Biography:
Ms. Vihanga Amarakoon is a second-year PhD student in Public Health at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Australia. Originally from Sri Lanka, her research interests include Occupational Health and Safety and Planetary Health, with a strong focus on disaster management. Her PhD research addresses workplace stress among the disaster workforce in Sri Lanka. She holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and aspires to become a policy maker and expert in climate-related disasters and the associated public health, and occupational health and safety concerns.
Title : Understanding policy-related drivers of workplace stress among local level government disaster officers in Sri Lanka