President of the Young Social Scientists Association of the National Science Foundation in 2018
Member at International Association for Social Sciences and Humanities (IASSH) from 2022.
Appointed as the chief examiner for the subject on ‘Communication and Media Studies’ in the General Certificate of Education: Advanced Level (G.C.E A/L) examination for the evaluation panel in Kalutara in 2020 and in Colombo in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Member of the committee of the lesson writing for the General Certificate of Education: Advanced Level (G.C.E A/L) syllabus in Media and Communication Studies at the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 2019.
Member of the academic panel of experts who worked on the report of the assessment of the broadcast ratings system in Sri Lanka in 2016 commissioned by the Department of Government Information, Ministry of Finance and Mass Media.
Member of the panel of experts who work on the ethical guidelines for reporting on children in 2024 commissioned by the National Child Protection Authority.
Member of the panel of experts who work on the Draft bill of National Institute of Media Studies and Research in 2021 commissioned by the Ministry of Mass Media.
Member of the committee on establishment of the Chartered Institute for journalists commissioned by the Ministry of Mass Media in 2021.
Member of the committee on establishment of the media council commissioned by the Ministry of Mass Media in 2022.
Member of the committee on drafting the code of ethics for women, children and marginalized groups commissioned by the Ministry of Mass Media in 2024.
Principle Supervisor for the Science Research Projects Competition (SRPC) 2021 organized by the National Science Foundation.
Took responsibility for evaluation of answer scripts of the University Grants Commission Examination for the recruitment of Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Registrars held on 4th and 5th April 2009.
Member of the board of directors of National Secretariat for Media Reforms (2017- to date)
Reviewer, program review of external degree programs conducted by the UGC in 2022.
Member of the Curriculum revision committee of FAHSS- Communication appointed by the UGC in 2024.
Contributions:
Contributions to the university
Served as an Acting Head of the Department of Social Studies in December 2019.
Chair of the Faculty Research Committee from May 2024.
Chair of the Quality Assurance committee of the Department of Social Studies from 2020.
Appointed as the chair/ convener of the Humanities and Social Sciences discipline of the Open University Research Sessions 2023 (OURS 2023)
Serving as the faculty representative for the IT committee from 2020.
Serving as the faculty representative for the Board of Management for CENTRE FOR NATIONAL ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION SERVICE (C-NODES) from 2022
Serving as the Department representative for the University Course Development committee from 2023.
Served as a member of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences from 2017 to 2022.
Served as an organizing committee member of the Student symposium at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2019.
Served as the chair of the committee of publicity and promotion of the Student symposium at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2017.
Served as a member of the institutional review working committee (criterion 10) at the OUSL in 2019.
Served as a member of the SER programme review committee (criterion 1) at the Department of Social Studies in 2017.
Served as a faculty representative for the industry Liaison Center at the OUSL from 2017-2020.
Served as the faculty representative for the New OMIS committee from 2021 to 2022.
Main coordinator of the video production team and the director for the video clip on BA degree in Social Sciences that facilitates the student registration for the academic year 2020/ 2021.
Member of the faculty prospectus committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2019.
Served as a QIG Course Team Manager for the course material development in level 5 in Communication studies in the BA degree programme in Social Sciences in 2016.
Served as a member of the Mohapola and Bursary Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2015-2017).
Served as a department representative for the Mohapola and Bursary Committee from 2015 to 2019.
Made a presentation on ‘Issues in Internet adoption among rural communities in Sri Lanka’ in the monthly faculty communication of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on 1st of June 2015.
Served as a member of the registration Committee in the Department of Social Studies in academic years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2018/2019 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.
Counseling students at the time of registration and conducting pre-orientation sessions/ orientations mainly in Colombo center from 2008 to date.
Participating in orientations, tutor clinics and student awareness programmes etc. in Matara regional center in 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019 & 2020.
Served as a chairperson of the Board of Survey in 2015 for the VC’s office, RES office, PIO and Operations divisions in the OUSL.
