*Satish Kumar, DMD, MDSc, MS, ASDOH Pre-Doc Education, and Desmond Gallagher, BDS, MA, ASDOH Administration, “Supporting a Faculty Workforce to Prepare Compassionate Community-Minded Oral Health Healers,” Year 5, Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce, $300,000, September 2025–August 2026.
*Marc Shlossman, DDS, MS, Stefanie Sotello, DDS, ASDOH Pre-Doc Education, and Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, PhD, RDH, FSCDH, ASDOH Administration, “A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Cariostatic Efficacy of Nano Silver Fluoride (NSF) vs. Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) in Children,” Young Innovations, $300,219, July 2025–July 2027.
*Sylvia Dory, MMS, PA-C, and Sara Jiron, MPAS, PA-C, ASHS Physician Assistant Studies, “Addressing Rural Health Disparities: Transformative Primary Care PA Education and Preceptor Development,” Year 4, Health Resources and Services Administration, $299,886, July 2025‑June 2026.
*Tabitha Parent-Buck, Aud, ASHS Audiology, “Maricopa County Hearing Screening & Assistance Project,” Year 3, Vitalyst Health Foundation, $40,382, July 2025–June 2026.
*Teresa Leatherman, MHA, KCOM AHEC, “State Support for Missouri Area Health Education Centers Network,” Year 8, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, $485,000, June 2025–May 2026.
*Saroj Misra, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP, KCOM Clinical Affairs, and Teresa Leatherman, MHA, KCOM AHEC, “MAHEC 2022-2027: A Statewide Network to Transform Missouri's Health Workforce by Targeting the Needs of Rural and Underserved Communities,” Year 4, Health Resources and Services Administration, $854,805, September 2025–August 2026.
*Jane Clark, MPH, MCHES®, Christian Marquez, DDS, MS, and Lori Crawford, RDH, MOSDOH Clinical Education, “Improving Quality of Life: Oral Care for STL Older Adults (OCOA),” Year 6, St. Louis City Senior Fund, $271,087, July 2025–June 2026.
*Annette Bettridge, EdD, MS, PA-C, FNP, ASHS Physician Assistant, “Fresh Rx: Advancing Lifestyle Medicine Education for Equitable Chronic Care,” Ardmore Institute of Health (Albany Area Primary Health Care Prime, Sub to ASHS), $14,913, November 2025–November 2026.
* Adriana Mendonca da Silva, DMD, MPH, PhD, A.T. Still Research Institute, Center for Oral Health Research, “Role of Genetic Ancestry and Ancestry-driven Metabolite in Oral Cancer Susceptibility,” National Institutes of Health–National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (K99/R00), $999,396, July 2026–June 2031.
*Sumitra Miriyala, PhD, MPH, MBA, FAHA, KCOM Anatomy, “Bridging Undergraduate and Medical Education through AI-Enhanced Competency-Based Medical Education,” American Medical Association, $29,955, December 2025–November 2026.
*Yingzi Chang, MD, PhD, KCOM Pharmacology, and Tracy Daugherty, KCOM Animal Care, “Acquisition of a Modern, Efficient, Eco-friendly Cage and Bottle Washer for Shared Use in the KCOM Animal Care Facility,” National Institutes of Health–Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (S15), $131,142, July 2026–June 2027.
*Jane Clark, MPH, MCHES®, MOSDOH Clinical Education, “Oral Care for Older Adults (OCOA): Improving Quality of Life for St. Louis Older Adults,” Marillac Mission Fund, $49,349, November 2025–October 2026.
*Abimbola Oladayo, BDS, MPH, MS, PhD, MOSDOH Clinical Education, “Bench to the Community: Multi-Omics Approach to Discovery and Community-led Implementation Science,” National Institutes of Health–National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01) (University of Iowa Prime, Sub to MOSDOH), $118,720, April 2026–March 2031.
*James F. Keane, DO, MEd, FACOI, FACP, SOMA Osteopathic Principles & Practice, “ATSU-SOMA Health Without Barriers Clinical Opportunities Pilot Program (HWBCOPP),” American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, $10,000, October 2025–April 2026.
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