Mrs. Thushari Gamage

I am Thushari Gamage attached to the Department of Social Studies of the Faculty of HSS as a Lecturer (Probationary). My subject discipline is Mass Communication. I am interested in Media and Conflict Studies, Media Discourse, Media Representation, Development Communication and Cross Cultural Communication.

Mrs. Lekha Erandi Karunadasa

I am attached to the Communication Stream in the Department of Social Studies. Communication as a powerful and an influential process, I would like to explore how communication can be planned effectively to empower deferent sectors in the country .In my previous studies, I have focused on strategic communication in community development operations with the […]

Ms. Purnima Perera

I am specializing in Medical Anthropology and my research areas focus broadly on human reproduction related bioethics, biomedicine and biotechnologies.  As an academic in the Open University, I am interested in Open and Distant Education related learning strategies too.

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 […]

Prof. 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 […]