(Senior Lecturer -Grade II)
BA (Hons) in Psychology (Peradeniya), Master of Social Work (Sri Lanka), Ph.D (China)Psychology and Counselling
Faculty of Health Sciences
Website RG GS
Head of the Department
Contact:
Select, Department of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka
Office: 112881000, Ext: 722
E-mail: hmche@ou.ac.lk herathchulani@yahoo.com
Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chulani-herath-64719b85/
Areas of Specialization:
Psychology, Social Work, Social Medicine and Health Management, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
Research interests:Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, Multidisciplinary Team Work in Hospital Settings, Psychiatric Social Work, Health Management, Policy and Service Delivery Systems
Affiliations:Member of the Research Working Group, Center for Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE), United Kingdom (2020). https://www.caipe.org/resources/research
Research Collaborator, Asian Research Institute of International Social Work, Shokutoku University, Japan
Council Member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED) 2019 – present
Secretory, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED) 2023
Member, Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists, National Science Foundation.
International Graduates Alumina Association, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Sri Lankan International Students Alumina Association, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Sri Lanka Representative of the research project on Internationalization & Indigenization of Social Work Education in Asia; Conducted by Social Work Research Institute Asian Center for Welfare in Society, Japan College of Social Work, Japan-(2013)
Member – Network of Professional Social Workers, An International Association connecting Social Workers globally.
Member – International Federation of Social Workers
Member – Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers (2006 up to date)
Member – Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc. 2014
Contributions:KEYNOTE SPEECH/GUEST LECTURES/INVITED TALKS
Keynote Speech on “Development of Disability and Rehabilitation Services in South Asia”, International Summit on Disability and Development: Achieving Disability Inclusive UN SDGs in Beijing, China on October 11,2018.
Webinar on Does the School Provide a Child-Friendly Environment – From the Book TOTTO CHAN, The Little Girl at the Window’ (2021), A Webinar organized by the Meraki Sri Lanka.
Webinar on Psychological Challengers and Opportunities Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), A Webinar organized by the Sri Lanka Foundation.
Invited Papers/Guest Lectures:
Chulani Herath (2011), Multidisciplinary Teamwork Practice, Training program for psychiatric social workers, Organized by World Health Organization, Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers, and National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda, Sri Lanka
Chulani Herath (2011), Role of Psychiatric Social Worker In-Patients and Out-Patients Care, Organized by People Rural Development Association (PRDA) Colombo and McGrill University, UK, National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda, Sri Lanka
Chulani Herath, (2012), Youth and Culture, Asian Youth Policy Conference in Sri Lanka, Organized by National Youth Council & National Youth Organizational Network
Chulani Herath (2016), Why important counseling? Sri Lanka Foundation Institute for the Inaugural session of the Diploma course in counseling
Chulani Herath (2017), Counseling as a Professional Service, Guest Lecture for the National Diploma in Counseling, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute
Chulani Herath (2018), Psycho-social Issues and Evidence based Counseling Intervention, Guest Lecture for the National Diploma in Counseling, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
Speaker
Indo Pacific International Seminar on “Importance of Education and Skills in Building A Better Nation,” curated in collaboration with the US General Consulate Hyderabad that focuses on capacity building of youth for a sustainable and inclusive future, 24th January 2022.
The 10th World Women University Presidents Forum to be held on September 2022, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China under the Theme: Building a Global Higher Education Community in the Post-pandemic Era.
Programme Coordination:BSc Honours in Psychology Degree Programme
Course Coordination:Level 3 – PLU 3204 – Ethics in Psychology/PLU3302 – Personality & Individual Differences/PLU3303 – Motivation & Emotion
Level 4 – PLU4310 – Educational Psychology
Level 5 – PLU5304 – Research Project Management
Level 6 – PLU6309 – Research Project/ PLU6303 – Applied Psychology/ PLU6306 – Current Trends in Psychology
Awards:AAOU – COL Fellowship 2022, 35th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities 2022, Asian Association of Open Universities Secretariate, Indonesia.
AAOU – COL Fellowship 2021, 34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities 2021, Asian Association of Open Universities Secretariate, Indonesia.
