The Managing Editor oversees the Journal of Dental Hygiene, provides insight on Journal processes and serves as a guide to provide support regarding Journal matters and dental hygiene research as a whole.
Managing Editor - Catherine Draper, RDH, MS
Cathy has been the managing editor of the Journal of Dental Hygiene since 2017. She previously served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the California Dental Hygienists’ Association and is currently an educator at Foothill College. Cathy has been involved in various dental hygiene settings for a number of years and has published works in various publications.
Emeriti Editors - Mary Alice Gaston, RDH, MS, Rebecca S. Wilder, RDH, MS
Editorial Advisory Board
Members of the Journal of Dental Hygiene Advisory Board are appointed for two-year terms. Members have the same qualifications as reviewers to the JDH in addition to the following roles:
- Work with the Managing Editor to identify potential editorial themes, pertinent topics that manuscripts should be solicited to address, and writing guest editorials for the JDH as requested by the Managing Editor
- Provide advice regarding various aspects of the JDH
- Recommend potential authors and subscribers to the JDH, in addition to encouraging peers to submit their work for publication
- Provide general support as needed to the Managing Editor
2022-2024 JDH Editorial Advisory Board
Cynthia C. Amyot, EdD, RDH
Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH
Priscilla Flynn, PhD, MPH, RDH
Tami Grzesikowski, MEd, RDH
Harold Henson, PhD, MEd, RDH
Michelle Hurlbutt, DHSc, MSDH, RDH
Lisa F. Harper Mallonee, MPH, RD/LD, RDH
Jodi Olmsted, PhD, RDH
Dorothy J. Rowe, PhD, MS, RDH
Danielle Rulli, DHSc, MS, RDH
Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, PhD, RDH
Cheryl Westphal Theile, EdD, MS, RDH
Pamela Zarkowski, JD, MPH, RDH
The editorial board is supported by Dorreen Petersen Davis, MS who oversees the visual and design aspects of the Journal. Additionally, the Journal is supported by the following members of ADHA staff:
Chief Executive Officer - Ann Battrell, MSDH
Director of Education & Research - JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM
Any inquiries to the editorial board of the Journal can be made at cathyd@adha.net.