Dr Charini Gunaratne

• Post-traumatic stress
• Resilience
• Psychological well-being
• Cross-cultural psychology
• University engagement
• First-year university experience
• Sri Lankan mental health

2013 Gunaratne (CI) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Peer Mentorship in Undergraduate Psychology to enhance the Student Experience. The Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University Compact Grant, $4995.

• Current PhD candidates under supervision: 2
• Current Bachelor of Psychology (Honours candidates under supervision: 2
• Completed Master of Psychology (Clinical) Dissertation Supervision: 1
• Completed Honours Dissertation Supervision: 8
• Completed Postgraduate Diploma Dissertation Supervision: 6

• Gunaratne, C., Kremer, P., Clarke, V., & Lewis, A. J.  (2014). Trauma-related symptoms in Sri Lankan adult survivors after the tsunami: Pretraumatic and peritraumatic factors. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 26(4), 425-34.
• Gunaratne, C., Kremer, P., Clarke, V., & Lewis, A. J.  (2013). Trauma-related symptoms in Sri Lankan child survivors after the tsunami: Pretraumatic and peritraumatic factors. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health.42, 192-99.
• Saliba, A., Ovington, L., & Gunaratne, C. (2013). Why do people avoid wine? [Online]. Wine & Viticulture Journal, 28(5), 79-82.
• Gunaratne, C., Lewis, A. J., & Kremer, P.  (In preparation).  Recovery and resilience following the Boxing Day tsunami: A qualitative study of Sri Lankan adult survivors.
• Gunaratne, C., Kremer, P., & Lewis, A. J.  (In preparation). Recovery and resilience in Sri Lankan tsunami survivors: Case vignettes.

Technical Reports

• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Collard, James, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Horfiniak, Krystine and Perera, Charini (2013) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 30.0 Part A: The report “social media, personal achievement and work”, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Collard, James, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Horfiniak, Krystine and Perera, Charini (2013) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 29.0 Part A: The report “two extra hours, mothers and mothers-in-law”, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Collard, James, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Perera, Charini and Horfiniak, Krystine (2012) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 28.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – the impact of marriage”, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Collard, James, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Perera, Charini and Horfiniak, Krystine (2012) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 27.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – quantity and quality of sleep”, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria
• Cummins, Robert A., Schafer, Maritza, Woerner, Jacqui, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Perera, Charini, Collard, James and Horfiniak, Krystine (2011) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 26.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – chronic health”, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Hartley-Clark, Linda, Perera, Charini, Gibson-Prosser, Adele, Collard, James and Horfiniak, Krystine (2011) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 25.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – relationships and the internet”, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Perera, Charini, Gibson, Adele, Collard, James and Horfiniak, Krystine (2010) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 24.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – trust, life better/worse and climate change” Part B: The tables, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.
• Cummins, Robert A., Gibson-Prosser, Adele, Weinberg, Melissa, Perera, Charini and Woerner, Jacqui (2010) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 23.1 Part A: The report “marginal and safe seat electorates” Part B: The tables, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.
• Cummins, Robert A., Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Perera, Charini, Gibson, Adele, Collard, James and Horfiniak, Krystine (2010) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 23.0 Part A: The report “the wellbeing of Australians – life better/worse, children and neighbourhood” Part B: The tables, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.
• Cummins, Robert A., Collard, James, Woerner, Jacqui, Weinberg, Melissa, Lorbergs, Markus and Perera, Charini (2009) Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 22: Report 22.0. The wellbeing of Australians – who makes the decisions, health/wealth control, financial advice, and handedness. Part A: The report, Part B: Appended tables, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic.

Gunaratne, C. (2018). Motivation and Emotion. In Passer & Smith (Eds) Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (3^rd edition), McGraw-Hill Education, Sydney. (in publication).

• Gunaratne, C [Presenter]., Kremer, P., & Lewis, A. J. A qualitative evaluation of recovery and resilience in Sri Lankan adult survivors after the tsunami: Familial and socio-cultural influences. Oral presentation at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, November 7-9, 2013.
• Gunaratne, C [Presenter]., Kremer, P., Clarke, V., & Lewis, A. J. Trauma-related symptoms in Sri Lankan adult survivors after the tsunami: Pretraumatic and peritraumatic Factors. Oral  presentation at the International Conference on Global Health and Public Education, Hong Kong, October 25-27, 2011.
• Gunaratne, C “The Applicability of a Western-based Model of Trauma to a Collectivist Culture through the Evaluation of the Sri Lankan Tsunami.” Deakin University, School of Psychology, Colloquium Program, Geelong, 19^th May 2011.
• Gunaratne, C “The Applicability of a Western-based Model of Trauma to a Collectivist Culture through the Evaluation of the Sri Lankan Tsunami.” Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, University of Melbourne, 31^st March 2011.