Business Office
B-509 Health Sciences Building
Box 357495
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Whasun (Sun) O. Chung, PhD | Chair | sochung@uw.edu |
| Maggie Dean | Administrator | connorm@uw.edu |
| Eric Buldan | Fiscal Specialist | ericb70@uw.edu |
Graduate Program
B-224 Health Sciences Building
Box 357495
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Cornell, PhD | Director | cornellr@uw.edu |
| Jonathan An, DDS, PhD | Assistant Graduate Program Director | joyan@uw.edu |
| Lora Brewsaugh, M.Ed. | Graduate Program Advisor | lorab2@uw.edu |
Jonathan An, DDS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Assistant Graduate Program Director
Health Aging and Longevity Research Institute Faculty
joyan@uw.edu
B504
Research Interests
Geroscience, aging biology, anti-aging interventions, oral biology, oral healthspan
Fritzie Arce-McShane, PhD
Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
fritziea@uw.edu
B224
Research Interests
Systems and computational neuroscience, biomechanics, Cortical and biomechanical control of orofacial sensorimotor behavior in healthy vs pathological aging, Oral health and Alzheimer’s disease, Oral somatosensation, Functional connectivity
Cheryl Cameron, MSEd, PhD, JD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Endowed Professor, Oral Health Sciences
ccameron@uw.edu
Donald Chi, DDS, PhD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Professor, School of Public Health
dchi@uw.edu
Office: B-530D
Research Interests
Dentistry and public health, Medicaid dental program, dental care utilization for children with special health care needs, multi-level statistical modeling
Whasun “Sun” Oh Chung, PhD
Chair, Oral Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Faculty, UW School of Dentistry
Research Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Interim Associate Dean for Research
sochung@uw.edu
Box: 357475
Research Interests
Oral Microbiology and Defensin Antimicrobial Peptides
Susan E. Coldwell, PhD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Washington Dental Service Endowed Professor
Adjunct Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
Adjunct Professor, Oral Medicine
scoldwel@uw.edu
Research Interests
Development and physiological influences on taste preference and perception. Psychophysical measurement of pain, anxiety, and taste
Robert A. Cornell, PhD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Graduate Program Director
cornellr@uw.edu
Research Interests
Genetic underpinnings of orofacial cleft; Transcriptional regulatory networks governing cellular differentiation of superficial epithelia and melanocytes; Cell fate determination
Mark Drangsholt, DDS, MPH, PhD
Professor and Chair, Oral Medicine
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
drangs@uw.edu
206-616-2123
Research Interests
Orofacial Pain
Philippe P. Hujoel, PhD, DDS, MSD, MS
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
hujoel@uw.edu
206.616.1563
D-670C
Research Interests
Nutrition with a focus on low carbohydrate diets, harmful effects of diagnostic radiation and evidence-based methodology and applications
Douglass Jackson, DMD, MS, PhD
Associate Dean for EDI, School of Dentistry
Clinical Professor, Oral Health Sciences
jacksond@uw.edu
206 221-7943
Box 356365
Priyanka Kumari, PhD
Acting Instructor, Oral Health Sciences
pk2022@uw.edu
Research Interests
Functional tests of non-coding DNA variants associated with risk for orofacial clefting
Brian Leroux, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics, SPH
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
leroux@uw.edu
206.616.4643, 206.616.0467
Research Interests
Statistical methods for correlated data with applications to dental research and other fields
Lloyd Mancl, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics, (SPH)
Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
llman@uw.edu
206-616-5315
B-509F
Research Interests
Statistical methods for dental research with an emphasis on longitudinal and correlated data and applied research on caries, temporomandibular disorders, and periodontal disease
Jeffrey Scott McLean, PhD
Professor, Periodontics
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
jsmclean@uw.edu
Research Interests
Developing innovative methodologies, tools and new genomic based approaches to study microbial interactions within oral biofilm communities.
Tracy Popowics, PhD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
popowics@uw.edu
Office and Lab: B160
Research Interests
Craniofacial structure and function
Cameron L. Randall, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences
clr333@uw.edu
B-509e
Research Interests
Behavioral dentistry, pain, dental fear and anxiety, health behavior, provider’s implementation of evidence-based practice, workforce wellness
Douglas Ramsay, DMD, PhD, MSD
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Professor, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Adjunct Professor, Psychology
ramsay@uw.edu
D-573
Research Interests
Mechanisms of Drug Tolerance, Mechanisms and Psychophysics of Pain
Marilynn Rothen, RDH, MS
Clinical Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Implementation Manager
Regional Clinical Dental Research Center
Institute of Translational Health Sciences
rothen@uw.edu
206.685.8132
D-474
Research Interests
Dental caries management and risk assessment; treatment of patients with dental fear
Kerry Streiff, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Ethics Curriculum Director
krs96@uw.edu
Salwa Al-Noori, PhD
Teaching Professor, STEM
Adjunct Teaching Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Causes and consequences of plant diversity across multiple levels of diversity
Dwayne Arola, PhD
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Mechanical behavior of materials and factors (either environmental or manufacturing) that influence their performance and durability.
