The Micro-credential Program Oversight Workgroup consists of:

Chair: Alison Doubleday, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry

Member: Mathew Mara, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Member: Meixun Sinky Zheng, Ph.D.
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Council of Sections Administrative Board Liaison: Dharini van der Hoeven, M.Sc., Ph.D.
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Council of Sections Administrative Board Liaison: James L. Harrison, D.M.D. University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Each ADEA Micro-credential is developed by subject matter experts from the ADEA Council of Sections. Past developers include:


Developing a Teaching Philosophy

Thaisa Barizan Bordin, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Mary Kang, D.D.S.
NYU College of Dentistry

Marinelle De Campos, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry


Facilitating Small Group Learning 

Blase Brown, D.D.S., M.S.
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry

Colin Haley, D.D.S., M.Ed.
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry


Promoting Critical Thinking

Pauletta Gay Baughman, D.M.D.
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Neal Fleisher, D.M.D.
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Anupama Grandhi, B.D.S, D.D.S.
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry


Promoting an Inclusive and Humanistic Learning Environment

Kevin Frazier, D.M.D., Ed.S.
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Herminio Perez, D.M.D., M.B.A.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Dental Medicine

Karin Quick, D.D.S., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry


Technology Integration in Didactic Teaching

Meixun Sinky Zheng, Ph.D.
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Mustafa Radif, B.D.S.
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry