Biography & Scholarship

Dilshani Sarathchandra is a sociologist. Her research focuses on decision processes, beliefs, and controversies in science, environment, and health. Her work seeks to enhance our understanding of how social and psychological factors shape scientific knowledge production and where points of contention emerge when integrating science into society.

Organizational Affiliations

Associate Professor, Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Idaho

Assistant Director, Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation, Office of Research and Economic Development, University of Idaho

Education

Sociology
2013, PhD, Michigan State University