Institute for Teaching and Learning Fellowships

Up to five fellowships are awarded annually to help periodontists strengthen their teaching skills and prepare for roles in dental education at the AAL’s Institute for Teaching and Learning, held each year in August.

The Institute for Teaching and Learning, or ITL, is designed as a 4-day onsite program for dental educators to help participants achieve better student outcomes by refining their teaching skills and enhancing the quality of their interactions with students in the classroom and the clinic. ITL provides hours of intensive, immediately applicable learning for dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting professionals at all levels, including early-career faculty, private practitioners transitioning into education, and experienced faculty looking to sharpen their teaching skills. Fellows also receive complimentary access to the Fundamentals of Clinical Education (FCE), an online, asynchronous program to equip new dental educators with the right tools to succeed and provide 9.0 ADA-CERP CE credits.

Eligibility

All AAP members are eligible to apply.

Immediate family members of the AAP Foundation Board of Directors, officers, and selection committee members are not eligible to apply.

Application and Selection Procedure

Recipients are selected by an award committee appointed by the AAP Foundation president.

Application Deadline

April 30, 2027
Payment Schedule

Tuition for the program is paid directly to AAL.
Founded

2006

“Receiving the AAP Foundation Educator Award was a defining moment in my academic journey.”

Andrea Ravidà,
University of Michigan

2022 Recipient – Institute for Teaching and Learning Fellowships

“Receiving an ITL Teaching and Learning Scholarship was a great spring board to functioning in an academic setting. I have applied lessons learned from the program every day for the past 12 years.”

David K. Okano,
University of Utah

2015 Recipient – Institute for Teaching and Learning Fellowships

“Our 2024 Finley Grant made it possible to bring Dr. Mia Geisinger to campus for an exceptional day of learning—an experience that stood out as a true highlight of the year for our residents.”

Guo-Hao Lin,
Marquette University

2017 Recipient – Institute for Teaching and Learning Fellowships

Donor

ITL Fellowship Donors

The AAP Foundation is grateful to the many donors whose ongoing unrestricted support has made these fellowships possible.

