Lesley Harbison Earns Tenure, Promotion at Pacific University

Lesley Harbison, RDH, EPDH, MS, has earned indefinite tenure and been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor in the School of Dental Hygiene Studies in Pacific University’s College of Health Professions. Harbison has been practicing dental hygiene since 2000. In 2016, she returned to school to advance her dental hygiene knowledge and career, earning her master’s at Idaho State University. In 2018 Lesley became a faculty member at Pacific University. 

Her professional interests include the geriatric population, ethics and empathy in dental hygiene, and advancing the dental hygiene profession. 

She is a proud member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, an ODHA past president, and currently serves as the Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association Treasurer.