Kaitlyn L. Sturgell, MHA, RDH, CDA

Assistant Professor Kaitlyn L. Sturgell, MHA, RDH, CDA, teaches dental hygiene/dental assisting at the University of Southern Indiana. She is an alumnus of USI, where she received both her undergraduate (2019) and graduate (2024) degrees. She also serves as the community outreach coordinator for the dental hygiene students. Kaitlyn’s research focuses on ankyloglossia and its influence on speech, nutrition, and breastfeeding in children from infancy to adolescence.