Miss. P.Bharathy
Senior Lecturer Gr II
B.A. [Hons] M.Phil (Jaffna), Masters in Demography (Colombo)
bharathyp@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Academic Profile
Activities
Admin Roles
Awards
Publications
Teaching
Academic Profile
Miss.P.Bharathy
Masters in Demography (Merit), University of Colombo, 2023
M.Phil in Geography, University of Jaffna, 2022
B.A. (Hons) in Geography (First Class), University of Jaffna, 2015
Specialization and Research Interests
Population Geography, Demography, Human – wildlife conflict analysis, GIS Applications, Land use change
Name of the Course/Training | Institutions | Duration | Year of Completion |
Linnaeus-Palme program 2020 | Department of Urban and Rural department of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Three weeks | 2022 |
Qualitative Data Analysis | Rajarata University | One day | 2022 |
Aging and challenges in caring for elders in the current context | Population Association of Sri Lanka | One day | 2022 |
Human- elephant conflict: a scientific discussion | University of Vavuniya | One day | 2021 |
Impact of COVID-19 on human fertility trends, patterns and choices | Department of Demography, University of Colombo | One day | 2021 |
Research Basics with University Press Scholarship Online Citations | Oxford University Press | One day | 2021 |
Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis | NCAS | Two days | 2021 |
Governance of Natural Resources | Department of Urban and Rural development of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala | Five days | 2020 |
Curriculum development | AHEAD, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna | Two days | 2019 |
Introduction to SPSS for Statistical Analysis | NCAS | Eight Days | 2017 |
Activities
Member of Academic bodies:
From 2024 Population Association of Sri Lanka
Resource Person for courses:
Resource Person for the Population and Development for Master of Regional Planning students conduct by Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna, 2024.
Attended Conferences and workshops
- “How to identify and choose the best suited journal for publishing”, organized by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 19th April 2021.
- “Curriculam development”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 09th November 2021.
- “Online assessment methods: alternatives challenges, barriers and best practices in higher education – university of Kelaniya” organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 10th September 2021.
- “SPSS (statistical product and service solutions/statisticalpackage for the social sciences) for data analysis”, organised by the SDC of the University of Jaffna on 11th – 14th October 2021.
- “Statistics and data analysis”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 23rd and 24th of September 2021.
- “Conducting examinations in distance mode”,organised by the SDC of the University of Jaffna on 14th of July 2021.
- “Literature review: what you need to know?”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 15th of July 2021.
- “Selecting a topic for impactful research”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 15th of July 2021.
- “Using zoom for online teaching”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 7th of June 2021.
- “How to identify and choose the best suited journal for publishing”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 19th of April 2021.
- “Grammarly – tool for correcting english language and plagiarism”, organised by the SDCof the University of Jaffna on 6th of April 2021.
- “Challenges in marine ecosystem and marine resources in Sri Lanka”, organised by the Environmental Society (ENSOC) of Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna on 18thof July 2021.
- “Human- elephant conflict: a scientific discussion”, organised by the Environmental Society (ENSOC) of Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya on 15thof August 2021.
- “The virtual event of world population day celebrations 2021”,organized by the Department of Demography, University of Colombo together with UNFPA, Sri Lanka on 13th July 2021 under the topic of ” Impact of COVID-19 on human fertility trends, patterns and choices”.
- “Curriculum development”, organized by ELTA-ELSE, Faculty development project, AHEAD, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna on 23rd and 24th November 2019.
- “The HORIZON 2020 info day” : finding opportunities for corporation between Sri Lanka and Europe through Horizon 2020 on Wednesday 23rd October 2019, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Admin Roles
Awards
- 2019/2020 University Research Grant for Human – Wildlife Conflict research
- 2014/2015 University awards for the best performance in Geography for final year (undergraduate)
Publications
Publications – Indexed Journals
- Bharathy, P., Suthakar, K., Wijeyamohan, S., & Surendran, S. (2024). Geospatial Analysis of Land Use/ Land Cover Changes in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Geoinformatics, 20(5), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.52939/ijg.v20i5.3223
- Bharathy,P., Wijeyamohan, S., Suthakar, K. & Surendran, S. N. (2022) ‘Vulnerability of land use/cover associated with human-wildlife conflicts in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka’, Geocarto International, 0(0), pp. 1–14. doi:10.1080/10106049.2022.2097480.
