Dissabandara, Lakal - Griffith University

个人简介

Dr. Dissabandara completed his medical degree (MBBS) at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1998. After completing his internship and the clinical training,he joined the home university as a Lecturer in Anatomy, where he also completed a Research Masters Degree (MPhil). Dissa joined Griffith Medical School in 2007. In 2012 he completed his PhD studies at the University of Queensland, researching the epidemiology, genetics and personality traits associated with heroin dependence. Dissa is extremely passionate about teaching and learning. At present his main research focus is on medical anatomy education. His teaching at Griffith University has been recognized by being consistently awarded multiple Griffith Medical School Teaching Awards and Health Group Citation for Excellence in Teaching in 2014 and Griffith University Excellence in teaching Award in 2015.

研究领域

• Clinical and applied Anatomy • Clinical neuroanatomy • Medical embryology • Medical Histology

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Dissabandara, L., Nirthanan, N., Khoo, T. K., & Tedman, R. (2015). Role of cadaveric dissections in modern medical curricula: a study on student perceptions. Anatomy and Cell Biology, 48(3), 205–212. Dissabandara, L., Loxton, N. J., Dias, S. R., Dodd, P. R., Daglish, M., & Stadlin, A. (2014). Dependent heroin use and associated risky behaviour: The role of rash impulsiveness and reward sensitivity. Addictive Behaviours, 39(1), 71–76. Dissabandara, L., Loxton, N., Dias, S. R., Daglish, M., & Stadlin, A. (2012). Testing the fear and anxiety distinction in the BIS/BAS scales in community and heroin-dependent samples. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(8), 888–892. Dissabandara, L., Loxton, N., Dias, S., Daglish, M., & Stadlin, A. (2011). Psychometric properties of three personality inventories translated to Sinhalese. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 2(1), 13–17. Dissabandara, L., Dias, S. R., Dodd, P. R., & Stadlin, A. (2009). Patterns of substance use in male incarcerated drug users in Sri Lanka. Drug and Alcohol Review, 28(6), 600–607.