Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair is Associate Professor, Director of the Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics and Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Al-Jewair published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and has been the recipient of multiple grants and awards including the AAOF Biomedical Research Award and Robert E. Binder Teaching Fellowship Award. Her research interests include adult and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, automated mandibular movement monitoring, orthodontic treatment outcomes and evidence-based orthodontics. Dr. Al-Jewair has held leadership positions at the local, regional, and national levels including, president for the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research- Buffalo Section, examiner for the American Board of Orthodontics, chair-elect for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Advanced Education Programs and past chair.