Alison Rich (academic)
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Alison Rich | |
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.jpg) Rich in 2023 | |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Diagnostic oral pathology |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
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Alison Mary Rich ONZM is a New Zealand dentistry academic. As of September 2018 she is a full professor and Head of the Department of Oral Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences at the University of Otago.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
After a 1995 PhD titled Histology, histometry and connective tissue influences associated with experimental oral mucosal carcinogenesis at the University of Melbourne, she moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor.[1] In 2014, Rich was appointed acting dean of Otago University Faculty of Dentistry.[7]
In 2016, she was made a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.[8]
In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours, Rich was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to oral pathology.[9]
