Ken Diplock | Faculty & staff bios

Name	Ken Diplock
School	School of Health & Life Sciences
Program	Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours)
Academic and professional designations	Ph.D. Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Master Health Studies, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta B.A.Sc. Public Health and Safety, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Hon B.A. Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario CPHI(C) – Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada) granted October 2002.
Courses taught	ENVR71000 - Introduction to Environmental Health BIOL71010 - Applied Microbiology SCIE73000 - Food Science and Technology RSCH73010 - Professional Research Internship I RSCH74010 - Professional Research Internship
Areas of expertise & interest	Environmental Public Health Practice 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 Certified PHI – Region of Waterloo (2003-2012) Member of CIPHI Ontario Branch Executive Council: Food Safety Councilor (2006-08), President-Elect (2008-10), President (2010-12), Immediate Past President (2012-2013), and President-Elect (2022-2024). CIPHI Ontario Branch Educational Conferences - Co-Chair – 2024 CIPHI Ontario Branch Educational Conference at Conestoga College; Steering Committee Member – 2011 Conference and Food Safety Forum; Chair – 2010 conference; Steering Committee Member - 2003, Presentations and Exhibitors, and Speaker Moderator Children’s Environmental Health Working Group (2009-10) Ontario Public Health Standards - Food Safety Protocol Writing Team (2008)
Major research projects, scholarly activities, and/or publications	Interdisciplinary foodborne outbreak investigations project Diplock K. National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH). Foodborne illness outbreaks: Recommendations for collaborative investigations. Vancouver, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health; 2023 May. Diplock K. Foodborne illness outbreaks: Roles and responsibilities. National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH). Vancouver, BC: NCCEH. 2023 Feb. Diplock, K. National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH). Supporting foodborne outbreak investigations: A review of the use of whole genome sequencing and emerging technologies. Vancouver, BC: NCCEH. Sep 2022. 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 Diplock, K. (2003). The potential of sushi rice to serve as a medium for bacterial growth. Environmental Health Review, 1, 109-116.
Additional information	Ken has presented research and public health information at numerous professional conferences and symposiums across Canada. He excels at bringing his professional experiences into the classroom, providing an exciting and applied learning environment for students. Currently, Ken is working with Conestoga's VARLab on public health inspection digital learning experiences to enhance the training and development of public health inspectors. Ken is also an active Conestoga's Food Handler Training working group member.