Trends In Academic Dentistry: Research Funding And Gender Equity
Speaker
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Nathalia Garcia is a Periodontist, Professor, Chair of the Applied Dental Medicine Department, Head of Periodontics, Research Director(i) at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, and Adjunct Faculty at Saint Louis University.
Dr. Garcia is fully immersed in both pre-doctoral and postdoctoral teaching and develops clinical and educational research. She has participated in different projects funded by the private industry and the National Institutes of Health (NIH); these research efforts have resulted in several publications.
She has been honored as a member of the OKU Dental Honor Society, a fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a fellow of the American Dental Association-ADEA Leadership Institute. Dr. Garcia was the 2017 ADEA Enid Neidle Scholar. She was selected as a SIUE Phenomenal Woman 2020 for her contributions to inclusion, equity, and diversity; in 2022 she received the American Academy of Periodontology Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics at St. Louis University and recently was a runner-up for the ADEA President Centennial Award for Oral Health Education.
Dr. Garcia is serving ADEA in the Council of Faculties, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, and Women in Leadership Section. She also serves the American Dental Association as a test constructor for the Integrated National Board Dental Examination. Dr. Garcia is a Certified Diversity&Inclusion Facilitrainer (CDFT) by NCCJ Saint Louis.
Disclosure: Dr. Garcia has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
The presentation will introduce trends in academic dentistry related to research productivity and the advancement of diversity focusing on gender; It will also encompass contemporary solutions necessary to address the systemic challenges related to gender equity.
Educational Objectives
- Understand the association between gender and the likelihood of receiving NIDCR or NIH funding in oral health research and then uncover the reasons for the differences
- Recognize challenges related to the development of faculty in research and dental academia.
- Discuss best practices and strategies to advance gender equality in dental academia and oral health research.
Contact
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu