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Dr. Gami Karunasena

PhD

Research Officer

School of Business and Law

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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

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


Universities Worked At

  1. University of New South Wales, Canberra
  2. University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
  3. University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka - MBA program
  4. 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

Research Supervision

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

Research Interests

Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

Marketing - Consumer behaviour
Food waste related consumer behaviour

Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

Marketing - Marketing Management (incl. Strategy and Customer Relations)
Consumer behaviour relating to food waste

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Teaching

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Vocational Education and Training

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