Professional Activities

Certifications:

Dates	Certification	Organization
2014	Team STEPPS Master Trainer Course	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Washington, DC
2011	Instructor Development: Simulation-Based Education Design and Debriefing.	Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2006	ADEA Academy for Academic Leadership Institute for Teaching and Learning	University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Kansas City, MO
1988	American Board of Prosthodontics written examination successful completion	American Board of Prosthodontics

Current Unlv Sdm Appointment:

• Position:          Professor
• Tenured:          July, 2014
• Non-Tenured:  Tenure-track, 2008
• Date Hired:     November, 2003

Employment History/Faculty Appointments:

Dates	Position	College/University and Location
2014-present	Professor	School of Dental Medicine/UNLV Las Vegas, NV
2003-2014	Associate Professor	School of Dental Medicine/UNLV Las Vegas, NV
1994-95	Clinical Assistant Professor	School of Dentistry/University of Detroit-Mercy Detroit, MI
1990-1994	Assistant Professor	School of Dentistry/ University of Detroit-Mercy Detroit, MI
1989-1990	Clinical Instructor	School of Dentistry/ University of Detroit-Mercy Detroit, MI
1985-1987	Adjunct (Clinical) Instructor	School of Dentistry/ Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

 Administrative Appointments:

Dates	Position	College/University
2011-present	Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Aging Research and Education	Dean/Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies University of Nevada Las Vegas
2003-2010	Director of Prosthodontics	School of Dental Medicine/UNLV Las Vegas, NV
1994	Director: Quality Assurance Program Department of Prosthodontics	University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI

Hospital/Clinic Appointments:

Dates	Position	Hospital/Clinic
2003-present	Geriatric Dentistry/ Prosthodontics	Las Vegas, NV
1995-2003	Private Practice and Geriatric Long-Term Care Consultant	Southfield, MI
1995	Research Health Scientist	VAMC Sepulveda, CA
1994-95	Fellowship	Geriatric Medicine/Dentistry West LA VAMC Los Angeles, CA
1990-94	Consultant	VAMC Saginaw, MI

Awards:

• 2007    ADEA/Pfizer Enid Neidle Scholar in Residence Program for Women
• 1987-1988       American Cancer Society, Clinical Oncology Fellowship Award at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NYC, NY
• 1980-1981       Alvin Bently Scholarship Fund, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI

Membership in professional/scientific societies:

• 1998-present   American College of Health Care Administrators 1995-present        American Medical Directors Association
• 1995-present   American Geriatrics Society
• 1994-present   Gerontological Society of America
• 1992-present   Federation of Prosthodontic Organization 1993-present       American Dental Education Association
• 1992-present   International Association of Dental Research/American Association of Dental Research
• 1992-present   Academy of Osseointegration
• 1988-present   American Dental Association
• 1988-present   American College of Prosthodontics

Major teaching responsibilities unlv sdm (2003-2010):

Doctoral Education

Course director:	DEN number	Title	Semester/year /hours
Course Director:	DEN 7233	Introduction to Clinical Dentistry	Spring/2004-10/56
	DEN 7226	Removable Prosthodontics	Summer/2004-10/60
		and Implant Dentistry
Course Director	DEN 7333	Clinical Dentistry- Removable Partial	Summer/2004-10/15
		Dentures
Lecturer:	DEN 7222	Introduction to Clinical Dentistry	Fall/2004-10/1
		Fixed Prosthodontics
Lecturer	DEN 7252	Geriatric Medicine	Fall/2004-10/1
		Geriatric Dentistry	Fall/2004-10/1
		Epidemiology	Fall/2004-10/1
		Prosthodontics
Lecturer	DEN 7114	Integration Seminar II	Spring/2004-10/1
Lecturer	DEN7123	Oral Diagnosis	Summer/2004-10/1

Post Doctoral Education

Lecturer	Postgraduate	Literature Review
	Orthodontics
	Program
	PGDE 8503

Current Service Activities:

Nevada System Higher Education

• 2007 – present School of Health Sciences at The College of Southern Nevada:
• Member of the College of Southern Nevada Advisory Council for the Dental Hygiene Program
• 2006 – present University of Nevada Health Sciences Center Task Force Appointments:
• Enhancing Function and Independence of the Elderly.
• Substance Abuse
• Neurodegenerative Disorders
• 2005-present   Community Coalition for Oral Health Public Relations Committee
• 2004-present   Nevada Geriatric Education Center Committee

University (Unlv)

• 2011-present   Special Hearing Committee
• 2010-present   Program Review Committee
• 2010-present   Scholarship Committee