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Ms. R.A.M.S.D.L. Jayathilake

BSc (Hons) Nursing (UOP), Masters in Applied Epidemiology (UOP), RN, Certificate in Teaching Higher Education (CTHE) (OUSL)

Lecturer (Probationary) in Nursing

Department of Nursing

Research Interests

Psychiatry & Mental Health Nursing, Global Health, Biostatistics

Work experience

Temporary Demonstrator – Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya (August 2020 – June 2022)
Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka (2024 – Present)
Nursing Officer, Counselling and Psychological Support Unit (CaPSU), Health Center, University of Peradeniya (Sep 2023 – Feb 2024)
Programme Coordinator, Master of Science in Exercise & Sport Sciences (MScESS), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), University of Peradeniya (2023 – 2024)
Research Assistant, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), University of Peradeniya (July 2022 – Feb 2024)
Temporary Demonstrator, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya (Aug 2020 – June 2022)

Programme/Course Coordination

NGU5406- Psychiatry & Mental Health Nursing
NGU9306- – Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice

Publications in non-indexed journals

Jayathilake, R.A.M.S.D.L., Taichi NARITA, Tomoko SAITOH, Hansani Madushika Abeywickrama, Ryu KOBAYASHI and Keiko KOBAYASHI (2024), 20(1), 1-8.
Narita, T., Ishida, M., Sakurai, M., Jayathilake, R., Shimizu, T., & Kobayashi, K. (2025). Perspectives on the continuing community lives of individuals with mental disabilities in regional Japan: from the viewpoint of personal recovery. Journal of Rural Medicine, 20(4), 266–275. https://doi.org/10.2185/jrm.2025-032

Conference proceedings Abstracts, extended abstracts and Poster presentations

Jayathilake, R.A.M.S.D.L., Taichi NARITA (2021). Factors Related to Subjective Health of Older People over Age 75 Who Only Live with Other Older People in Japan. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (Ipurse2021) Sri Lanka, Vol. 23, 11. 2021: 214
Rahinduwa H.R.B.K., Amarasinghe T.S., Wijesinghe N.T., Dasanayake D.R.T.S., Samarasekara, S.D.B.P.P., Rathnayake A.U, Jayathilake R.A.M.S.D.L., Sobika S., Experience in Online Learning among Nursing Undergraduates in a State University in Sri Lanka: A Quantitative Study. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (Ipurse2021).
Gunarathne, M. V. H. S., Dilakshana, K., & Jayathilake, R. M. S. D. L. (2021, December 1). Visualization of Doubling times and Comparison of Control measures for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and China. http://repository.rjt.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3571
Jayathilake, R.A.M.S.D.L.; Gunarathne, M.V.H.S., Situational assessment of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: A nationwide descriptive study. International Research Conference in Health Sciences 2022.
M. J. K. Nawarathna, B. A. K. Bodhirathne, I. G. C. J. Iddamalgoda, J. H. N. P. Jayamaha, Savithri Jayathilake, W.N. Priyanthi. SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences & Humanities 2024 (SICASH 2024). https://doi.org/10.54389/RLFS3955

Registered Nurse in Sri Lanka Nursing Council

JASSO Japanese Scholarship – Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan) was awarded to attend the Student Exchange Programme in School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, Japan (Sep 2018 – Feb 2019).