I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Message from the EAD/ADFA
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Faculty Development
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LGBTQ Healthcare Conference
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Dr. Brown to Retire 3 Communicating Science Series
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Compliance Update 4 Bicentennial
Professor
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Ordering Com- mencement Apparel
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Diversity Lecture Series Recap
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Welcome New Faculty
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Announcements 6 S C H O O L O F D E N T I S T R Y
O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y
A F F A I R S
Office of Faculty Affairs
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F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S Dr. Michael Kowolik:
Executive Associate Dean Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Global Engagement Professor of Periodontics Dr. Richard Gregory:
Director of Faculty Development
Professor of Oral Biology Shelley Hall:
Executive Administrative Assistant
Damon Spight:
Faculty Recruitment Manager
Meredith Lecklider:
Administrative Specialist Newsletter Editorial Staff:
Meredith Lecklider and Damon Spight
From the Desk of the EAD/ADFA
It seems to have been a while since our last newsletter went out and, well, it has been.
The end of the year came and we raced right into 2019. If the opening and commissioning of the new Clinical Care Center (Fritts Building) was the capstone event in 2018, then surely our search for a dean to suc- ceed Dean John Williams is the main feature of this new year.
For those of us who were inti- mately involved with the process from the beginning, it has been a demanding but fascinating experi- ence in several ways. For one, we had a glimpse into the academic leadership profile of the country.
The Professional Search Firm identi- fied literally several hundred poten- tial candidates. Of course, that num- ber was quickly reduced but still substantial. The Search and Screen Committee was privileged to review a wide range of CVs and application materials from mostly highly accom- plished colleagues from all over the country. This was most definitely a team effort. Driven by the Office of the Chancellor, initially coordinated by the search firm, focused within the Search and Screen Committee (whose members represented a wide constituency) and then receiv- ing input from any and all of those who interacted with the final four candidates. And in there, history was made for IUSD. For the first time in the 140 year history of the school, the ‘Final Four’ included two female candidates, Dr. Karen West from Nevada and Dr. Carol Ann Murdoch-Kinch from Michigan.
For the Committee, the work is done, and the decision process now resides with the Chancellor and President. It is likely to be a few weeks until we hear more. Many people participated in this process
that has been pivotal for the future of IUSD, as the baton will be passed from Dean Williams to his successor in just a few short months from now.
Meanwhile, the last couple of months have seen business as usual and other significant events. Dr. Paul Edwards was appointed Senior As- sociate Dean for Academic Pro- grams in order to consolidate the student-focused life of the school.
Dr. Kelton Stewart assumed the role of Department Chair, transi- tioning from the interim position he had held since the retirement of Dr.
Kula. With the impending retire- ment of Dr. David Brown, Dr. Jeff Platt now chairs a new department.
With the timely consolidation of basic and applied science and clinical academics, he becomes the Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sci- ences and Comprehensive Care. Dr.
Minnie Cho was appointed Director of the International Dental Program and, finally, Dr. Waldemar Polido, who has done so much to enhance the pre-doctoral Oral Surgery Pro- gram, assumed the position of Inter- im Department Chair and Residency Program Director.
So, considerable developments in the leadership of our school and we congratulate all!
On another high note, Dr. Vanchit John introduced a White Coat Cer- emony for the Perio Dept. Resi- dents,
in a s t y l e similar to that h e l d
annually for the dental students. A fine recognition for these high achievers and Drs. Gregory, Ed- wards and Williams were able to participate. It may be that other graduate programs will choose to follow this example.
Staying in the Dept. Of Periodon- tology (newly renamed), kudos to Dr. Dan Shin who
co-authored the recently published 5th edition of the t e x t b o o k ,
‘Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygien-
ist’, one of the most widely read texts in this area.
Finally in that department, we said farewell to Dr. Liz Ramos who re- located to Denver with her husband, Joe. After contributing so much to the Office of Academic Affairs in particular, she was just appointed to an administrative role as Director of Integrated Curriculum Initiatives, with the faculty rank of Associate Professor (clinical) at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medi- cine. Liz also established the Faculty Peer Mentoring Group, now running for over 5 years, and which Dr.
