Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate & Eliminate Dental Disparities | Community Health Programs | faculty and staff

faculty and staff

full-time faculty

Raul Garcia, DMD, MMSc 
Professor and Chair; Director, Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD)
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Joseph Boffa, DDS, MPH
Associate Professor; Director, Boston University Dental Health Plan
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Marta Becker, DDS, MPH
Clinical Instructor
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Cindy Cadoret, RDH, MPH
Clinical Instructor
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Corinna Culler, RDH, MPH
Clinical Instructor
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Thomas Dietrich, MD, DMD, MPH
Associate Professor
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Carmen Garcia, MD, DMD
Clinical Instructor
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Brenda Heaton, MPH
Clinical Instructor
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Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH 
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs; Director, Division of Community Health Programs
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Elizabeth (Krall) Kaye, MPH, PhD 
Professor; Director, Epidemiology Division 
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Kathy Lituri, RDH, MPH
Clinical Instructor; Oral Health Promotion Coordinator
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Ana Karina Mascarenhas, BDS, MPH, DPH
Associate Professor; Director, Division of Dental Public Health
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Martha Nunn, DDS, Ph.D
Associate Professor; Director of Biometry Core, Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD)
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Catherine Sarkis, JD, MBA 
Assistant Professor; Executive Director, Admissions and Student Services
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Thayer Scott, MPH
Instructor
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Miguel Tabares, DDS
Clinical Instructor
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Wanda Wright, RN, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
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Ana Zea, DDS
Clinical Instructor
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full-time faculty (joint appointments)

Paul Geltman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor, MED Pediatrics
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Judith Jones, DDS, MPH, DSc
Professor and Chair, BUSDM Department of General Dentistry; Associate Professor, BUSPH Health Services
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Richard Niederman, DMD, MA
Associate Professor; Senior Research Investigator, The Forsyth Institute
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Avron Spiro III, Ph.D
Associate Professor; Assistant Professor, BUSPH Epidemiology
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part-time faculty

Myron Allukian Jr., DDS, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Susan Cote, RDH, MS
Clinical Instructor
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David Jacobs, DMD, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Hapreet Singh, RDH, MS
Clinical Instructor
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Jennifer Soncini, DDS, MSD
Clinical Assistant Professor; Clinical Assistant Professor, BUSDM Department of Pediatric Dentistry
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Dante Spetter, PhD
Instructor
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Gregory Stoute, DDS, MPH
Director of Minority Affairs
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Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH
Assistant Research Professor; Associate Clinical Investigator, The Forsyth Institute
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research and clinical staff

Onolee Bock, BS
Assistant Coordinator
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Ginger Crowe
Clinic Coordinator, Boston University Dental Health Plan
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Dee Devlin, RDH
Project Coordinator, Metrowest School-Based Programs
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Linda Fariole
Research Technician
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Jackie Gallant
Manager, Benefits and Claims, Boston University
Dental Health Plan
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Mike Isner, MEd
Program Coordinator
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Meghan Keskar, BS
Research Assistant
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Annette McPhie, MS
Administrative Manager; Administrative Manager,
Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD)
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Indira Nsiah Nketiah, BS
Dental Assistant
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Sheree Norquist, MS, RD
Program Administrator
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Sharron Rich, MPH
Data Manager
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Mary Rourke, RDH, MEd
Coordinator, School-Based Oral Health Education
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