Degrees Obtained: AAS - Dental Hygiene from Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY; AA from SPC

Graduate Degrees:

• PhD in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Barry University. My dissertation topic: "Exploring the Perceptions of Novice Dental Hygiene Faculty Toward Mentoring Within Academic Settings." 
• Masters of Public Health Education, University of South Florida; additional graduate hours University of Florida. 

Began at SPC in 1995 as an adjunct and 1998 as a full-time instructor.

In addition to teaching at SPC, I have also taught the following continuing education courses:

• "Who's Special? Treating Special Care Patients"
• "Prevention of Medical Errors"
• "Dental Roles in Decreasing Tobacco Use"
• "HIV/AIDS for the Health Care Professional" 
• "Ethics & Jurisprudence for Health Care Providers "

Hometown: Binghamton, NY

Academic Communities Served: Health Sciences

Hobbies: Outside the classroom my interests include spending time with family which includes our triplet grandchildren.  I also find time for friends, flower gardening, cooking, and traveling. This past summer my husband and I visited the Canadian Rockies and in November, I spent time in Dublin and Northern Ireland.
 

My teaching philosophy: I believe that education must be meaningful and relevant in order to for students to be successful. We should all strive to do our best and have fun at the same time!