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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

TEACHING EXPERTISE

In addition to the teaching activities mentioned below, I currently co-supervises Ph.D. students at Deakin University on the digital marketing of harmful food products in Australia and food system environmental assessment. I also conduct guest lectures on applying interdisciplinary research techniques to address ‘wicked problems’ in health and sustainable food systems, ecological economics modelling techniques in research, and the use of AI tools in unhealthy digital marketing monitoring and regulation.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Guest Lectures
    1 Sep 2024 - 26 Mar 2026
    Guest lecture on ‘Use of AI in digital marketing regulations’ for HSH702 Contemporary Health Issues and Policy Unit- Policy in Practice at Deakin University on 26th March 2026. Guest lecture of ‘Environmental economic modelling: basis and calculations' for PHYS 4802 Quantitative Disaster Analysis Master's course unit at the Faculty of Science, University of Sydney on 2nd and 9th of September 2024. Guest lecture on ‘AI and digital marketing to children' for the Food for a Healthy Planet course unit at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, on 4th of September 2024 and 17th of September 2025.
  • TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Research Advisor
    1 Aug 2021 - 21 Oct 2022
    Design and supervision of capstone projects of Master of Sustainability degree program at University of Sydney
  • TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Academic Tutor
    1 Feb 2021 - 23 Dec 2022
    Delivered interactive lectures and workshops in Bachelors and Master of Sustainability units of study both in-person and virtually using online platforms such as zoom and Microsoft teams at University of Sydney.
  • TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Demonstrator
    1 Jan 2019 - 30 Aug 2019
    Conducted practical demonstrations and provided guidance to undergraduate students on conducting experiments in food science and chemistry for undergraduate students of BSc. (Honours) Food Science and Technology.
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Refining Environmental Estimates of Foods to Inform Healthy and Sustainable Food Choices in Australia
    Panktiben Pankajkumar Shah - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Protecting adolescents from digital marketing of unhealthy food and beverages in Nepal
    Seema Khadka - School of Health and Social Development