation, 12th International Conference on Arts & Humanities (ICOAH), 2025 — “Reimagining Activewear: Participatory Design Approaches for Gender Inclusion and Identity Affirmation.”
  • Best Oral Presentation, Fashion and Gender Session, International Conference on Clothing and Textiles (ICCT), Seoul, 2026 — “Beyond Binary: Participatory Co-design for Gender-diverse Activewear Futures.”
  • Bronze Award, Lanka Star Packaging Competition, 2016.