Policy and Research

ADEA Policy and Research Advisory Committee

The ADEA Policy and Research Advisory Committee (ADEA PRAC) provides insight and perspective to ADEA on current and emerging issues in dental education.

This insight helps ensure ADEA’s educational research agenda is aligned with topics that are important to its members. The ADEA PRAC also helps inform ADEA’s annual education-related survey activities and related policy research to ensure that the information ADEA collects is timely and informative.

2025-26 Committee Members

Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Leciel Bono, Ed.D., M.S., RDH-ER, FADHA
Associate Professor
Dental Hygiene Graduate Program Director and Interim Department Chair
Idaho State University

Jennifer Chang, D.D.S., M.S.
Program Director, Predoctoral Periodontics
Assistant Professor
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Ana Keohane, D.M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of General Dentistry
Director of Predoctoral Urgent Care
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Alexander Lee, D.M.D.
Coordinator of Dental Informatics
Associate Professor
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

Misty Mesimer, Ph.D., RDH, CDA
Program Director, Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting
Germanna Community College

Robert Spears, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Mark S. Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine