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Associate Professor Delyse Leadbeatter is the Director of Academic Education at Sydney Dental School, part of the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health. She specializes in dental and higher education research, focusing on inquiry learning, participatory pedagogies, and professional development. Her work emphasizes curriculum co-design, student engagement, and social determinants of health in dental education. She is affiliated with the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies and has been recognized with awards such as the Faculty of Medicine and Health Maker and Shaper Award (2021).
Education: PhD in Dental Education (focused on student learning integration), prior degrees in related fields (explicit details not provided).
Research Interests:
- Curriculum design and implementation in dental education
- Student-partner collaborations in education
- Workplace learning and professional competency
- Social competency and person-centered care
- Health inequalities and educational equity
Current Projects:
- Dental student employability outcomes
- Workplace learning models for dental programs
- Narrative dentistry and patient-centered care
Teaching Areas: Inquiry learning, evaluative judgment, and social competency training.
Grants:
- "Narrative Dentistry" (2020, Dental Council of NSW)
- "Consumer involvement in competency assessments" (2019, Australian Dental Council)
Lab/Team Affiliation: Active in the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, collaborating on interdisciplinary health education initiatives.