University of Washington 
Training Program in Public Health and Behavioral Research in Dentistry

Table 2
Program Faculty

Name

Rank

Department

Research Interests

Preceptor for Long Term Training

Teach in Summer Institute

Preceptor for SURF

Biostatistics

Epidemio­logy

Behav./Health Services

Baer, John

Research Associate Professor

Psychology

clinical psychology, addictive behaviors, early intervention

 

 

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Beirne, Ross

Professor

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

basic and clinical biology of bone tissue reconstruction

 

 

 

 

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Beresford, Shirley

Professor

Epidemiology

nutritional and cancer epidemiology, health promotion

 

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Bollen,
Anne-Marie

Associate Professor

Orthodontics

bone density measures during growth

 

 

 

 

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Brot, Michelle

Research Assistant Professor

Orthodontics, Psychology (Adj.)

psychophysiology of puberty

 

 

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Cauce, Ana Mari

Professor

Psychology

community/developmental psychology, socialization of children/adolescents of color, ethnic identity

 

 

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Coldwell, Susan

Assistant Professor

Dental Public Health Sciences, Pediatric Dentistry (Adj.)

developmental and physiological influences on taste preference and perception, cognitive influences on pain perception in children, psychophysical measurement of pain, anxiety, and taste

 

 

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Conrad, Douglas

Professor

Health Services & Dental Public Health Sciences

dental economic and health services research

 

 

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Critchlow, Cathy

Associate Professor

Dental Public Health Sciences & Epidemiology

epidemiologic methods, epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases, oral disease in HIV infection

 

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Davis, Scott

Professor

Epidemiology (Chair), Division of Public Health Sciences –  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Member)

epidemiology of radiation and cancer, hematopoietic cancers, disease clustering and aggregation

 

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del Aguila, Michael

Affiliate Assistant Professor

Washington Dental Service, Dental Public Health Sciences

outcomes assessment of dental treatment

 

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DeRouen, Timothy

Professor

Biostatistics & Dental Public Health Sciences (Chair)

biomedical applications of statistics (especially in clinical medicine and dentistry), design and analysis of studies of periodontal disease

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Drangsholt, Mark

Acting Instructor

Dental Public Health Sciences

epidemiology of TMD, dental procedures and cardiovascular disease, dental x-rays and meningioma

 

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Grembowski, David

Professor

Dental Public Health Sciences & Health Services

access to care, dental insurance, cost containment, quality of care, dental decision-making, program evaluation, prevention, and dental health services research

 

 

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Hujoel, Philippe

Associate Professor

Dental Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology (Adj.)

design and analysis of studies of periodontal disease

 

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King, Gregory

Professor

Orthodontics

biological mechanisms in orthodontic treatment, osteodistraction, early treatment of class II malocclusion, orthodontic treatment under Medicaid

 

 

 

 

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Kiyak, Asuman

Professor

Oral & Maxillo­facial Surgery, Psychology (Adj.)

geriatric dentistry, cross-cultural health issues, psychological outcomes of orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, and dentist-patient communication

 

 

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LeResche, Linda

Research Professor

Oral Medicine

relationship of facial expressions to orofacial pain, as well as the epidemiology of pain conditions

 

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Leroux, Brian

Associate Professor

Biostatistics & Dental Public Health Sciences

biostatistical methodology and its application to clinical trials and epidemiology

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Mancl, Lloyd

Research Assistant Professor

Biostatistics & Dental Public Health Sciences, Biostatistics (Adj.)

statistical methods useful for handling correlated data, applications of biostatistics in periodontal disease and TMD

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Martin, Diane

Professor

Health Services

health services use and cost, alternative delivery systems and assistance

 

 

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Martin, Michael

Associate Professor

Oral Medicine, Dental Public Health Sciences (Adj.)

health effects of heavy metal exposures in dental patients and providers

 

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Milgrom, Peter

Professor