Mrs. A. Sireerangan

Mrs. Anushiya Sireeranhan

Senior Lecturer II

Department of Agricultural Economics

Faculty of Agriculture

University of Jaffna.


Email: t_anushiya@yahoo.com

Education

Reading PhD (Australia)

M.Sc in Development and Resource Economics (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway )

B.Sc in Agriculture (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka)

Research experience

Researcher

  • Modelling the inbound tourism demand in Sri Lanka,2017
  • Participation of Family-Women in Agricultural Production: A Case Study Of Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, 2012.
  • The impact of forest conservation policy on consumer and producer surplus in the Norwegian timber market, 2009.
  • Willingness to pay for low pesticide residue fresh products in Jaffna district, 2006.

Co-Supervisor:

Supervised as co supervisor for more than 5 undergraduates’ students in their final year projects in economics from 2007to 2008.

Supervisor:

  • Supervised 9 undergraduates’ students in their final year projects on economics from 2012 to 2015.
  • Served as a consultant for FORUT Rahama Project, Mullaitivu Sri Lanka
  • Resource person for trainees for trainers STATA statistical application package

Scientific and Professional Societies

  • Member of The Queensland Economics PhD Network
  • Life member of Sri Lanka economic association
  • Life member of Jaffna Science Association
  • Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
  • Sri Lankan Economic Association
  • Secretary of the conference on International Dry Zone agriculture (2015) (ICDA 2015), Faculty of Agriculture , University of Jaffna

Awards and scholarships

  • Australian Award Fellowship 2016 for 3 weeks training on developing Economic research to support priority economic and social goals (Sri Lanka)
  • NORAD Fellowship from Norwegian Government to follow master degree at UMB,
  • Best project award for final year project in 2004

Training

  • Training on writing a University project proposal of (Quality innovation Grant)
  • Training and participation in National Science Foundation –National Thematic Research Program Food Security 2012.

Conferences

  • Jaffna University International Research Conference(JUICE), July 2012.
  • International Forestry & Environment Symposium 2010.