Selection Committee

Guo-Hao Lin
Beatriz Bezerra
Yusuke Hamada
Ann Decker

Recipients

2026	Mahmoud Elashiry, Augusta University
2026	Devin Christiansen, University of Utah
2026	Prita Dhaimade, East Carolina University
2026	Sandra H. Stuhr, University of Michigan
2025	Kevin L. Chen, Columbia University
2025	Mostafa Shehabeldin, University of Michigan
2025	Sahar Dowlatshahi, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2025	Zhaozhao Chen, University of Michigan
2024	Tien-Hsin Chang, University of Pennsylvania
2024	Iya Humam Ghassib, Virginia Commonwealth University
2024	Lindsey Paige Janof, Boston University
2024	Halide Namli Kilic, Indiana University
2024	Anthony A. Vargas, Augusta University
2023	Luciano Andrada, Virginia Commonwealth University
2023	Martinna Bertolini, University of Pittsburgh
2023	Lan-Lin Chiou, University of Connecticut
2023	Vinayak M. Joshi, Louisiana State University
2022	Tannaz Z Malekzadeh, A.T. Still University
2022	Andrea Ravidà, University of Michigan
2022	Muhammad Saleh, University of Michigan
2022	Samar Shaikh, Tufts University
2022	Yi-Chu Wu, Columbia University
2021	Beatriz Bezerra, University of California, Los Angeles
2021	Francesca Bonino, Tufts University
2021	Erin Breen, Boston University
2021	Kai-Chiao Joe Chang, University of Southern California
2021	Guo-Liang Cheng, University of Louisville
2021	Eswar Kandaswamy, Louisiana State University
2021	Adam Lietzan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021	Archana Palakkal Meethil, Creighton University
2021	Karin C. Schey, University of Florida
2021	David P. Semeniuk, Temple University
2021	Stavros J. Sofos, Nova Southeastern University
2021	Yu-Ting Yeh, Indiana University
2021	Mohamed R. Abdelrasoul, Batterjee Medical College
2020	Arif Salman Abdul Shakore, West Virginia University
2020	Yu-Cheng Chang, University of Pennsylvania
2020	Ann Decker, University of Michigan
2020	Anuja Doshi, University of New England
2020	Sukirth Ganesan, University of Iowa
2020	Marela Garcia, Nova Southeastern University
2020	Theresia Laksmana, University of Southern California
2020	Cherry Libramonte, Woodhull Hospital, affiliate of the New York University Langone Medical Center
2020	Matthew Mason, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2020	Thomas Nguyen, Harvard University
2020	Mabel Salas, University of Missouri, Kansas City
2020	Jyoti Sonkar, Boston University
2020	Lorenzo Tavelli, University of Michigan
2020	Livia Valverde, Tufts University
2020	Miao Xian Zhou, Mayo Clinic at Rochester
2019	Megumi A. Williamson, University of Iowa
2019	Nikolaos Soldatos, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2019	Vrisiis Kofina, Marquette University
2019	Zheng Zhou, University of Detroit Mercy
2019	Acela A. Martinez Luna, East Carolina University
2019	Amarpreet Sabharwal, University at Buffalo
2019	Brian W. Stancoven, Army Postgraduate Dental School
2019	Bruno S. Herrera, University of Detroit Mercy
2019	Jennifer Chang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2018	Shan-Huey Yu, University of Michigan
2018	Carlos Parra Carrasquer, Texas A&M University
2018	Daniel Thunell, University of Utah
2018	Kevin W. Luan, University of Illinois
2018	Suncica Travan, University of Michigan
2018	Alex Gillone, East Carolina University
2018	Abhiram Maddi, University at Buffalo
2018	Jennette B. O’Bryhim, Army Postgraduate Dental School
2018	Vrushali Abhyankar, University of Tennessee
2018	Lea El Hachem, Boston University
2018	HimaBindu Dukka, University of Louisville
2018	Md Zahid Hossain, Najran University
2018	Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino, University of Michigan
2017	Lorenzo Mordini, Creighton University
2017	Hana Gadalla, University of Detroit Mercy
2017	Elena C. Sanz Miralles, Columbia University
2017	Fernando Suarez Lopez del Amo, University of Michigan
2017	Pin-Chuang Lai, University of Louisville
2017	Yogalakshmi Rajendran, University of California, San Francisco
2017	Guo-Hao Lin, Marquette University
2017	Babek Hamidi, New York University
2017	Theodoros Katsaros, University of Iowa
2017	Yun Wang, Ohio State University
2017	Yvonne De Paiva Buischi, New York University
2016	John R. Francis, Midwestern University Dental Institute
2016	Zuhair S. Natto, Tufts University
2016	Irina Dragan, Tufts University
2016	Chun-Teh Lee, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2016	Yung-Ting Hsu, University of Detroit Mercy
2016	Keith R. Merchant, Naval Postgraduate Dental School
2016	Chin-Wei (Jeff) Wang, University of Michigan
2016	Muna S. Elburki, State University of New York at Stony Brook
2016	Natasha Kapoor, University of Detroit Mercy
2016	Sangeetha Chandrasekaran, University of Colorado
2016	Srinivas Ayilavarapu, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2015	Waeil H. Elmisalati, Marquette University
2015	Pinar Emecen Huja, University of Kentucky
2015	Martyn S. Green, University of Tennessee
2015	Roya A. Mohajer, New York University
2015	David K. Okano, University of Utah
2015	Andre Paes Batista da Silva, Case Western Reserve University
2015	Juan C. Rodriguez, University of Michigan
2015	Rosemary Thomas, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2015	Ioanna Tsolaki, Rutgers University
2014	Yumi Ogata, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
2014	Trever L. Siu, Midwestern University Dental Institute
2014	Sridhar V K Eswaran, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2014	Satish Kumar, University of Southern California
2014	Roger M. Arce-Munoz, Georgia Regents University
2014	Nima Mirmadjlessi, New York University
2014	Harjit Singh Sehgal, Oregon Health and Science University
2014	Reginaldo Goncalves, Laval University
2014	Brandon Coleman, Army Postgraduate Dental School
2013	Darnell Kaigler, University of Michigan
2013	Ronald J. Lehane, New York University
2013	Thiago Morelli, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2013	Hector Rios, University of Michigan
2013	Daniel E. Shin, Indiana University
2013	Saynur Vardar-Sengul, Nova Southeastern University
2013	Jennifer Marie Zavoral, University of Pittsburgh
2013	Julio A. Carrion, State University of New York at Stony Brook
2013	Yong Hur, Tufts University
2013	Diana Bronstein, Nova Southeastern University
2012	Akshay Kumarswamy, Nova Southeastern University
2012	Rania Livada, University of Tennessee
2012	Sivaraman Prakasam, Indiana University
2012	Elizabeth D. Ramos, Indiana University
2012	Keerthana Satheesh, University of Missouri, Kansas City
2012	Manar Aljateeli, University of Michigan
2012	Scott Gruwell, Air Force Postgraduate Dental School
2011	Paula Weistroffer, University of Iowa
2011	Dr. Hsun-Liang Chan, University of Michigan
2011	Satheesh Elangovan, University of Iowa
2011	Neal Fleisher, Boston University
2011	Peter Harrison, University of Florida
2011	Roberta Shaklee, UC Denver
2011	Elmer Vaught, University of Oklahoma
2010	Frederick C. Bisch, Army Postgraduate Dental School
2010	Angie Lee, University of Michigan
2010	Paula A. Ortiz, Baylor College of Dentistry
2010	James A. Sarbinoff, Indiana University
2010	Meggan M.H. Wehmeyer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2009	Patricia Miquez, University of North Carolina
2009	Alison Glascoe, Howard University
2009	Paul Luepke, Marquette University
2009	Gustavo Avila, University of Michigan
2008	Jill Bashutski, University of Michigan
2008	Jeffrey Kahn, Temple University
2008	Ranjitha Krishna, Indiana University
2008	Wayne Kye, New York University
2008	Mark Passell, Midwestern University Dental Institute
2008	Elio Reyes, Southern Illinois University
2007	Robert A. Goldman
2007	Y. Natalie Jeong, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
2007	Stephen Mackler, University of North Carolina
2007	P.D. Miller
2006	Medha Singh, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
2006	Maria Fernanda Fiocchi, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2006	Sul Ki Hong, Nova Southeastern University
2006	Joe W. Krayer, Medical University of South Carolina
2006	Sharon K. Lanning, Virginia Commonwealth University
2006	Jason Michael Mailhot, Medical College of Georgia