Senior Lecturer
Department of Educational Psychology,
Faculty of Education,
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka.
TP: +94 (0)11-2588812 (Office) , +94 (0)714467365 (Mobile)
email: randeniya_m@yahoo.com
- Reading for Master of Philosophy Degree – 2014 / 2016, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dissertation: Dyslexia as a Learning Disability: A study based on Sinhala Language - Master of Education Degree in Educational and Developmental Psychology – 2012, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counseling – 2007, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- BED Honors in Education – 2002, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education – 2011, Student development center, University of Colombo
- Higher Certificate in Guidance and Counseling – 2002, Institute of Physiological Studies, Colombo
- Adolescence
- domestic violence
- related to Applied Psychology
- Developmental Psychology and General Psychology themes
- Inclusive Education
- Family counselling related topics
- Career aspirations of children
- Group Learning and Group Counselling
- Presented a Paper on Counseling of Domestic Violence Children and Women.“Niwedani” – Journal Article, WERC – 2007
Published articles in News letters
- “Pravahini” WERC – 2004
- “Kantha Saviya” – Women’s Beauro – 2007
- “Kantha Saviya” – Women’s Beauro – 2008
Published articles in Journals
- Educational Management, National Institute of Education – 2009
- Educational Management, National Institute of Education – 2010
- “Pragna Dahara” – Journal Article – 2010
Conference Papers
- The Developmental Dyslexia : Conceptual Framework towards a Study related to Sinhala Language Learning Disability, International Conference on Inclusive Education –University of Pune, India, 2016
- Career aspirations in Childhood and Adolescence: An analysis based on Eli – Ginsberg’s Theory, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2014
- The Necessity of School Counseling Service for the adolescences of Low income families, International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2014
Unpublished Thesis
- Family counselling for women who faced in Domestic Violence.(Dissertation PGDC)
- A Research on behaviour and personality of female children who faced in sexual harassment (Dissertation BED)
- Educational Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- school counselling, Guidance and counselling
- Family counselling
- Special need children
- learning theories
- stress management
- trauma counselling
- General Psychology
- counselling skills
Projects Supervising
- Bachelor of Education (Dissertation and Teaching Practice)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Dissertation and Teaching Practice)
Other Responsibilities
- Member of the Advisory Panel of Diploma in counselling Psychology course conducted by Institute of Human Resource Advancement -2015
- Member of the syllabus preparing committee for BED(Eng.Tech) programme, (School counselling and career Guidance) in National Institute of Education -2015
- Member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
- Working as a Resource Person in National Institute of Education
- Working as a Resource person Institute of Human Resource Advancement
- Working as a Visiting Lecture University of Vocational Technology
- Member of the Art Council, University of Colombo – 2014, 2015, up to date
- Secretary of the Welfare Society of Faculty of Education. 2015- up to date
- Member of Fitness Center, Maharagama. 2014, 2015- up to date
- Member of Post Graduate Counseling Association, Faculty of Education.
- Conducted awareness Programs and Workshops in Schools, Garment Factories, Teachers, Community Leaders, Women’s Societies and Government Officers.
- Worked as a researcher in NEREC.
- Member of the observation committee of Day Care Centre, University of Colombo.
- Member of the Annual Board of Survey committee
- Assistant Project Officer at National Institute of Education (2007-2009)
- Counseling Officer at Ministry of Child Development & Women’s Empowerment (2005-2007)
- Psychological Counselor & Project Coordinator (UNFPA funded project) at Women In Need (2002-2005)