Dr. Theresa A. Davies Awarded December Distinguished Faculty of the Month

The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Theresa A. Davies, PhD, is December’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month.

Dr. Davies is Director of the MS in Oral Health Sciences Program. She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Virginia and her PhD in Biochemistry from BU School of Medicine. She was a post-doctoral fellow in Biochemistry at BUSM from 1986-87. She started at BUSM 38 years ago as a research technician, rising to Assistant Dean for Master’s Programs with oversight of the 18 GMS master’s programs.

The nomination states, “Dr. Davies is an outstanding educator, mentor, colleague and role model She has grown and nurtured the very successful master’s Oral Health Science program with >90% of her students accepted to dental school each year.

  “Dr. Davies is an amazing professor… she genuinely cares about each student and wants all of us to thoroughly understand each topic she covers.”

Congratulations!