Born June 10, 1948, Far Rockaway, NY, USA
Inaugural address delivered in New Orleans, LA, USA, March 21, 2007,
"Connectedness"
(J Dent Res 86:486, 2007)
BS, electrical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1970
DMD, University of Pennsylvania, 1974
MA, psychology, American University, Washington, DC, 1981
PhD, psychology, American University, Washington, DC 1982
Clinical Associate (then) Post-doctoral Fellow, Neurobiology & Anesthesiology Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (1975-1982)
Senior Staff Fellow, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (1982-1984)
Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences,University of Florida, Gainesville (Associate Chair, 1999-2005; Interim Chair, 2005-2006)
Director, Claude D. Pepper Center for Research on Oral Health in Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville (1984-present)
Professor and Program Director, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Fla., USA