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Department of Psychology

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Ms. HM Gunasekara

Senior Lecturer

  •    Department of Psychology

About Me

I am Manjula Gunasekera commonly known as Manju. I was born on the 8th of June 1970.

Education

MSc

New School for Social Research/New School University

New York

BA

University of Peradeniya

1996

Current Positions

Senior Lecturer - Department of Psychology, University of Peradeniya

- To Present

Visiting Lecturer - Certificate course in Counselling and Psychology, University of Peradeniya

- To Present

Final Year Dissertation Coordinator - Department of Psychology, University of Peradeniya

- To Present

Positions Held

Head of the Department - , Department of Philosophy and Psychology

2011-2012

Senior Academic Sub-warden - Ramanathan Hall, University of Peradeniya

Part Time Academic Sub-warden - Ramanathan Hall, University of Peradeniya

Coordinator- Undergraduate Research Congress - University of Peradeniya

Coordinator- SISHVA - Society for the Integration of Science and Human Values

Student Counsellor - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Visiting Lecturer (former) - Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 07

Former Visiting Lecturer - Open University of Sri Lanka, Polgolla

Former Visiting Lecturer - University of Colombo

Visiting Lecturer, Certificate course in Counselling and Psychology - University of Peradeniya

Publications

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Aspirations, Anxiety, Deviant and Violent Behaviour of Youth

Goals, Personality and Depression in University Students

A spiritual approach to Mental Health and Education (To be printed)

CHIEF EDITOR/EDITOR

“Professor Buddhiprabha Pathirana Commemorative Volume.” 2021

Conferences

International Conference on Psychology

Presenter

International Conference on Psychology

International Conference on Management

Participant

International Conference on Management

Conference on Education

Participant

New Horizons

Conferences related to Rotary Club of Kandy

Pariticipant

Kandy

Creative Work

Karuna Dahara (Rays of Compassion) Story book with Child Psychological Significance

Balaporoththu (Expectations), Novel with Psychological Significance (To be printed)

Articles to Newspapers and Magazines

Video film script writer and Director (Etheraka Sihiwatana with psychological significance)

Specialization

General Psychology

Motivation and Emotions

Personality

Buddhist Psychology

Social Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Organizational Psychology

Research Interests

Spirituality/ Meditation Goals/ Aspirations Depression Happiness Deviant/ Violent Behaviour Personality Areas: Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Personality

Other Academic Contributions

Radio discussions on Psychology. Interviewed by Professor Carlo Fonseka

Panel Member US Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission Preliminary Interviews

Introducing new courses to the curriculum: Advanced Studies in Personality Spiritual Psychology

Curriculum Revision

Inviting and holding seminars, workshops, guest lectures at the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Proposing and making suggestions to develop the Department of Philosophy and Psychology

Coordinating activities for the university with other societies such as the Enlightenment Seekers Study Circle and the Tagore Society of Sri Lanka

Chief Editor/ Coordinator Book Launching Ceremony, “Professor Buddhiprabha Pathirana Commemorative Volume”

Popular Literature to newspapers and magazines