Served as a member of the student inquiry committee on preliminary investigation on the accident of organising a New Year festival at the university without obtaining the prior approval from the Vice- chancellor in 2016.
Served as a member of the committee to conduct a preliminary investigation on violation of student discipline – fight between two students’ group in 2018.
Member of the panel of judges to the Sarasavi Prathibha progrmme – 2019 inter university students’ talent competition conducted by the Arts Council of Sri Lanka.
Served as a Vice President, Public Relations at the Toastmasters club, OUSL in 2018
Served as a Vice President, Membership at the Toastmasters club, OUSL in 2017
Member of the main committee of the restructuring the BA Degree in Social Sciences and department restructuring in 2020 – as the QC chair of the department. Also, a member of the Sub-Committee to sort out the nature and the title of the proposed BA degree programme and a member of the Advocacy Committee of the restructuring the BA degree in Social Sciences.
Member of the Subcommittee- AAOU2021 session coordinators
Member of the Faculty committee for providing comments on proposed changes to Procedural Manual for Final examinations in 2021.
Member of the Faculty sub committee for providing comments/ observations on Revised Classification of Types of Online Courses delivered at the Open University of Sri Lanka
Advisor/ observer and evaluator of the LLB selection test conducted by the Open University of Sri Lanka
The representative of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Exco member of the Open University Teachers’s Association- OUTA (2023/2024)
The moderator of the discussion on “protecting the culture of democratic media as a highest priority in nation building” conducted by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in collaboration with the Research Unit of the Open University of Sri Lanka on 8th September 2023.
The resource person of the discussion on the novel “Rogin Madha Nirogiwa” conducted by the Library of the Open University of Sri Lanka.
Resource person for the Pre conference workshop on ‘How to complete a PhD successfully’ conducted by the HSS subcommittee of the Open University Research Session 2023 (OURS 2023) on 8th NOV 2023.
Chair of the Session on Humanities and Social Sciences(HSS) of the Open University Research Session 2023 (OURS 2023) on 10th NOV 2023.
Chair of an examination offence committee handled by the Examination Division of the Open University of Sri Lanka in 2023
National and International Levels
Visiting lecturer for the courses on “Principles of Communication” and “Media History” in BA degree in Media Studies from 2007 to 2010 and also visiting lecturer for the course on “New Media” in the MA in Media and Communication Studies of the Sri Palee campus of the University of Colombo in 2016.
Conducted the lectures for the module on “New Media Communications” in the Executive MSC in Mass Communication of the CICRA Campus from 2019 to date
Conducted some guest lectures at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism in 2018.
Conducted a guest lecture on “New Media Communications” for the Higher Diploma in Media and Communication Studies conducted by the Sri Lanka Press Council on the 10th December 2020 and a guest lecture on ” Traditional folk media in Sri Lanka: Uses and practices” on the 10th of April 2021 and a guest lecture on “Social Media” on 09th September 2023.
Resource person for the discussion on “Importance of Media Regulation” on the 10th of June 2021 conducted by the Sri Lanka press Council.
Resource person for the discussion on “The Social Responsibility of Media, Impact of citizen journalism and the future of Sri Lanka” on the 23rd of June 2021 conducted by the Department of Government Information.
Resource person for the discussion on “Modern mass media, social media and world trends in media regulations” on the 11th of July 2021 conducted by the Department of Government Information.
Made a presentation titled” The role of traditional forms of communication for empowering agricultural related livelihood in rural Sri Lanka” on the 5th of July conducted by the Faculty Research Committee, OUSL
Made a presentation titled” The impact of Television on Education in rural Sri Lanka during Covid 19 Pandemic” on the 16th of July conducted by the Academic Circle, OUSL .
Resource person for the Drug awareness campaign for school students in 2022
Resource person for the Social Media awareness programme conducted for the women candidates during the election in 2023.
Resource person for the discussion on ” Social Media Regulation” on the 12th of June 2021 conducted by the Purawasi Hada organization.
Resource person for the discussion on ‘Girl child and future women in 2025’ on the 22nd of October 2021 on Real life TV
Resource person for the discussion on ” World Women’s day 2022″ on the 8th of March 2022 on Real Life TV.
