• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Criminology (1^st Class Gold Medalist 2019) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
• MPhil in Criminology (Reading) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• Masters in Sociology – University of Colombo
• Higher National Diploma in Criminal Law (Reading) – Foundation Institute of Sri Lanka
• Certificate Course in Drugs Counseling – National Dangerous Drugs Control Board
• Certificate Course in Computer Application Assistant (CCAA) – Smart IT Academy

• Corrections
• Penology
• Criminal Justice System
• Comparative Criminal Justice System
• Juvenile Delinquency

• Prison System
• Prisoners Rehabilitation
• Remand Prisoners
• Community Based Corrections
• Child Abuse
• Crimes in Sri Lanka
• Forgery (Questioned Documents)

Book Publications

• ධර්මසිරි, කේ. එස්. (2021). ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කූට ලේඛණ. කර්තෘ ප්‍රකාශන.

ISBN 978-624-98423-0-4

Previous Research

• Thesis of BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Criminological Study on the factors affecting the individual’s propensity for Forgery in Sri Lanka (2018). (ලංකාවේ කූට ලේඛණ භාවිතය කෙරෙහි පුද්ගල නැඹුරුව සඳහා බලපාන හේතු සාධක පිළිබඳ අපරාධ විද්‍යාත්මක අධ්‍යනයක්, වැලිකඩ බන්ධනාගාරය ඇසුරෙන්)

Current Research

• Thesis of MPhil in Criminology and Criminal Justice: The impact of the Criminal cases solving process on long term remand prisoners (01.01.2021 – 31.12.2022).

Journal Publications

• De Silva, B., Dharmasiri, K. S., Buddhadasa, A., & Rannaweera, K. G. N. U. (2022). Facebook Usage and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Sri Lankan University Students. SSRN Electronic Journal, 5, 32–41. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358045954_Facebook_Usage_and_Its_Impact_on_Academic_Performance_of_Sri_Lankan_University_Students
• De Silva, K. B. N., Dharmasiri, K. S., Buddhadasa, M. P. A. A., & Ranaweera, K. G. N. U. (2021). An Overview of Fear of Crime and Its Criminological Significance. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 4(3), 101-125. Retrieved from https://gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/131
• B.N. De Silva, K.S. Dharmasiri, M.P.A.A. Buddhadasa, & K.G.N.U. Ranaweera. (2021). Criminal Investigation: A Brief Review of Importance of Biological Evidence. European Scholar Journal, 2(8), 8-12. Retrieved from https://scholarzest.com/index.php/esj/article/view/1125
• De Silva, K.B.N., Dharmasiri, K.S., Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A., Ranaweera, K.G.N.U. (2021). Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED): A brief review. Academia Letters, Article 2337. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2337

Conference Papers

• Dharmasiri, K.S. (2022) A Study on the Effectiveness of Vocational Training Programme for Prisoners in Sri Lanka 15th International Research Conference (IRC). General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
• Dharmasiri, K.S., De Silva, K.B.N., & Dissanayake, D.M.P.V. (2022). A Study of the Effectiveness of Online Education on Traditional Classroom Culture. ASES II. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, 19-21 August 2022.
• Dharmasiri, K.S., & De Silva, K.B.N. (2022). Concept of Female Virginity: Social Attitude via Sri Lankan Perspective. ASES III. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, October 14, 2022.
• Dissanayake, D.M.P.V., & Dharmasiri, K.S. (2022). Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; A Comparative Study of its Utility. ASES III. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, on October 14, 2022.
• Dissanayake, D.M.P.V., & Dharmasiri, K.S. (2022). Effectiveness of Access Control in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)” at the ASES III. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, on October 14, 2022.
• Dharmasiri, K. S., De Silva, K. B. N., & Weerakoon, W. G. W. M. S. N. K. (2020). A Criminological Analysis of the Deviant Behaviors in Sri Lankan Shanthikarma. 2^ndInternational Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). P.222. Available at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353559065_A_Criminological_Analysis_of_the_Deviant_Behaviors_in_Sri_Lankan_Shanthikarma
• Dharmasiri, K. S., De Silva, B. N., & Weerakoon, W. (2020). A Study on the Nature of Conflicts in Sri Lankan Traditional Folk Society. 2^ndInternational Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). P. 93. Available at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353558995_A_Study_on_the_Nature_of_Conflicts_in_Sri_Lankan_Traditional_Folk_Society
• Dharmasiri, K. S., & Jayasundara, M. W. (2019). ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කූට ලේඛණ භාවිතය කෙරෙහි පුද්ගල නැඹුරුව සඳහා බලපාන හේතු සාධක පිළිබඳ අපරාධ විද්‍යාත්මක විශ්ලේෂණයක්. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication

• Dharmasiri, K. S., & De Silva, K. B.N. (2021). පතල් කර්මාන්තය හා බැඳි ජන ජීවිතය පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යනයක් (A study on the folk life associated with the mining industry). 3^rdInternational Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). University of Sri Jayewardenepura. (it is being published)

Other Articles

• The VIDYODAYA Research Dictionary Project in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. University of Sri Jayewardenepura. (It is being published)
  • පර්යේෂණ හිඩැස (Research Gap)
  • සහභාගීත්වය නිරීක්ෂණය (Participation Observation)
  • ගුණාත්මක පර්යේෂණ (Qualitative Research)
  • ගවේෂණාත්මක පර්යේෂණ (Exploratory Research)

• Successfully completed the three-weeks training program on “Developing Leadership Qualities & Positive Thinking” which was conducted by Ministry of Higher Education.
• Successfully completed the three-day camp of “Developing Behavior & Leadership Skills” which was conducted by Ministry of Agriculture.
• Participated to the Research of Child Abuse (2016) in Kanthale & Serunuwara organized by Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
• Participated to the National Program of “Ape Gama Api Hadamu” (2018), conducted by BREC Foundation.

• Best Abstract Award of the Faculty of Criminal Justice Session (2022). 15th International Research Conference (IRC). General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
• Nandasena Rathnapala Memorial Gold Medal for obtaining a First Class with the Highest Grade Point Average at the Bachelor of Arts Special Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Sri Jayewardenepura. (2019)
• Nandasena Rathnapala Memorial Prize for obtaining a First Class with the Highest Grade Point Average at the Bachelor of Arts Special Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Sri Jayewardenepura. (2019)
• Nominated to the Chinese Ambassador Scholarships 2018 (For Obtained the Highest Grade Point Average among the Final Year Criminology and Criminal Justice Undergraduates).