Rubelisa Oliveira Ph.D
Rubelisa Oliveira
Ph.D
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics And Endodontics
Specialty/Research Focus
Behavioral Health; Biostatistics; Clinical Research; Community Based Research; Community Health Research; Epidemiology; Epidemiology; Health Disparities; Health Disparities Research; Health Services Research; Health Services Research; Infectious Disease; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Periodontics; Public Health; Racial Disparities Health Research; Translational Research; Translational Research
Education and Training:
- Certificate, Advanced Certificate in Public Health, University at Buffalo (2025)
- PhD, Epidemiology, Pathology, Clinic and Treatment of Human Diseases, Federal University of Goias, Summa Cum Laude (2011)
- MS, Dental Science, Federal University of Goias, Summa Cum Laude (2005)
- MS, Periodontics, UNESP, Magna Cum Laude (2002)
- DDS, Dentistry, Federal University of Goias, Magna Cum Laude (1999)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, University at Buffalo (2022-present)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Periodontology, University of Kentucky (2020–2022)
Awards and Honors:
- AADOCR Mind the Future Program (2021)
- Gene Lewis Fellowship Award (2021)
- Excellence in Care (2012)
- Harold Amos Award
- Grant Writing
- STEER
- HRSA Scholarship
Research Expertise:
- Data Science: Secondary analysis of nationally representative dataset
- Epidemiology and Health Disparities: Access and Accessibility to Dental Services
- Periodontics: Burden of Periodontal disease among underserved population
Research Centers:
- Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Civic Engagement and Public Policy
- Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Professional Memberships:
- American Association of Public Health Dentistry
- American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research
- American Association of Periodontology
- International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research, American Association of Periodontics
- Brazilian Society of Periodontics
- Brazilian Association of Dental Research
- Brazilian Association of Stomatology and Oral Diagnosis
- Brazilian Association of Dentistry
Presentations:
- "Dental Care Access Among Adolescents - Overview and Challenges" National Oral Health Conference (2024)
- "Single implant or multiple implants? Tooth or Bone? Big decisions, long term results" Brazilian Association of Dentistry (2023)
- "Soft tissue management - surgical procedures" Brazilian Association of Dentistry (2023)
- "Trends in Periodontal Disease and Peri-implantitis" Brazilian Association of Dentistry (2023)
- "Evaluation of risk factors for periodontal disease susceptibility in underserved populations" 2023 AADOCR (2023)
- "Barriers to dental care access by young individuals – Retrospective UK preliminary data" 2022 CCTS KY (2022)
- "The influence of polymorphisms in Grade C molar incisor pattern periodontitis. Oral presentation." 2022 AADOCR
Service Activities:
- NIDCR/NIH Trainee Research Poster Session; Evaluator - Periodontics and Oral disease (2024)
- ADA sponsored Give Kids a Smile; Ambassador (2024)
- Summer Research Program; Reviewer (2024)
- Journal of Periodontology; Reviewer (2023–present)
- Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research Group; Reviewer (2023)
- MPH student mentorship; Mentorship (2023–present)
- Facilitator at the round table discussion for new mentees at the NIH MIND the future program, at the 2022 Annual Session of the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR), Portland, OR, USA; Facilitator (2022)
- Judge of Research Posters at the 2022 Annual Session of the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR), Portland, OR, USA; Judge of Research Posters (2022)
- PER 912 Advanced Periodontics Clinic; Clinical Supervisor
- PER 831:Non-Surgical Periodontology Therapy; Lecturer
- PER 916: Conjoint Clinical Sciences; Lecturer
- PER 833LAB00; Lecturer
- PER 843LAB00; Lecturer
- PER 603: Seminars in Periodontal Biology; Lecturer, facilitator
- SDM, UB; Member of the search committee for Clinical Assistant Professor, HS, full time and part time, Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
- PER 917: Critical Analysis of Literature in Periodontics; Seminar facilitator