Academic Staff

     Picture Name & Details Contact
Mr. P. Seneviratne (Head of the Department)
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
B.Ed. (Hons) (CMB),M.Ed.(CMB), P.hD (Reading) (Central China Normal University, Wuhan,China)
Research Interests :  Preschool Education and Primary school education

psene@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Prof. Thevarasa Mukunthan 
Professor in Early Childhood and Primary Education
B.Sc (Hons) (OUSL), PGDE (OUSL),PGD Dist.Edu.(OUSL) MSc (UPM-Malaysia), PhD (CMB)
Research Interests : Children errors on Mathematics, Cognitive Development of Children, Mathematics Education 
tmuku@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881400, Ext: 482

Dr. D.D.I. Deepthinee
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
Dip. in Teaching (NCOE) Hapititigama, B.A. (J.pura), PGDE (NIE) PGDE (CMB), MATE (OUSL), MEd (Colombo),
PhD (OUSL)
Research Interests : Primary Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Psychology
dddee@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Ms. P.R.D. Chathurika (On Study Leave)
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
B.Ed. (Hons) (CMB), MPhil (CMB) , PhD (Reading) (Wellington, New Zealand)
Research Interests : Early Childhood Education & Primary Education
prcha@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Ms. J. Dilani 
Lecturer (Probationary)
B.Ed (Hons) (EUSL), M.Ed (OUSL)
Research Interests :
Early Childhood Education, Pre-School Education, Primary Education
jdla@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Mr.R.Devendran
Lecturer (Probationary)
B.Ed. (Hons)(EUSL), MEd (OUSL) , PhD (Reading) (CMB)
Research Interests : Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Education Philosophy, Mathematics Errors of Children.
rdeve@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Ms. R.A.D. Deepthi Kumari
Lecturer (Probationary)
BEd (Hons) (OUSL), MEd (OUSL)
Research Interests : Pre-school education, Early Childhood Development, Primary Education
rakum@ou.ac.lk

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Mrs. Y.M.Rathnayake
Lecturer (Temporary)
A.M.I/  Dip in EC&PE (OUSL) /  B.A ( Kelaniya)/  B.Ed (OUSL)
Research Interests : Early Childhood Education, Primary Education & Special Needs Education
ymrat@ou.ac.lk / yashobar89@gamil.com 

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

Ms. Abdhul Sadhy Pathima Yumna
Lecturer (Temporary)
B.Ed. Special Degree Eastern University , Master of Education(OUSL)
Research Interests : Early Childhood & Primary Education, Sociology of Education
asyum@ou.ac.lk 

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Faculty of Education

+94-11-2881482, Ext: 482

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