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  5. Faculty and Staff in the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Program

Faculty and Staff in the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Program

Faculty

Bridget Fitzhugh
Bridget Fitzhugh, M.S., RDH
Chair; Program Director; Assistant Professor
Email: BFitzhugh2@UAMS.edu
Kathleen Atkinson
Kathleen Atkinson, M.A., RDH
Assistant Professor
Email: KMAtkinson@UAMS.edu
Brynn McCollum
Brynn McCollum, B.S., RDH
Instructor
Email: BMcCollum@UAMS.edu
Kelsey Norton
Kelsey Norton, M.Ed., RDH
Assistant Professor
Email: KMNorton@UAMS.edu
Mandy Pennington
Mandy Pennington, B.S., RDH
Instructor
Email: MPennington@UAMS.edu
Brittany Rose
Brittany Rose, M.Ed., RDH
Instructor
Email: BARose@UAMS.edu
Rebecca Spearman
Rebecca Spearman, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor
Email: RSpearman@UAMS.edu
Catherine D. Warren
Catherine Warren, M.Ed., RDH
Associate Professor
Email: WarrenCatherineD@UAMS.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Virginia M. Goral, Ph.D., RDH
Professor Emerita
Kurt Truax, D.D.S.
Associate Professor Emeritus

Faculty in Memoriam

Tip Nelms, D.D.S.
Professor Emeritus

Staff

Madeline Babb
Madeline Babb, M.S.
Education Coordinator
Email: MBabb@UAMS.edu
Lilly Tompkins
Lilly Tompkins, B.S., RDH
Clinical Operations Coordinator
Email: LTompkins@UAMS.edu
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