Ken Diplock

​Name	Ken Diplock
School	School of Health & Life Sciences
Program	Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours)
​Academic and Professional Designations	PhD, Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo (2018) Masters in Health Studies, Athabasca University (2008) B.A.Sc., Public Health and Safety, Ryerson (2002) Hon B.A., Kinesiology, Western (2000) CPHI(C) (Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada)), issued 2002
Courses Taught	BIOL71000 - Human Biology BIOL71011 - Applied Microbiology ENVR71010 - Emerging Issues – Global and Local Concerns ENVR72020 - Environmental Public Health Law SCIE73000 - Food Science and Technology FOOD73000 - Food Processing and Hygiene RSCH73010 - Professional Research Internship I RSCH74010 - Professional Research Internship II ENVR74000 - Professional Practice
Areas of Expertise & Interest	Public Health Inspection Food safety with an emphasis on Food Safety Education Foodborne disease investigation and outbreak management
Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities	10 years’ experience in public health  Student Public Health Inspector (PHI) – York Region (2002), Waterloo (2003)  Certified PHI – Region of Waterloo (2003-2012) Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Food Safety Councillor (2006-08), President Elect (2008-10), President (2010-12), Immediate Past President (2012-Present) CIPHI rep on Implementation of Open for Business Initiative Steering Committee (2011)  CIPHI Ontario Branch Educational Conferences – Chair (2010) Steering Committee Member (2011 and 2003)   Children’s Environmental Health Working Group (2009-10) Ontario Public Health Standars - Food Safety Protocol Writing Team (2008)
Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications	Diplock, K. J., Jones‐Bitton, A., Leatherdale, S. T., Rebellato, S., Hammond, D., & Majowicz, S. E. (2019). Food Safety Education Needs of High‐School Students: Leftovers, Lunches, and Microwaves. Journal of School Health, 89(7), 578-586. Kenneth Diplock (2018). Food safety and Ontario high school students: assessing education needs and the utility of existing food handler training in improving behaviours. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13296  Diplock, K. J., Dubin, J. A., Leatherdale, S. T., Hammond, D., Jones-Bitton, A., & Majowicz, S. E. (2018). Observation of high school students' food handling behaviors: Do they improve following a food safety education intervention?. Journal of food protection, 81(6), 917-925. Diplock, K. J., Jones-Bitton, A., Leatherdale, S. T., Rebellato, S., Dubin, J. A., & Majowicz, S. E. (2017). Over-confident and under-competent: exploring the importance of food safety education specific to high school students. Environmental Health Review, 60(3), 65-72. Majowicz, S. E., Hammond, D., Dubin, J. A., Diplock, K. J., Jones-Bitton, A., Rebellato, S., & Leatherdale, S. T. (2017). A longitudinal evaluation of food safety knowledge and attitudes among Ontario high school students following a food handler training program. Food Control, 76, 108-116. Brown, K. M., Diplock, K. J., & Majowicz, S. E. (2016). The environment in which behaviours are learned: a pilot assessment of high school teaching kitchens as food safety learning environments in Ontario. Environmental Health Review, 59(3), 88-95. Majowicz, S. E., Diplock, K. J., Leatherdale, S. T., Bredin, C. T., Rebellato, S., Hammond, D., ... & Dubin, J. A. (2015). Food safety knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices among Ontario high school students. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 106(8), e520-e526. Gilbert, M., Monk, C., Wang, H., Diplock, K., & Landry, L. (2008). Screening Policies for Daycare Attendees: Lessons Learned from an Outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 in a Daycare in Waterloo, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne De Sante'e Publique,99(4), 281-285. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41995102 Diplock, K. (2003). The potential of sushi rice to serve as a medium for bacterial growth. Environmental Health Review, 1, 109-116.
Additional Information	I have presented at numerous professional conferences across Canada. I excel at bringing my professional experiences into the classroom and providing an exciting, and applied learning environment for students.