Best Paper Awards Finalists – Chulani Herath & G.P. Gamage (2021) Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Undergraduate students in the Open University of Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study, International Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities.
University Award – Honorary International Graduate – for Highest Achievement for the Doctoral Degree (2017), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China.
A Research Grant Awarded for the “Comparative Study of Interprofessional Education in Global Health Care: A Systematic Review” Published in Medicine (2016), The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2016YXMS215), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China.
Conference Grant for International Conference on Relationship and Experiences in Psychosis (2015), An International Dialogue, The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis, New York, USA.
Travel Award – 3rd International Conference on Asian Population Association (2015), Asian Population Association and University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chinese Government Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (2014), Chinese Government Scholarship Council -People’s Republic China.
Research Grant Awarded for the Evidence of Indigenization of Social Work Education in Sri Lanka under the International Joint Research Project on Internationalization & Indigenization of Social Work Education in Asia (2013), Social Work Research Institute Asian Center for Welfare in Society, Japan College of Social Work, Japan.
Fellowship to follow the Certificate Course in Community Driven Development (Capacity Building Training Program) (2013), Bala Vikasa People Development Training Center- Hyderabad, India & ISOPAR, Canada.
University Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2005), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
First Place awarded – Competition on Instrumental Music (Esraj), Thurunu Shakthi Tharunyye Saundarya Charikawa, Conducted by the National Youth Council, Ministry of Youth Affaires, Sri Lanka (1998).
Researches:Investigator – A research project on ‘Social Work Needs and Social Work Providers, (2020) Asian Research Institute for International Social Work (ARIISW), Shukutoku University, Japan
Investigator – A research project on “Evidence of Indigenization of Social Work Education in Sri Lanka, under the research project on Internationalization & Indigenization of Social Work Education in Asia;(2012- 2013)”, Funded by Social Work Research Institute Asian Center for Welfare in Society, Japan College of Social Work, Japan.
Principal Researcher and Author: A Research Grant Awarded for the “Comparative Study of Interprofessional Education in Global Health Care: A Systematic Review” Published in Medicine (2016), The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2016YXMS215), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China.
Co-Investigator–The grant received to conduct research on “Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Undergraduate Students in the Open University of Sri Lanka: A Cross-Sectional Study” (2017), The OUSL Research Grants for Discipline based and ODL research, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
Investigator–The grant received to conduct research on “Perceptions of Health Care Student Communities on Inter-professional Education and Collaborative Practice: Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka” (2020), The OUSL Research Grants for Discipline based and ODL research, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
Ongoing Research:–
Research Supervisions:Examiner – PhD Research on ‘“Streamlining identification practices of dyslexia among primary school children in Sri Lanka” – Faculty of Graduate Studies – University of Colombo
PhD Research Supervision – Faculty of Graduate Studies – Sir John Kothalawala Defense University.
MPhil in Clinical Psychology – Faculty of Graduate Studies – University of Colombo
MPhil in Psychology – Department of Psychology & Counselling, Faculty of Arts – University of Peradeniya
Master of Social Work Students’ Research Supervision – Master of Social Work Degree Program (2017 up to date), Sri Lanka School of Social Work, National Institute of Social Development
Undergraduate Students’ Research Supervision – Bachelor of Social Work Degree Program (2006 to 2014 and 2017), Sri Lanka School of Social Work, National Institute of Social Development
Diploma students’ Research Project Supervision – Diploma in Social Work Program (2006-2012), Sri Lanka School of Social Work, National Institute of Social Development
Higher Diploma in Counselling Programme – Research project supervision – Institute of Human Resource and Advancement – University of Colombo
Publications:Books:
Chulani Herath, (2014), Family Based Care for Mentally ill Patients in Sri Lanka, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany. http://www.amazon.com/Family-Based-Mentally-Patients-Lanka/dp/3659375802
Research Full Papers:
Masateru Higashida, Amarawansa Ranaweera, Chulani Herath (2022), Thematic analysis of grassroots social work practices in Sri Lanka, The International Journal of Community and Social Development, Sustainability.
Michael Sy, Vikki Park, Shobhana Nagraj, Alison Power, Chulani Herath, (2022), Emergency remote teaching for interprofessional education during COVID-19: student experiences, British Journal of Midwifery.
