College of Dentistry: Research Contacts
Faculty in Research by Department
The following lists faculty who are working on funded research projects. Faculty are listed alphabetically by department.
Biologic & Diagnostic Sciences
Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health
Biologic & Diagnostic Sciences
Cesar Migliorati, D.D.S., M.S. Ph.D.
Interim Chair | Professor | Director of Oral Medicine
Bioscience Research
Jegdish Babu, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Melody Barron, DDS
Assistant Professor
Mustafa Dabbous, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Franklin Garcia-Godoy, D.D.S., M.S.
Chair | Professor
Phone: 901-448-6333
Chris S. Ivanoff, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor
Christopher Nosrat, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Mark Scarbecz, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Planning and Assessment
Edwin Thomas, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor
David Tipton, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Antheunis Versluis, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Biomaterials
Yanhui Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Endodontics
Adam Lloyd, B.D.S., M.S.
Chair | Associate Professor
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Edward Harris, Ph.D.
Professor
Terry Trojan, D.D.S., M.S.
Professor & Chair
Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health
Martin Donaldson, D.D.S
Associate Professor | Director, Postgrad Pediatric Dentistry
Liang Hong, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Director, Community Oral Health
Periodontology
Anastasios Karydis, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rania Livada, D.D.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Swati Rawal, B.D.S., M.D.S.
Assistant Professor | Director, Graduate Periodontics
Jacob Shiloah, D.M.D.
Professor
David Tipton, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Prosthodontics
Swati Ahuja, B.D.S., M.D.S.
Assistant Professor
David Cagna, D.M.D., M.S.
Professor | Director, Graduate Prosthodontics
Vinay Jain, B.D.S., M.S., M.D.S.
Assistant Professor
Gregory Paprocki, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor | Director of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Restorative Dentistry
James Simon, D.D.S., M.E.d.
Professor | Director, Esthetic Dentistry
Daranee Versluis—Tantbirojn, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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College of Dentistry Research
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
Senior Executive Associate Dean for Research
Franklin Garcia-Godoy, D.D.S., M.S.. Ph.D.
Phone: (901) 448-6333
Grants & Research Manager
Laurel Johnson, M.A.
Phone: (901) 448-2210
