Prof Wasantha Research

QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Sociology, Wuhan University, PR China, 2009.

Thesis Topic: A sociological Analysis on Slum Dwellers and its impact on Urban Poverty in Sri Lanka

MSSc in Sociology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2001.

Dissertation Topic: A Sociological Study on Child Deviancy in Sri Lanka; with especial reference to Hikkaduwa and Rammuthugala Certified Schools.

B.A. (Hons) in Sociology First Class Degree, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1998, Dissertation Topic: A sociological analysis on virginity

OTHER ACADAMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Social Work Course, Department of Sociology, Wuhan University, PR China.
Chinese Language Course, College of Foreign Students Education, Wuhan University, PR China.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:

Award for the Best Researcher with the Highest Number of Research Publications from the University Internal Research Grants 2016
Best Researcher in Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2016
Senate Award 2015, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2014, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Best Researcher in Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2014
I was awarded with the government scholarship offered by the Government of Peoples’ Republic of China, 2005.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Head, Department of Indigenous Social Sciences, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Yakkala, Sri Lanka. From 01.03.2021 to 20.06.2021
Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya; with effects from 21.09.2015
Senior Lecturer Grade I 01.01 2013
Senior Lecturer Grade II 01.01 2007
Probationary Lecturer 01.01 2002

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN CENTRE FOR DISTANCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (CDCE)

Acting Director, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE), From 19.11.2016 to 23.11.2016
Deputy Director/Learning Resources of the Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE) from 2014 to 2017
Management Committee Member, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2014 to 2017, University of Kelaniya.
Committee Member of Writing Accreditation Report for Distance and Continuing Education, 2014-2017 University of Kelaniya.
Subject Course Coordinator, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Kelaniya, from 2013 March to 2019.
Resource Person, BA (General) Degree Course, (Audio, Visual and Physical) Seminar Series, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2008 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Principle Writer for Study Guide, Applied Sociology, 2015
Principle Writer for LMS; Applied Sociology, 2015
Examination Supervisor, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2017 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Examiner (First Examiner and Second Examiner) Sociology, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2002 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Paper Setter and Moderator, Sociology, BA (General) Overseas, Degree Course (External) , Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2010 to 2017, University of Kelaniya.
Examiner (First Examiner and Second Examiner), BA (General) Overseas, Degree Course (External), Sociology, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education from 2010- 2017, University of Kelaniya.
Paper Setter and Moderator, Sociology, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2010 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Result Board Member, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2013 to 2019, University of Kelaniya.
Examination Inspector for regional examination centres, BA (General) External Degree Course, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2017 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Chief Examiner, The Committee of Conference Paper Marking; Sociology, BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, 2008, University of Kelaniya.
Member of Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, Board of Study, Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, 2012, University of Kelaniya
Invigilator (Local and Foreign) BA (General) Degree Course (External), Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, From 2002 to 2016, University of Kelaniya.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Principle writer; Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Social Studies (Honors) Degree Programme, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, 2020
Academic Affaires Board Member, National Institute of Social Development, from 14th March 2015 to date.
Visiting Lecturer, MA/MSSc program, Sinhala and English medium, National Institution of Social Development 2020
Resource Person, Staff Development Unite, University of Kelaniya.
Resource Person, Staff Development Program, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, 2019
Resource Person, Human Resource Development And Management Training Institution
Resource Person, Diploma Course, National Police Academy, Katana, 2013
Resource Person, Syllabus Revision, Sri Lanka Police Academy, Katana.2014
Resource Person, Syllabus Revision, Social Work Diploma (Sinhala and Tamil Medium) 2018/2020, National Institute of Social Development
Resource Person, Department of Co-operative Development, 2019
Visiting Lecturer, MA/MSSc program, Faculty of Social Sciences, from 2009 to Date, University of Kelaniya.
Visiting Lecturer, Diploma program for prison officers, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2014 to date, University of Kelaniya.
Resource Person, Counseling Program, Sri Lanka Foundation Institution, Colombo 7. 2014
Resource Person, Consumer Affairs Authority, 2014, 2013
Resource Person, Leadership Program, From 2011 to Date, Sri Lanka Navy.
Resource Person, Text Book Reviewing Committee, Education and Publication Department, 2011, Isurupaya, Baththaramulla.
Visiting Lecturer, BA (Special) Degree, Department of Sports and Physical Education , 2009, University of Kelaniya
Visiting Lecturer in Diploma Program in Anthropology, 2008, Department of Archeology, University of Kelaniya.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT:

Committee Member of Subject Bench Mark (Sociology), Quality Assurance, 2020
Committee Member, Quality Assurance of the Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
Committee Member of Writing Self-Evaluation Report for Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
Senate Nominee for Research and Publication Committee, University of Kelaniya, 2018
Senate Nominee for representing Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, From February 2014-2018
Co-Secretary, University Teacher's Association, University of Kelaniya, 2013-2014
Coordinator for Faculty of Social Sciences, Disability Unit, University of kelaniya, 2014-2017
Academic Warden, University of Kelaniya, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015
Senior Treasure, Association of Sociology, Department of sociology, University of Kelaniya, 2013.
Assistant Director, Research Centre for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya 2011 - 2016
Student Counselor, University of Kelaniya,2004/2005, 2011/2012, 2012/2013
Committee Member, HETC Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2012, University of Kelaniya.
Committee Member, Progress Monitoring Committee- Corporate Plan 2010/2014, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Community member, curriculum development, Department of Sociology, university of Kelaniya.2014

EVALUATION BOARD MEMBER:

UGC Nominee for the Selection Committee for the Promotion to the Post of Professor/ Associate Professor in Sociology.
Committee Member, Interview Board for Selecting Senior Research Officer, National Institution of Social Development, 2018
Committee Member, Evaluate the Academic Programs conducted by the School of Social Work, National Institution of Social Development, 2019
Resource Person, Evaluation of Text books, Education and Publication Department, 2011
Evaluator, Evaluation of Scripts, National Library and Documentation Service Board, 2016

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS:

SAMAAJA WIDYAA NYAYA (Sociological Theory part one), 2021
SANSKRUTHIYA SAHA SANWARDHANAYA (Culture and Development), 2019
DAKUNU AASIYAATHIKA SAMAAJAYA (South Asian Society) 2018
SAMAAJA PARYESHANA KRAMA (Social Research Methods), Author publications, 2016
PRAYOGIKA SAMAJA WIDYAWA (Applied Sociology), South Asian Research and Training Centre: Ranala, 2015
SAMAJA WIDYATHMAKA BHAWITHAYAN (Sociological Usage), 2014, South Asian Research and Training Centre: Ranala,
Sociological Concepts and Issues, 2014, South Asian Research and Training Centre: Ranala.
SAMAJA WENAS WEEMA (Social Change), 2014, Authors Publication.
KULAGEI DONKARAYA (A Sociological Analysis on Virginity) 2011, Second edition, Authors Publication.

EDITORIAL AND REVIEW BOARD:

Sangathika- Annual publication of Sociology Association, Co- Editor, ISSN 23572566
Reviewer, Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura.
Reviewer, 2021, Heliyon
Reviewer -Journal Kalyaani, University of kelaniya, 2016

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS:

