Teaching

05 / TeachingShashika Lakmal Bandara

Courses, guest lectures, and selected training activities in global health.

Courses

McGill University

Summer 2026 · Co-director

Reimagining Global Health

Summer Institutes of Global Health.

Winter 2025 and 2026 · Lead instructor

Global Health Ethics and Equity

GPHL 201 · Undergraduate · 42 students. Designed, managed, and taught the course.

Fall 2025 · Co-instructor

Global Health Fundamentals

PPHS 511 · 175 students.

Summer 2025 · Co-director

Reimagining Global Health

Summer Institutes of Global Health.

Fall 2023 · Lead teaching assistant

Fundamentals of Global Health

PPHS 511. Led teaching support, assignment management, and evaluations.

Winter 2023 · Teaching assistant

Healthcare Systems, Policy and Performance

FMED 611 · Graduate. Helped co-design course elements and managed assignments and guest speakers.

Winter 2022 · Teaching assistant

Global Primary Healthcare: Delivery and Policy

FMED 504 · Graduate. Managed assignments, evaluations, and guest speakers.

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi

4–8 December · Invited lead instructor

Global Health Theories, Principles, and Practice

Master’s module taught as a weeklong intensive course.

Duke University

2018 · Teaching assistant

Global Health Policy

GLHLTH 755 · Graduate.

Fall 2017 · Teaching assistant

Global Health Fundamentals

GLHLTH 101 · Undergraduate.

Guest lectures

January–March 2026University of Washington

Power Asymmetries in Global Health

Module for Redesigning Global Health, Department of Global Health E-Learning Program.

Winter 2026McGill University

Shifting the Status Quo in Global Health: Urgency of Action and Allyship

University-wide interprofessional global health course.

June 2025Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Politics and Health: Why Should We Care

Health Policy and Systems Analysis, postgraduate MBA course.

Winter 2025McGill University

Engaging Ethically in Global Health Practice and Advocacy

Inter-professional Global Health course.

Winter 2024 and 2025McGill University

Envisioning Reform in Global Health

Healthcare Systems, Policy and Performance.

Fall 2024University of Cincinnati

Reimagining Global Health Education: Strengthening Bi-directional Knowledge Sharing

Underserved and Global Health class.

Fall 2024McGill University

Anti-oppression / Principles of Belonging

Co-guest lecture, Fundamentals of Global Health.

Summer 2024McGill University

Reimagining Global Health Education

Co-guest lecture, Reimagining Global Health, Summer Institutes of Global Health.

Winter 2023McGill University

Racist Policies, Human Rights and Health

Intersectionality, Racism and Health Equity course.

Winter 2023McGill University

Conducting Qualitative Research for Impact

Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research course.

Spring 2020 and 2021Duke University

Health Aid Transitions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What Does It Mean for Global Health?

Undergraduate Global Health Policy class.

Training and workshops

Winter 2024 and 2025McGill Global Health Program

Anti-Oppression and Principles of Belonging

Co-facilitator, training for program awardees.

Fall 2024Canadian Association for Global Health, McGill Chapter

Introduction to Global Health

Workshop.

Fall 2023Canadian Association for Global Health, McGill Chapter

Decolonizing Global Health: Where Do We Start? What Can We Do?

Workshop.

August 2019Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

Qualitative Research Workshop

Training for Duke University research partners.