Viyanga Gunasekera is a PhD candidate at RegNet. Her research focuses on women's community building in post-conflict Sri Lanka with a special reference to border areas. Viyanga is trained as a social science researcher and is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka. Her previous research includes women’s land rights and empowerment, women’s representation in politics, social inclusion and exclusion, psychosocial wellbeing of ex-combatants, and pluralistic memories of post-war Sri Lanka. Viyanga has a BA (General) and MPhil in Psychology from the University of Peradeniya. Viyanga’s research interests are in memory, peacebuilding, vulnerable groups of people, gender, and psychosocial wellbeing.