Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
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School of Dental Medicine Faculty


Dean 

West, Karen - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; D.M.D., University of Louisville School of Dentistry; M.P.H., University of South Carolina School of Public Health.

Associate Dean 

Lemon, Ronald - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; D.M.D., University of Kentucky, School of Dental Medicine.

Co-Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Chair of Clinical Sciences

Woodall, Wendy

Assistant Professor; B.A.S.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; D.D.S., University of Texas.

Co-Associate Dean for Clinical Services 

Thiriot, Rick

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.D.S., University of the Pacific School of Dentistry.

Director of Financial Aid & Scholarship and Academic Endeavors 

Kypuros, Christopher

B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A., St. Mary’s University, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs 

Ancajas, Christine - Assistant Graduate Faculty

B.A., California State University; D.D.S., Northwestern University Dental School.

Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement 

Skelton, Judith - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; B.S., University of Louisville; M.E.D., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Graduate Faculty 

Al-Talib, Tanya

Associate Professor in Residence Clinical Sciences; D.D.S., Louisiana State University School of Dentistry; M.S., University of North Carolina School of Dentistry.

Baca, Kristen

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Brandon Abbatangelo, Tina

Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and Director of SDM on Main Campus Clinic; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.D.S, University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Braun, Gary

Visiting Associate Professor in Residence, General Practice Residency Program; B.A., Drew University; D.M.D, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; M.S. University of Texas.  

Capurro, Antonina

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.P.H., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas..

Chrzan, Brian

Visiting Associate Professor; B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University; D.D.S, School of Dental Medicine State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., School of Dental Medicine State University of New York at Buffalo.  

Chung, Eve

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., University of Nevada, Reno; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Danforth, Robert

Associate Professor; D.D.S., Loma Linda University.

Davenport Jr., William - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; B.S., University of Mississippi; M.S., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia.

Demopoulos, Christina

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; Diplomate-American Board of Dental Public Health; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.D.S., University of Southern California School of Dentistry; M.P.H., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Devore, Phillip

Visiting Associate Professor; D.D.S, University of California, Los Angeles

Dounis, Georgia

Associate Professor; D.D.S., Marquette University, School of Dentistry; M.S., Marquette University School of Dentistry.

Evans, Laurie

B.S.B.A., Univeristy of Phoenix; M.B.A, University of Phoenix.

Everett, Rhonda - Full Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., University of California; D.D.S., University of Southern California, School of Dentistry; M.P.H., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Farfel, Elena

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.A., University of Colorada; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Faulkner, Davin

Visiting Assistant Professo; B.S., Brigham Young University; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Fox, Gerald

 Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., Brooklyn College; D.D.S., Temple University School of Dentistry.

Galbraith, Gillian - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor, M.D., University of London, King’s College Hospital Medical School.

Gallob, John

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of Arizona-Tucson; D.D.S., Nova Southeastern University.

Gewelber, Civon

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.A., Fordham University; D.M.D., University of the Pacific School of Dentistry.

Haskin, Christine

Associate Professor; B.A., University of Texis at Austin; M.S., Southwest Texas State University; D.D.S., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Hernandez, Scarlett

Visiting Assistant Professor; D.D.S., New York University College of Dentistry, New York,NY.

Herschaft, Edward - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; D.D.S., West Virginia University School of Dentistry; M.A., University of New Orleans.

Hillyard, Stanley - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; B.A., University of California, Riverside; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Howard, Katherine - Full Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor; B.Sc., Texas A & M University; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Hughes, Cody - Full Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine; M.S., Indiana University.

Hurlbut, Bernard - Full Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.A., Arizona State University; D.D.S., Baylor College of Dentistry.

Ingel, Andrew

Visiting Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Villanova University; M.S., Bryn Mawr College; D.M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.

Jones, Francis

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.A., California State University; D.D.S., Meharry Medical College.

Joyner-Tucker, Arlene

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., North Carolina University; D.D.S., Howard University College of Dentistry; M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles.

Kingsley, Karl - Full Graduate Faculty

Associate Professor; B.A., New Mexico State University; B.B.A., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.P.H., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Leavitt, William

Visiting Professor-in-Residence; B.A., Brigham Young University; M.P.A., University of Southern California; D.D.S., University of the Pacific.

Lockhart, Robert

Associate Professor-in-Residence; D.D.S., Indiana University of Dentistry; M.S., University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Mah, James - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor in Residence. B.S., University of Alberta, Edmonton; D.D.S., University of Alberta, Edmonton; M.S., University of Alberta, Edmonton; D.M.Sc., Harvard University.

Mai, Kim

Visiting Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; D.D.S., University of Southern California School of Dentistry.

Martin, Bob- Assistant Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Bridgewater College; D.D.S., Medical College of Virginia.

McAlpine, George

B.A., University of Illinois; D.D.S., Loyola University; M.S., University of Texas, Health Sciences Center, Dental Branch and Wilford-Hall medical Center.

Mobley, Connie - Full Graduate Faculty

Professor; B.S., University of Southern Louisiana; M.S., Florida International University; Ph.D., Texas A & M.

Nelson, Stanley

Professor; B.S., Albion College; D.D.S., University of Michigan School of Dentistry; M.S., University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

Neubauer, Michael

Associate Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of California; D.D.S., University of California; M.S., University of Iowa.

Ord, David

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Brigham Young University; D.D.S., University of Southern California.

Orr II, Daniel

Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Brigham Young University; D.D.S., University of Southern California School of Dentistry; M.S., University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology; Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University; J.D., William Howard Taft University School of Law; M.D., University of Health Sciences, Antigua School of Medicine.

Phillips, Randy

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; D.D.S., University of Southern California School of Dentistry.

Phipps, Flora Monique

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Hampton University; D.D.S., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Polanski, Joshua

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; M.A., University of Iowa, Ph.D., University of Iowa.

 Reinke, Robin

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of Puget Sound; D.D.S., University of Washington School of Dentistry; M.P.A., Keller Business School of Management of Devry University.

Rothbart, Jonathan

Associate Professor-in-Residence; A.B., Brandeis University; D.M.D., Boston University Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry.

Sanders, R. Michael

Professor; D.M.D.,College of Medicine and Dentistry; Ed.M., Rutgers University; M.P.H., Robert Woods Johnson Medical School.

Sanders, Owen

Associate Professor-in-Residence; B.S., Brigham Young University, D.M.D., Temple University.

Seran, Clifford - Full Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor; B.S., Bucknell University; D.M.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Schoen, Richard

Visiting Assistant Professor; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; D.D.S., Loyola University.

Wasden, Jason

B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.P.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Webberson, Michael

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; D.D.S., Creighton University School of Dentistry.

Woo, Victoria

Associate Professor-in-Residence; D.D.S., University of Western Ontario.

Zhou, Wenlian

Assistant Professor; D.D.S., Beijing Medical University School of Stomatology General Dentistry; Ph.D., Peking University Health Science Center, School of Stomatology Orthodontics; D.M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine.

Zoller, Lawrence

Professor-in-Residence; M.A., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.