Teaching philosophy

Teaching is most effective when theory and practice meet. My approach emphasizes applied learning, critical engagement with real-world challenges, and interdisciplinary perspectives that prepare students to address sustainability issues in agriculture and food systems.— Khondokar H. Kabir, PhD

Teaching experience

Winter 2026

Invited Guest Lecturer Graduate

University of Guelph — SEDRD
  • EDRD 6000 · AI-Driven Data Analytics
  • EDRD 6000 · Introduction to Q-methodology
  • CDE*6290 · Project Management
North Carolina State University
  • AEE-478 · Pluralistic Advisory Systems & Information Disorder
2024–2025

Assistant Professor (LTA)

Trent School of the Environment, Trent University
Fall 2024
  • SAFS 1001H · Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
  • SAFS 4101H · Agroecological Learning and Practice
  • SAFS 4100H · Canadian Food and Agriculture Policy
Winter 2025
  • SAFS 3302H · Animals and Society
  • SAFS 3002H-A · Environmental Implications of Agriculture
  • ERST-POST-2100H-A · Environmental Science and Politics
Winter 2025

Invited Guest Lecturer Graduate

University of Guelph — SEDRD
  • EDRD 6000 · Social Network Analysis Using R
  • EDRD 6000 · Introduction to Q-methodology
North Carolina State University
  • AEE-478 · Pluralistic Advisory Systems & Information Disorder
2023–2024

Sessional Lecturer Graduate

University of Guelph — SEDRD
  • CDE*6290 · Capacity Building and Extension: Project Management
  • CDE*6311 · Community Engagement and Public Participation
Earlier teaching · Bangladesh Agricultural University (2012–2021)
2019–2021

Associate Professor

  • Extension Organization and Management
  • Research Methods in Behavioral Science
  • Orientation to Rural Development Programmes
  • Community-based Resource Management
2014–2015

Assistant Professor

  • Extension Communication and Group Approaches
  • Data Collection, Processing and Report Writing
  • Agricultural Extension Education
2012–2014

Lecturer

  • Fundamentals of Extension Leadership and Motivation
  • Agricultural Extension Education
  • Extension Teaching Methods & Aids

Supervision & mentoring

University of Guelph2022–present · 4 students
  • Agri-food misinformation (Sri Lanka)
  • Climate change & technology adoption (Nigeria)
  • Advisor perceptions of climate misinformation (Iran)
  • Misinformation, stigma & disability in agriculture
University of Hamburg2021–present · 3 PhD students
  • Climate change & Indus water conflict (Pakistan)
  • Indigenous climate adaptation & land use (N. India)
  • Land dependency & invasive plants (Galápagos)
Bangladesh Agricultural University2019–2021 · 5 students
  • Rural youth in catfish farming
  • GIFT tilapia adoption
  • Floating agriculture in the Haor region
  • Agro-waste management
  • Social media & rooftop gardeners

Pedagogical training

Aug 2024 · University of Trent

Workplace health & safety, privacy, cybersecurity, and AODA accessibility training (8 modules)

Aug 2023 · OpenEd, U of Guelph

Making Education Accessible; Accessible Service Provision

2013 · Bangladesh Agricultural University

Teaching Methods & Techniques; Curriculum Development and Teaching Methodology