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Jacek, Grace A.
Grace A. Jacek
Associate Professor, McAuley School of Nursing, is full-time faculty across graduate and undergraduate programs in the College of Health Professions and McAuley School of Nursing. Dr. Jacek earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is currently serving on the Michigan Board of Nursing. Dr. Jacek is committed to student success in transitioning to their prospective roles in healthcare. She joined Detroit Mercy faculty in 2016.
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Joiner, Janet M.
Janet M. Joiner
Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work, teaches Social Welfare and Social Justice, Social Welfare Policy, Human Behavior, and Social Work Ethics and Digital Advocacy. Joiner incorporates interactive gamification technology and video discussion boards in her courses to broaden students’ technology skills while assessing their curricular content knowledge. A licensed social worker with more than 30 years of experience, she noticed untapped opportunities for the social work profession to expand service delivery to previously underserved populations using technology. In 2016, she founded the Institute for Cyber Social Work, an organization dedicated to advancing digital social work practice while providing technological training and support services to social workers, human service organizations and academic institutions. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Joiner to serve on the Michigan Board of Social Work for a four-year term effective Jan. 1, 2020. The board sets policy, protects public health and welfare and oversees cases involving ethical violations and appeals related to licensed social workers. Joiner holds membership with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and she serves on the Administrative Operations Committee for The Children’s Center of Detroit and has served with this organization since 2018. In addition, she has served as a member of the NASW-Michigan Delegate Assembly. She joined the University in 2016.
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Janic, Ana
Ana Janic
Assistant Clinical Professor, teaches Clinical Periodontology and various didactic courses to predoctoral dental students, dental hygiene students. She also teaches Periodontics courses to residents. She received a D.D.S. from University of Belgrade in 2003. She received her M.S. in Periodontics from Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà in 2011. She is a Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology and has been teaching since 2013. She joined the university in 2015.
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Jones, Karen
Karen Jones
Clinical Assistant Professor, currently serves as a clinic lead for the dental program. She received a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Michigan. She joined the university in 2012.
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Juday, J. Bradley
J. Bradley Juday
Clinical Assistant Professor, eared a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà School of Dentistry in 1994. He completed a General Practice Residency at Wayne State Medical and the DMC in 1995. He maintains private practice at Detroit Mercy Dental's faculty practice. He joined the university in 1995.