Anuradha Herath

Doctoral Advisor: Lars Willnat, Ph.D.

Education:
M.A., Science Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 
M.S., Mass Communication, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 

Presentations & Publications:

Herath, A. K. (2025). Crisis, Communication, and Consequence: Public Communication Strategies of University Leaders Under Political Scrutiny. Poster presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Willnat, L., Herath, A. K., Weaver, D., & Jastrzebski, S. (2025). Similar But Not the Same: Freelance and Full-Time Journalists in the United States. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Wanasundera, L. & Herath, A.K. (2016). The E-Government Institutional Ecosystem in Sri Lanka and a Gender Lens. The country report for a study conducted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Project Office on Governance.

Herath, A.K. (2013, May). Media Arrangements for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013. Presentation for Commonwealth Heads of Mission Based in London, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, England. 

Davie, W. R., & Herath, A.K. (2010). Seizing the winds of change: Using Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for the instruction of research methods and civic journalism. Louisiana Communication Journal. 

Herath, A.K., Davie, W.R., & Maher, T.M. (2008, August). Framing Armed Conflict: A Field Study of Sri Lankan and Israeli-Palestinian Journalists. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. Select Journalistic

Herath, A.K. (2010, September 17). Sri Lanka’s opposition party crumbles in public. The Huffington Post. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sri-lankas-opposition-par_b_719680 Herath, A.K. (2010, April 10). Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition wins majority of Parliament seats. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-10-la-fg-sri-lankaelection10-2010apr10-story.html 

Herath, A.K., & Magnier, M. (2010, April 08). Sri Lanka leader’s bloc is the favorite. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-08-la-fg-sri-lanka-election8-2010apr08- story.html 

Magnier, M., & Herath, A.K. (2010, January 28). In Sri Lanka, feuding persists after presidential vote. Los Angeles Times. 

Magnier, M., & Herath, A.K. (2010, January 26). Sri Lanka presidential race is a bruiser. Los Angeles Times. 

Herath, A.K. (2009, June). Linking Climate and Habitability. NASA Astrobiology Magazine. https:// www.giss.nasa.gov/research/features/archive/200906_rosenzweig/ 

Herath, A.K. Articles published on Space.com. https://www.space.com/author/anuradha-k-herath

Bio: Anuradha K. Herath is a doctoral student in mass communications at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Prior to joining Newhouse, Herath served as a lecturer at a number of institutions in New York City including Fordham University, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, NYC College of Technology and Pace University. She continues to serve as an adjunct lecturer at the City College of New York. Herath began her career in journalism, working in print, broadcast and online media in the United States and Sri Lanka with her work appearing in the Los Angeles Times, CNN International, and Space.com. After nearly 15 years as a journalist, Herath pursued a public sector role in Sri Lanka, serving as the director general of international affairs and director of international media for the offices of the Prime Minister and President of Sri Lanka. These experiences sparked Herath’s interest in political communication that coupled with an interest in studying conflict, having personally experienced the conflict in Sri Lanka where she was born. Herath comes to Newhouse with an interest in exploring the role of political communication in international relations during times of conflict with a regional focus on the Israeli-Palestinian region and South Asia.