Associate Professor at The University of Newcastle, Australia.

Experienced in Oral Health Therapy clinical practice and academic teaching with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.

Research interests in Program Design, Program Evaluation, Oral Health Therapy Teaching, Student Experiential Education, Service-Learning Education, Oral Health for the Elderly, Patient Education, Indigenous Oral Health, Lecturing,  and Clinical Supervision.

Architect and Chief Investigator of the 'Senior Smiles' preventive oral health program for older people living in residential aged care faclities.