Postgraduate supervision:
- Prof. Sivapalan-MPhil in Nursing – “Factors affecting on feeding pattern of infants from birth to six months in Jaffna Municipal area” by Mrs. Luxmy Kamalaruban
- Dr. D. Gunarajasingam- MPhil in Pharmacology- “Study of the comparative efficacy of Lithium, Sodium Valporate and Olanzepine in acute maina. By Dr. Mrs. Selvasothy Sellathurai.
- Prof. 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)
Departmental research:
- 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
Ongoing
Dietary and physical activity practices of medical students
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”
Investigators: Dr (Mrs) M. Sooriyakanthan (UOJ), Prof. Savithri Wimalasekera (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), Prof. K. Sivapalan (UOJ)
