Biography

Nadeeka Karunaratne is a PhD candidate in Higher Education & Organizational Change at UCLA and an Adjunct Professor in Counselor Education at California Lutheran University. She conducts research on issues of campus sexual violence using critical frameworks centered in healing. As a trauma-informed yoga instructor, Nadeeka facilitates healing yoga programs on college campuses and in the community. She previously worked in the Cross-Cultural Center at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and prior to served as UCI’s Violence Prevention Coordinator. She received her MA in Student Affairs Administration from Michigan State University and is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has taught healing yoga programs for survivors and student organizations at UCLA and in the local community. As an educator, she conducts training on various social justice issues aiming to make college campuses more equitable and inclusive for all.

“You will be lost and unlost. over and over again. relax love. you were meant to be this glorious. epic. story.” – Nayyirah Waheed