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The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD) that supports state-of-the-art, evidence-based patient care and advances UKCD research toward national and international recognition.

The RAC meets on the second Monday of each month for one hour. All members of the college—students, faculty, and staff—are welcome to attend. Meetings are designed to encourage engagement and open, collaborative discussion.

Examples of ways the RAC supports the College of Dentistry’s research environment include:

  • Developing internal grant review processes to assist investigators in pursuing external funding
  • Establishing mentoring opportunities for early-career and junior investigators
  • Providing recommendations to the Dean regarding funding for resident and DMD research-related travel and research projects
  • Assisting with and advising on the promotion of research activities across the college
  • Overseeing Research Track programs and small internal research grants
  • Supporting the development of future research-related programs within the college

If you need help with your research content or would like to join the meetings to discuss your research topics, please feel free to contact Dana Satterly: dlsatt00@uky.edu 

Committee Members

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Luciana Shaddox

Professor, Associate Dean for Research

lshaddox@uky.edu

Dr. Octavio Gonzalez

Octavio A. Gonzalez

Professor

ogonz2@email.uky.edu

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Lorri Ann Morford

Assistant Professor

lorri.morford@uky.edu

Dr. Howard W. Roberts

Howard Roberts

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

h.w.roberts@uky.edu

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Dawn Dawson

Dental Hygienist Res Cert II, Patient Clinic Recruitment Representative

ddaws1@uky.edu

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Oelisoa Mireille Andriankaja

Associate Professor

Oelisoa.Andriankaja@uky.edu

Dr. Ian Boggero

Ian Boggero

Assistant Professor

ian.boggero@uky.edu

Dr. Marcia Rojas Ramirez

Marcia V. Rojas-Ramirez

Assistant Professor

marcia.rojas@uky.edu

Dr. Mauro Santamaria

Mauro Pedrine Santamaria

Associate Professor

MauroSantamaria@uky.edu

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Courtney Brown

Research Coordinator

cbrown@uky.edu

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Lorie Snow

Dental Hygienist

loriesnow@uky.edu

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Dana Satterly

Research Administrative Coordinator

dlsatt00@uky.edu