Ms. TMCD. Senarathna

Biography

Ms. TMCD Senarathna joined the Department and Social sciences in 2019 as a probationary lecturer. Before joining the Department, she served as the Head (Lecturer) of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Anuradhapura. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Cultural Resources Management with First class being the batch top in Tourism and Cultural Resources Management, 2016 and she was awarded the “Best Performance of Tourism and Cultural Resources Management” at the General Convocation held in 2016 at University of Kelaniya. She did her Postgraduate studies at the University of Kelaniya and University of Colombo in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management. Her research interests include in the fields of Eco Tourism Cultural Tourism, Nature Tourism and Travel and Hospitality Industry. She has published more than 15 research papers in the international and local journals

Educational Qualifications

• Master in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management, University of Colombo (ongoing)
• Master of Arts, University of Kelaniya
• Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Tourism and Cultural Resource Management
• Diploma in Airline Fares/E Ticketing/Marketing, Reservations, GDS, Cargo and Airport Operations, Airline Ticketing Academy
• Certificate in Food and Beverage Management, Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality Management, UK
• Certificate in SPSS, National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences(NCAS)
• Certificate in Reserch Methodology, National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, (NCAS)
• Certificate in AMOS, National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, (NCAS)
• Certificate in NVIVO, National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, (NCAS)
• Certificate in Research Methodology, Charted Institute of Personnel Management, Sri Lanka(CIPM)
• Certificate in SPSS, Charted Institute of Personnel Management, Sri Lanka(CIPM)
• Certificate in Academic Writing, Stanford International Campus
• Certificate in AMOS, Stanford International Campus

Awards and Fellowships

Gold medal for the best performance in Tourism and Cultural Resource Management at the Bachelor of Arts (Special) /Degree Examination of December 2015/January 2016

Previous Appointments

• Assistant Lecturer, University of Kelaniya
• Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Anuradhapura
• Counselor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajata University of Sri Lanka
• Hospitality Trainer, Adithya Aurvedha, Anuradhapura
• Guest Speaker, Sustainable Tourism Roundtable, SDG Talks & Wristsponsible
• Co- Chair, International Conference on Heritage as Soft Power, organized by the Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya
• Recourse person, Area Tour Guiding Program, North Central Province, Anuradhapura

Research Interests

• Eco Tourism
• Cultural Tourism
• Nature Tourism
• Travel and Hospitality Industry

Research Publications

Index journal articles

Sören Köpke 1,* , Sisira S. Withanachchi 1 , Ruwan Pathiranage 2 , Chandana R. Withanachchi 3 ,Deepika U. Gamage 3 , Thushantha S. Nissanka 3 , Chinthana C. Warapitiya 3 , Banu M. Nissanka 3 ,Nirangani N. Ranasinghe 3 , Chathurika D. Senarathna 3 , Christian Schleyer 1 and Andreas, Thie Human—Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Critical Review of Causal Explanations, Journal of Sustainability, MDPI, 2021

Non- Index journal articles

• Jayani Rathnayake ,Chathurika Senarathna, Sampath Siriwardena, An Application Of 7 Ps Of Marketing Mix For The SME Sector During Covid- 19 Pandemic With Special Reference To Sigiriya, Journal of Tourism Economics and Applied Research, 2021
• PBSN. Kumara. TMCD Senarathna, Study On The Influence Of Social Media Promotion On Domestic Tourists Arrivals To Southern Coastal Area Of Sri Lanka, SEUSL Journal of Marketing, 2021
• TMCD Senarathna, Promoting Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi for the Tourism industry, Sri Maha Bodhi Wanshaya, 2021
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2018. Does Eco-tourism help in conserving the resources in a Destination? – Amarabinandana, Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. Climate Change and its impact to Tourism Industry – Santhathi, 2016, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. Home Stay Concept and its necessity in tourism – Wasundara, Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Conference full papers

Senarathna,T.M.C.D., 2021. An identification of the use of Irrigation system for the development of the industry of tourism (Special reference to the Ancient city of Anuradhapura), National Archaeology Symposium, Department of Archaeology

Proceeding of Conferences

• Kumara, P.B.S.N. & Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2020. A study on the motivation of female students to select tourism and hospitality degree programs, 6 th international tourism research conference, Department of economics, University of Colombo
• Kumara, P.B.S.N. & Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2020. An investigation of undergraduates career perception on tourism and hospitality industry after Covid 19 pandemic: special reference to Rajarata university of Sri Lanka, 6 th international tourism research conference, Department of Economics, university of Colombo 
• Weerasinghe, I. & Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2019. An identification of the involvement of British colonial architecture to the tourism industry in Sri Lanka: special reference to Colombo region, international conference on heritage as soft power, Organized by Centre for heritage studies, University of kelaniye
• Nishshanka. B. & Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2019. Uses and the potential of information technology to promote archaeological tourism in Sri Lanka, International conference on Heritage as soft power, Centre for heritage studies, University of Kelaniya
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D & Gamage, D., 2019. An Assessment of Socio-cultural positive impacts of Religious Tourism in Sri Lanka, 5^th International Buddhist Conference, Biksu University of Sri Lanka
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. The issues faced in promoting Ritigala as an organized eco-tourist station in Sri Lanka, International Conference on the Humanities (ICH) Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. Does the tourism industry create a satisfied visitor to Anuradhapura?, International Conference on the Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. The conflict between man and Elephant in Ulukkulama village- Anuradhapura, International Conference on Asian Elephant, Center of Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of kelaniya, Sri Lanka 
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D.,2016. Kudagama Gypsies village as an attractive informative source for tourists, International Conference on Library and Information Management, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016. Attracting Chinese Tourists to Sri Lanka for a sustainable tourism industry, International Conference on Chinese Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• Senarathna, T.M.C.D., 2016, The contribution of the handicraft industry towards the Industry of tourism, International postgraduate research conference, faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Memberships

• Tourism Committee Member, Discover Anuradhapura
• Tourism Committee Member, North Central Province
• Member of Volunteer in International Youth Conference Organized by National Youth Corps, Ministry of Youth Affairs and skill Development
• Member of Technical Evaluation Committee Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Institute, Anuradhapura
• Editorial committee member of Wasundara magazine, part 16 issued by Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya

Trainings

• The workshop on Curricular Development, organized by the faculty of Social sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of sri Lanka
• The Training Program on Student Counseling, organized by the faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of sri Lanka
• The workshop on “How to publish with Oxford University Press”, Organized by Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
• The Workshop on “Human values & Professional Ethics, organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Sri Lanka
• Workshop on “Paper setting and Moderation, organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, sri Lanka