Dr.(Mrs). DS Wijerathne obtained his Bachelor of Design degree (B.Des)(2000-2004), Specialized in fashion designing, with a first-class Faculty of Architectures, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She completed her MPhil in OUSL, related to the area “Fashion Illustration Communication System” and completed CTHE attached to the OUSL in the year 2014. She completed her Ph.D. at Tiangong university, Tianjin, China, related to the area of ” Smart Clothing & Sensor Development” in the year 2021. She is presently working as the Head of the Department of Textile & Apparel Technology with effect from 1st of March 2021.
After obtaining the first degree, She worked as a Visiting Lecturer (2004/2005) in the Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, and worked as a fashion designer and product developer at the Artolife sample room, Nugegoda from 2005-2007. After joining as the Consultant and Temporary lecturer to develop Fashion Designing and Product Development degree program related to the Department of Textile and Apparel technology-OUSL, Nawala in the year 2008, she was appointed as Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department in 2009 and promoted to the post-Senior Lecturer (GII) in the year 2014. Moreover, she works as a visiting lecturer for the University of Visual and Performing Arts during the years 2015 to 2017.
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