My educational leadership has progressed through three connected pathways: leading curriculum change, developing future educators and researchers, and removing institutional barriers to scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).

As co-convenor of PATH3205 Molecular Basis of Disease (2017–2026) and PATH3206 Cancer Pathology (2017–2023), I led curriculum and assessment renewal beyond

I have led and participated in multiple innovations and research projects to improve teaching in higher education in both Australia and Sri Lanka. I have trained more than 10 medical students and junior doctors in educational research during these projects, and the findings have been shared with peers at national and international meetings by me or the students (e.g. Teaching and leraning

I am the co-convener of two third-year Pathology courses offered as part of Bachelor of Medical Science degree (PATH3205 - Molecular Basis of Disease, PATH3206 - Cancer Pathology) since 2017. I have co-designed new teaching activities, set assignments and contributed to curriculum development in both these courses. Educational innovations done as part of these courses have been evaluated

I hypothesized that student perception of this online activity heavy course was primarily influenced by prevailing COVID restrictions rather than the course content. An educational research project led by me under UNSW Ethics approval critically evaluated student feedback before and during the pandemic for both PATH3205 and 3206 courses to show that prevailing COVID

As Presiding Member of the UNSW Human Research Ethics Committees, I led improvements to the ethics review process for scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) applications. At the request of the Director of the Scientia Education Academy, I identified the need for education-focused expertise on low-risk ethics panels and led the appointment of appropriately experienced reviewers. In