Academic Staff

Dr. Sankarapillai Sujendran (RN)
Dip. in Nursing, PBDN, BSc Nursing (Hons), MSc Nursing (Adelaide), PhD(Colombo)
Senior Lecturer (Gr-I)
E-mail: sujendrans@esn.ac.lk / sankarapillaisujendran@gmail.com
Research Interest: Preschooler Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Clinical Nursing practice, Mental Health Nursing

Ms. A. M. Shashi Shardha Alahakoon
BScHons (Nursing) (University of Peradeniya), Master of Philosophy (University of Peradeniya)
Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Gr-II)
Email: shashia@esn.ac.lk, shashishardhapgck@gmail.com
Research Interest: Nursing Research, Women’s Health

Mr. Sathasivam Shanmukanathan
Dip. in Nursing, PBDN (Teaching & Supervision, Ward Management), BSc Nursing
Senior Lecturer (Gr-II)
Email: sathashan@yahoo.com 
Research Interest: Presently conducting research on "a study of factors influencing stress of nurses working at general wards at, teaching hospital, Batticaloa"

Dr. K. Karthijekan
BSc. Nursing (Hons) (EUSL), MSc (F&N - UOK), Ph.D. in Nursing (CUHK - Hong Kong), RN
Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Gr-II)
Email: karthijekank@esn.ac.lk / jeshikarthi@gmail.com
Research Interest: Cardiovascular health, critical care, behavioral modification, metabolic syndrome, mental health, instrument validation, geriatrics

Ms. Genoosha Namassevayam
M.Sc. Nursing (Zhengzhou, China), BSc Hons (Nursing) (UoJ)
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
Email:  genooshan@esn.ac.lk / ngenoosh@gmail.com
Research Interest: Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Oncology Nursing, Psychology

Dr.V.Lokeesan
BScHons (Nursing) (EUSL), Doctor of Philosophy (QUT, Australia)
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
Email: lokeesanv@esn.ac.lk
Research Interest: Non- communicable diseases, Geriatric Nursing, Community Health, Diabetic foot ulcers, Implementation science

Ms.K.Nitharshan
BSc in Nursing (EUSL), MPH (UoK)
Lecturer(Prob)
Email:krishanas@esn.ac.lk
Research Interest: Pediatric Nursing related studies, Public Health ,Chronic Illnesses