Postgraduate supervision:
- Sivapalan – “Factors affecting on feeding pattern of infants from birth to six months in Jaffna Municipal area” by Mrs. Luxmy Kamalaruban (2010-2014) MPhil in Nursing.
- Sivapalan – “Reference norms of lung function parameters for Sri Lankan Tamils living in Northern Province of Sri Lanka and effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a selected hospital” – by Dr (Mrs) M. Sooriyakanthan (2015 -2020) Ph D.
- Sivapalan – Quality of life of elders in Jaffna District and the factors associated”- by Mr. S. Sathees (2018-2020) MPhil.
Research activities carried out by the department:
- A cross sectional study on lung function parameters in Tamil Medical Students : 2012-2013.
- Upper limb nerve conduction parameters of medical students : 2013-2014.
- Blood pressure values of Sri Lankan Tamil adults living in Jaffna district: 2013-2014.
- Effect of dual tasking on visual and auditory simple reaction times: 2014.
- Reference values for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district: 2015.
- Reference values for Blood pressure of Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district: 2015.
- Simple visual choice and discrimination reaction times and correlation with intelligence quotients and working memory : 2017.
- Dietary and physical activity practices of medical students : 2022-2023.
- Coganitive function among male students involved in different sports: 2024.
- Knowledge, Attitute and Practices related to Vitamin D among patients attending Endocrine Clinic, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. 2024 -2025.
Ongoing :
- Learning strategies, learning styles and association with cognitive functions among first year medical students at university of Jaffna.
Post graduate research work (PhD) carried out at the department :
- “Reference norms of lung function parameters for Sri Lankan Tamils living in Northern Province of Sri Lanka and effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a selected hospital”
Principal Investigator: Dr (Mrs) M. Sooriyakanthan (UOJ)
Supervisors: Prof. Savithri Wimalasekera (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), Prof. K. Sivapalan (UOJ)
