Research Theme: Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Science
 
        Hussein Basma
Assistant Professor 
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Soft and hard tissue augmentation in preparation for endosseous dental implants; Digital technologies to enhance dental implant surgical treatment plan; Integration of digital dental implant planning into dental education  
 
        Jaime Castro-Núñez
Assistant Professor 
SDB 408L
(205) 934-3374Research Interests: Maxillofacial trauma and the response of cystic lesions to active negative pressure 
 
        Po-Hsu Chen
Associate Professor 
SDB 524D
(205) 975-0692Research Interests: Prosthodontics, maxillofacial prosthetics, dental materials, digital dentistry, public health dentistry.
 Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        Joana Cunha-Cruz
Professor 
SDB 117
(205) 996-5298Research Interests: Dental-practice based research; Community-based research; Implementation Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Oral Epidemiology; Health Inequities and Disparities 
 
        Ashraf F. Fouad
Professor 
SDB 609
(205) 934-5373 or (205) 975-5067Research Interests: Pathogenesis of pulpal and periapical disease, association of systemic disease with apical periodontitis and with outcomes of endodontic treatment, dental pulp regeneration, vital pulp therapy, antibiotic resistance in endodontic infections and effectiveness of antimicrobial therapies in endodontics.
 
        Chin-Chuan Fu
Professor
Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting Endowed Professorship in Comprehensive Dentistry 
SDB 617
(205) 996-5110 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Materials with special focus in dental ceramics and dental cements; Oral Microbiology; CAD/CAM dental prostheses; Dental education 
 
        Nicolaas Geurs
Dean, School of Dentistry
Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor
Dental Alumni-Joseph F. Volker Chair of Clinical Dentistry 
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 Research Interests: Community outcomes of implant therapy; Clinical translation research of periodontal therapies; Regenerative medicine; Oral disease system health relationship 
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network  
 
        Gregg Gilbert
Distinguished Professor
James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research 
MT402-K
(205) 934-5423Research Interests: Practice-Based Research Networks; Oral Epidemiology; Dental Behavioral Science
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Bibliography
 
        Daniel Allen Givan
Professor
University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Endowed Professorship 
SDB 522B
(205) 934-9809 Research Interests: 3D Printing; CAD/CAM; CBCT; Dental Implants; Dental Materials; Digital Dentistry; Optical Impressions; Milling; Prosthodontics; Virtual Implant Planning
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network  
 
        Fang Gu
Assistant Professor
SDB 610
(205) 975-8604Research Interests: Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Science; Oral Cancer and Bone Marrow Microenvironment; Oral Microbiology Infection and Host Response
 
        Jeff Hill
Professor 
SDB 510
(205) 934-3000
 
        Janice Jackson
Professor 
SDB 304
(205) 934-7016Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        Amjad Javed
Professor  
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity  
 
        Marina Kaizer
Associate Professor 
SDB 617
(205) 934-1022Research Interests: Dental Materials, Esthetic Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Tooth Preservation, Digital Dentistry
 Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        Chung H. Kau
Professor
Don Speed Endowed Professorship for Orthodontics 
SDB 305
(205) 934-2782 Research Interests: 4D Jaw tracking; Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis in the TMJ; Accelerated Tooth Movement; 3D Imaging (including Cone Beam Technology and Surface Imaging); 3D modeling of surgery; Demineralization studies of teeth; Orthodontic tooth movement and Craniofacial Syndromes; Deformities and Anomalies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network  
 
        Yu Shin Kim
Professor
SDB 801
(205) 934-3421Research Interests: Chronic pain, dental and craniofacial pain, chronic itch, substance addiction mechanisms, dementia and Alzheimer's disease
 
        Ejvis Lamani
Associate Professor 
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis  
 
        Nate Lawson
Associate Professor 
SDB 602A
(205) 975-8302Research Interests: Laboratory testing of biomaterials including mechanical, applied, esthetic, surface and bioactive properties; Clinical testing of biomaterials including Class V retention studies, Direct restoration studies and bleaching studies 
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        John Minh Le
Assistant Professor  
SDB 419 Research Interests: Head and neck oncology; head and neck pathology; benign jaw tumors; microvascular reconstructive surgery; bone marrow stem cells; bone regeneration; wound healing; head and neck reconstruction; oral dysplasia  
 
        Yu-Yin Lin
Assistant Professor 
SDB 310B
(205) 934-9190Research Interests: Dental public health for children; Material science; Dental traumatology
 
        Patrick Louis
McCallum Endowed Professor 
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        Raquel Mazer
Associate Professor 
SDB 106-P
(205) 996-2724 Research Interests: Dental biomaterials; Adhesion; Implants; Health outcomes and Patient services 
 
        Carly Timmons McKenzie
Associate Professor 
SDB 125
(205) 996-2208Research Interests: Dental workforce needs, especially as related to rural and underserved areas; factors in professional student success; utilization and effectiveness of simulation; behavioral sciences curriculum development
 
        Stephen Mitchell
Professor 
SDB 322J
(205) 934-1136
 
        Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor 
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients; neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer; microvascular reconstruction techniques; craniomaxillofacial trauma
 
        Augusto Antonio Robles
Associate Professor 
SDB 510
 Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network  
 
        Manila Shindé
Assistant Professor 
SDB 603
 Research Interests: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, CBCT, TMD
 
        Brendan Squier
Assistant Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Cleft Jaw Deformity; Reconstructive Surgery; Craniomaxillofacial Trauma