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Research Areas:

Oral cancer epidemiology, oral cancer prevention and early detection, health services research, dental hygiene education, technology-enhanced learning, and interprofessional education.

Teaching Areas:

Oral health sciences, dental hygiene theory and practice, oral self-care, instrumentation fundamentals, clinical simulation and client care, community engagement and care, academic writing, quantitative research methodology, and problem-based learning.

Graduate Education: 
PhD student, School of Population and Public Health, UBC 
- Concentration in cancer epidemiology and biostatistics 
- Training in quantitative research methods and statistical analysis using R 
- Student Trainee, UBC Cancer Prevention Research Cluster CPRC 
 
MSc (Craniofacial Science), UBC 
- Thesis: Oral second primary tumour risk predictors: clinical factors and loss of heterozygosity  
- Supervisor: Dr. Denise Laronde 
 
Teaching: 
DHYG 206, 208, 210, DHYG 461, DHYG 310 and 410 
 
Services: 
DHDP Year 2 Curriculum Coordinator 
DHDP Admissions Chair 
UBC committees related to curriculum, teaching effectiveness, and academic progress 
 
Recent Publications: 
Karan J, Rosin MP, Zhang L, Laronde DM. Clinicopathological risk predictors of oral second primary tumours. Oral Oncology Reports.2024 Sep 11(100638). doi:10.1016/j.oor.2024.100638.  
 
Kanji Z, Lin D, Karan J. Assessing dental hygiene students’ readiness for interprofessional learning and collaborative practice. Journal of Dental Education. 2020;84(6):669-80. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jdd.12117