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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
- Assistant Professor / Head - School of Psychology
- Visiting lecturer - Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo - 2010 to date
- Counselling Psychologist - 2006 to date
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, SAITM 2013 - 2018
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Colombo Institute of Research and Psychology 2012 - 2013
- Programme officer - Mental Health - VSO Sri Lanka 2006 - 2008 /2010 - 2012
- Research Officer - Peace Unit, CHA Sri Lanka - 2005 - 2006
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD, University of Colombo (2021)
- Master of Counselling, Victoria University, Melbourne (2019 - 2020)
- MSc: Issues in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Abnormal Psychology), University of Worcester, UK (2008 -2009)
- BA (First Class Hons) Psychology, University of Peradeniya (2001 - 2005)
- Diploma in Counselling, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya (2004 - 2005)
- ICTHE, SAITM (2015 - 2017)
- ICTHE, SLIIT (2021 - 2022)
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Australia Awards Scholarship: 2-year Full scholarship for Master of Counselling course at Victoria University, Melbourne 2019 – 2020
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to University of Worcester, UK: Full Scholarship for master's level studies in Psychology 2008-2009
- University Scholarship (University of Peradeniya): Academic Excellence at the Bachelor of Arts Examination 2004/2005 [Best Results in Psychology with First Class Pass]
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Common factors in Counselling
- Shyness
- Death and death-related anxiety
- Group dynamics
Memberships
- Sri Lanka Psychological Association
- Australian Counselling Association: International Member (IN1522)
- Professional Counsellors Association of Sri Lanka: Secretary (Membership # 170075)
- Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Advisory Panel Member [2021 – 2023]
- Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLASS)
- Sri Lanka Association of Australia Awards Alumni (SLAAAA)
RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Transportation engineering
"The transportation engineering research group is a multidisciplinary research unit that investigates sustainable and safe mobility covering land, water, and air transportation. Current research focuses on intelligent transportation systems which provide innovative services for road users enabling more coordinated, safer, and 'smarter' use of transport networks.
Possible mitigating options for traffic congestion in the urban road network and asset management systems focusing road rehabilitation and maintenance works are being studied
Areas: Modeling and simulation of Transportation systems, Traffic Engineering, Pavement materials and structural design, Traffic safety, Human Factors, Infrastructure engineering, Urban engineering"
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
- The role of common factors in counselling in determining therapist competency in Sri Lanka
PUBLICATIONS
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Loss, Death and Grieving in Sri Lankan Context
Abeysinghe, A.M.N.D.,
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On culture and shyness: A cross-cultural study comparing shyness in Great Britain and Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, A.M.N.D.,
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Essential Therapeutic Skills for Mental Health Practitioners: Adaptation of the Enhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic (ENACT) Factors Scale in Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, A.M.N.D,
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Humour as an Effective Pedagogical Tool in Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, A.M.N.D. & Atapattu, M.G.,
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Role of common factors in counselling in determining therapist competency in Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, A. M. N. D., Kohrt, B. A., Galappatti, A.,
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Family systems therapy in Sri Lanka during and after COVID 19
Abeysinghe, A. M. N. D, Ekanayake, E.S.,
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Improving the understanding of safe-sex behaviours with the use of two models in health psychology
Abeysinghe, N. , “Senior Professor Kulasena Vidanagamage Felicitation Volume” , pp. 252-261
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Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers, by the World Health Organisation in 2011(Sinhala Translation)
Abeysinghe, N. Kulathunga, S.,
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Supporting an Enabling Environment for Peace in Sri Lanka (Peace Audit 2006)
Abeysinghe, N., Dressel, D., Jaleel, F., Kulathunga, S., Sarveswaran, K., Thaheer, M. ,
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Where ethics and culture collide: Dilemmas in training and delivery of counselling services in Sri Lanka
Abeysinghe, N., & Ekanayake, E.S. ,
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Drawing in or ruling out "Family?" – The evolution of the Family Systems Approach in Sri Lanka
Ekanayake, E.S., Abeysinghe N. ,
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Geographical Frame of Reference and Dangerous Intergroup Attitudes: A Double-Minority Study in Sri Lanka
Schaller, M. & Abeysinghe A.M.N.D, “Political Psychology” , pp. 615-631
