Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS, has spent more than 22 years as a dental hygienist and educator. She began her career as a dental assistant and medical/dental insurance claims processor. Garland returned to school, earning a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of Minnesota in 1998. After working in clinical practice for 5 …
Janet Kinney, RDH, MS, is a clinical professor and director of dental hygiene at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor. In September, she was installed as the inaugural Dr. Dorothy G. Hard Legacy Professor, the first professorship to honor a dental hygiene faculty member at U-M. A U-M graduate, Kinney spent …
With more than 23 years of experience as a dental hygiene educator, Nancy W. Burkhart, EdD, MEd, BSDH, AFAAOM is currently an adjunct professor at Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas. After earning a master’s and doctoral degree from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, she completed a 1-year post-doctoral fellowship in the section …
With more than 40 years of experience in the field of dental hygiene education, Ellen J. Rogo, RDH, PhD, is now a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. Mentoring is an integral part of her job, and she has served as chair of the thesis committee for 15 dental …
Kathryn Dolan, RDH, MEd, is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Service at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) and the Director of the Tufts Statewide Community Dental Program in Boston, Kathryn Dolan, RDH, MEd, has more than 20 years of experience in academia and 30 years of experience …
Rachel C. Kearney, RDH, MS, is an associate professor and chair of the Division of Dental Hygiene at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Dentistry in Columbus. She teaches ethics, professionalism, education, and research courses to undergraduate and graduate dental hygiene students. A lifelong learner, Kearney is currently a doctoral student in OSU’s College …
Terri Tilliss, RDH, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Graduate Orthodontics at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in Denver. She facilitates resident research projects, teaches communication and behavior change skills to international dental students and orthodontic and periodontal residents, and provides dental hygiene care within the faculty group practice. Tilliss …
As a full-time professor in the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia, Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS, spends her time teaching, mentoring, writing, and conducting clinical research. Her efforts in teaching were recognized in 2009 when she received the University Professor Award for Outstanding Teaching and in 2010 …
As provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), Pam Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD, serves as the university’s chief academic officer and is responsible for the administration of all academic departments and programs. A faculty member in UDM’s School of Dentistry (UDMSD) since 1978, Zarkowski became a professor in …
With more than 20 years of service to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD, is the associate dean of instructional technology and faculty development and a professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene. Experienced in a variety of academic roles—from interim associate vice provost of online education to …
