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Mr. Prabhash Siriwardhana



Lecturer

asprabhash@ssh.rjt.ac.lk

0719657845

Biography

Prabhash Siriwardhana is a Lecturer at the Department of Social Science, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya in 2006 with a special degree in Sociology securing a second-class upper-division pass. He completed his Master of Philosophy degree with the support of the Postgraduate Research Scholarship from the South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, which was funded by the Welcome Trust/National Health and Medical Research Council in 2014 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya. He has research experience in public health interventions in community and healthcare settings.

Educational qualifications

  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) – Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

Research Interests

  • Gender and Society
  • Health and illness
  • Public health intervention in community and healthcare setting

Research Publications

Index Journal

  • Siriwardhana, P., Dawson, A.H., and Abeyasinge, R. (2013). Acceptability and effect of a community-based alcohol education program in rural Sri Lanka. Alcohol and alcoholism, 48(2).
  • Ariyasinghe, D., Abeysinghe, R., Siriwardhana, P., and Dassanayake, T. (2015). Prevalence of major depressive disorder among spouses of men who use alcohol in a rural community in Central Sri Lanka. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 50(3).
  • Dawson, A.H., Siriwardhana, P., and Abeyasinge, R. (2013). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Based Alcohol Education Program in Changing the Drinking Pattern in Rural Sri Lanka. Clinical Toxicology, 50 (4).

Peer reviewed journal

  • Siriwardhana, p. (2018). A sociological analysis of sinhalese caste system in Kandyan period. Nenasa, 1 (1)
  • Siriwardhana, P. (2017). Towards a New Era. Sri Lankan Journal of Co-operative Studies. 1 (1).

Book Chapters

  • Siriwardhana. P., Prasanna. R.P.I.R., and & Ekanayake E.M.S. (2021). Personal motivations of residents who use moonshine in agricultural resettlement scheme: A qualitative study. In R.P.I.R. Prasanna (Ed.): Fifty Years after Agriculture Colonization Schemes in Sri Lanka: Issues, Challenges and Path to Sustainable Agrarian Development, Department of Economics: Rajarata university of Sri Lanka (Accepted).
  • Pradeep. H.U.S., and Siriwardhana. P. (2014). Religion and Politics. In S. Handaragama (Ed.), Political Sociology II. Samira Publications, Colombo.

Research Reports

  • Siriwardhana. P., Jayathilake. B., Indrajith., Ginigaddara. A., and Sundarabharathie., S. (2020). Research Report on Ragging and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). United Nations Development Program & University Grant Commission, Sri Lanka.

Editorships

  • Editor in Chief: Sri Lankan Journal of Co-operative Studies (2017). National Institute of Co-operative Development, Polgolla. ISSN 2579-1745.
  • Editor in Chief: National Institute of Co-operative Development NEWSLETTER”. National Institute of Co-operative Development, Polgolla.

Abstract/ Presentations

  • Siriwardhana. P., Rajapakse T.N., Knipe D., Herath. D., Evans. M., and Wijewardena, K. (2021). Healthcare professionals’ response to domestic violence: A qualitative study on barriers faced by healthcare professionals in the provision of support to women experiencing domestic violence. International conference on Health Sciences, Colombo.
  • Siriwardhana. P., Bacchus, L., Shrestha. S., & Munas. M. (2020). Using mix methods for healthcare response to women facing domestic violence. International Research meeting on Healthcare Response to Violence against Women, Sri Lanka.
  • Siriwardhana. P. (2020). Development and evaluation of an educational intervention to improve healthcare professionals’ response to women seeking help for domestic violence. HERA 2 International Research meeting, Sri Lanka.
  • Jayasena, C., Samarakoon, A., Siriwardhana, P. (2017). The Paradox of Macro-Credit to Empower Women in Anuradhapura District in Sri Lanka. National Conference for Social Work for Poverty reduction and Sustainable Development, Colombo.
  • Dawson. A., Siriwardana. P., Senarathna. L., Abeyasinghe. R., Lee. K. (2015) Acceptability and effect of a community-based alcohol education programme in rural Sri Lanka. Research Symposium on Combating Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs in National Development, Colombo.
  • Siriwardhana. P., Dawson. A., and Abeyasinghe. R. (2015) The Efficacy of Community Education Strategy on Effecting Social Changes Relating to Alcohol Consumption in a Rural Community. Sociology Day, University of Peradeniya.
  • Abeyasinghe. R., Dawson. A., and Siriwardana. P., Dias. S., and Tennakoon. S. (2010) Randomized controlled trial of a community-based alcohol education programme to change the drinking pattern in rural Sri Lanka. College of Psychiatry Annual Sessions, Colombo.
  • Siriwardhana. P., Thennakoon. S., Dawson. A., and Abeysinghe. R. (2010). A community-based study to assess the effectiveness of alcohol education programme to change the attitudes toward alcohol consumption. 9th scientific congress of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Weerasinghe. M., Pieris. R., Siriwardhana. P., Palangasinghe. C., Ariyananda. P., Konderson. F., Pearson. M., and Dawson. A. (2010). Potential public health intervention in order to limit access of self- poisoning consumption with a washing powder in southern Sri Lanka. 9th scientific congress of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Siriwardhana. P., Thennakoon. S., Dawson. A., and Abeysinghe. R. (2009). “The effectiveness of an alcohol education program in changing the drinking pattern in rural Sri Lanka”. 8th scientific congress of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology. Beijing in China.  

Education Film

  • Hansen. D., Lee. K., Siriwardhana. P., Gawarammana. I., and Dawson. A. (2015). Community based education film “KASIPPU”. South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya.

Appointments

  • Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
  • Research Fellow, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
  • University Research Coordinator, Ragging and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) at RUSL, University Grant Commission, Colombo.
  • Senior Researcher, National Institute of Cooperative Development, Polgolla, Sri Lanka.
  • Postgraduate Researcher, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
  • Visiting Lecturer, Open University of Sri Lanka, and Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

Memberships and Awards

  • National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication, 2015
  • National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication, 2013
  • Best paper award from Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists in 2010
  • Travel award to attend a short course “Gender Violence: Methods and Meaning” conducted by the University of London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, 2020.
  • Travel award to attend a research workshop on “Health care Responding to Violence and Abuse” Organized by University of Kathmandu, Nepal, 2019.
  • Travel award to attend an education workshop on “Strategies for Managing Cooperatives in Global Environment” Organized by Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management, Pune, India, 2017.
  • Travel award to attend the 08th International Scientific Congress of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology at Beijing, China, 2009.

Trainings

  • Gender Violence: Methods and Meaning. A short course conducted by the University of London in February 2019 at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
  • Health care Responding to Violence and Abuse (HERA), International Research Workshop, Organized by University of Kathmandu in January 2019 at Dhulikhel, Nepal.
  • Strategies for Managing Cooperatives in Global Environment. Education Workshop, Organized by Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management April 2017 at Pune, India.
  • Qualitative Research Methods: The purpose and nature of qualitative research, Specific methods of data collection and analysis and critical appraisal methods; an online course conducted by Professor Margaret (Mags) C. Watson, Watson Research & Training Limited, UK, November 2020
  • Health care Responding to Violence and Abuse (HERA), International Research Workshop, Organized by South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration in February 2020, Sri Lanka.
  • Overview on Qualitative Research Methods, Organized by Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in June 2019, University of Peradeniya.