Allison Scully has graciously agreed to convene.
On the international scene, we had a brief visit from two of our high- flying alumni from King Saud Univer- sity (KSU). Dr. Nawaf Labban, now ending his term as Chair of Prostho- dontics, and Dr. Nouf Al-Shibani, faculty in Periodontology, were here to advance a research protocol with Dr. Jack Windsor. Happily, we were able to share some social time to- gether. Dr. Gregory continues to lead our collaborative efforts with KSU.
And so, we are now in the annual cycle of Faculty Annual Reports with Reviews upcoming. And alongside our anticipated arrival of a new dean, serious work and preparation for the September, 2020 re- accreditation site-visit gains momen- tum.
As always at IUSD, never a dull moment!
P A G E 2
Wednesday, February 13th
Culture & Conversation: Re-Examining Blackness (OFAPD) Time and Location: 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Daly Center 186
Presenter: TBD Register
Thursday, February 14th
Virtual Reality in Medical Practice (OFAPD) Time and Location: 12:00 – 1:00 pm, NEXUS – IB 207 Presenters: Jason Lilly, Julia Stumpff
Register
Thursday, February 14th EndNote Basics (OFAPD)
Time and Location: 3:30 – 4:30 pm, IB 227 Register
Monday, February 18th
Introduction to Systematic Reviews (OFAPD) Time and Location: 2:30 – 3:30 pm, IB 227 Presenter: Julia Stumpff
Register
Tuesday, February 19th
Office of Diversity Affairs Special Event: The Honorable Joycelyn Elders, MD (OFAPD) Time and Location: 12:00 – 1:00 pm, MS, B26
Presenter: Joycelyn Elders Register
Wednesday, February 27th EndNote Basics (OFAPD)
Time and Location: 12:00 – 1:00 pm, IB 225 Register
Thursday, February 28th
Stepping Stones of Women in Leadership with Teresita Bellido, Ph.D (OFAPD) Time and Location: 11:45 am – 1:00 pm, FS 5005
Presenter: Teresita Bellido Register
Enhance your teaching and research
skills.
Faculty Development Opportunities
There are many opportunities for professional development during the month of February. The following list of programs were selected from various resources on the IUPUI Campus including the Office of Academic Affairs (AA), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the Office for Women (OFW), the Indiana University School of Medicine, Office of Faculty and Professional Development (OFAPD), the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the IUSD Office of Continuing Education. Campus programs are at no cost to faculty.
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IU http://ce.dentistry.iu.edu
LGBTQ Healthcare Conference 2019
This 2-day conference will begin on Thursday, March 21 at 8:30 am and will go through Friday, March 22 at 5:00 pm, in Goodman Hall.
The objectives of this conference are to: develop and apply skills to establish rapport and ensure that LGBTQ patients feel comfortable in their healthcare setting;
recognize and reduce barriers to medical care in the LGBTQ community; offer LBGTQ patients competent primary care, including the recommended USPSTF
screening tests and if providers are uncomfortable providing such care, ensuring referral to a provider or clinic who will provide such care; identify the unique health risks in the LGBTQ population; and recall the basic elements of LGBTQ specific healthcare
Registration fees for one day only, either day, is $35, and fees for both days will be $50. Registration is free for students and trainees. Visit here for more infor- mation and to register.
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Dr. David Brown to Retire
Communicating Science Series
The Communicating Science program is part of IU's affiliation with the Alan Alda Center for Com municat ing Sc ien ce , in partnership with the IU School of Medicine, IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, IUPUI Department of Communication Studies, and the IUPUI School of Science. This three-session series is designed to train participants to communicate complex scientific topics more effectively to non- experts like patients, learners, lawmakers, and funders. This program is free and open to all IUSM and IUPUI faculty and graduate students.