Resettlements issues in Sri Lanka; with special reference to ‘Yan Oya’ project, Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Volume 6, Issue 3 (97-110), DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.26500/JARSSH-06-2021-0301, Co-author; Sanjeewani Maheshika Malwatta
School Counselling Intervention; Challenges and Opportunities in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Development, Volume 01: Issue 06, July 2021, Co-author; Hansi Apsara
Awareness of Indigenous Medicine and the Role of Social Worker In The Practice of Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge to Prevent Pandemics (With Special Reference to Covid-19) In Sri Lanka, E-Journal of Social Work 2020 - 4 (2): 1-10, co-author; K.G.C. Dissanayake
Emile Durkheim; Index of Poverty of Morals and Social Trends of Suicide in Sri Lanka, E-Journal of Social Work 2021 - 5 (1): 18-36
Less Group Cohesion in Family Relationships of Female Street Prostitutes in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2021 137 ISSN 2250-3153, co-author. K.G.C. Dissanayake
Cultural Barriers and Challenges on Development, Felicitation Volume, 2019
Reasons and Social Effects of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in North central province Sri Lanka (With special reference to Padawiya area), Research Journal of Medical Sciences, Medwell Journals, 2014
Quality of Life Study on Slum Dwellers (With Special Reference to Sri Lanka), International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, Centre for Promoting Knowledge (CPK), UK. March, 2015
A Study on Poverty and Women Unemployment (With Special reference to Slum Dwellers), Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education, Canadian research Centre for Humanities and Science, September 2014, Volume 01, No 01.
A Sociological Overview on 'Culture', Sanskruthika Puranaya, Central Cultural Fund, Culture Vol 5, No 01, 2014. (In Print).
The Sociological Value of Semiotics, 2010-2012, volume XXIX, University of Kelaniya.
A Conceptual Analysis on Poverty, 2009, Golden Jubilee Commemoration volume, University of Kelaniya.
A Conceptual Analysis on Poverty (Co- Author; In Chinese medium), 2009, Contemporary Economics, Peoples Republic of China.
Gypsy Culture and Society in the Changing World; a Sociological Analysis of Gypsies in Sri Lanka, 2009, Journal of social sciences Sri Lanka, Faculty of social sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Development and Scope of China, 2008, Sarasavi, The Journal of Archeology Department in University of Kelaniya.
Social behavior and Social Psychology, 2005. Sarasavi ,The Journal of Archeology Department in University of Kelaniya
An Introduction to Patrent-Client Relationship, 2003. Social wondering, Department of sociology, University of Kelaniya.
Social Attitudes on Virginity, 2003. Samaja Sameeksha -The Journal of Sociology Department in university of Kelaniya,
Socialization and Socialization Agencies, 2002. Dinesa, Edited by Jayatunga Nadeera, Indika Anurin and Wimalananda Galkiriyagama.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

FOREIGN CONFERENCES:

A Sociological Analysis on Slum dwellers in Sri Lanka, Multidisciplinary Conference at the University of London November 7-10, 2017
Support from School Counseling Service to overcome mental inconvenience in schools: With special reference to Sri Lanka, 244th International conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) Florence, Italy 21st-22nd August, 2017
The Contribution Of School Counselors And Its Barriers, Third Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR), , July, 2016, Melbourne, Australia
Sociological Analysis on Prisoners; with special reference to prisoners of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment in Sri Lanka, International Conference on Global Issues in Multidisciplinary Academic Research (GIMAR-February 01-02, 2016) at UAE Dubai.
A Sociological Study On Child Abuse In Sri Lanka, 2^nd international conference on “Innovative Trends in Multidisciplinary Academic Research TIMAR-2015”, Turkey.
Reasons and social effects of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in North Central province Sri Lanka (with special reference to Padawiya Area), Trends in Multidisciplinary Business and Economic Research (TMBER) Thailand, 2015
A Study on Poverty and Women Unemployment, the Canadian International Conference of Social Science and Education 26-27 May 2014 at University of Toronto, Canada, 2014.
Impact of New Housing Scheme of Estate Workers, The Canadian International Conference of Social Science and Education 26-27 May 2014 at University of Toronto, Canada, 2014.
Socio Economic Issues of the War Affected Fisheries Community in Sri Lanka (with reference to the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka), Global Network on Economic and Social Sustainability (GNESS) 2013 at Tokyo International Exchange Center, Japan on 30 September 2013.
A quality of life study on urban slum residents as a marginal community in Sri Lanka, 2008, International conference on social development, social movements, and the marginalized, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India.