Resource person for the discussion on ” World poetry day 2022″ on the 28th of March 2022 on Real Life TV.
Resource person for the workshop on “Communication and Media for O/L students”, session on “Traditional media”, session on “Social Media”, session on “Communication and Media for A/L students” and motivational speech in 2021 conducted by Taxila Central College in Horana.
Resource person for the workshop conducted by Zahira College, Maradana for the A/L students who follow Communication and Media subject on 27th September 2022.
Member of the panel of judges to the Research Video Competition conducted by the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Peradeniya in 2022 and 2023.
Scientific committee member to the 11th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2024), 10th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2023) 9th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2022), the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2021) , the 7th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2020), 6th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2019) and to the 5th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2018) conducted by the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM).
Chair, Session on Communication and Media Studies of the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICOSS 2021).
The country coordinator, moderator and panel speaker to the 9th International conference on Social Sciences 2022 (ICOSS 2022)
The country coordinator and the chair of the session on Communication Studies of the 10th International conference on Social Sciences 2023 (ICOSS 2023)
The rapporteur of the discussion on Access to Information and Internet Freedom in South Asia conducted by FACTUM in collaboration with the UNESCO.
Evaluation panel member and the session chair for the session on ‘Social Media, Feminisms and Entertainment’ at the World Conferences on Women’s Studies, 2017, 2019, 2023 and 2024 in Colombo.
Key note speaker, ICOSSHTech 2021 conference organized by the National University of Malaysia.
Guest at the Annual prize giving of the Taxila Central College. Horana in 2022.
Chief Guest at the Perfect Day of the Mahinda Rajapaksha College, Homagama in 2023.
Member of the panel of judges to the scholarship programme conducted by the Makandura Foundation in 2024.
Resource person for the Janani programme conducted by the CaFFE Sri Lanka on Use of Social Media during the election in 2023
Resource person for the training session organized by the Ministry of Mass Media and UNDP for the provincial journalists in December 2023 and 2024.
Chair, session on Education, Technology and Innovation of the 1st International Research Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches (IRCIA 2024) of the Nāgānanda International Institute for Buddhist Studies in August 2024.
Guest Speaker at the 5th International Conference on Social Sciences conducted by Green Publishers in collaboration with Poltex Campus in Indonesia on 2oth August 2024, titled “THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATION IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY”
Resource person for the discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of social media conducted by the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka in July 2024
Participated as the chief guest for the prefects’ investiture ceremony – 2024 at Ananda Balika Girls School in Kotte.
Resource person for the discussion on Digital literacy and social media regulations done for the documentary produced by the Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo in 2023.
Resource person for the discussion on the impact of new media on society conducted by the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka in April 2024.
Resource person for the training session on Media Ethics- Privacy for the provincial journalists in January 2024.
Resource person for the workshop on the Online Safety Act conducted by the Media Law Forum in June 2024
Resource person for the discussion on “The Online Safety Act” organized by the Sri Lanka Press Council on 19th March 2024.
Instructor for the media literacy programme conducted by American Center Colombo and Rainbow Resources Lanka (Gte) Ltd. in 2021.
Assistant producer (trainee) of the “Watarauma” and “Irida Aubovan” programmes at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in 2006.
Conducted a guest lecture on “ICT and development” at the University of Colombo, on 25th October 2015.
Resource person for the public seminar on “Media and right of journalists” in Galle and Negombo commissioned by the National Secretariat for Media Reforms (NSMR) in Sri Lanka in 2018
Conducted a guest lecture on ‘Issues in Internet adoption among rural women in Sri Lanka’ of the Tun Fatimah Hashim Women’s Leadership Center of the National University of Malaysia on 08th January 2014.
Participated in Vietnam Women discussion forum conducted by the Tun Fatimah Hashim Women’s Leadership Center of the National University of Malaysia on 15th November 2013.
Vice secretary of the “Amigos club IZISH” of the National University of Malaysia in 2011/2012.
