Research Teams
As part of the 3-year grant to establish the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research, members of the National Advisory Panel volunteer to serve as mentors and develop a collaborative research team comprised of dental hygiene faculty and clinicians.
Each team attends the NCDHR Summer Research Institute, which focuses on team building, theory-based research methods, and grant writing strategies.
All of the teams and their members are listed below. Team members shown with an asterisk (*) are research mentors.
Teams for Year 1 are:
Old Dominion University
Teams for Year 2 are:
Thomas Jefferson University
University of California/San Franciso
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Minnesota
Idaho State University Team I
Idaho State University Team II
Northern Arizona University
Oregon Health Science University
University of Colorado
*Hanlon, Linda, RDH, MEd
Dean
Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists
Forsyth Dental Center
Boston, MA
Cugini, MaryAnn, RDH, MHP
Staff Research Associate
Department of Periodontics & Biostatistics
Eklund, Kathy J., RDH, MHP
Infection Control Officer
Boston City Health Department
MacPherson, Leah, RDH, BS
Clinical Instructor/Private Practice
Graduate Student
Olson, Robyn L., RDH, BS
Clinical Instructor
*Miller, Deb, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Dental Hygiene
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8048
Hamman Calley, Kristen, MS
Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene
Rogo, Ellen, BS, MEd
Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene
Hess, Gretchen, RDH
Dental Hygienist
Freudenthal, Jacqueline, RDH
*Paarmann, Carleen, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor
Department of Dental Hygiene
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
Herzog, Anita, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor
Kawamura, Carole, RDH
Assistant Professor
Marbee, Jamie, RDH
Private Practice
Hoff, Darla, RDH
Private Practice\
*Westphal, Cheryl, RDH, MS
Director, Dental Hygiene Program
NYU College of Dentistry
New York, NY
Dais, Joyce, RDH, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor/Private Practice
Galvis, Diana L., RDH, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Doctoral Student
Kreismann, Judith, RDH, MA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Lupovici, Eva M., RDH, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Stefanou, Lisa B., RDH, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
*Peterson-Mansfield, Susan, RDH, EdD
Professor and Chair, Department of Dental Hygiene
College of Health Professions
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Moore, Tricia, RDH, MA
Associate Professor
Grabarek, Ellen S., RDH, BS
Director of Homebound Program
Helm, Denise, RDH, MA
Assistant Professor
Feugate, Alisa D., RDH, MA
Associate Professor
*Darby, Michele L., RDH, MS
Eminent Scholar & Graduate Program Director
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Connolly, Irene, RDH, MS
Private Practice
Smith, Dawn, RDH, BS
Private Practice, Graduate Student
Thomson-Lakey, Evelyn M., RDH, MS
Lecturer
Tolle-Watts, Lynne, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor & Director of Clinics
*Ryan, Margaret, RDH, MS
Chair, Department of Dental Hygiene
Oregon Health Science University
Portland, OR 97201-3097
*Gluch, Joan, RDH, PhD
Director, Preventive Dentistry
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Giorgio, Susanne, RDH
Private Practice
Gleber, Jaclyn, RDH, EdD
Clinical Professor
Tedesco, Ann-Marie, RDH, MS
Instructor/Private Practice
Williams, Micki, RDH, BS
Private Practice
Richland, WA
*Walsh, Margaret M, RDH, EdD
Professor
Department of Public Health and Hygiene
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Finta, Leslie, RDH, BS
Private Practice
Hannebrink, Renee T., RDH, MS
Associate Clinical Professor
Ortega, Elena, RDH, BS
Private Practice
Yamamoto, Judy, RDH, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
*Cross-Poline, Gail, RDH, MS
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Dental Hygiene
University of Colorado
Denver, CO 80262
Astroth (McFall), Deborah, RDH, BS
Clinical Instructor
Tilliss, Terri, RDH, MA, MS
Associate Professor
Annan, Sandra D., RDH, BS
Clinical Instructor
Stach, Donna, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor
*Zarkowski, Pamela, RDH, MPH, JD
Professor and Associate Dean for Admissions & Community Relations
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
Luxmore, Judith W., RDH, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Practice
Mattana, Durinda, RDH, MS
Assistant Professor
Wyche, Charlotte J., RDH, MS
Assistant Professor
Zagar, Sandra, RDH, BS
Clinical Instructor
Clinical Practice
*Fried, Jackie, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Dental Hygiene
University of Maryland Dental School
Baltimore, MD
Dailey, Jacqueline, RDH, BS
Graduate Student, Clinical Instructor Oral Diagnosis
DeVore, Linda, RDH, MA
Associate Professor & Chair
Department of Dental Hygiene
Doctoral Student
Ganssle, Cathy, RDH, MS
Clinical Instructor/Private Practice
Parker, Elaine, RDH, PhD
Director, Graduate Dental Hygiene Program
*Newell, Kathleen J., RDH, PhD
Associate Professor and Director
Division of Dental Hygiene
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Mathwig, Dawn, RDH
Private Practice/Administration
Osborn, Joy B., RDH, MA
Associate Professor
Salser, Marcie
Group Practice Data Manager
Steberl, Julie, RDH, BS
Group Practice Clinical Administrator
Stoltenberg, Jill L., RDH, MA
Associate Professor & Clinic Director
*Williams, Karen B., RDH, MS
Associate Professor and Research Coordinator
Department of Dental Hygiene
UMKC - School of Dentistry
Kansas City, MO
Doctoral Student
Amyot, Cynthia C., RDH, MS
Assistant Professor
Bray, Kim, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
Collins, Pat, RDH
Private Practice
BS Degree Completion Student
Manne, Deborah T., RDH, BS
Coordinator for Oncology
Dental Support Services
Creve Coeur, MO
Nursing Graduate Student