Power, Alison, Michael Palapal Sy, Maggie Hutchings, Tracy Coleman, Alla El-Awaisi, Gatera Fiston Kitema, Jean Gallagher, Chulani Herath, Nichola McLarnon, Shobhana Nagraj, Veronica O’Carroll, Melissa Owens, Vikki Park, Emma Pope, Lisa-Christin Wetzlmair, P Jane Greaves, Elizabeth S Anderson, (2021), Learning in lockdown: exploring the impact of COVID-19 on interprofessional education, British Journal of Midwifery.
Gamage, G.P., Herath, H.M.Chulani.J., (2021), Mental health of undergraduate distance learners: a cross-sectional study, Asian Association of Open Universities Journal.
Yong Gan , Heng Jiang, Liqing Li, Yudi Yang , Chao Wang, Jianxin Liu, Tingting Yang , Yanling Zheng, Yi Zhu , Opoku Sampson , Hongbin Xu , Fang Yu , Yali Chen , Chulani Herath , Yanyan Zhong , Qiaoyan Liu , Minyi Yu , Ling Liu , Chao Gao , Zuxun Lu (2020)A National Survey of Turnover Intention Among General Practitioners in China. International Journal of Health Planning Management. Impact factor: 1.45 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31775176/#affiliation-7
Yong Gan , Heng Jiang , Liqing Li , Yudi Yang , Chao Wang , Jianxin Liu , Tingting Yang , Sampson Opoku , Sai Hu , Hongbin Xu , Chulani Herath , Yuanyuan Chang , Pengqian Fang , Zuxun Lu (2019) Prevalence of Burnout and Associated Factors Among General Practitioners in Hubei, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Public Health.
Impact factor: 3. 275 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31791282/
Yong Gan, Yanhong Gong, Yawen Chen, Shiyi Cao , Liqing Li , Yanfeng Zhou , Chulani Herath, Wenzhen Li , Xingyue Song , Jing Li , Tingting Yang , Xiaoxv Yin , Zuxun Lu, (2018)Turnover intention and related factors among general practitioners in Hubei, China: a cross-sectional study, BMC Family Practice. Impact factor: 2.666 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29793443/
Chulani Herath, Yanfeng Zhou, Yong Gan, Naomi Mkandaweire, Yanhong Gong, Zuxun Lu, (2017) A Comparative Study of Interprofessional Education in Global Health Care: A Systematic Review, Medicine. Impact factor: 1.870 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930816
Yong Gan, Jiang Wu, Shengchao Zhang, Liqing Li, Xiaoxv Yin, Yanhong Gong, Chulani Herath, NaomieMkandawire, Yanfeng Zhou, Xingyue Song, Xiaozhou Zeng, Wenzhen Li, Qiaoyan Liu, Chang Shu, Zhihong Wang, and Zuxun Lu, (2017)Prevalence and risk factors associated with stroke in middle-aged and older Chinese: A community-based cross-sectional study, Scientific Report. Impact factor: 4.011 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572736/
Yanfeng Zhou, Wenzhen Li, Chulani Herath, Jiahong Xia, Bo Hu, Fujian Song, Shiyi Cao, Zuxun Lu,(2016) Off-hour Admission and Mortality Risk for 28 Specific Diseases: Meta-analysis of 251 cohorts, Journal of the American Heart Association. Impact factor: 4.45 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26994132
Yong Gan, ShiyiCao,XiaoxinDong,Liqing Li, Yawen Chen, WenzhenLi,Huilian Sun, Yingjie Cong, Chulani Herath, Jian Deng, Zuxun Lu (2016) Patients’ willingness on community health service centers as gatekeepers and relevant factors in Southern China, Medicine. Impact factor: 1.870 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998793/
Yong Gan , Jiang Wu, Shengchao Shang, Liqing Li, Shiyi Cao, Chulani Herath,NoamiMkaneire, Kung Ji, Chao Gao, Hong Xu, Yanfeng Zhou, Xingyue Song, Shanquan Chen, Yawen Chen, Tingting Yang, Jing Li, Yan Qiao, Sai Hu, Xiawu Yin, Zuxun Lu, (2016) Association of Coffee Consumption with risk of colorectal cancer : A meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies, Oncotarget. Impact factor: 3.710 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27078843
Yong Gan, XinyueTong,Liqing Li, Shiyi Cao, Xiaoxv Yin, Chao Gao, Chulani Herath, Wenzhen Li, Zhe Jin, Yawen Chen, Zuxun Lu, (2015) Consumption of fruit and vegetable and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, International Journal of Cardiology. Impact factor: 3.471 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25662075
Chulani Herath (2013) Study on factors leading to re-hospitalization and the care provided, International Journal of Psychology and Counseling. http://academicjournals.org/journal/IJPC/article-abstract/2441AED43209
