Dr. Sharlee Burch holds academic degrees in the fields of dental hygiene, public health and education. She has been working in higher education, oral health research and community based public health practice for over two decades.  Her research interests include oral health literacy, tobacco education and programming, the oral health professional’s response to drug endangered children, online curriculum effectiveness, faculty engagement, student success and service-learning pedagogy. She is a national leader for the dental hygiene profession and is a Past President of the American Dental Hygienists' Association.