All participants are asked to commit to the entire three workshop series, as each session builds upon the previous. The cohort will meet on February 12, February 19, and February 26.
Please note, if you register for the
be held from 4:00—6:00 pm, locations to be determined. Further descriptions of the sessions are as follows:
Session 1: Connecting With Your Audience
Session one (Feb. 12) is designed to train learners to speak about their work effectively and responsively with multiple audiences, from peers and professors to family members and policymakers. The exercises, borrowed from improvisational theater, help learners practice connecting with an audience, paying dynamic attention to others, reading nonverbal cues, and responding to questions appropriately.
Session 2: Distilling Your Message
Session two (Feb. 19) introduces principles of clear communication and features experiential exercises through which learners practice
understand and appreciate. Learners p r a c t i c e d e f i n i n g t h e i r communication goals, identifying main points, explaining meaning and context, responding to questions, and using storytelling techniques to enliven messages.
Session 3: Media Training for Scientists and Physicians In the third session (Feb. 26), learners will practice the skills they learned in the previous sessions during a taped on-camera interviews with a journalist. Participants will practice planning, developing, and delivering an engaging message about complex topics in an unscripted format. They will work to answer explain their research and questions in a succinct format, when working with varied kinds of media and audiences.
Please visit here for more i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t I U ’ S After more than 32
years of service to the Indiana University School of Dentistry, Dr. David Brown will turn the key of his office door one final time on February 28, 2019, before beginning retirement on March 1.
An even-keeled leader and educator, his influence upon students, staff, faculty and administrators can be seen through his having received awards such as the IU School of Dentistry Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, the Teaching Excellence Recognition Award , and the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Network
for Excellence in Teaching Award.
Not only has Dr. Brown been a d e d i c a t e d e d u c a t o r a n d administrator, he has been a dedicated practitioner, maintaining private practice work throughout the past 32 years.
Shortly after graduating in 1986 with a Master of Science degree from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Brown joined the IU School of Dentistry as an assistant professor.
He then moved on to become a tenured associate professor with IUSD before taking the director of U n d e rg r a du a te R e s t or a t iv e Dentistry in 1996. His strong administrative abilities quickly led to him being elevated to acting
chair of Restorative Dentistry in 1997, vice chair of that department in 1999 and on to department chair in 2004. Now at the peak of his administrative career with the IUSD, he retires having also been assistant dean of Clinical Affairs, a role he began in 2016.
Dr. Brown’s passion for his students and the students of IUSD in general can be glimpsed by highlighting his having served on more than 50 graduate student committees and having served as co-director of IUSD’s International Dental Program.
Undoubtedly, Dr. Brown will be missed at every level of the school.
Congratulations to Dr. Brown on an impressive career!
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It is that time of year again where we look to scheduling our annual HIPAA Training for 2019. This year we will continue to provide a diverse schedule to allow everyone the opportunity to select a date that works best for the individual.
All HIPAA training will be required to be completed by July 1, 2019. The schedule for the 2019 Annual HIPAA and Compliance Training at IUSD for faculty and staff only is as follows:
Monday, February 25, 2019 from
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 in room DS 114
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in room DS 114
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in room DS 115
Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in room DS 114
Friday, June 21, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in room DS 114
No Sign-Up is required to attend any of the sessions listed above. You need to only attend one of the sessions listed and receive credit for the entire year—
just come to the training and we will take care of the rest. For staff who at- tended the Staff Calibration on January 7th 2019, your attendance was record- ed during the training and you do not have to attend one of the above dates.
Please work with your supervisor so that you can attend 1 of the 5 sessions, arranging coverage or flexing as neces- sary. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to IUSD Compli- ance and Privacy Officer, Karen Rogers, at [email protected].
Compliance Update
Congratulations to Dr. E.
Angeles Martinez Mier, who was named one of 25 Bicen- tennial Professors! IU's Bicen- tennial Professorships pro- gram is part of the university's continued commitment to public outreach and community engagement.
