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Leigha Rock

Leigha Rock

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Chair, Canadian National Oral Health Research Strategy; Associate Professor and Director, School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University

  • Education

    • College of New Caledonia

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      DipDH Dental Hygiene

    • BC Cancer

      2018 - 2019
      Postdoctoral Fellowship Integrative Oncology and Cancer Control Research

    • Simon Fraser University

      2013 - 2014
      MSc Visiting Student, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology

    • The University of British Columbia

      2011 - 2014
      BDSc

    • The University of British Columbia

      2014 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Craniofacial Science

      Activities and Societies: Oral Oncology

  • Experience

    • Private Practice

      Jan 1991 - Feb 2016
      RDH

      ● clinical RDH in an office with a strong periodontal focus.● responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients, including phase I initial therapy, phase II surgical therapy, and supportive periodontal maintenance.● digital radiography, including orthopantomograph● designed and implemented office protocol for oral pathology screening andlesion tracking, and referral pathway.

    • BC Cancer Research Agency

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2018
      Clinical Research Coordinator

      Cancer Control Research | The BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program (BC OCPP)The BC OCPP is a translational program whose goal is to integrate prevention, screening, early diagnosis and effective treatment of oral cancer and its precursor lesions into a province-wide seamless network. Patient lesions are assessed using developed risk models to determine probability of progression or regression, and the patients are triaged into high or low oral cancer risk groups. High risk individuals can then be followed. These advances should help surgeons and radiation oncologists materially reduce the frequency of recurrence or metastasis from oral cancer. The aim is to translate research findings into practical care at a population level with a minimum of delay. Show less

    • The University of British Columbia

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2019
      Faculty of Dentistry, DHDP Clinical Instructor and GTA

    • Provincial Health Services Authority

      Feb 2016 - Jan 2018
      Project Manager I

      Site coordinator for an NIH sponsored phase IIa chemoprevention trial: Metformin Hydrochloride in Preventing Oral Cancer in Patients With Oral Premalignant Lesions

    • Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute

      Oct 2019 - now
      Scientist

    • Nova Scotia Health Authority

      Apr 2020 - now
      Scientific Affiliate

    • Dalhousie University

      Mar 2022 - now

      • Associate Professor and Director of the School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry

        Sept 2019 - now

      • Cross-appointed

        Mar 2021 - now

      • Cross-appointed

        Mar 2022 - now

    • Canada's National Oral Health Research Strategy

      Mar 2023 - now
      Co-Chair

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Canada GCP

      Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
      Oct 2016

    • Canadian Institutes of Health Research of Gender and Health

      Core Competency Modules for Sex and Gender in the Analsyis of Data from Human Participants
      Aug 2016

    • Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs For Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects

      Collaborative Institutional Trainig Initiative
      Aug 2016

    • NIH Training

      PHSA
      Aug 2015

    • Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

      TCPS2: Core
      Sept 2014

    • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) - Life Science

      Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
      Sept 2014

    • Radiation Safety Training for the Use of Radionucleotides in Research

      Simon Fraser University
      Feb 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      CIHR Travel Award - Institute of Community Support CIHR Institute of Cancer Research Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Federick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Award CIHR Doctoral Research Award Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Killam Trust/ University of British Columbia Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      2017 Research Day Poster Competition University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry Jan 2017 Ph.D. Student Award
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      AADR Student Research Day Award American Association of Dental Research Jan 2017
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Hu-Friedy NEVI 2.0 CDHA Scholarship CDHA Dec 2016 Master's/Doctoral Level
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      DHDP Graduate Teaching Assistant Award The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry Sep 2016 Faculty of Dentistry Teaching Award 2015 - 2016
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Postdoctoral Education Research Grant The Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada Dec 2015
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Four Year Doctoral Fellowship The University of British Columba Nov 2015 The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) program will ensure UBC's best PhD students are provided with major financial support, plus tuition waiver. Selection is based on academic excellence, upon the recommendation of the graduate program.
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      DHDP Graduate Teaching Assistant Award The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry May 2015 Faculty of Dentistry Teaching Award 2014-2015
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      CFDHRE Grant Award Canadian Foundation for Dental Hygiene Research and Education Apr 2015
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      BC OCPP Clinical Research Award British Columbia Cancer Foundation Sep 2014 The British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program Clinical Research Scholarship is awarded to a student with a clinical degree who is enrolled in a graduate program leading to a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree. This award was created to identify and foster exceptional graduate students pursuing research in the field of oral oncology. Selection is made on the basis of excellence in scholarship, leadership and research ability. Preference is given to students showing interest in a career in translational… Show more The British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program Clinical Research Scholarship is awarded to a student with a clinical degree who is enrolled in a graduate program leading to a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree. This award was created to identify and foster exceptional graduate students pursuing research in the field of oral oncology. Selection is made on the basis of excellence in scholarship, leadership and research ability. Preference is given to students showing interest in a career in translational research. The potential for academia is also considered. The student is paired with scientists and clinicians to receive mentorship and residency in interdisciplinary oral cancer research. This allows the student clinician to be cross trained and to spend time in various research arenas. The objective is to build a linkage with community and to create a future leader who will be able to collaborate between multiple disciplines. Show less
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Chancellor R. E. McKechnie Graduate Scholarship UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Sep 2014 A scholarship endowed through the bequest of the late Chancellor R. E. McKechnie, is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies to a deserving graduate student at the University of British Columbia who is proceeding to a MA or a MSc degree.
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Dr. S. Wah Leung Scholarship University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry Sep 2014 A scholarship endowed through contributions from alumni, colleagues, friends and family to honour Dr. S. Wah Leung, founding Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, who served from 1962 to 1977. It is awarded to a student enrolled in full-time study in a graduate program in Dental Science leading to a MSc or PhD degree.
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      BCDHA Joan Voris Award of Achievement The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry May 2014
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Bessie Diamond Memorial Scholarship The University of British Columbia/National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Vancouver Section Aug 2013
    • Awarded to Leigha Rock
      Dean's List Academic Achievement The University of British Columbia / Faculty of Dentistry Sep 2012