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Department of Geography

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Academic Staff


Head of the Department

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Prof. T.W.M. Tilak Wijethunga Bandara

Head of Department, Department of Geography
Professor in Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
BA (Peradeniya), M.Phil.(NTNU Norway),PhD (Madras,India)

twmtilak@pdn.ac.lk/twmtilak@pgihs.ac.lk

+94 77717 9630

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Prof. Tilak Hewawasam

Professor in Geology, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

B.Sc. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Switzerland)

hewawasamtilak@gmail.com

+94 71 4453418

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Prof. K.W.G. Rekha Nianthi

Professor in Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
BA Hons, First Class in Geography, University of Peradeniya., MSc (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand., PhD (NEHU), India., PostDoc (University of Minho), Portugal.

rekhanianthi@yahoo.com

+94 71 4933025

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Prof. MI FazeehaAzmi

Professor in the Department of Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

B.A (Hons.) (PDN), M.Phil. (NTNU), Ph.D.(NTNU)

fazeehaazmi@gmail.com/ faseehaazmi@pdn.ac.lk

+94 767272468

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Prof. Muditha Prasannajith Perera

Professor in Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

BA Hons in Geography (Peradeniya), Cert. in Env.Mangt., M.Phil, Ph.D.

mudithpras@gmail.com

+94 776657847

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Prof. D.M. Lalitha Dissanayake

Bachelor of Arts Geography (Honours), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Master of Philosophy in Social Change, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway., Master of Philosophy in Geography, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Doctor of Natural Science (PhD), University of Salzburg, Austria.

dissanayakedml2011@gmail.com

+94 718075726

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Mr. Ashvin Wickramasooriya

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B. Sc (sp) (Peradeniya), M. Phil (Peradeniya), PG. Dip (App. Stat) (Peradeniya)

awickramasooriya@gmail.com/ ashvin@pdn.ac.lk

+94 779406168

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Dr. Isthikar Aariff

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
PhD (Kelaniya),M.Phil. (Peradeniya) ,M.Phil(NTNU, Norway), B.A. (Special) (Peradeniya)

Isthikar.irf@gmail.com

+94 777930935

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Dr. Pushpika Priyanganie Masakorala

PhD in Geography (University of Kelaniya), MPhil in Social Change (NTNU, Norway) , MSc in Geo-Informatics (PGIA, University of Peradeniya) , PGD in Applied Statics (PGIA, University of Peradeniya, BA (Hon) in Geography (University of Peradeniya)

cpmalawige@yahoo.com

+94 718162683

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Mr. M. A. Shantha Jayakumara

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

B.A, M.Phil, Ph.D (Reading)

shantha.jayakumara@yahoo.com

+94 71 4402551

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Mr. M.S.M. Razik

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
BA Hons in Geography (Peradeniya), M.Phil. in Social Change (NTNU, Norway), PhD (Reading)

razikmsm@gmail.com

+94 71 8118230

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Dr. Arularasi Balakrishnan

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
PhD (Bangalore), M.Phil (NTNU, Norway),B.A (Hons) (Peradeniya)

arularasi2020@arts.pdn.ac.lk/ aarularasi@pdn.ac.lk

+94 777873761
Personal Website: http://arularas.googlepages.com

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Dr. Mahlon P. Rambukkange

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B. Sc. Special in Physics (Peradeniya), M. Sc. in Physics (Auburn University, Alabama, USA), Ph.D. in Meteorology (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

mahlon123@yahoo.com

+94 755 243 484

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Dr. R.M.K.Kumarihamy

Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Ph.D. (AIT, Thailand),M. Sc. (PGIA), BA (Peradeniya)

kumudunik@pdn.ac.lk

+94 77 5707067

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Ms. S.Chithra

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
BA,(Peradeniya), MA,(Peradeniya), Ph.D (Reading)

chithuact@yahoo.com/ chithras@pdn.ac.lk

+94 776665040

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Dr. Thamali Nisansala Kithsiri

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
PhD (UZH, Switzerland)

thamali.kithsiri@arts.pdn.ac.lk/ thamali.lk@gmail.com

+94 761330395

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Dr. M.M. Alikhan

Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

BA (Hons) (CMB), MPhil (Pera), Phd (Sussex, UK)

alikhan@arts.pdn.ac.lk

+94 777 577 7 99

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Dr. Shyamantha Subasinghe

Ph.D. in Geoenvironmental Science(University of Tsukuba, Japan), M.Sc. in Geo-informatics (Peradeniya), B.A. (Hons) in Geography (Peradeniya)

shyamgeo@pdn.ac.lk

+94 719033068

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Ms. Uthpala Iranjani Mudalige

M.Sc. in Natural Resource Management (PGIA, Peradeniya), BA in Geography (Peradeniya)

uthpala@arts.pdn.ac.lk

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Ms. Isurika Sevwandi

MSc in Sustainable Urban Environments (MUrCS) (Glasgow Caledonian, UK), MEng in Urban Climate and Sustainability (LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland), MA in Geography (PGIHS, Peradeniya), BA in Arts (First Class) in Geography (Peradeniya)

isurika.sevwandi@arts.pdn.ac.lk

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Ms. Chathurangani Weerasinghe

Ms. Chathurangani Weerasinghe is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Geography at the Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Urban Geography, Disaster Management and Ecological Management.
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Ms. Dhanushika Pilapitiya

Ms. Dhanushika Pilapitiya is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental management at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in in urban remote sensing, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for environmental management and ecosystem services analysis.
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Ms. Jayani Nipunika

Ms. Jayani Nipunika is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Coastal Erosion Mapping using Geospatial Technologies, Coastal Dynamics, and Coastal Erosion Management.
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Ms. Manuja Wijesuriya

Ms. Manuja Wijesuriya is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Sociology at University of Colombo. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Political Geography, and Critical Approaches within the Social Sciences.
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Ms. Nifla Hameed

Ms. Nifla Hameed is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Geography at the Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Resettlement, Food Security, Disaster Management, Gender Roles in Geography, and Socio-Environmental Challenges.
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Ms. Pabasara Jayathilake

Ms. Pabasara Jayathilake is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Geography at the Post Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Landscape Studies, Cultural Geography, Spatial Planning, and Urban Geography.
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Ms. Senali Aponsu

Ms. Senali Aponsu is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Geographical Information Science with a First Class. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie in Geographical Information Science, Remote Sensing, Transportation geography, and Urban Geography.
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Ms. Tharundi Wickramasinghe

Ms. Tharundi Wickramasinghe is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She completed her B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Geographical Information Science with Second Class Upper Division. As an early-career academic, her research interests lie GIS application in Health, and Spatial planning and geospatial analysis.
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Mr. R. Vijay

Mr. R. Vijay is a Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He completed her B.A. (Hons.) degree in Geography with Second Class Upper Division. He is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Geography at the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya. As an early-career academic, her research interests include Tourism, Social- environmental changes, and Biogeography.

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