Academic Staff
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Dr. Sanmugeswaran Pathmanesan (Head of the Department) Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : South Asian Caste System, Class, and Identity/ Hindu Temple Disputes, Temple Ideology, Sacred Landscape / Anthropology of Consciousness, Memory, Place, and Space / Migration, Diaspora, Transnationalism, and Globalization / Anthropology of Religion, Multi-Religiosity, and Cotemporary New Religious Movements / Displacement, Poverty, and Livelihood / Ethnomusicology, Bharatanatyam, Carnatic Music, and Tamil Music Drama Sri Lanka, India, and South Asia |
spath@ou.ac.lk
Room No : 17, 2nd floor, , Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94 (0)11 2853777, 2822712, Ext: 221 |
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Emeritus Professor Upali Vidanapathirana Emeritus Professor Research Interests : Plantation Economy, Labour in the Tea Sector, Tea Smallholdings, Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka Indian Tamil Culture in Sri Lanka , Population in Sri Lanka, Migrant Workers, Higher Education |
uvida@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881436, Ext: 436 |
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Emeritus Professor Sirimevan Colombage Emeritus Professor Research Interests :Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy and Central Banking, International Finance, Econometric Modeling |
sscol@ou.ac.lk Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881417, Ext: 417 |
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Prof. A. S. Chandrabose (Retired) Professor Research Interests : Plantation Economy, Labour in the Tea Sector, Tea Smallholdings, Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka Indian Tamil Culture in Sri Lanka , Population in Sri Lanka, Migrant Workers, Higher Education |
ascha@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies
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Prof. Anton Piyarathne (Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) Professor Research Interests: Identity Construction and Negotiations/ Ethnicity, Nationalism and Citizenship/ Youth, Conflict and Social Justice/ Citizenship and Democracy/ Social Change and Every Day Social Lifeworld/ Religion, Pilgrimage, Rituals and Religious movements/ Subjectivity, Inter-subjectivity and Objectivity/ Existential Social Realities |
apiya@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881218, +94-11-2881001 |
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Dr. N. S. Abeysinghe Senior Lecturer (G I) Research Interests : |
nsabe@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881436, Ext: 436 |
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Dr. B. M. P. Mendis Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Sociology of organizations with special interests in Totalitarian institutions like prisons, organizational politics and culture, professionalization and professionalism, Democratic institutional building, freedom of expression and the media, good governance and transparency, structural reforms as in education |
mmend@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881033, Ext: 533 |
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Dr. S. N. Morais Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Micro-finance, Micro-enterprise Development, Livelihoods |
nsmor@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881218, Ext: 218 |
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Dr. Kanchana Sujananie Bulumulle (Director, Center for Gender Equity/Equality) Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Gender equality in higher education, Spirituality and peace, Love and love Labouring |
kbulu@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881000, Ext: 402 |
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Dr. Sepalika Welikala Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Socio-legal processes, Disputing and mediation, Human rights |
sweli@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881082, Ext: 582 |
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Mrs. Thiwankee Abeywardena Wickramasinghe Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Democracy, Local Governance, Media Ethics and Self-Regulation, Comparative Studies on Media Regulatory frameworks in the Asian Region and in the Commonwealth, Evolutionary Process of Development and History of Mass Media, Humanitarian Diplomacy Media Management, Organizational Communication Culture, Open Distance Learning student support mechanisms |
tawic@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881402, Ext: 427 |
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Dr. G.T. Madhubhashini Galagedarage Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Research Interests : Development Communication, Rural empowerment, Right to Information, New Media, Social Media, ICT & Digital Divide, Disaster Communication, Communication Research and Audience Research, Traditional folk media communication, Women and Media, Children and Media, Animal Communication, Television and education, |
gtmad@ou.ac.lk
Central Campus, Room number 7, Level 1, +94-11-2881403, Ext: 403 |
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Ms. Purnima Perera Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Sub-fertility, Bioethics, Open and Distance Learning (ODL, OER) |
japer@ou.ac.lk
Colombo Regional Center, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94-11-2881402, Ext: 402 |
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Mrs. Lekha Erandi Karunadasa Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests :Development Communication, Political Communication, Women and Media, Women Empowerment, Community Development, Environmental Communication, Advertising &Promotion, Distance learning |
klkar@ou.ac.lk
Room No.: 4, 1st Floor, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94-11-2588034, Ext: 534 |
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Mrs. Thushari Gamage Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Media and Conflict, Media representation, Development Communication, Cross Cultural Communication, Media Impact on Children etc |
gddam@ou.ac.lk
Room No.: 4, 1st Floor, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94-11-2881034, Ext: 534 |
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Dr. S. M. A. K. Samarakoon Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Currently working on Sino-Sri Lanka Relations, and A Neo-Realist Analysis of Sri Lanka’s Relations with Major Powers |
smasa@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881082, Ext: 582 |
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Ms. Udeni Herath Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Youth Studies |
hmuhe@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881417, Ext: 417 |
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Mrs. Dulanii Liyanahetti Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Knowledge economy, devolution of power, financial autonomy of provincial governments |
ddliy@ou.ac.lk
Room No : 3, 1st floor, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94-11-2881034, Ext: 534 |
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Mr. N. Balamurali – Jaffna R.C. Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Labour Economics, Youth Issues, Time Series & Cross Sectional Data Analysis. |
nbala@ou.ac.lk
Jaffna Regional Center, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences +94-21-2223374 |
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Mr. Binara Angammana – Kurunegala R.C. Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests : Kinship Studies |
arang@ou.ac.lk
Kurunegala Regional Center, +94-37-2223473 |
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Mrs. Achinthya Koswatta Lecturer Research Interests :Trade-Growth Nexus, Institutions and the Economic Analysis, Tourism and Investment, Innovation and, R&D. |
hmkos@ou.ac.lk
1st Floor, Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881034, Ext: 534 |
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Ms. Buddhima Padmasiri Lecturer (Probationary) Research Interests : Gender and Sexuality, Labour Studies, Human Rights and Conflict Studies |
khpad@ou.ac.lk
Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881436, Ext: 436 |
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Mrs. M.N. Vineeshiya Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Research Interests :Gender Studies, urban studies, Rural Studies, family and marriage, waste management, social policy and social development, work and work organization, social psychological studies, Applied Social Research |
mnvin@ou.ac.lk
1st Floor, Department of Social Studies +94-11-2881126, Ext: 626 |