Leigha Rock

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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[email protected]

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Timeline
Jan 1991 - Feb 2016
RDH
Private Practice
Jan 2012 - Jan 2018
Clinical Research Coordinator
BC Cancer Research Agency
Jan 2014 - Jan 2019
Faculty of Dentistry, DHDP Clinical Instructor and GTA
The University of British Columbia
Feb 2016 - Jan 2018
Project Manager I
Provincial Health Services Authority
Oct 2019 - now
Scientist
Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
Apr 2020 - now
Scientific Affiliate
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Current Company
Mar 2022 - now
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada Area
Current Company
Mar 2023 - now
Co-Chair
Canada's National Oral Health Research Strategy
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