2025 Award Winners
2025 Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award Winners for
Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health
First Place:
Dr. Fatemeh Movaghari Pour
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Second Place:
Dr. Fatemah Abdullah
Boston University, Henry M. Goldman
School of Dental Medicine
Third Place:
Dr. Iriana Pena
National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research
Honorable Mention:
Dr. Mona Alhassan
Harvard School of
Dental Medicine
2025 Predoctoral Student Merit Award Winners for
Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry
First Place:
Dr. Ankineedu Babu Dasari
Meharry Medical College
School of Dentistry
Second Place:
Alex Matthews
Case Western
Reserve University
2025 Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award Winner
for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health
First Place:
Maisy Miller
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Adams School of Dentistry
2025 AAPHD Foundation $10,000 Grant
Dr. Christine Chiao
Boston University Henry M. Goldman
School of Dental Medicine
Title: Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink Consumption and Early Childhood Caries
2025 AAPHD Foundation $5,000 Grant
Dr. Vanessa Mareno
Jacobi Medical Center
Title: ‘THRIVE’: An oral health education pilot project in the Comprehensive Addiction
Treatment Center (CATC) at Jacobi Medical Center
Dr. May Salama
Old Dominion University
Title: The Impact of Maternal Periodontal Disease and Its Treatment on Birth Outcomes:
Evidence from PRAMS
2025 Herschel S. Horowitz Scholarship Recipient Dentist
Dr. LaQuita M. Holt
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2025 Herschel S. Horowitz Scholarship Recipient Dental Hygienist
Tina Treloar
University of Florida College of Dentistry
2025 Dr. R. Gary Rozier Memorial DPH Educational Scholarship
Amy Szacilo
University of Montana
2025 Amos Deinard Award
Dr. Constance Gundacker, MD, MDH
2025 Richard Ferraro Award
Dr. Kala M. Smith, DMD
2025 AAPHD President's Award
Dr. Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH
2025 AAPHD Distinguished Service Award
Steve Geiermann, DDS, FICD, FACD
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service (retired)
2025 Public Service Award
The Maryland Dental Action Coalition
2025 AAPHD Student Recognition Awards in Community Dentistry
| Abigail Gruneisen |
Fanar Subhi |
Marcus Tran |
| Abigail Herrera |
Fatma Diefalla |
Mariah Oyen |
| Alexis Adkins |
Francisco Flores |
Marissa Wagehoft |
| Andrew J. Cheline |
Gary Kostbade |
Mersedeh Momeni |
| Ariana White |
Gisselle Perez |
Miranda Jean Troy |
| Bernard Joseph Aulino |
Grace Kim |
Nashley Martinez |
| Bianca Maria Rocha |
Han Chao Shi |
Nashley Martinez |
| Brent L. Jones |
Hannah M. Keener |
Nikhill Kalla |
| Bryan Francis |
Holly Ansley |
Oluwatobi T. Akangbe |
| Cassandra Gubala |
Jacob Carter |
Rami Alzein |
| CheyAnne Winckler |
Jamachi Chiagoziem Orji |
Riley Wolfgang |
| Chiane Semexant |
Jarrad Lee |
Samantha DePalma |
| Christina Moulton |
Jenny Atkisson |
Samantha Sanchez Rovno |
| Cindi Alejandra Bollat |
Kate Broadbent |
Samrawi Aron |
| Clara Kim |
Keily Borgelin |
Sara Feggeler |
| Dania El-Shaar |
Kelly Rose Brown |
Seidy L. Lainez - Zuniga |
| Daniela Pereira |
Kendra Gonzalez |
Serena A. Patel |
| Daniela Ruiz Lazo |
Kendra Gonzalez |
Simon Alden Neugent |
| Derrick Burt II |
Kiany Serrano Lugo |
Stephanie Han N. Hoang |
| Dimpy Amin |
Laura Macalister Brown |
Stephanie L. Bobbitt |
| Doaa Ali |
Lexi Schooley |
Tiffany Nguyen |
| Elina Nourmand |
Lily Salazar Cabrejos |
Valorie "Shelly" Herzog |
| Elly Curtiss |
Loran Halstead |
Victoria Boreman |
| Emma Sharretts |
Mabelitza Guzman |
Walker Douglas Uyemur |
| Erika Garcia |
Maddie Zaborowski |
Yessnari Roque Alvarenga |
| Erobomhan Agbonkhese |
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