Her research interests include environmental transmission, with particular interest in CRE outbreak management, and the transmission and epidemiology of C. difficile. She also focuses on diagnostic stewardship, and the behavioral, cultural, and human factors aspects of implementation of initiatives to enhance appropriate use of diagnostic tests. Dr. Rock earned her MD at the University College Dublin School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, and her MS masters of clinical science of research at the University of Maryland, where she received the MS scholar award for epidemiology.