Dr. Perry is Professor and Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs and is responsible for the curriculum, admissions, student services, and continuing dental education. She also developed and coordinates a concurrent DDS/MBA program with the University of San Francisco Graduate School of Business Administration. Dr. Perry has published four textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed articles, and is the primary author of the textbook Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist now in preparation for a fourth edition. Dr. Perry has been a member of the Academic Learning Project on a Gates Foundation funded project working the Muhimbili University of Health Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.