Research Committee

Committee Members

Name Role Year
Dr. William Duncan (CDBS) Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2025
Dr. Luis R. Martinez (OB) CHAIR Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2023
Dr. Nadeem Khan (OB) Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2025
Dr. Poliana Mendes-Duarte (Perio) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2024
Dr. Mateus Garcia Rocha (RDS) VICE CHAIR Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2023
Dr. Dayane Oliveira (RDS) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2025
Dr. Jacqueline Abranches (OB) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2024
Dr. Valeria Gordan Ex officio: Interim Associate Dean for Research
Denise Webb Support staff
Ronda Breton Support staff

Committee Composition

The committee consists of seven members: three full-time faculty elected by the Faculty Assembly, three full-time faculty appointed by the Dean. The Associate Dean for Research will serve as an ex-officio member. The committee elects the chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members. For more information, please refer to the college’s Constitution and Bylaws

Standing Committee Charge

As stated in the Constitution and Bylaws, it is the responsibility of this committee to stimulate interest in research by faculty members and students, review stimulus grant applications and to communicate to students and faculty members the availability of research opportunities. Additionally, this standing committee is to function in an advisory role to the Dean and the Associate Dean for Research and to identify mechanisms that will enhance the national reputation of the College of Dentistry in basic, applied, and clinical research.

Individual Faculty Member Responsibilities

Research Committee meetings are 1 to 1½ hours in length. In addition to attending meetings, members are required to review proposals, seed grant applications, UF scholar applications, professorship award nominations, research track applications, summer research student applications, research honors/high honors applicants, etc. as needed in between meeting dates.

Time commitment: Approximately 1½ hours every other month for meetings along with additional time required to review materials through email outside of scheduled monthly meetings.

Schedule of Meetings

The Research Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, from 12:30–1:45 p.m. in D3-39A, unless otherwise noted. The Research Committee often collaborates electronically via email with decisions noted on each month’s page.

2022-2023

Date Room Agenda Final Minutes Attachments
July 20, 2022 CANCELLED View View
August 17, 2022 Zoom View View
September 21, 2022 CANCELLED View View
October 19, 2022 CANCELLED View View
November 16, 2022 Zoom View View
December 21, 2022 CANCELLED View View
January 18, 2023 CANCELLED View View
February 15, 2023 CANCELLED View View
March 15, 2023 CANCELLED View View
April 19, 2023 Zoom View View
May 17, 2023 Zoom View View
June 21, 2023 Zoom View View

2021-2022

date Room agenda final minutes Attachments
June 15, 2022 Zoom view View
May 18, 2022 Zoom view View
April 20, 2022 meeting canceled
March 16, 2022 Zoom View View
February 16, 2022 Zoom View View
January 19, 2022 Zoom View View
December 1, 2021 (Nov/Dec) Zoom View View
October 20, 2021 Zoom View View
September 15, 2021 meeting canceled
August 18, 2021 Zoom View View
July 21, 2021 meeting canceled

2020-2021

DATe room agenda final minutes attachments
June 16, 2021 Zoom View View
May 19, 2021 Zoom View View
April 21, 2021 Zoom View View
March 17, 2021 Zoom View View
February 17, 2021 Zoom View View
January 27, 2021 Zoom View View
December 2, 2020 Zoom View View
October 28, 2020 meeting canceled View
September 23, 2020 meeting canceled
August 26, 2020 Zoom View View
July 22, 2020 meeting canceled

2019-2020

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 24, 2020 meeting canceled Dr. Frank Gibson elected 2020-2021 Committee Chair (vote via email)
May 27, 2020 meeting canceled
April 22, 2020 meeting canceled
March 25, 2020 meeting canceled
February 26, 2020 D3-39A View View
January 22, 2020 D3-39A View View
December 4, 2019 D3-39A View View
October 23, 2019 virtual View
September 25, 2019 meeting canceled
August 28, 2019 D3-39A View View
July 24, 2019 D3-39A View View

2018-2019

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 26, 2019 D3-39A View –– RC Membership
May 22, 2019 meeting canceled
April 24, 201 D3-39A View View
March 27, 2019 D3-39A View View
February 27, 2019 D3-39A View View
January 23, 2019 D3-39A View View
November 28, 2018 D3-39A View View
October 24, 2018 meeting canceled
September 26, 2018 meeting canceled
August 22, 2018 D3-39A View View
July 25, 2018 meeting canceled

2017-2018

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 27, 2018 D3-39A View View
May 23, 2018 D3-39A View
April 25, 2018 D3-39A View View
March 16, 2018 D3-39A View View
February 28, 2018 meeting canceled
January 24, 2018 D3-39A View View View
August 23, 2017 D3-39A View View

2016-2017

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 28, 2017 meeting canceled
May 24, 2017 DG-41 View View
April 26, 2017 D3-39A View View
March 22, 2017 meeting canceled
February 22, 2017 meeting canceled
January 25, 2017 DG-41 View View
October 19, 2016 DG-41 View View
September 28, 2016 meeting canceled
August 24, 2016 D3-39A View View
July 27, 2016 D3-39A View View

2015-2016

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 22, 2016 meeting canceled
May 24, 2016 meeting canceled
April 27, 2016 D3-39A View View
March 7, 2016 D3-39A View View
January 27, 2016 D3-39A View View
December 23, 2015 meeting canceled
November 5, 2015 D3-39A View View
September 23, 205 meeting canceled
August 26, 2015 D3-39A View View
July 22, 2015 meeting canceled

2014-2015

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 24, 2015 D3-39A View View
May 27, 2015 D3-39A View View
April 22, 2015 D3-39A View View
March 25, 2015 D3-39A View View
February 25, 2015 meeting canceled
January 28, 2015 D3-39A View View
December 17, 2014 D3-39A View View
November 19, 2014 D3-39A View View
October 22, 2014 meeting canceled
September 24, 2014 D3-39A View View
August 27, 2014 D3-39A View View
July 23, 2014 D3-39A View View

Annual Reports

Year Report                    Supplemental Docs
2014-2015                              View  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Related Materials

 To request information prior to 2014-2015 please contact staff support committee member.