Faculty in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department

ASDA's appointed liaison and student representative to the ADA's Council on Access, Prevention, and Interpersonal Relations. Attends biannual council meetings in Chicago, IL.

First Delegate and reference committee member at ASDA's 2014 Annual SessionCreated a strategic plan for the year encompassing membership, financial, educational, and outreach goalsLed delegations to National Leadership Conference, ASDA Annual Session, National Dental Student Lobby Day, ASDA District 8 Meeting, Dental Day at the Capitol (MN), and MDA House of DelegatesPlanned and hosted the annual Leadership RetreatPartnered with the MDA on various events including Dental Day at the Capitol, GV Black Tie, leadership meetingsFundraised for and managed a new website (mnasda.net)Led monthly leadership meetings

Represented the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry student population at the state level. Collaborated with dentists from across the state to tackle issues that affect dental students and dental professionals in the state of Minnesota and beyond.

Assessed the release profile of an antimicrobial peptide from titanium after autoclave sterilization and mechanical and chemical challenging for use in reducing biofilm formation on dental implantsMeasured and modeled the electrochemical properties of various metal-based materials for orthodontic and implant use

Measured the effects of single versus multi cryogenic probes in agarose phantom gels in order to model and analyze cryogenic treatment of prostate cancer; measured thermal properties of ultrasound gel and agarose

Developed a human jaw computer model that works with a haptic interface system to create a virtual reality simulator for human dentistry