MrsMalsha Gimhani Kathriarachchige Dona

Graduate Researcher

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment

  • Graduate Researcher
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment

BIO

As a graduate researcher at Deakin University, my research is dedicated to evaluating the social value of inclusively procured major road projects in Australia. My expertise spans contract administration, procurement, and quantification and measurement, reflecting the specialisation in construction management and quantity surveying. Merging insights from academia and industry, my mission is to shed light on how inclusive procurement practices enrich the social fabric of infrastructure projects. Driven by a passion for effecting change in construction and project management, I am committed to pioneering innovative research and actionable solutions in the realm of social procurement.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Teaching Assistant
    SLTC Research University, Padukka, Sri Lanka10 Feb 2022 - 28 Apr 2023
  • Graduate Research Teaching Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Geelong, Australia1 Jul 2025 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Quantity Surveyor
    Construction Cost Management (Pvt) Ltd, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka4 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
  • Quantity Surveyor
    Woodbridge Consultants, Colombo, Sri Lanka1 Oct 2021 - 4 Feb 2022

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), Quantity Surveying
    General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka5 Jan 2016 - 24 Dec 2020

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Sinhala; Sinhalese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Hindi
    Can understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Building
  • Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • Civil engineering

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Architecture and Built Environment