Research Day Awards 2025
Congratulations to the student, resident, postdoc and faculty researchers who won awards during 2025 Research Day!
2025 Research Day Award Winners
AADR/Dentsply Sirona SCADA
Jarett Pittman
Alumni Research Merit Award
Robert Bettinger
Alumni Research Achievement
Nicole Fleming
AADOCR Research Day Award
Daniel Fleming
CCTS Award
Callihan Clayton
DDS Award – 1st Place
Daniel Fleming
DDS Award – 2nd Place
Jarett Pittman
DDS Award – 3rd Place
Robert Bettinger
Graduate Award – 1st Place
Jacob Harris
Graduate Award – 2nd Place
Prokopios P. Argyris
Graduate Award – 3rd Place
Deborah Bodunde
Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Shifa Shahid
Undergraduate Student Award
Leah LaVerde (1st Place)
Arya Shah (2nd Place)
Paper of the Year Awards
Basic Research
Choi A, Dong K, Williams E, Pia L, Batagower J, Bending P, Shin I, Peters DI, Kaspar JR.2024. “Human saliva modifies growth, biofilm architecture, and competitive behaviors of oral streptococci.” mSphere9:e00771-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00771-23
Clinical Research
Azadani EN, Barras PC, Peng J, Townsend JA, Claman DB, McTigue DJ. “The Value of Clinical Photographs in the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries.” Pediatr Dent. 2024 Jul 15;46(4):253-257. PMID: 39123322..
Social and Behavioral Science & Public Health Research
Kopczynski K, Casamassimo P, Amini H, Peng J, Gorham T, Meyer B. “Evaluating the type of pediatric dental care use in the context of neighborhood opportunity.” The Journal of the American Dental Association, Volume 155, Issue 4, 294 - 303.e4
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