LOCAL CONFERENCES:

Suitable Implications for School Counseling System in Sri Lanka: Comparative Study with School Counseling Programs in China, University of Kelaniya, 2016
Recommendations for the Development of the School Counseling System in Sri Lanka, 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (3rd ICSS) - 30th of September & 01st of October, University of Kelaniya, 2016.
The Contribution of School Counseling as a Language Therapy, Second International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya, 2016
Language as a one of Vital root Causes of the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka (ICLSL) 2015, University of Kelaniya
Socio - Economic Consequences of CKD Families in North Central Province (With Special Reference to Padawiya area), 15^th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014.
A Sociological Study on Slum Dwellers, 2^nd International Research Symposium, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata, University, Sri Lanka, 2014
The Impact of School Counseling Programs on Students’’ Efficiency, International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Sri Lanka, 2014
Socio - Economic consequences of CKD families in North Central Province (With special reference to Padawiya area), 15^th Annual Research Symposium, faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014.
A sociological Study on Slum Dwellers, 2^nd International Research Symposium, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata, University, Sri Lanka, 2014
The impact of school counseling programs on students’’ efficiency, International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Sri Lanka, 2014
Rehabilitation and Aftercare of Drug Related Women Prisoners in Sri Lanka, 2^nd International Conference on Social Science, University Of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013.
A sociological study on chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in North central province Sri Lanka (With special reference to Padawiya area), 2^nd International Conference on Social Science, University Of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013.
Social development and women empowerment in urban slum, 2008, International conferences on social sciences, Sri Lanka_2008, Research Centre for social sciences, Faculty of social sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Barriers and challengers of a sub culture: A case from Roma culture and society in Sri Lanka, 2005, Tenth international conference on Sri Lankan studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Cultural and Sociological analysis in Gypsy Community, 2004, The Symposium of the Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Research in Slum and Shanty houses for identify to their life styles, 2003, The Symposium of Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Causes and effects of Child Deviancy, 2002, The symposium of Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Barriers of counseling in rural areas: A Sociological Analysis, 2001, The symposium of Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Survey on Economic Viability and Socio-Economic Impact of NAITA Programs in Sri Lanka, Funded by the NAITA, 2014- Co-writer
Present Capacity Utilization of Southern High Way and Future Prospects, Funded by the Road Development Authority, 2014- Co-writer
The opinion survey on current social, economic and political situation in Sri Lanka, 2009, The Independent Research Group.
A Quality of Life Study on Urban Slum Residents as a Marginal Community in Sri Lanka, 2008,
Baseline Survey of Tsunami affected Families in the affected District in Sri Lanka, 2005.
The labor conditions of Sri Lanka’s deep-sea fish workers, 1999, An action orientated research project undertaken by United Fishermen’s and Fish workers’ Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

LOCAL TRAINING COURSES/ WORKSHOPS

Awareness training for reviewers of external quality assurance and accreditation of EDPs, conducted by HETC program, Ministry of Higher education, Sri Lanka, 2015
Two days Trainings workshop on study guide preparation (ODL), conducted by Center for distance and continuing Education, University of Kelaniya, 2015
Training Workshop on Comprehensive Proposal Writing in Improving Relevance and Quality of Post graduate Degree Courses conducted by World Bank and Ministry of Tertiary Education and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2012.
Academic Staff Training Workshop, conducted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, from 02.09.2004 to 25.09.2004
Intensive Training Workshop on Comprehensive Proposal Writing in Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education conducted by World Bank and Ministry of Tertiary Education and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16-17 March 2004.
Staff Development Course, conducted by Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2004.
Elementary Business English Course, conducted by The British Council from 20.02.2002 to 30.08.2002.

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