Katie Pudwill, M.S., a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of South Dakota, was selected as the 2024 Enid A. Neidle Scholar. The Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence receives a stipend to engage in a cumulative fellowship that consists of visits to ADEA headquarters in Washington, DC, and protected time at their home institution to pursue research, networking and leadership development opportunities. While in Washington, DC, and through virtual engagements, the scholar gains a distinct perspective on a wide variety of topics impacting dental education and women, including issues related to oral health, health care, gender equity, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, faculty development and advancement, workforce patterns, research, global health, the academic health professions and gender-based issues.
Each scholar is assigned a senior ADEA staff member(s) and is involved in a variety of ADEA activities in addition to their primary research project. Each scholar’s experience is unique and tailored to fit their individual needs and capitalizes on current and contemporary issues within academic dentistry, health care and our rapidly changing world.
During the Neidle program, Ms. Pudwill conducted research on how faculty gender influences variances in research and service workload percentages and its impact on women’s career advancement in oral health education.