Participated in the Malay poem competition under international category in the National University of Malaysia and obtained 3rd place on October 2011.
Participated in the International food festival in the National University of Malaysia on December 2012.
TV and Radio Programmes
Resource person for the ‘Malpara’ TV programme on the ITN on 8th August 2017.
Resource person for the ‘Salmal Yaya’ TV programme on the ITN on 16th August 2017.
Resource person for the ‘ITN 38th Anniversary’ TV programme on the ITN on 5th June 2017.
Resource person for the ‘Rise and Shine’ TV programme on the Eye channel on t 22nd January 2019.
Resource person for the special radio programme on “Media and Children” on the Lak FM channel in 2018.
Resource person for the “Radio Kata” radio programme on the ITN radio channel in 2018.
Participated in a TV programme on “International Students in Malaysia’ on TV3 Malaysia as a resource person in 2012.
Participated in a radio interview on ‘Malaysian media’’ on Radio Midas in Malaysia in 2012.
Resource person for the discussion on ” Music for mental health” on 13th March 2022.
Resource person for the discussion on ” World Women’s day 2022″ on 8th of March 2022 on Real Life TV.
Resource person for the “Talking books” programme on Derana 24 channel on 6th August 2021 and on the 5th of March 2022 (two different programmes).
Resource person for the ” Senehasa programme on the student and teacher relationship” on Derana 24 channel on 21st March 2022.
Resource person for the “Nugasewana- positive thinking” programme on Rupavahini channel on 29th April 2022.
Resource person for the ” Senehasa poya day programme on good practices” on Derana 24 channel on 14th June 2022.
Resource person for the discussion on ” Media literacy” for Livisariya programme on Charana TV on 21st June 2022.
Resource person for the discussion on ” Family communications” for Adharaneeya Jeewithaya programme on Siyatha TV 7th July 2022.
Resource person for the voice cut on Media ethics for the SLRC news on 7th July 2022.
Resource person for the discussion on the issues faced by women in the contemporary society on 121Sanda TV on 4th October 2022
Resource person for the discussion on the impact of new media on children on Siyatha TV on 6th October 2022
Resource person for the ” Senehasa programme on Benefits of Reading” on Derana 24 channel on 2nd of November 2022.
Resource person for the TV programme on Gaja TV on 17th of November 2022.
Resource person for the discussion on the impact of media on women in managing the financial situation within the family on Siyatha TV on 18th January 2023.
Resource person for the discussion on the impact of social media on women on Siyatha TV on 10th March 2023.
Resource person for the programme on International women’s day on Hiru TV on 8th March 2023.
Resource person for the Prabashwari programme on Welenda Sevaya on 10th March 2023.
Resource person for the programme on International women’s day on the Open university you tube channel on 8th March 2023.
Resource person for the “Ree 10 and Gee 10” music programme on Siyata Radio on 17th April 2023
Resource person for the “Premathatakaya” music programme on Lakhada Radio in 15th May 2023
Resource person for the “Subarathi programme” on Child Psychology and the relationship with adults on Swadeshiya Sevaya on 23rd April 2023
Resource person for the “Jathika Mehewara” programme on “The new trends, regulations and impact of social media in the contemporary world” on Sirasa TV on 17th May 2023.
Resource person for the “Jathika Mehewara” programme on “The proposed media regulation act” on Sirasa TV on 13th June 2023.
Resource person for the “Jana Hada” programme on “The proposed media regulation act” on TNL on 12th June 2023.
Resource person for the “Prbathya” programme on “the impact of Social media on youth” on Swadeshiya Sevaya on 09th August 2023.
Resource person for the “Mee Badhu Sithuwili” Programme on Lak FM on 22nd February 2024
Resource person for the “Madhuwanthi Gee Dahana” Programme on Swadeshiya Sevaya on 07th March 2024.
Resource person for the “Jathika Mehewara” programme on “The Online Safety Act” on Sirasa TV on 15th March 2024.
Resource person for the” Ranarawaya” Programme on ” Media and Society” on Swadeshiya Sevaya on 19th April 2024.
