CV

1979
B.S. in Biology (Summa Cum Laude)
Slippery Rock State University, Pennsylvania, USA

1981
M.S. in Biology
Slippery Rock State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Thesis: The reproductive tract of the adult female Asian musk shrew, Suncus murinus : A scanning electron microscopic study

1988
Ph.D. in Ecology
University of California, Davis, California, USA
Thesis: Ecological structure and conservation of fish assemblages in tropical wet-zone streams of Sri Lanka

1989 - 1991
Postdoctoral Fellow
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA

1991 - 1995
Research Assistant/Visiting Scientist
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA

1993 - now
Senior Conservation Scientist
World Wildlife Fund, Asia, USA

1995 - now
Research Associate
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA

2004 - now
Trustee
Centre for Conservation and Research, Sri Lanka