Randall L. Vaught, DMD, MA, MSPH

Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry | Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessment

School of Dentistry, 501 S. Preston St., Room 002 • 502-852-5045 • 502-852-1220 (fax) • cmpd@louisville.edu

Education

  • University of Louisville School of Public Health - Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH)
  • University of Louisville School of Public Health - Certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences
  • University of Louisville College of Education - Master of Arts in Administration and Higher Education (MA)
  • University of Louisville School of Dentistry - Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
  • University of Louisville - Bachelor of Arts in Biology (BA)

Teaching Areas

  • Comprehensive Care Clinic Instructor (General Dentistry)
  • Preclinical Operative Dentistry
  • Clinical Operative Dentistry

Service

  • Curriculum Committee (CC)
  • Student Progress and Promotions Committee (SPPC)
  • Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness Committee (AE)
  • Clinical Sciences Consultant for the Commission on Dental Accreditation for predoctoral dental education (CODA)
  • Peer reviewer for the Journal of Dental Education (JDE)
  • Clinical Licensure Board Examiner (CDCA/ADEX)
  • Council of Faculties Delegate (ADEA)
  • Student Review Council (SRC)

Professional Memberships

  • Phi Kappa Phi All University National Honor
  • American Dental Association (ADA)
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU)
  • Kentucky Dental Association (KDA)
  • Louisville Dental Society (LDS)
  • American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
  • Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS)
  • Academy for Academic Leadership's Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL)

Honors and Awards

  • Graduate Deans' Citation for Master's Degree in Higher Education
  • William Wolfe Full-Time Faculty of the Year 2004
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon
  • National Honor Society, inducted April 2005

Publications

  • Fischer KM, Sekula MN, Hannigan JD, Vaught RL, Williams TT. Analysis of different factors on dental students’ perception of a flipped classroom model: A 6-year follow-up study. European Journal of Dental Education. 2024. http://doi.org/10.1111/eje.13025 
  • Fischer KM, Sekula MN, Hannigan JD, Vaught RL, House H, De Souza GM, Williams TT. Effects of simulation-based flipped classroom in developing head and neck examination skills in dental students. J Dent Educ. 2024;e3490. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13490