Research Interests:
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- Acquired neurological communication disorders.
- Swallowing difficulties.
- Stroke rehabilitation.
- Cognitive neuroscience and neurodegeneration.
- Vision and its impact on language.
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Awards and fellowships:
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- Academic honours – First class honours in Speech and language therapy.
- Professor Sheila Wirz Gold medal in Speech & Language Therapy 2013/ 2014.
- Dean's list awards for the Best academic achievements in BSc. SHS in speech and Language therapy - 2019/ 2020
- Dean's List awards for the Best academic achievements in BSc. SHS in speech and language therapy - 2018/2019
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Publications:
Oral presentations:
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Devagiri B., Bakmeewewa DA, Kodituwakku GK, Nanayakkara S, Karunanayake IH, Perera BP and Chandrathilake M. " Dysphagia care through COVID 19 - Experiences of Sri Lankan Speech and language therapists working in Dysphagia". American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) held in New Orleans, November 2022.
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Devagiri B, Fernando R, Fernando S, Muttiah N, and Sumanasena S. "Adapting telehealth in managing children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic; a feasibility study”, 5th Biennial Conference for Sri Lanka Association for Child Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2020, p 26,
Poster Presentations:
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Bakmeewea DA, Ranawaka U, Withanage D, Nanayakkara S,Piyumali M, Wijesekara OA, and Devagiri B, Incidence and profile of patients with aphasia post stroke in Sri Lanka. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the International Stroke Conference in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Stroke Association and National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka; 20th Anniversary. 2021. 11-12 September. Pp. 24
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Bakmeewea DA, Withanage Devagiri B, Kodithuwakku G, and Jinadasa TJ, "Show the swallow; Experiences from training a stimulated educational video in dysphagia management", Virtual international stroke conference, 2020
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K.M. Bhagya Devagiri, S Hettiarachchi, “Developing a resource tool based on the translation and adaptation of International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) framework to Sinhala Speaking Adults: A pilot study, American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) held in Orange country conventional hall, Florida, November 2019
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Medical Faculty Responsibilities:
- Visiting Speech and language therapist – Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital, North Colombo teaching hospital
- Coordinator – Curriculum review committee, 2020, Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
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Service Functions: (eg. Teaching, Supervision, Research, Administration, and Clinical Service)
- Module coordinator – Hearing impairment and its management.
- Module convener – Psychology 1, Psychology 2, Dysphagia in Adults
- Module teaching – Personal and professional management, Introduction to professional practice, Adult language disorders, Neurology 2, Hearing impairment and its management, Dysphagia in Adults, Clinical practicum 1,2,3,4 and clinical rotation 1 in SLT
- Clinical supervisor – Undergraduate Speech and language therapy students at the Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama; Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital, Colombo North teaching hospital and Ayati National Centre
- Examination invigilator
Clinical services:
- Speech and language therapist at Ayati, National Centre for Children with Disabilities Ragama.
- Speech and language therapist at Adult neurological communication clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama
- Visiting Speech and language therapist at Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital
- Visiting Speech and language therapist at Colombo -North Teaching Hospital
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Ongoing research:
- Devagiri B, Ariyasena AD, Sumanasena S, and Siriwardhana D. "Telehealth rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific region; a scoping review".
- Bakmeewewa DA, Ranawaka U, Kodithuwakku G, Devagiri B, Withanage D and Jinadasa T."Incidence and clinical profile of post-stroke dysphagia in selected acute stroke settings in Sri Lanka".
- Bakmeewewa DA, Kodithuwakku G, Devagiri B, Adhikaram S, Jinadasa T, and Pathmasiri IM,"Public awareness of Aphasia in Sri Lanka".
- Sumansena S, Muttiah N, Siriwardhana D, Devagiri B, Pathmasiri IM and Jayasinghe B"Establishment of a clinical database for Children with Disabilities at Ayati National Centre for Children with Disabilities".
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