Katrina is a member of the academic staff of the Adelaide School of Dentistry, Adelaide University. She is a registered dental therapist and began her career with the South Australian Dental Service, working across metropolitan and country clinics and developing experience in clinical leadership and service delivery. Katrina is committed to professional and ethical practice and serves as a health practitioner assessor with SACAT (formerly the SA Health Practitioners Tribunal).
Katrina holds a Bachelor of Education (Adult & Vocational) and a Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (Honours, First Class). She is an Education Specialist and inaugural member of the Adelaide Education Academy, and currently leads Online & e-Learning within the School.
With extensive experience teaching across the Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Katrina designs and delivers student-centred learning in tutorials, simulation and clinic, including case-based learning, small-group discovery and interactive online resources.
As BOH Year Coordinator (Years 1 & 3) and course coordinator for key BOH courses, she leads curriculum and assessment development, supports student progression, and mentors staff as part of her academic leadership roles.
Katrina co-developed and coordinated the Graduate Certificate in Oral Health Science (Adult Restorative) and has played a role in programme accreditation nationally, including as ADC Accreditation Monitoring & Site Evaluation Team Chair and as an assessor for program accreditation.
Her scholarly interests span oral health and dental education, with publications in child oral health (including sugar-sweetened beverages, fluoride and caries) and contemporary learning and teaching (including generative AI in higher education).
She has secured competitive learning and teaching and mobility funding, including New Colombo Plan support for Health Smiles Cambodia and international professional development in health education and e-learning.