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Degree Program University
Ph.D. Marketing University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.B.A. Marketing University of Connecticut
B.Sc. Physical Sciences University of Colombo

My Professional Experience

Year Title Organization
2025 - Now Assistant Professor of Marketing Siena University (formerly Siena College)
2022 - 2025 Assistant Professor of Marketing Assumption University
2017 - 2022 Graduate Teaching/Research Associate University of Massachusetts Amherst
2015 - 2015 Marketing MBA Associate Philips Consumer Lifestyle
2014 - 2016 Teaching Assistant University of Connecticut
2010 - 2013 Assistant Channel Marketing Manager Fonterra Brands Lanka Private Limited
2008 - 2010 Marketing Management Graduate Rotational Program Fonterra Brands Lanka Private Limited

Current Research

Colors, Brands, AI, Robots, New Technologies

Presentations

  • From March Meowness to TikTok Turmoil: Library Social Media Strategy in an Age of Uncertainty
    May, 2025
    Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Initiating Robot Public Policy: A Consumer-Centric Approach
    November, 2024
    Society for Marketing Advances Conference, Tampa, Florida
  • Ecommerce through Bookshop.org
    May, 2024
    Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Color Me Aroused while Keeping the Cool
    February, 2024
    American Marketing Association Winter Educator Conference, St. Pete's Beach, Florida
  • Effects of Color Combinations' Visual Complexity and Vibrancy on Arousal and Consumer Behavior
    February, 2024
    American Marketing Association Winter Educator Conference, St. Pete's Beach, Florida
  • Color Me Aroused while Keeping the Cool
    October, 2021
    Association for Consumer Research Conference, Virtual, Virtual