University Level
• Tutor/Mentor for BBA Online Degree Programme (2023 to present).
• Volunteer Student Counsellor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2023 to present)
• Research & Internship Evaluation Panel Member, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
• Research Assistant, MASSEY University, New Zealand for the study titled ““A Model on Sustainable Farmer Development in Developing Countries: A Test on Dairy Value Chains”, 2023.
• Research Assistant, Sarvodaya Community Research for the study titled “titled “Strengthening the knowledge, skills and practices of communities and community leaders on COVID-19 related prevention and response measures”.”
• Research enumerator, International Food Policy Research Institute, from Dec 2020-Now.

• A member of the Self-Evaluation Report (SER)- Writing team in relation to the Criterion 6: Innovative and Healthy Practices.
• The Best Researcher Award/ Gold medal winner of Management Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023.
• Gold Medal for Innovative Business Idea Competition 2022 organized by the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
• The Best Performer at the Management Undergraduate Internship Symposium 2023 organized by the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
• The Former Management Intern, The Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2022.
• Dean’s List, highest GPA scorer.
• Finalist and got 4th place in the European Union funded INNOTAL Business Idea Competition among 30 teams representing state universities from INDIA, SRI LANKA, and NEPAL.
• Management Undergraduate Research Grant Winner, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya- 2023.
• ICEN 2023 Conference Scholarship holder.

Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Neuro-economics & Neuroentrepreneurship, Sustainable Development Goals.

Best Research Award 2023
• Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). “Experimenting the role of Pro-sociality on the Effort and Engagement of Nursing professionals in Sri Lanka", Management Undergraduate Research symposium 2023.
Full Paper 2024
• Mithursan, A., Fernando, N.T.K.P., Samaranayake, D.I.J., Maheswaran, S. (2024). A Systematic Review on the Paradigm shift in Neuroentrepreneurship Education across Developing Asian Countries: Visualization and Analysis. Sri Lanka Forum of Entrepreneurship-2024. SLFE (kln.ac.lk)
• Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J., Maheswaran, S. (2024). Social as an Epiphenomenon of Economics! Experimenting Young People’s Social Enterprise Intention in a Developing Country. 8th International Conference on Contemporary Management 2024. International Conference on Contemporary Management | University of Jaffna (jfn.ac.lk)
Extended Abstract
• Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). “Experimenting the role of Pro-sociality on the Effort and Engagement of Nursing professionals in Sri Lanka", 9th Peradeniya International Economic Research (PIERS) Conference, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12176.58880
Faculty Working Paper Series-2024
• Mithursan, A., Fernando, N.T.K.P. (2024) A PRISMA Review on the Paradigm Shift in Neuroentrepreneurship Education across Asian Developing Countries: Visualization and Analysis. Faculty Working Paper Series, February-2024, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
Abstracts
• Anushiya, K., Mithursan, A., Zhang, H. (2023). Impact of covid-19 on the marketing strategies of small and medium enterprises in Jaffna district. Sri Lankan Japan Collaborative Research, 2023.
• Hathy, A., Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). Efficacy of Green Nudges on Resource and Energy Conservation-A Systematic Review. The International Conference on Eco Health Nexus: Bridging Cascade Ecology and Human Well-Being, 2023.
• Mithursan, A., Ransa, R.R.P.H., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). Experimenting the Impact of Organizational Mission Drift on Motivation and Effort of Nascent Social Workers in Sri Lanka. 20th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), 2023.
Peer Reviewed Journal
• Samaranayake, D.I.J., Jayarthna, H.G.D., Mithursan, A. (2024). "Impact of Identity Fusion and Pro-group Motivation on Employees’ Productivity: Experimental Survey". Journal of Business and Technology. https://jbt.sljol.info.
• Mithursan, A., Fernando, N.T.K.P., Samaranayake, D.I.J., Maheswaran, S. (2024). A Systematic Review on the Paradigm shift in Neuroentrepreneurship Education across Developing Asian Countries: Visualization and Analysis. KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 2024. Journal Proceedings
• Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). “Experimenting the role of Pro-sociality on the Effort and Engagement of Nursing professionals in Sri Lanka", Sri Lankan Journal of Social Science, 2023.
• Mithursan, A., Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2023). Impact of Patriotism on Motives of Covid-19 Prevention: Experimental Evidence proceeding on Sri Lankan Journal of Management Studies.
• Yomal.R.A.P.G, Mithursan.A, Samaranayake.D.I.J, (2024). The Effect of Contextual Tax Framing on Compliance Rate for Income Tax among SMEs in Kandy District. Journal of Business and Technology. https://jbt.sljol.info.
The Peradeniya Management Reader 2024
• Mithursan, A. (2022) “It takes two to tango” Can the monetary policy of the central bank of Sri Lanka alone control inflation? Vol.3. Mithursan, A. (2023) Exploring the role of Entrepreneurship and Resource Utilization in Empowering Sri Lankan Undergraduates within an Innovative Economy. Vol.4.
• Peradeniya Management Student Magazine A Throwback to better time at university
• Agriculture Faculty of English Literary Association - AFELA Outlook 2022 The Success story of women entrepreneur