View the AADOCR Member spotlights in the monthly Strides in Science interviews and Faces of Dental Research.
AADOCR Strides in Science
Interviews highlighting leaders within the AADOCR and within the multidisciplinary community of scientists who advance dental, oral, and craniofacial research.
University of California, Los Angeles
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Clinical Associate Professor University of Florida College of Dentistry
Department of Orthodontics Harvard School of Dental Medicine Cambridge, MA
Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh
Professor Emeritus at the King’s College London Dental Institute
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of California, San Francisco
Assistant Professor Michigan State University
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill AADOCR MIND the Future Class of 2023-2024
Assistant Professor Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, Periodontology Adams School of Dentistry, UNC Chapel Hill
University of Iowa
University of Texas Health San Antonio
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial/Head & Neck Pathology UTHEALTH Houston School of Dentistry, TX
James J. Baldwin Associate Professor of Orthodontics Indiana University School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor Department of Endodontics University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Dentistry and Population Health Associate Director, Center for Oral Disease Prevention and Population Health Research Program Director, DDS/MPH program School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado
Postdoctoral Fellow, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
DMD/PhD Candidate, University of Florida College of Dentistry
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Corporate Scientist, 3M
NIH MRSP Scholar (2021-22) | Dr. Mays Lab
University of Pittsburgh - Distinguished Professor in the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, and co-Director of the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetic
Associate Professor of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry and Director of the UCSF School of Dentistry Program in Global Oral Health
NSRG President-elect
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Bethesda, MD
Howard University, Washington, DC
Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry
Postdoctoral Scholar at the College of Dentistry at the University of Kentucky, Lexington,
Associate Dean for Research and a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Marcus L. Ward Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Professor Emeritus and former Executive Dean of King’s College London Dental Institute, England, now the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London.
Felix & Mildred Yip Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean of Research, and Director of the Oral/Head and Neck Oncology Research Center at University of California, Los Angeles.
Professor of microbiology and infectious diseases in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research in the UI College of Dentistry.
Associate Dean of Research for the College of Dentistry in the University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Marco C. Bottino is an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor.
Graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Research assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry in the Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, Minneapolis.
Assistant Professor in the School of Dentistry.
Assistant Professor at the of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences in the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry.
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Oral Biology at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the laboratory of Hui Wu in the Department of Integrative Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Susana J. Calderon is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Illinois State University, Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal.
Kevin Matthew Byrd is the Anthony R. Volpe Research Scholar and Manager of Oral & Craniofacial Research at ADA Science & Research Institute (ADASRI).
Scientist and dentist with an interest in oral somato-sensation, particularly pain.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Policy at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
A researcher for the last five years at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Adjunct Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health.
Faces of Dental Research
Faces of Dental Research is a new project inspired by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion that highlights the diversity of the dental, oral and craniofacial research workforce and brings visibility to the contributions of researchers from underrepresented groups. AADOCR Members from diverse backgrounds complete research and change dentistry every day. Learn about some of them!
Faces Of Dental Research
Assistant Professor School of Dentistry University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Dean, School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College, Nashville
Professor, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Professor, ODS & Research,Associate Dean of Research
Lloyd and Kay Chapman Endowed Chair of Oral Health, University of Washington School of Dentistry
Director - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
J. Craig Venter Institute University of California, San Diego
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, City University of New York
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry
Professor at the College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City
50th President of the AADOCR
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan School of Public Health OJ/OC Program
Dentist-scientist at Oregon Health and Science University
Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Florida
Assistant Professor of Periodontics in the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
Associate Professor at the Department of Operative Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships at the University of Washington, Seattle
Professor of the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
Postdoctoral Associate of the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the Oregon Health & Science University
Group Leader at Ashland Inc.
Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Affairs in the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Third-year Periodontics Resident at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Associate Professor and Director of Pre-doctoral Orthodontics at the Texas A&M (Baylor) College of Dentistry
Professor and Director of the Predoctoral Program in Dental Public Health at Marquette University School of Dentistry
Associate Professor at Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine
Associate Professor of Orthodontics and Assistant Dean, Inclusive Excellence and Equity Initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of the Forsyth Institute
Orthodontist-scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor
Associate Dean for Education and Professor at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics
D.D.S./M.P.H. student at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, President of the National Student Research Group
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at the University Of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Chair of the Applied Dental Medicine Department and Section Head of Periodontics at Southern Illinois University, School of Dental Medicine
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky-College of Dentistry
Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University
AADOCR Vice-president
