Dr. SP Senanayake

• BSc, Bio Medical Science (Physiology), University of Adelaide, Australia (31.12.2010)
• Master’s in Public Health, University of Queensland, Australia (14.12.2012)
• PhD Sport Sciences (Exercise Physiology), Swansea University, UK (09.09.2019)

Professional Qualifications

• Certificate course in teaching in higher education (KDU) (06.11.2015)

• Human Physiology
• Exercise Physiology
• Immunology

Full paper Publications

• Addiction of Methylphenidate among Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH), Sri Lanka ,
  HHND Hewawasam, YM Perera, HEDK Vitharana, KDS Sandarenu, SU Kankanamge and SP Senanayake., , 2022, KDU-IRC, PP30
• A Validation Study to Evaluate the Accuracy of the Beep Test in Measuring Cardiopulmonary Endurance using Maximum Oxygen Uptake (VO2 max) as the Gold Standard,
  BHS Gunerathne, RD Weerasinghe, WWMSAB Wijesundara, HPM Dabare and SP Senanayake.  , KDU-IRC-2022, PP21,
• Influence of Weight Bearing Dorsiflexion (WBDF) on Ankle Injury History Among Semi-professional Recreational Basketball Players
  S Senanayake, T Premakumara, P Kodagoda, H Jayasekara
  Advanced Journal of Graduate Research 11 (1), 45-51 (2021)
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): physical, psychological, social impact on quality of life, and the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation as a mode of palliative care on physical and physiological markers Sameera P Senanayake
  https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52430
• Patients’ experiences of coping with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and their recommendations for its clinical management Sameera Senanayake,  Kim Harrison, Michael Lewis, Melitta McNarry, Joanne Hudson
  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0197660
• Influence of physical rehabilitation on heart rate dynamics in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis  Sameera Senanayake, Nicholas Harrison and Michael Lewis  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0197660
• Influence of Rehabilitation on Oxygen Uptake Kinetics during High Intensity Exercise in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis     
  Sameera Peumal Senanayake, Kim Harrison, Simon Hilldrup, Michael Lewis
  https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=102998
• Patients’ Experiences and Opinions on Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Use of It as a Tool of Palliative Care on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Sameera Peumal Senanayake^1,2*, Kalpani Abhayasinghe^1,3, Rathugamage Sithija Priyankara Fernando², Heeraluge Erandie Hasini Perera², Ridmi Shashiprabha Maddumage², Athuraliya Gamacharige Kasuni Neranja², Kathaluwa Liyana Kankanamge Tharini Dilanka Sandharenu²
  https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=109022
• Perceived Improvements of Quality of Life (QoL) among Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Response to a 6-Week Rehabilitation Program Sameera Peumal Senanayake^1,2, Rathugamage Sithija Priyankara Fernando², Heeraluge Erandie Hasini Perera², Ridmi Shashiprabha Maddumage², Athuraliya Gamacharige Kasuni Neranja², Kathaluwa Liyana Kankanamge Tharini Dilanka Sandharenu²                                                                                          
  https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=107689
• Body composition, does it affect the physical performance of basketball players? A Pilot study conducted among General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Basketball team Senanayake SP, Fernando RSP, RS Maddumage, HEH Perera, Neranja AGK, Gallage SD, Sandharenu KLKTD
  http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0321.php?rp=P11111104

Conference Publications / Abstracts

• Study of Physical Physiological and Anthropometrical parameters, A descriptive study of Sri Lankan National Semiprofessional Female Football papers (presented at 5^th AFC medical conference, New Delhi, India, 2015)5^th AFC Medical Conference, New Delhi, 2015
• Preconference Workshops International Research Conference 2014 and 2015, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University.
• International conference on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2019.
• Pan-Wales Postgraduate Conference in Sport and Exercise Sciences 2017.

Unpublished research papers

• Influence of weight bearing dorsiflexion (WBDF) on ankle injury history to among semi-professional recreational basketball players       S.P Senanayake, G.W.T.Premakumara, P.P.Kodagoda, M.H.A.Jayasekara
• Association of intrinsic factors with Non-contact injury prevalence of front foot knee pain among first class fast bowlers in Colombo division  Senanayake SP, Kandambi CL, Seedevi GK, Nisansala HAN

Post Graduate Research Supervision

• Effectiveness of task specific trunk dissociation training exercise protocol in rehabilitation of spastic cerebral palsy infants with GMFCS level II, III and IV. (M.Phil.) S.Sukirthan, Department of Physiotherapy, FAHS, KDU (March, 2021 to present)

Undergraduate Research supervision

• Department of Physiotherapy intake 33 research group H (2020)
• Department of Physiotherapy intake 33 research group I (2020)
• Department of Nursing intake 34 Research Group (2021)
• Department of Pharmacy intake 34 Research Group I (2021)
• Department of Physiotherapy intake 34 research group (2021)

Current Research activities

• Development of a Scientific data base on physiological parameters for national level Sri Lankan athletes in collaboration with the Institute of Sports Medicine, Ministry of sports
• Patients’ experiences of sociopsychological impact by Tuberculosis (TB) in a Sri Lankan Context and their recommendations for better health care provision. Research done in collaboration with NPTCCD, Ministry of Health.

Research Communications

• 5^th AFC Medical Conference, New Delhi, 2015
• Preconference Workshops International Research Conference 2014 and 2015, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University.
• International conference on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2019.
• Pan-Wales Postgraduate Conference in Sport and Exercise Sciences 2017.

• University of Adelaide, Summer Scholarship for Research (10.11.2008)

Senior Lecturer Grade II, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka (22.04.2013 to date)

• Human Physiology Module coordinator (2013-2015 / 2019 to present)
• Coordinator, Department of Basic Sciences, FAHS, KDU (2020 to present)

Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Ruhuna 2020/2021. (Batch 09 and 10)

Visiting Lecturer, External Physiotherapy Program, University of Kelaniya. 2020

Visiting staff member, Institute of Sports Medicine, Ministry of Sports Sri Lanka, 2019 to present.

• Member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (lifetime member since 2015)
• Conducting of performance testing on Sri Lankan Sport Personal at Institute of Sports Medicine, Ministry of Sports

• Development of the Human Physiology Module for the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
• Development of Certificate Course in Sport Science and Exercise, KDU
• Committee Member for Development of the MSc in Sports Physiotherapy program (FAHS-KDU)
• Faculty committee member for development of the postgraduate program in Biomedical Engineering (KDU)

Training Programs Attended

• Managing essential documentation in research, Health Care and Research Wales, UK (27.01.2016)
• Good Clinical Practice, Health Care and Research Wales, UK (23.02.2016)
• 1st aid training, Swansea University, UK

Workshops Attended

• Workshop of Pain Management, International Research Symposium 2014, KDU
• Workshop on Medical Education, International Research Symposium 2014, KDU