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Research Areas:

Third-year student in the Doctorate in Distance Education Program at Athabasca University, AB. Interested is in Artificial Intelligence and its use in distance pedagogy.

Teaching Areas:

Online educator in the Dental Hygiene Degree Program for both degree completion (DC, category 1 and 2) and entry to practice (ETP) students DHYG 400A Policy Analysis and Change (DC, Category 2) DHYG 402 Dental Hygiene Practice I (DC, Category 2) DHYG 400B Policy Analysis and Change (ETP) DHYG 412 Oral Health Care Trends & Topics (ETP and DC)

My career in dental hygiene (diploma from St. Clair College and degree from U of T) started in Ontario. Afterward, I finished my MEd in distance education at Athabasca University. Currently, I am a third-year student in the Doctorate in Distance Education Program at Athabasca University, AB.  
 
In practice, I have worked in general dentistry, orthodontic specialty, and public/community health. I was a full-time manager (Interior Health) in dental public health for almost 10 years. I am still active in community care in the NWT remote, rural communities during fall and spring. I have years of experience as a board of directors on local, provincial, and national boards. BCDHA, CDHBC, CDHA, to name a few.  
 
I have a unique position in the DHDP because I work solely online at UBC DOD. I am not on campus living in Cranbrook, BC. My classes are all asynchronous where I facilitate dental hygiene degree completion students and entry to practice students learning.