Geralyn D. Crain, DDS, PhD, FNAP

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Associate Professor

Contact

geralyncrain@creighton.edu
School of Dentistry
Dental Administration
General Dentistry
Faculty - Dentistry
CIPER Administrative Council
SOD - School of Dentistry - 240N

Geralyn D. Crain, DDS, PhD, FNAP

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Associate Professor

Dr. Crain is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Creighton University School of Dentistry. She received a D.D.S. degree from the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle, WA, and an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and the Bloch School of Management. Her area of doctoral study and research was organizational development and change in dental education. Dr. Crain has held faculty positions at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry in Portland, OR, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, and senior administrative positions at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine in Greenville, NC, and the Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine in South Jordan, UT. Dr. Crain is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and an active member of the American Dental Education Association. In her free time, Dr. Crain enjoys spending time with her family in Kansas City, playing the piano, hiking, and traveling.



 

Research Focus

Organizational Studies
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Qualitative Analysis
System Dynamics Modeling

Department

General Dentistry

Position

Associate Professor

Publications

  • Journal of dental education
    Sabato E., Recommendations for remaining agile in the face of a dental faculty workforce shortage
    87:3 2023
  • Journal of dental education
    Tadinada A., Utilizing an organizational development framework as a road map for creating a technology-driven agile curriculum in predoctoral dental education
    87:3 2023
  • Journal of dental education
    Walinski C. J., Optimizing teaching effectiveness in dental education for a new generation of learners
    87:2 2023
  • Journal of dental education
    Islam N. M., Adopting artificial intelligence in dental education: A model for academic leadership and innovation
    86:11 2022
  • Journal of dental education
    Lanning S. K., The status of the scholarship of teaching and learning in dental education
    78:10 2014
  • Journal of dental education
    Hanson C. L., Development and outcomes of an online-onsite hybrid dental admissions enhancement pilot program
    78:10 2014
  • Journal of dental education
    Gadbury-Amyot C. C., The development and implementation of an online applied biochemistry bridge course for a dental hygiene curriculum
    73:1 2009
  • Journal of dental education
    Crain G., Managing change in dental education: Is there a method to the madness?
    72:10 2008