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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
Naren is an accomplished academic and researcher with over 8 years of teaching experience and expertise in psychology, education, and management. Notably, Naren has played varied roles in successfully managing, developing, and/or delivering franchised psychology and management programs of prestigious European institutions including Coventry University, Northampton University, Liverpool John Moores University, Vern Polytechnic, and London Metropolitan University.
As a PhD-trained researcher, Naren has a notable record of research publications that dive deep into macro-social aspects of Sri Lankan politics and governance. He also has pioneered research on psychometrics and possesses expertise in various statistical tools including SPSS, Jamovi, and R. He is a distinguished academic and researcher with a solid educational foundation from the United States and Malaysia where he earned four degrees including a Ph.D.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
BA Psychology (Minor: Sociology) - Winona State University, MN, USA - 2013
MSc in Applied Psychology - Coventry University, UK - 2016
MS Educational Leadership (K-12) - Winona State University, MN, USA - 2018
PhD Management - Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia - 2024
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Crosscultural Outreach Scholarship - Awarded from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System for BA Psychology - 2011
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Psychological, Social, and Behavioral Sciences International Partner Award for Supporting Student Achievement Presented by Dr. Time Jones, Head of School of Psychological, Social, and Behavioral Sciences of Coventry University, and Dr. Craig Blyth, Associated Head of School, Internationalization, Coventry University. (2017)
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Crosscultural Outreach Scholarship - Awarded from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System for MS Education Leadership (K-12) - 2018.
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Best Presenter - ICAP-H 2nd Annual Conference at Muhammadiya Malang University in Indonesia (26th August 2023).
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Best Presenter - SICASH 2024 - Sri Lanka Institute of Information and Technology (4th December 2024).
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Psychometrics, race relations and minority groups, leadership education, psychotherapy, psycholinguistics, and public-health research.
Memberships
- PsiChi - International Honor Society of Psychology - Since 2013 - Winona Chapter
- British Psychological Society - Graduate Member (MBPsS) - (2016 - 2020) - Devision for Researchers, Academics, and Teachers in Psychology (DART-P).
RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Advancing Professional Practice: Assessment and Growth of Counselling Skills
This research cluster explores the assessment and enhancement of counselling skills, integrating AI tools to support professional development, skill evaluation, and reflective practice in diverse therapeutic contexts.
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Selvaratnam, N. C., Selvaratnam, N. D., Acker, P., Lanter, Dharmaratne, S., Acker, P. (2024). Sri Lanka’s Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) Research: Evaluating Data Sources and Methodological Approaches. (Pending Review, Trauma Care), Collaborative research with Stanford University, Emergency Medicine. Protocol Registered at PROSPERO.
- Selvaratnam, N. D. (2023). How to Run Essential Analyses in R Studio: For First Year Undergraduate Students with No Background in Programming, Second Edition, Deep Haven Counseling: Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Selvaratnam, N. D. & Selvaratnam, N. C. (2025). Subject matter experts (SMEs), reliability, and the Delphi method: Revisiting guidelines of consensus in healthcare decision-making.