Maida Chen, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Respiratory control disorders and sleep-disordered breathing in special-needs populations.
Kwok-Hung (Albert) Chung, DDS, PhD
Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Division of Dental Materials Science
Adjuct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
akchung@uw.edu
206-543-5948
Box 357456
Research Interests
Nano restorative materials used in clinical dentistry and the biomechanics of dental implants.
Bruce E. Clurman, MD, PhD
Professor, UW Medicine, Fred Hutch
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Dr. Bruce Clurman studies the cell cycle, the molecular pathways that drive cells to multiply. This work includes understanding how protein destruction by the ubiquitin–proteasome system controls the cell cycle in normal and cancer cells.
Michael Cunningham, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
mcunning@uw.edu
Research Interests
Pathogenesis of human malformation syndromes
Ajay Dhaka, PhD
Associate Professor, Biological Structure
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Molecular Basis of Somatosensory Perception
Albert Folch, PhD
Professor, Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
afolch@uw.edu
Research Interests
Development of miniature cell culture tools for quantitative cell biology studies
Cecilia Giachelli, PhD
Professor, Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
ceci@uw.edu
Research Interests
Adhesion molecules and vascular biology processes
Greg J. Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH
Kokich-Shapiro Endowed Professor and Chair, Orthodontics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
ghuang@uw.edu
Box: 357446
Research Interests
Practice-based research, orthodontic outcomes and stability, evidence-based orthodontics
Vandana Kalia, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
vkalia@uw.edu
Research Interests
Cancer biology
Zi-Jun Liu, DDS, MS, PhD
Research Professor, Orthodontics
Adjunct Research Professor, Oral Health Sciences
zjliu@uw.edu
Office: D-664, Lab: B-512
Research Interests
Biology of craniofacial skeletons and musculatures, TMJ functions and TMD, Mechanism of orthodontic tooth movements and material properties of periodontal ligaments
Ali Murat Maga, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Investigating the role of environmental (epigenetic) programming in the presentation of alcohol-related malformations, specifically in the development of face and head.
Christy McKinney, PhD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
chrismck@uw.edu
Research Interests
Oral clefts, maternal nutrition, infant feeding, and global health
Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD
Professor, Dermatology/Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
pnghiem@uw.edu
Research Interests
Skin cancer biology, Merkel cell carcinoma
Frank Roberts, DDS, PhD
Professor, Associate Dean, Regional and Global Affairs and RIDE
Chair, Periodontics
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
froberts@uw.edu
Research Interests
Regulation of inflammation in human adult periodontitis and other chronic inflammatory diseases, effects of chronic neutropenia on oral health, and biology and imaging of the dental implant.
Hannele Ruohola-Baker, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
hannele@uw.edu
Research Interests
Stem cell development and differentiation in vertebrates and invertebrates
Surojit Sarkar, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
sarkars@uw.edu
Research Interests
Cancer biology
Eric Seibel, PhD
Research Professor Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Research Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Optical scanning devices for disease diagnosis
Patrick Stayton, PhD
Professor, Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
stayton@uw.edu
Research Interests
Engineering proteins for biotechnology, Biomaterials, and biomedical therapies/diagnostics
Gregory Valentine, MD, MEd
Associate Professor,Pediatrics
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Research Interests
Evaluating and understanding the pathophysiologic basis of maternal infection & inflammation (especially maternal periodontal disease) and its effects on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes
Alvin G. Wee, DDS, BDS, MS, MPH, PhD
Washington Dental Service Endowed Chair in Dentistry
Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
awee@uw.edu
206-543-5948
Box 357456
Research Interests
Clinical translational aspects of color science with regard to teeth/skin and their respective restorative materials; Early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancer; and Educational research in the area of restorative dentistry and prosthodontics.
Paul Yager, PhD
Professor and Acting Chair, Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
yagerp@uw.edu
Research Interests
Development of new high-sensitivity paper-based protein-binding assays for pathogens like the influenza and Ebola viruses