Throughout IU’s history, faculty have trav- eled to Indiana communities sharing their expertise directly with the people of the state of Indiana, the nation, and world. Indi- ana University Bicentennial Professors are extraordinary faculty who demonstrate a commitment to public outreach, community
engagement, and translational public out- comes in their teaching, research, and ser- vice, and who will once again give public lectures to remind us of our role as a public university.
Between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, each Bi- centennial Professor will travel around the state to deliver approximately 5 lectures on behalf of Indiana University. They will deliver public presentations at community forums that describe, in an engaging and accessible manner, some of their research or profes- sional activities. Speaking engagements will be arranged by the Office of the Bicentennial in cooperation with Indiana community lead-
ers, with the aim of reaching all of Indiana's 92 counties. Bicentennial Professors come from every IU campus.
Bicentennial Professors were nominated through an open call for nominations in spring 2018, reviewed and recommended by the IU executive vice presidents, chancellors and deans, and approved by IU President Michael McRobbie and the Board of Trus- tees.
For a list of all 25 Bicentennial Professors, visit here. For more information on IU’s Bicentennial Professorship program, visit here. Congratulations Dr. Martinez Mier on your accomplishment!
IU Events is orchestrating Commencement 2019 activities for the entire IUPUI campus, including the dental school. All faculty should have received an email with a link to order commencement apparel. For those who did not receive an email, use the following IUPUI Commencement link to access the
“What to Wear” tab -- https://commencement.iupui.edu/.
The apparel ordering deadline for faculty is March 22, 2019. IU Events cannot accommodate late orders. Faculty apparel distri-
bution will be held at the Campus Center at Barnes and Noble from April 29-May 10.
The IU School of Dentistry School Recognition Event will be held on Friday, May 10, 2019, at 6:00 pm, in the Sagamore Ball- room of the Indiana Convention Center. The IUPUI Commencement Event will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:00 am at Lucas Oil Stadium.
If you have any questions about ordering, or about Commence- ment, please email [email protected].
Ordering Commencement Apparel
Bicentennial Professor
IUSD welcomes Dr. Hakan Turkkahraman to Orthodontics and Oral Facial
Genetics. On January 28, 2019, Dr. Turkkahraman (DDS, 1994;
PhD, 2001) began his appoint- ment as visiting associate re- search professor, which will
include pre-doctoral and graduate level didactic instruction within the orthodontic
IUSD from Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. His re- search has included studies on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of root resorp- tion/repair, cementum regeneration, and the pathophysiology of dentinogenesis imperfec- ta.
By way of Manchester (UK), Dr. Sebastian
gy, Operative Dentistry and Dental Public Health on January 29, 2019, as a postdoctor- al research fellow. His research projects include the “Impact of a caries lesion for- mation and progression 3D model
as a learning object in the train- ing/teaching of undergraduate dental students from different contexts for the detection of
Welcome New Faculty
On January 24 as the IUPUI campus celebrat- ed its 50th anniversary, the IU School of Dentistry held the next session of its Diver- sity Lecture Series. It was an important, cir- cumstantially aligned moment that presented IUSD the opportunity to recognize, honor, and advance the progress both IUPUI and IUSD have made in the areas of diversity and inclusion. For IUPUI and the IU School of Dentistry as urban-situated and substantively urban-serving institutions, focus on not just diversity but also inclusion no longer is op- tional. We have increasingly recognized and acted upon that fundamental fact. Diversity has been and will remain essential. In Diversi- ty’s Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work, Daryl Smith maintains diversity must be a “powerful facilitator of institutional mission and societal purpose.”
Yet, diversity without inclusion can be loosely compared to having a sales lot full of a beautiful array of affordable and luxury cars yet none of those vehicles have wheels.
The overall value and utility of the vehicles is severely compromised for every employee of the dealership and each potential customer.
The dealership having those same vehicles with wheels included is similar to an institu- tion that has not only diversity but also a strong culture of inclusion. Hence, if diversity must have such a central role in institutional life, how much more is inclusion vital?