Chulani Herath (2013) Evidence of Indigenization of Social Work Education in Sri Lanka, “Internationalization & Indigenization of Social Work education in Asia”, Social Work Research Institute Asian Center for Welfare in Society, Japan College of Social Work, Japan https://jcsw.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=250&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=32
Conference Abstracts and Paper Presentations (International):
Chulani Herath, H.U.C. Nuwansala, R.G.L. Rathnayake, R.A.N. Dilsha, Gayeshi Madushani, H.P.K Amarasinghe (2021) Validity of the Quality Assessment Tools Used in the Open University of Sri Lanka, International Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities.
Chulani Herath & G.P. Gamage (2021) Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Undergraduate students in the Open University of Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study, International Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities.
Chulani Herath “Sri Lankan Undergraduate Healthcare Students’ Perceptions of Interprofessional Learning: A Cross-Sectional Study” was presented in the context of the Session “Interprofessional Education’ 3rd European Conference of Health Workforce Education & Research on 7th and 8th January 2021.
Chulani Herath (2020) The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka: Multi-sectoral Healthcare and Other Workers on the Front Line – Risk and Challengers, International Symposium, Center for Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE), United Kingdom.
Chulani Herath, (2018), A Comparative study of Interprofessional Education in Global Health Professional Education: A Systematic Review, International Conference on Health Sciences organized by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Chulani Herath, (2015), Stigma and Discrimination influence on Family Care Pattern in Patients with Mental illness, Relationship and Experiences in Psychosis – An International Dialogue, The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis, New York, USA.
Chulani Herath, (2015), Socio-cultural barriers in counseling: Stigma and Unfamiliarity in Sri Lanka, 4th Asia Pacific Rim International Counseling Conference at Wuhan University, P.R. China.
Chulani Herath, (2015) Stigma and Discrimination Influence on Family Care Pattern of Patient with Mental Illness, 3rd APA Conference – Asian Population Association – Kualalampur, Malaysia (Poster Presentation).
Akimoto Tatsuru, Chulani Herath, (2014) Indigenization of Social Work Education and Practice in Sri Lanka: An International Joint Research Conducted by Japan College of Social Work, Sri Lanka Japan Collaborative Research Conference, University of Peradeniya.
Chulani Herath, (2014) Family Based Care for Mentally ill Patients, I-PURSE, University of Peradeniya.
Chulani Herath, (2014) Improving Caring Patterns of Patients with Psychiatric Conditions, I-PURSE, University of Peradeniya.
Chulani Herath, (2014) Understanding Sri Lankan International Students in Chinese Universities-Barriers and Challenges, International Conference of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura .
Chulani Herath, (2013) Improving Family based care for mentally ill Patients, 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences on Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, Sri Lanka, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
Chulani Herath, Dealing with Cultural Diversity to face the future challenge in Sri Lanka (2013), International Research Conference on Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Conference Abstracts and Paper Presentations (National):
Chulani Herath, (2013) Psycholinguistic Approach to Understanding Prosody Processing in High-Functioning Autism, First National Conference on General Linguistic, Department of Linguistic, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Chulani Herath, (2011) Introduction to Mental Health for Social Work in Sri Lanka, Role of the Psychiatric Social worker in in-patient & out-patients care, and community care, People Rural Development Association (PRDA) Colombo and McGrill University, UK.
Chulani Herath, (2010) Family based care for mentally ill Patients (Evidence based Social Work Practice), Social Workday Conference, Social Development, Policy, Research & Publication Division, National Institute of Social Development