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Manuja Jayasundara (Manuja Pabasara Bandara Aparekke Jayasundara Mudiyanselage)

Post-Doctoral Scholar, SBIO Department
Manuja Jayasundara (Manuja Pabasara Bandara Aparekke Jayasundara Mudiyanselage)
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Location:

Brooks Center
1650 Research Center Drive
Blacksburg VA 24061
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Contact:

manujabandara@vt.edu
786-381-0039

Biography

Dr. Manuja Jayasundara is a Postdoctoral Researcher focusing on forest sector competitiveness, stakeholder engagement, market analysis, and policy evaluation. His work examines the social and economic dynamics shaping the forest sector. He has a multidisciplinary background in environmental science, ecology, forestry, and sociology. A qualitative researcher by training, he also incorporates quantitative methods in his research.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (2022–2026)
  • M.S. in Interdisciplinary Ecology (Concentration: Sociology), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2019–2021)
  • B.Sc. (Hons) in Environmental Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2014–2018)

Research Area

  • Forest sector competitiveness, stakeholder engagement, market analysis, and policy evaluation

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