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Dr. Natalie Jeong, Director of Distance Education (9/1/19)
Effective September 1, 2019, Dr. Natalie Jeong assumed the role of the Director of Distance Education. Dr. Jeong will be responsible for reviewing the ways in which Tufts University School of Dental Medicine can contribute to lifelong learning. She will work with faculty and staff to develop online modules for continuing education, certificates and potential Masters degrees. In her previous role Dr. Jeong was already working in this space with leadership from TUSDM and Tufts University (as a Program Director, MA in Health Professions Education). Dr. Jeong will continue to teach in the Periodontology Department and will participate in key Committees at the school.
Dr. Irina Dragan, Director of Faculty Education & Instructional Development (9/1/19)
Effective September 1, 2019, Dr. Irina Dragan assumed the role of the Director of Faculty Education & Instructional DevelopmentĀ (position previously held by Jennipher Murphy). Dr. Dragan will provide support for activities in the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Faculty Development and the Office of Faculty Affairs. She will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive professional development workshops, on variety of topics including dental profession and disciplines, clinical techniques, educational pedagogy, student learning, technology tools and educational research. She will providing one-on-one training, curriculum consulting and the use of different pedagogies for teaching and assessment to faculty members, support faculty with the use of technology in the preclinical/classroom areas, serve as a Co-Chair for the Teaching and Learning in and Environment of New Technology (TALENT) group and mentor students and faculty on educational research projects.