Gami Karunasena

Dr. Gami Karunasena

PhD
Research Officer
School of Business and Law

g.gamithri@cqu.edu.au

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-050X

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About Me

I'm a lecturer with over 8 years of experience teaching and researching courses such as marketing, brand management and business communication. Experienced in teaching and supervising work of undergraduate and postgraduate students with diverse cultural and technical backgrounds including Asian, Defence, other international, engineering and science students. Teaching and research are backed by hands-on brand management experience at Nestle.

General

Universities Studied At

PhD in Management and Economics (2015- 2019) University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia
Master of Business Administration (2010-2012) Postgraduate Institute of Management, Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Business Administration - First Class Honours (2003-2007) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Universities Worked At

University of New South Wales, Canberra
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka - MBA program
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Awards

Nominated for the faculty prize for the Best PhD Thesis Award by UNSW Canberra School of Business in 2019

Previous teaching

Principles of Marketing, Brand Management, International Marketing, Strategic Marketing

Professional Experience

Assistant Brand Manager Nestle Lanka

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

3506 Marketing

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Current Supervision

Doctor of Philosophy

The role of waste managers in council-led food waste interventions in Australia.

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

Supermarkets as superheroes to fight food waste in Australian households.

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

Minimising household food waste through behaviour change interventions: an empirical, multidisciplinary study

Associate Supervisor