- Surendran, S.N., Jayadas, T.T. P., Thiruchenthooran, V., Raveendran, S., Tharsan, A., Santhirasegaram, S., Sivabalakrishnan, K., Suthakar, K., Bharathy, P., Gomes, L., Malavige, G. N. & Ramasamy, R. (2021) ‘Aedes larval bionomics and implications for dengue control in the paradigmatic Jaffna peninsula, northern Sri Lanka’, Parasites and Vectors, 14(1), pp. 1–13. doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04640-6.
Publications – Refereed Journal
- Jayadas, T.T.P., Bharathy, P., Gajapathy, K., Suthakar, K., Arasaratnam, V., Kumanan, T. & Surendran, S.N. (2023). A Spatial Dengue Risk Map for the Jaffna District of northern Sri Lanka. Vingnanam Journal of Science. 18 (1): 13 – 22.
- Suthakar, K. & Bharathy, P. (2017). land use changes in Chundikkulam bird sanctuary: a study based on GIS approach. Cintanai, XVII (2):18-32. (Medium: Tamil).
- Suthakar, K. & Ponnaiya, B. (2016). Prediction of land use changes: Application of Markov Chain and Cellular Automata Models. Cintanai, XVI (3):67-77. (Medium: Tamil).
Research (Conference Papers, Abstracts)
- Bharathy,P & Suthakar, K. (2024). Assessing Changes and Fragmentations of Forest Cover in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Forestry and Environment Symposium. Vol 28, 11.
- Jayadas, T.T.P., Sharanga, S., Thiruchenthooran, V., Kokila, S., Tharsan, A., Bharathy, P., Sudhakar, K. and Surendran, S.N. (2020). Aedes distribution, insecticide susceptibility and natural infection; An ovitrap based descriptive study in the District of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Science Association: 27th Annual Scientific Session.
- Jayadas, T.T.P., Bharathy,P., Suthakar, K., Kumanan, T. & Surendran, S.N. (2019). Geographical distribution of seroconfirmed dengue patients during single epidemic of dengue infection in Jaffna. Abstract No. 2019-A011, JSA 26th Annual Session.
- Bharathy, P. & Suthakar, K. (2018). Identification of the Natural Drainage Pattern and Evaluation of Incongruent Land uses: Based on Northern Province. Proceedings of 8th International Symposium – 2018, SEUSL. 437- 446. (Medium: Tamil).
- Bharathy, P. (2018). Land Use Change in Thunukai Area and its impacts on Human-Wildlife Conflict. Proceedings of 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference – JUICe 2018, 376- 383. (Medium: Tamil).
- Niruba, S., Suthakar, K., Bharathy, P. & Rajasoorijar, L.D. (2018). Micro Catchments and Flood Risks in the Jaffna Town. Proceedings of the 7th UGIT International Conference, University of Peradeniya. 21 – 24.
- Bharathy, P. & Suthakar, K. (2018). Land cover changes and its impact on human-wildlife conflicts in Mullaitivu district in Sri Lanka. Proceeding of the 4th International Research Symposium of Rajaratta University of Sri Lanka.
- Bharathy, P. & Suthakar, K. (2015). Prediction of land use changes through Cellular Automata model: A case study of Jaffna Town. 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research and Practices. South Eastern University, Amparai. (Medium: Tamil).
Book chapter
- Bharathy, P. (2019). Forest Cover Change Analysis in Mullaitivu District. In Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques (Eds). 55-71. (Medium: Tamil).
- Bharathy, P., Jositha, T., Reuka, S., Thanujaa, P. & Manthahini, R. (2014). Expansion of UN Security Council “Political Geography,” Publication of Department of Geography, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
Old Syllabus
- AGYC 12023: (2017 – 2020): Fundamentals of Human Geography
- AGYC 42033: (2018 – 2020): Regional Planning and Development
- AGYC 31013: Quantitative Analysis in Geography
- AGYC 41053: Population Geography and Demography
- AGYC 32043: Geographic Education
New Syllabus
- GYEH 21013: Teaching of Geography
- GYE 21023: Teaching of Geography
- GYE 22013: Population Geography
- GYCH 32013: Quantitative Techniques and Analysis in Geography
- GYCH 32033: Population Geography and Demography
- PNCH 21023: (2021 – 2024): Introduction to Spatial Information System
- PNCH 22013: (2021 – 2024): Quantitative Techniques in Planning
Postgraduate Program
- MRPE 272: Population and Development