Ph.D(Japan)
MSc Educational Science and Technology (Netherland)
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. Chantha Jayawardena embarked on her academic journey as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer of Oral surgery at the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1994. She selected the path of a Lecturer by joining as a lecturer in Anatomy of the Department of Basic Sciences (1994 -1998 September). Driven by her unwavering pursuit of academic excellence, Dr. Jayawardena pursued a PhD at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan (1998 to 2002).
Upon returning to Sri Lanka, she assumed the role of Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at the Faculty of Dental Sciences from October 2002 to April 2014. Prof. Jayawardena also held positions as a Visiting Lecturer at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and a Visiting Commonwealth Fellow at Kings College London (October 2009 to March 2010).
She also serves as an examiner at the Faculties of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and for MD Selection Examinations at the PGIM, University of Colombo, since 2009.
Prof. Jayawardena’s research covers a range of topics: tooth morphometry, tooth development, and nerve receptors in the periodontal ligament. She has conducted research relevant to periodontal regeneration and supervised projects related to tooth development.
In the field of educational science, her focus includes exploring students’ learning approaches and designing pedagogically based self-learning resources to promote independent and active learning. Her ongoing research areas encompass designing self-learning digital resources, adaptive expertise and professional Identity Formation among dental students.
She is happy to invite students and keen researchers with the same interests for collaborative research endeavours.