Judy Jaeger [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches dental materials, clinical RDA expanded functions, legal, ethical and professional issues, research and statistics and clinical dental hygiene while maintaining clinical practices. She has published and presented papers on legal/ethical issues, learning styles, interdisciplinary course work and curriculum. Ms. Kwapis-Jaeger was the recipient of the Quest for Excellence in Dental Education. She received a certificate, a B.S. degree in Dental Hygiene and a M.A. in Education from the University of Detroit. In addition, she is a Registered Dental Assistant. She joined the University in 1978.
Gary E Jeffers [Email]
Associate Professor, Director of Predoctoral Education, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, assists in the instruction for the dental hygiene students in pain and anxiety control. Jeffers received his A.B. degree in biology, English and German from Malone College; his M.S. in physiology and pharmacology from Ohio University and his D.M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a General Practice Residency with the U.S. Navy, and he holds certificates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Emory University and Anesthesiology from the Veteran Administration Medical Center (Atlanta, GA). Jeffers has been a full-time faculty member at UDM since 1985.
Brigid Johnson, RSM [Email]
Instructor of Mathematics, teaches basic developmental mathematics, and math analysis, and tutors in UAAS. She received a B.A. from Mercy College of Detroit, a M.A.T.M. from the University of Detroit, and a M.A. from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Johnson worked in Campus Ministry at Mercy College from 1977-1990, and also served as adjunct professor of mathematics and religious studies. She currently studies the pedagogy of math teaching/learning and alternative, more effective, ways of teaching math to those with extreme math phobia. She joined the University in 1977.
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