Ishari Gunarathna has been working as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Peradeniya, since 2021. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in 2010 and obtained MSc in Development Communication and Extension from the University of Peradeniya in 2015. Currently reading for her Master of Social Work at the University of Peradeniya and her areas of interest are Social Work and Direct Practice Methods, Social Work and Disability, and Community Development.