Laurie Kay McCauley is an American dentistry academic with expertise in skeletal biology. She has been provost and executive vice-president for academic affairs of the

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since May 2022. Prior to her current role, she served as the William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Professor and dean of the

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, and professor in the Department of Pathology at

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Education

McCauley received a

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with a major in

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in 1980, a doctor of dental surgery in 1985, a

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in dentistry in 1988, and a

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in veterinary pathobiology in 1991, all from

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Career

In 2002, McCauley was appointed the William K. and Mary Ann Najjar Professor of

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and became department chair of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. While serving in this role, she was elected a Fellow of the

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for her "contributions to the field of skeletal physiology, particularly for delineating mechanisms of parathyroid hormone action during bone regeneration and pathophysiology of skeletal metastases." McCauley also edited a textbook on craniofacial mineralized tissues, developed a new graduate program in oral pathology, and a new e-learning dental hygiene degree program. Beyond the school, she also served in leadership positions with the council of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and the National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council at the

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. As a result of her academic background, she was also chosen to become an associate editor of the ''

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''. McCauley eventually stepped down from the role in 2012 to become the dean of the

. Upon stepping into her new role as dean, McCauley was elected a Member of the

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. She also continued to conduct research in her laboratory by investigating hormonal control of bone remodeling. Her research was recognized by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research with their 2019 Stephen M. Krane Award. During the

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, McCauley was awarded the

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’s 2021 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.

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