{"id":12,"date":"2016-01-22T04:28:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T22:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eng.mgt.sjp.ac.dev\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:35:46","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/user.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Dr. L.  Wijewardene<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p style='font-size: 18px;'>Coordinator<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:lishanthi@sjp.ac.lk'>lishanthi@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : 39 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/lishanthi'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/user.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Dr. F. M.  Irshad<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade I<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:mufeedairshad@sjp.ac.lk'>mufeedairshad@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : 313 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage II<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/mufeedairshad'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/182.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Dr. B. A. S. D.  Bamunusinghe<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade I<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:sepalibamunusinghe@sjp.ac.lk'>sepalibamunusinghe@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : 409 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage III<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/sepalibamunusinghe'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/p><ul style='margin-bottom: 0px;'><li style=''>TESL<\/li><li style=''> Applied Linguistics<\/li><li style=''> Discourse Analysis<\/li><\/ul><span style='margin-left: 40px;'>and more ...<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/176.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Ms. U. A. N. U.  Ariyadasa<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:nadeeka@sjp.ac.lk'>nadeeka@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : BEC 37 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/nadeeka'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/p><ul style='margin-bottom: 0px;'><li style=''>Thematically - TESL<\/li><li style=''> EMI<\/li><li style=''> language and identity \r\nMethodologically - critical discourse analysis<\/li><\/ul><span style='margin-left: 40px;'>and more ...<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/227.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Mr. Indumini Kaviratne<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:kaviratne@sjp.ac.lk'>kaviratne@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : BEC 38 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/kaviratne'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/user.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Mrs. P. V. N.  Perera<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:vishwara@sjp.ac.lk'>vishwara@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : 45 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/vishwara'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/p><ul style='margin-bottom: 0px;'><li style=''>English as a second language<\/li><li style=''> Education and policy planning<\/li><li style=''> Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)<\/li><\/ul><span style='margin-left: 40px;'>and more ...<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/419.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Dr. D. G. R. P.  Dharmawardene<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:prasadini@sjp.ac.lk'>prasadini@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : 507 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage II<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/prasadini'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/user.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Ms. P A T R Ponnamperuma<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:radhika@sjp.ac.lk'>radhika@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : BCC 134 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/radhika'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/p><ul style='margin-bottom: 0px;'><li style=''>I am interested in Applied Linguistics<\/li><li style=''> especailly in second language learning and teaching. In second language learning the area of learner attributes in language learning along with different teaching methods to elivate the learning process is of paramount interst to me.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/235.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Mrs. M R Lowe<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Instructor in English<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:michelle@sjp.ac.lk'>michelle@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/michelle'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style='width: 100%; height: 25px; border-top: 2px dotted #aaa;'><\/div><div class='row' style='padding-bottom: 30px;'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 text-center' id='picbox'><img class='stafflist' style='width: 200px; height: 200px; border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px;' src='https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/usr_imgs\/420.png' \/><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12' id='detailsbox'><div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12'><p style='font-weight: bold; margin: 0; font-size: 24px;'>Ms. P.  S.  Manthrirathna<\/p><\/div><div class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><p>Lecturer (Temporary)<\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Email : <a href='mailto:prabhanisachinthana@sjp.ac.lk'>prabhanisachinthana@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p><p style='font-size: 14px;'>Office : BCC 134 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage I<\/p><p><a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bcu\/staff\/prabhanisachinthana'><button style=' background: #530303; color: white; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 3px 3px #aaa;'>View Profile<\/button><\/a><\/p><\/div><div id='researchinterestcolumn' class='col-sm-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. L. WijewardeneCoordinatorEmail : lishanthi@sjp.ac.lkOffice : 39 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage IView ProfileDr. F. M. IrshadSenior Lecturer Grade IEmail : mufeedairshad@sjp.ac.lkOffice : 313 - Sri Soratha Mandiraya Stage IIView ProfileDr. B. A. S. D. 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