{"id":12,"date":"2018-06-11T08:07:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T08:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/samudra.senarath\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:02:08","slug":"research-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/samudra.senarath\/index.php\/research-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Areas of Research Interest<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Educational Psychology<\/li><li class=\"\">Counseling Psychology<\/li><li class=\"\">Special Education<\/li><li class=\"\">Clinical Psychology<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Editorial Work<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">A member of the Editorial, 2nd International Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo ,2022<\/li><li class=\"\">A member of the  Editorial, 1st International Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo ,2022<\/li><li class=\"\">Counseling Editor Counselling Magazines- Professional Counselling Service Association \u2013 Faculty of Education - 2020 to date<\/li><li class=\"\">A member of the Editorial Board, Sri Lanka Journal of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2020<\/li><li class=\"\">Chief Editor- Counselling book -Professional Counselling Service Association-Faculty of Education-2019<\/li><li class=\"\">Chief Editor, Counselling Book, Vol 18. Counselling Service Association, Department of Educational Psychology, 2019<\/li><li class=\"\">Advisory Board Member, Counselling Magazine published by Counselling Service Association, Department of Educational Psychology, 2019 <\/li><li class=\"\">Research Grant Proposal reviewer, University of Peradeniya, 2021<\/li><li class=\"\">Research Grant proposal reviewer, Open University of Sri Lanaka,2018<\/li><li class=\"\">Research progress reviewer General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU),2019<\/li><li class=\"\">External Research Progress Reviewer, Research progress reviewer University of Jayawardenepura ,2018<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research (CJMR), 2021<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, International Journal of Communicology (IJC), 2021<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (IJMS),2020<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA),2020<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, Journal of Institute of Human Resource Advancement (JIHRA),2020<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, Kalyani Journal, University of Kelaniya, 2019<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer,  Books-Literature books submitted to the Literary Conversation Program conducted by Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2016<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, World Conference on Child and Youth, 2019<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer,Journal of Kalyani, university of Kelaniya, 2018<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, 2nd international Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jayawardana pura 2018<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, 2nd international Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of UGC Chsek write, 2018<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2014<\/li><li class=\"\">Reviewer, 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya , 2012<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Personal Research<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Teachers\u2019 Knowledge and attitudes towards the dyslexic children in Sri Lanka. 2014<\/li><li class=\"\">Effect of Psychological Intervention on Student Aggression. 2014<\/li><li class=\"\">Identification on Dyslexic Children in School Setting, Anxiety and Their Self-esteem 2013<\/li><li class=\"\">Need of psychological Counseling for university students\u2019 problems 2012<\/li><li class=\"\">Examination Stress and Coping ability of the Advanced Level Students 2011<\/li><li class=\"\">Students Aggression in Schools 2011<\/li><li class=\"\">PTSD and Coping Tsunami affected children and Adolescents 2010<\/li><li class=\"\">Mediator Intervention for Tsunami Affected Children 2007-2008<\/li><li class=\"\">Anxiety in War affected children and adolescents in Borderline Villages 2004<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Joint Research<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">A Review on Learning and Preparedness Education in Emergencies in Sri Lanka, EML consultants, Save the Children and Ministry of Education 2013<\/li><li class=\"\">International Research on deception, Charles Bond, a Researcher from the Department of Psychology, Taxas Christain University, Research study with professor Raja Gunawardena. 2003<\/li><li class=\"\">Research team member in School Based Assessment research project 2005, NEREC, Faculty of Education , University of Colombo<\/li><li class=\"\">Research team member General Ability Test Battery (GATB) 2005, NEREC, Faculty of Education, University of 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