| 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
Articles & Book Reviews
- Color Me Aroused While Keeping the Cool
Journal Of The Academy Of Marketing Science
2027 - Color Me Aroused While Keeping the Cool
Association for Consumer Research Conference
2021
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