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Dr. William Babler
NAME:  William J. Babler, Ph.D.
PHONE: (317)278-1410
FAX: (317) 278-1411
E-MAIL:  wbabler@iupui.edu

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Department of Oral Biology
1121 W. Michigan Street, Room 266
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5186
 
POSITION/TITLE:
Acting Chairman, Department of Oral Biology
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Department of Oral Biology

RESEARCH INTEREST

Research efforts are directed toward aspects of craniofacial growth and development related to craniofacial morphology, particularly as related to craniofacial malformations and their surgical correction.  A second area of research focuses on the prenatal development of dermatoglyphic traits and their variation.

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1.     Taft, TB, Babler, W. 1999.  Using individual faculty development plans to facilitate professional growth.  J. Dent. Ed. 63:80.
2. Brooks, E., Babler, W.J., Hornback, S.  1998.  Retention of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in dental school.  J. Dent. Ed. 62:88.
3. McCann, A.L., Babler, W.J.  1998. Competency-based curriculum review through assessment.  J. Dent. Ed. 62:93.
4. Babler, W.J., McCann, A., Cohen, P.A.  1996. A five-year enhanced program for dental student success.  J. Dent. Ed. 60:174.
5. Mojdehi, M., Babler, W.J.  1995.  Altered periosteal migration following  craniectomy and suturectomy in rats.  J. Dent. Res. 74:181.
6. Babler, W. J., Meier, R.J., Plato, C.C.  1994.  Dermatoglyphics: today and tomorrow.  Amer. J. Hum. Biol. 6:115.
7. Elms, T.N., Ceen, R.F., Buschang, P.H., Alexander, R.G., Sachdeva, R., Babler, W.J.  1992.  Long-term stability of cervical pull headgear therapy.  J. Dent. Res. 71(Special Issue):311.
8. Bablelr, W.J.  Role of Cranial Sutures in Normal and Abnormal Skull Development.  1991.   In: Persing, J.A., Jane, J.A. eds.  Craniofacial Disorders, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, Vol. 2, #3.  W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia.
9. Babler, W.J.  1991.  Embryological Development of Epidermal Ridges and Their Configurations.  In:  Plato, C.C., Garruto, R.M., Schaumann, B., eds.  Dermatoglyphics:  A Science in Transition.  National Foundation-March of Dimes, Birth Defects.  Original Article Series, 199-208.
10. Babler, W.J.  1990.  Prenatal Communalities in Epidermal Ridge Development.  In:  Durham, N.M., Plato, C.C., eds.  Trends in Dermatoglyphic Research.  54-68.  Kluwer Publications, The Netherlands.
11. Babler, W. J.  1989.  Relationship of altered Cranial Suture Growth to the Cranial Base and Midface.  In:  Persing, J.A., Edgerton, M.T., eds.  Scientific Foundations and Surgical Treatment of Craniosynostosis.  87-95.  Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.  
12. Babler, W.J.  1988.  Effects of Multiple Suture Closure on Craniofacial Growth in Rabbits.  In:  Vig, K.W., Burdi, A.R., eds.  Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Dysmorphogenesis.  Craniofacial Growth Series Monograph 21:73-90.   Ann Arbor: Center for Human Growht and Development, University of Michigan. 
13 Babler, W.J.  1987.  Prenatal Development of Dermatoglyphic Patterns:  Associations with Epidermal Ridge, Volar Pad and Bone Morphology.  In:  Plato, C.C., Schaumann, B., eds.  Collegium Anthropologium, 11:297-304.
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