Dr Daya Weerasinghe is a Lecturer in mathematics at Federation University Australia, with a PhD in mathematics education. Dr Weerasinghe has advanced expertise in understanding parents’ perceptions and involvement in the mathematics education of their children.

Daya’s research interests include teaching and learning mathematics, STEM education, and equity in education, particularly in the areas of culture, gender and academic year-level of students. He is also interested in research related to teacher education, English as an Additional Language education, and enabling programs. He is available to supervise higher degree research students in any of the above areas.

Daya’s research involves mixed methods, especially explanatory sequential design of qualitative and quantitative methods. He has expertise in the areas of questionnaire design, thematic analysis, meta-analysis, and statistical analysis methods. He enjoys working in collaboration with national and international researchers to disseminate information to the wide world of educational research.