{"id":33,"date":"2024-08-22T03:33:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:59:23","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33\" class=\"elementor elementor-33\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd7b10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bd7b10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a17d56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a17d56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc53371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc53371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/zhj42LC4\/Heads-Photo.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7616dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7616dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c073b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c073b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head of the Department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5a768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5a768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. W.A.K.C.P. Warnapala<\/strong><br \/>Senior Lecturer Grade 1<br \/>PhD. (Michigan State, USA), MA (Michigan State, USA),<br \/>B.A. (Hons.) 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G. Lalith Ananda<br \/>Professor<br \/>PhD (JNU, India), MPhil. (JNU, India), MA (JNU, India)<br \/>BA (Peradeniya, SL) ,BA (Hons.) 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(Colombo, SL)<br \/>Phone: 011 -2758309 (Office)<br \/>Email: indira(at)sjp.ac.lk<br \/><a href=\"#\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc106f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fc106f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/zWzKsMcF\/Ms-Dilini-Walisundara.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49264c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49264c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Dilini Walisundara<br \/>Senior Lecturer Grade 1<br \/>(On Study Leave)<br \/>MA (St. Michael\u2019s, USA), MA (Kelaniya, SL), BA (Hons.) (USJ, SL)<br \/>Phone: 011 -2758309 (Office)<br \/>Email: dilini(at)sjp.ac.lk<br \/><a href=\"#\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad371f4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad371f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cea72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cea72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/QSwGcZf\/Dr-Sujeewaa.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcc212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bcc212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Sujeeva Sebastian Pereira <br \/>Senior Lecturer \u2013Grade I<br \/>PhD (FGS, Colombo, SL), MA (Newcastle, Australia), MA (Kelaniya, SL)<br \/>BA (Hons.) (USJ, SL)<br \/>Phone: 011 -2758309 (Office)<br \/><a href=\"#\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5de19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f5de19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/QjJz4kpq\/tharanga-weerasooriya.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f606e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f606e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Tharanga Weerasooriya<br \/>PhD (Ottawa, Canada), MA (Ottawa, Canada),<br \/>MA (Kelaniya, SL), BA (Hons.) (USJ, SL)<br \/>Phone: 011 -2758309 (Office)<br \/><a href=\"#\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f01946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f01946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/11111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-581\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6910db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6910db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr.Vihanga Perera<br \/>Senior Lecturer II<br \/>PhD (ANU)<br \/>MPhil (Peradeniya)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5572665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5572665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/22222.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-580\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc73ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc73ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr.Dilini Walisundara<br \/>Senior Lecturer I<br \/>BA (Hons) in English (USJP)<br \/>MA in Linguistics (Kelaniya)<br \/>MA in TESOL (St. Michael&#8217;s, VT, USA)<br \/>PhD in Applied Linguistics (UoA)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18ade0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e18ade0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of the Department Dr. W.A.K.C.P. 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