Monday, March 24, 2025
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During the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research in New York City from March 12-15, the Department of Orthodontics had several presenting students and residents, including two Hatton Award winners.

The Hatton Competition is designed for junior investigators (junior, senior and post-doctoral) who exhibit potential for a productive career in dental research. The Hatton Competition selects students based on their oral presentation with the six winners at the AADOCR Hatton Competition qualifying to compete in the IADR Hatton Competition at the 2025 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. 

Congratulations to Sam Swearson and Saba Manafi for being named recipients of the 2025 AADOCR Hatton Award. They will travel to Barcelona, Spain, to compete internationally on June 24, 2025.

2025 AADOCR Hatton Award Recipients:

  • Hatton Competition 1st Place (Senior Category): Sam Swearson (Mentor: Dr. Brad Amendt)
  • Hatton Competition 2nd Place (Junior Category): Saba Manafi (D3) (Mentors: Drs. Eric Van Otterloo, Aline Petrin)

"As a Hatton Competition winner when I was a student at the University of Iowa, I am proud to see the legacy of research excellence continued today," says Dean Clark Stanford, "Congratulations to Sam and Saba on this great accomplishment."

"We are truly fortunate to work with students and faculty who are deeply dedicated to research and discovery," says Dr. Lina Moreno, DEO of the Department of Orthodontics.

In addition to the Hatton Competition, several students and residents mentored by faculty from the Department of Orthodontics presented at the national conference.

Presenting students/residents:

  • Waheed Awotoye (Orthodontic Resident)
  • Casey Delaney (D4 student)
  • Taylor Westphal (D3 student)
  • Austin Hinkle (D4 student)
  • Christina Spencer (D3 student)
  • Saba Manafi (D3 student)
  • Sam Swearson (Graduate Student)

Kudos to those students and residents whose excellent work were highlighted at this national conference. 

Co-Mentoring Faculty Members from the College and university:

  • Dr. Lina Moreno (Department of Orthodontics)
  • Dr. Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan (Department of Orthodontics)
  • Dr. Azeez Butali (Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine)
  • Dr. Eric Van Otterloo (Department of Periodontics)
  • Dr. Jeff Murray (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine)
  • Dr. Jennifer Hartshorn (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry)
  • Dr. Michelle McQuistan (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry)
  • Dr. Fang Qian (Division of Bistatistics and Computational Biology)
  • Dr. Shareef Dabdoub (Department of Periodontics, Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology)
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Dr. Shin and orthodontic resident Waheed Awotoye pose for a photo in front of Awotoye's research poster.
From left to right: Christina Spencer, Aline Petrin, Waheed Awotoye, and Kyungsup Shin pose for a photo during poster presentations at the National AADOCR conference.
Aline Petrin, Austin Hinkle, and Kyungsup Shin pose for a photo during the national AADOCR annual meeting.
Kyungsup Shin and Casey Delaney pose for a photo in front of Delaney's research poster at the national AADOCR conference.
Karin Weber-Gasparoni, Aline Petrin, Teresa Marshall, Taylor Westphal, and Kyungsup Shin pose for a photo in front of Westphal's research poster at the national AADOCR conference.
Saba Manafi and Waheed Awotoye talk with attendees while at the AADOCR national meeting. Manafi is standing in front of her research poster.
Eric Van Otterloo, Aline Petrin, Saba Manafi, Waheed Awotoye, and Kyungsup Shin pose for a picture in front of Manafi's award-winning poster. Manafi won second place in the AADOCR Hatton Competition. Van Otterloo is pointing at the second-place ribbon.
Samuel Swearson and his mentor Brad Amendt pose for a photo in from of Swearson's research poster. Swearson won first place in the AADOCR's Hatton Competition.
Kyungsup Shin, Samuel Swearson, Aline Petrin, Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, and Brad Amendt pose for a photo in front of Swearson's research poster, which won first place in the Hatton Competition.
From left to right the following individuals posed for a photo in front of the AADOCR annual meeting poster and large letter icons - Kyungsup Shin, Eric Van Otterloo, Aline Petrin, Waheed Awotoye, Christina Spencer, Sam Swearson, Saba Manafi, Austin Hinkle, Carter Coppinger, Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, and Brad Amendt.
A photo of Saba Manafi's second-place announcement during the Hatton Competition.
Saba Manafi and Aline Petrin pose for a photo.
Saba Manafi poses for a photo in front of her research poster. The poster has a second-place ribbon on it.
Eric Van Otterloo, Saba Manafi, and Aline Petrin pose for a photo in front of Manafi's research poster with a second-place ribbon on it.