Professor G.T. Madhubhashini Hewage
Biography Graduated from the University of Colombo with a first class, but became an academic only at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Starting my first job as an academic is also one of the most significant things happened in my life. Completing my PhD studies at the age of thirty and becoming a professor […]
Dr. Thiwankee Abeywardena Wickramasinghe
Biography: An outgoing person with an original and creative mind, prepared to achieve excellence in professional challenges based on a foundation of undergraduate and postgraduate training in Mass Communication and professional credentials as an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. My research focuses on Organizational Communication culture, Local Governance and Democracy. […]
Dr. Sepalika Welikala
As a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Dr. Welikala has been involved in teaching in the BA in Social Sciences as well as the MA in Development Studies and Public Policy offered by the Department of Social Studies. At the undergraduate level she is currently involved in teaching and evaluation of coures offered by Society and […]
Dr. Kanchana Sujananie Bulumulle
Dr. Neavis Morais
Dr. Neavis Morais is a Senior lecturer in economics and development studies. He obtained his PhD from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Previously obtained an MA in Economics from the University of Colombo, and a BA in Economics from the University of Jaffna. He has held positions as the Head of the Department of Social Studies […]
Dr. B. M. P. Mendis
Biography: I am molded by a strong liberal arts background, and my training is multidisciplinary with an MA in Organizationl Analysis and Behaviour from the University of Lancaster, UK. My research was carried out in Her Majesty’s Prison Garth, Lancashire. I focused on modern rehabilitation methods involving internal and external publics, to bring out the […]
Dr. N. S. Abeysinghe
Prof. Anton Piyarathne
Prof. A. S. Chandrabose
Biography: I am from plantation community in Sri Lanka and my home town is in Kotagala and currently living in Wattala. I joined the Department of Social Studies (SSD) of the Open University of Sri Lanka OUSL in 1992. Prior to joining the OUSL, I was a temporary lecturer at the Department of Geography of […]
Emeritus Professor Sirimevan Colombage
Prof. Sirimevan Colombage, who was the first Chair Professor of Social Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka, received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Manchester, UK in 1985 with specialization in international finance. He started his academic career at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1969 as an Assistant Lecturer, having […]