Rate My Professor Rasika Jayasekara

Dr. Rasika Jayasekara is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Adelaide University. He is a Registered Nurse with comprehensive academic qualifications, including a PhD from the University of Adelaide (2004-2008), Master of Clinical Science in Evidence Based Healthcare (2010-2011), and Master of Nursing Science (2000-2001) from the University of Adelaide. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Digital Learning) from the University of South Australia (2020-2022), Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Open University of Sri Lanka (2001-2003), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (First Class Honours) from the Open University of Sri Lanka (1997-1999), and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1993-1996).

Dr. Jayasekara's career includes serving as Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery at the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University) since 2013, Lecturer from 2010 to 2013, and Research Fellow/Clinical Associate Lecturer at the Joanna Briggs Institute, University of Adelaide from 2007 to 2009. Earlier roles encompass Nursing Tutor (2002-2004), Clinical Nursing Instructor (2001-2002), and Registered Nurse in Sri Lankan teaching hospitals (1992-2000). His research focuses on evidence-based practice and systematic reviews, nursing education, curriculum development, educational policy, mental health, aged care, infection control, microbiology, health economics, and digital learning. As a methodological expert, he has led NHMRC systematic reviews for Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010, 2013, 2019) and contributed to national antenatal care guidelines. With over 70 publications, more than 1,200 citations, an h-index of 14, and i10-index of 16, key works include 'The impact of trauma-informed suicide prevention approaches: a systematic review of evidence across the lifespan' (Procter et al., 2023, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing), 'Focus groups in nursing research: Methodological perspectives' (2012, Nursing Outlook), and 'Identification of Takotsubo syndrome in intensive care units: a scoping review' (Visvanathan et al., 2025, Australian Critical Care). He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Evidence Based Nursing Practice (NURS 3055), Quantitative Design for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Research (NURS 5152), and Global and National Health (HLTH 1036). Awards include the Best Research Paper Award at the Worldwide Nursing Conference, Singapore (2013), Presidential Scholarship from the Government of Sri Lanka (2002), and Gold Medal for BScN (1999).