An African proverb says, “The stranger only sees what he knows.” Drs. Ulla Connor and Estela Ene in their January 24th IUSD Diversity Lecture Series presentation
“Intercultural Communication: Breaking Down the Barriers” spoke to the “stranger”
we all are to one another. Moreover they
challenged what we know; they expanded our consciousness about what confines are ability to be inclusive. The African Proverb warns that an immediate limitation to our seeing, hearing, or interpreting what is truly being communicated to us is our tendency to see, hear, or interpret only what we are prepared to see, hear, or interpret For that reason Drs. Connor and Ene early in their presentation introduced us to the Intercul- tural Development Continuum.
All of us fall and flow somewhere between denial (a monocultural mindset) and adapta- tion (an intercultural/global mindset). When we have little to no interest in going beyond stereotypes, myths, and assumptions about a culture or background different than our own, then we become confined to a mono- cultural mindset, settling somewhere in the range of denial, polarization, and minimiza- tion. In other words, we are a vehicle on the lot but have no wheels and sit on all flats with no lug nuts. Contrariwise, when we begin to engage in self-reflection that leads to personally experiencing the differences of others and accepting the equality of their humanity, then we migrate from a monocul- tural mindset to an intercultural/global mind- set, moving somewhere in the range of ac- ceptance and adaptation. Our wheels are (more) secure and fill toward the right pres- sure for the journey ahead.
Following a communication activity called
“Partner Talk,” Drs. Connor and Ene walked us through the dimensions of culture, taking time along that path to remind us that cul- ture is learned: “collective programming of the mind.” The diagram below used in their presentation illustrates human nature is uni-
versal and inherited, culture is specific to group and learned, and personality is specific to individual and inherited and learned.
Our presenters concluded the Diversity Lecture Series presentation with a few tool tips and tire pressure gauges for our toolbox. We share those with you here.
Recognize the complexity of breaking intercultural communication
Build self-awareness by allowing differ- ence to act as a mirror
Suspend disbelief (Think twice)
Verbalize your thoughts to create ob- jectivity and to invite the other per- son(s) to think with you
Ask the other person(s) questions to confirm or revise your assumptions and demonstrate interest
Respect differences and be flexible (“negotiate”) as you and the other per- son(s) attempt to move from “stranger”
to known.
By such committed practices, intercultural barriers will be broken. Additionally, we can go beyond honoring the progress IUPUI and the IU School of Dentistry has made over the past 50 years. We can have a culture of inclusion that facilitates institutional mission and societal purpose to the extent that being a stranger does not result in different treat- ment regardless of background or “norms.”
Breaking Intercultural Barriers
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Indiana University
School of Dentistry
Office of Faculty Affairs 1121 West Michigan Street, Room 102
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186 Phone: 317-274-4561
Fax: 317-278-1071
PROMOTION TO FULL RANK
DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2019 TIME: 9:00 AM TO 11:00 PM LOCATION: CAMPUS CENTER 309 PRESENTER: JESSICA WOOTEN REGISTER
The 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teach- ing brings together stakeholders in the higher education com- munity across Indiana to examine teaching excellence and innovative pedagogies that encourage student learning. It is one of IUPUI’s longest running public events, and is named from Edward C. Moore, who served as the IUPUI dean of the faculties from 1973 until 1982.
The E.C. Moore Symposium will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the IUPUI Campus Center.
The Symposium is open to all faculty and instructional staff, regardless of appointment type, institution, or organiza-
tion. Professional staff who provide support for the teaching and learning mission of the campuses (e.g., instructional de- signers, IT professionals) are also welcome to attend.
The Symposium will include a networking lunch, concurrent sessions, a poster session and other opportunities to interact with colleagues. Featured speakers include Dr. Nancy Budwig, Professor in Psychology, Clark University and Keith Anliker, Senior Lecturer in the School of Science, IUPUI.
Proposals were due on January 20. To learn more about the E. C. Moore Symposium, to register, and about past Symposi- ums, visit https://ecmoore.iupui.edu/.
