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DrNavoda Liyana Pathirana

Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/Institute for Health Transformation/Institute for Health Transformation

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  • Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/Institute for Health Transformation/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 45220 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Interdisciplinary quantitative research

Public health policies
Co-benefit analysis 

Food system sustainability assessment
Digital/online food environment
Harmful digital marketing monitoring and regulation using AI tools
Public health and nutrition
Life cycle assessment and ecological economics

GRANTS

  • FELLOWSHIP
    Deakin University Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Deakin University24 Mar 2026 - 23 Mar 2029
  • GRANT
    #DigitalYouth Phase 2: Policy Evaluation in the Context of the Social Media Minimum Age Act
    1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    The Ian Potter Foundation - Public Health - by invitation - 29301 - $600,000.00
  • GRANT
    #DigitalYouth Phase 2: Policy Evaluation in the Context of the Social Media Minimum Age Act
    1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - $30,000.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    SCANNER Sri Lanka: Adaptation of an Artificial Intelligence-enabled system to detect digital unhealthy food marketing in Sri Lank
    Institute for Health Transformations1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Deakin IHT Seed grant - AU$ 14,907.00
  • GRANT
    Healthier digital food environments in Denmark - Monitoring Childrens exposure to digital marketing of unhealthy food and beverages in Denmark
    1 Mar 2025 - 1 Mar 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen - KC23-00566 - $58,077.00
  • GRANT
    Unmasking the dark side of digital marketing to young Australian's
    1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    auDA Foundation grant awards - $40,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia (Phase 3)
    1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - $60,968.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Quantifying the co-benefits of a sugary drinks tax in Australia
    Institute for Health Transformations1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    IHT Seed Grant Scheme
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    Theo Murphy 2023-2024 Participation Support Grant
    Australian Academy of Science15 Dec 2023 - 19 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyana Pathirana N
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Better Knowledge for Better Diets and Growth of Adolescent Girls in South Asia (Phase 2)
    1 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - $70,664.38
  • PRIZE / AWARD
    Faculty of Science Dean's International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
    Faculty of Science, the University of Sydney1 Oct 2019 - 21 Oct 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyana Pathirana N