Resource person for the voice cut on AI for the SLRC news on 12th April 2024.
Resource person for the discussion on the Online Safety Act on the Life Traveler channel on 17th June 2024.
Resource person for the programme on Traditional Folk Communications on VAPA TV on 25th July 2024
Resource person for the programme on Family Communications on Swadesiya Sewaya on 15th July 2024
Resource person for the SANKATHANA programme on Media Ethics and Media Regulations on Swadesiya Sewaya on 1stJuly 2024
Resource person for the Rasing Lady programme on Gaja TV in August 2024
Resource person for the programme on Social media and Family relationships on Swadesiya Sewaya on 02nd August 2024
Resource person for the Happening Now programme on the role of Media in the election on Sirasa TV on 22nd August 2024
Reviewing the papers, articles, extended abstracts and abstracts
Editorial Board Member, Partners Universal International Research Journal, India from 2021
Editorial Board Member, International Innovation Journal from 2023
Editorial Board Member, Partners Universal Innovative Research Publication from 2023
Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Communicology published by the Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo from 2024.
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Coordination and Management in Sustainable Development (IJCMSD) from 2022
Reviewer, Journal of Media and Communication Studies and International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, The International Journal of Humanities Education, Journal of Literary Humanities, and Arts in Society Journal collection of the Common Ground Research Network, USA from 2017
Reviewer, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , ELSEVIER from 2021
Reviewer, Sage Open Journal from 2022
Reviewer, Cogent Education, Taylor and Francis from 2023
Reviewer, Qeios publications from 2023
Reviewer, Asian Review of Social Sciences, India from 2021
Reviewer, Journal of Social Sciences, National Science Foundation from 2019
Reviewer, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies published by the Faculty of Graduate Studies
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka from 2022
Reviewer, The Open public health journal in 2020
Reviewer, OUSL Journal from 2021
Reviewer, Vistas Journal published by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Open University of Sri Lanka from 2022
Reviewer, International Journal of Communicology, Sri Palee Campus from 2021
Reviewer, The Sri Lanka Journal of Communication, Department of Mass Media, University of Kelaniya from 2024.
Reviewer, Qubahan Academic Journal from January 2021
Reviewer, KnowEx Social Sciences journal from 2023
Reviewer, Open University Research Sessions and International Research Sessions at the OUSL from 2015
Reviewer, International symposium on Gender Equity and Equality-2017 conducted by Eastern University with the support of UNESCO
Reviewer, the Student Research Symposium, 2017 and 2019 conducted by the Research committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Open University of Sri Lanka.
Reviewer, National policy document on ‘Rebuilding Public Trust: An assessment of the Media Industry and Profession in Sri Lanka’ published by the Secretariat for Media Reforms in 2016.
Panelist and reviewer for the RTI conferences conducted by the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media in 2016 and in 2018.
Reviewer, International conference on Social and Cultural Nexus and Technology conducted by the National Science Foundation in 2019 (abstracts and full papers)
Reviewer, the 23rd Annual International Postgraduate Research Conference conducted by the Faculty of Graduate studies of the University of Kelaniaya in 2023
Reviewer, the 10th World Conference on Women’s Studies, 2024 conducted by the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM).
Reviewer, Annual International Research Symposium (AIRS) of the Sri Palee Campus-2024
Reviewer, 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches held at the Nāgānanda International Institute for Buddhist Studies
Reviewer, 17th KDU International Research Conference 2024
Reviewer, IRCHSS 2025, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Reviewer, The International Research Conference of the Open University of Sri Lanka from 2015.
Programme Coordination:
BA Degree in Social Sciences – Level 4 (From August 2019 to Up to now)
MA in Development Studies and Public Police – Level 9 (From August 2016 to August 2019 )
Certificate in Social Sciences – Level 1 (From December 2018 to June 2019)
BA Degree in Social Sciences – Level 4 (old syllabus)From January 2015 to 2016 August
BA Degree in Social Sciences – Level 4 (old syllabus)From 2009 to 2011
English for Social Sciences – administrative coordinator (From 2007- 2009)
