Dr. Asha Wettasinghe

Ph.D. (Col), MSc. (Pera), BSc. (Hons) in Physiotherapy (Col), CTHE (Col), SEDA (UK)

Senior Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences,

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dr. Asha Wettasinghe obtained her BSc. in Physiotherapy (Hons) degree from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2011 with a first class. She joined the faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 2013 as a lecturer in the Department of Allied Health Sciences.

She completed a MSc. in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Peradeniya in 2017. She completed CTHE and SEDA accreditation for training in higher education in 2014.

She obtained her Ph.D. from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2020.  Her study focused on development and validation of a falls risk assessment tool for diabetes older adults. She received research grants from the University of Colombo for her PhD.

Her research interests are Neurophysiotherapy with a special interest in falls and balance in elderly. She completed a research methodology training at the Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, Australia in 2016.