Assistant Librarian
hansamali@lib.rjt.ac.lk
+9425 2266 694 / +9471 9030 418
Education
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- BSc. (Hons) in Health Promotion Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2019)
Professional Qualifications
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- Completed the Data to Policy training programme conducted by the Ministry of Health and the Bloomberg Philanthropies (2022)
- Completed the certificate course on Implementing World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) conducted by the Global center for good governance in tobacco control (2021)
- Completed the certificate course on Counselling on Tobacco and Alcohol and other Drugs Prevention conducted by the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (2021)
- Completed the certificate course on Counselling on Tobacco and Alcohol and other Drugs Prevention conducted by the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (2021)
- Completed the virtual training workshop on Telephone Counselling conducted by the World Health Organization (2021)
- Completed the workshop on Epidemiological Methods for Global Mental Health Research conducted by the University of Bristol, UK (2019)
- Completed the certificate course on Computer Applications conducted by the National Youth Services Council (2013)
Memberships of Professional Bodies/Associations
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- Member – University Librarians’ Association
- Coordinator – University Calendar 2024 preparation Committee, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
- Coordinator – Self Evaluation Report preparation committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
- Former Coordinator -Ethics Review Committee of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
- Former Coordinator – Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2020 (National level survey conducted by the World Health Organization, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, and the Department of Census and Statistics)
- Former Coordinator – National Symposium on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention, 2021,2022 conducted by the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
Research Interests
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- Digital Information Literacy
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- Library Outreach and Community Engagement
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- Public Health Informatics
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- Health Data Analytics
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- Public Health Policy studies
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- Health Economics
Subjects
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- Information Science
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- Public Health
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- Health Policy
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- Health Economics
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Appointments
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- Assistant Librarian, Main Library, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (From September 2023 to present)
- Research Officer, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Ministry of Health (From September 2020 to August 2023).
- Temporary Demonstrator, Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (From June 2019 to July 2020).
Publications
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- Wickramasooriya, H., Jayasinghe, K., Kumara, S., & Guruge, D. (2021). Enabling security forces as change agents in empowering and mobilizing local communities towards tobacco control. 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (p. 63). Bangkok, Thailand: Medical Association Thailand.
- Wickramasooriya, H., Wanninayake, A., Vidhanapathirana, J., Chulasiri, P., Mahesh, D., Jayarathne, S., & Rajapaksa, S. (2021). An assessment on public opinion towards selected key tobacco regulations in Sri Lanka. National Symposium on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention (p. 43). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol.
- Wickramasooriya, H., Wanninayake, A., Vidhanapathirana, J., Chulasiri, P., Mahesh, D., Jayarathne, S., & Rajapaksa, S. (2021). An assessment on public opinion towards selected key alcohol regulations in Sri Lanka. National Symposium on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention (p. 47). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol.
- Airawansa, A., Soysa, D., Baduge, N., Wickramasooriya, H.,Perera, S., Rathnayake, N., & Guruge, D. (2021). Raising awareness on economic burden and health impacts of tobacco smoking to reduce smoking behavior among constructing site workers in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (p. 76). Bangkok, Thailand: Medical Association Thailand.
- Gunasekara, S., Wanninayake, A., Wickramasooriya, H., Karunarathne, R., Rathnayake, N., Gunawardane, N., & Guruge, D. (2021). Involving, engaging and enabling selected group of school adolescents to take the leadership in reducing the attraction towards tobacco usage among students. 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (p. 100). Bangkok, Thailand: Medical Association Thailand.
- Wanninayake, A., Piyasiri, M., Anuradha, E., Wickramasooriya, H.,., & Rajapaksa, S. (2021). Benefits of introducing TESTSiM model for tobacco tax indexation in Sri Lanka. National Symposium on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention (p. 20). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol.
- Piyasiri, M., Wickramasooriya, H.,Jayasooriya, N., Perera, K., Rupasinghe, S., & Rajapaksa, S. (2021). A cross sectional study on exploring the prevalence and trends of smokeless tobacco usage with betel among Sri Lankan indigenous community. National Symposium on Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention (p. 33). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol.
- Wickramasooriya, H., Jayasinghe, K., Kumara, S., & Guruge, D. (2018). Effectiveness of Health Promotion Interventions in Reducing Tobacco Consumption among Military Groups through Improved Knowledge on Industrial Strategies and Harm. 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (p. 166). Bali, Indonesia: National Committee on Tobacco Control.
- Karunarathne, D., Wickramasooriya, H., Dilrukshi, C., Malshan, B., Madhushika, H., Kumara, S., & Guruge, D. (2018). Using Health Promotion Intervention to Change Positive Tobacco Image by Improving Skills to Identify Industry Strategies among School Age Adolescents. 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (p. 282). Bali, Indonesia: National Committee on Tobacco Control.
- Karunarathne, D., Wickramasooriya, H., ., Dilrukshi, C., Malshan, B., Madhushika, H., Kumara, S., & Guruge, D. (2017). Effectiveness of health promotion interventions for addressing determinants of risk to non-communicable diseases among adolescents in Mihintale, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases (p. 16). Chndigarh, India: World NCD Congress.
- Karunarathne, D., Wickramasooriya, H., Dilrukshi, C., Madhushika, C., Malshan, B., Madhushika, H., Guruge, D. (2017). Effectiveness of interventional questionnaire in deglamorizing the image of tobacco users and analyzing the knowledge on company strategies among adolescents in Mihintale, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases (p.83). Chandigarh, India: World NCD Congress.
- Wickramasooriya, H., Kumara, S., Kithalawaarachchi, S., & Guruge, D. (2017). Effectiveness of health promotion interventions to reduce risk of non-communicable diseases by addressing selected determinants among military groups in North Central province, Sri Lanka . International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases (p. 14). Chandigarh, India: World NCD Congress.
- Wickramasooriya, H., Karunarathne, D., Dilrukshi, C., Malshan, B., Madhushika, H., Kumara, S., & Guruge, D. (2017). Effectiveness of health promotion interventions for addressing determinants of risk to non-communicable diseases among adolescents in Mihintale, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases (pp. 84-85). Chandigarh, India: World NCD Congress.
