Profile of Dr. Sharaniya Vijitharan
Dr. Sharaniya Vijitharan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Bio-science, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya. She is a young, energetic, and independent researcher in the fields of forest carbon accounting, land use, and land cover changes, forest management, REDD+ policy evaluation, climate change, and sustainable development towards natural resources management.
Dr. Sharaniya publishes research papers in indexed journals and serves as a reviewer for reputed Scopus-indexed journals, including Heliyon (Elsevier), Carbon Management (Taylor & Francis), International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, and International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice. Besides publishing and reviewing journal activities, Dr. Sharaniya is an active member of scientific committees and a reviewer for national and international conferences. She is a visiting Lecturer at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand to teach partially the courses Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and Forestry and REDD+.
Dr. Sharaniya is currently being an Adjunct Faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand - August 2020 to July 2023
M.Sc. in Disaster Management, PGIS, University of Peradeniya (2018), Sri Lanka
B.Sc. in Environmental Science, University of Jaffna (2015), Sri Lanka
Collaborations and supervision:
Dr. Sharaniya is open to national and international research collaborations and dedicated to the supervision of postgraduate students. Her commitment to advancing knowledge and fostering academic growth and research culture makes her a valuable mentor and collaborator in the scientific community.
Office Email 📧: sharaniya@vau.ac.lk