Jennifer L. Cully, D.M.D., M.Ed. is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University and the Chief of the Division of Oral Health in the Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, D.C. She also serves as the Director of Research for the Division of Oral Health where she manages the division’s research initiatives and resident-driven projects. Dr. Cully received a B.S. in Biology from the College of William & Mary in 2003 where she was a member of the Division 1 lacrosse team. Dr. Cully earned her D.M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry – New Jersey Dental School in 2007 and certificate in pediatric dentistry from Children’s National Medical Center in 2009. In 2019, Dr. Cully received a Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Cully is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the American College of Dentists, and the International College of Dentists. Her other accolades include being selected to the AAPD / AAPD Foundation Leadership Institute held at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University from 2019 – 2023. For her research efforts, Dr. Cully was selected for the 2022 Jeffrey A. Dean / American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Research Fellowship. At CNH, Dr. Cully is a member of the Children’s Academy of Pediatric Educators (CAPE). Dr. Cully is also a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.

Dr. Cully is the current Trustee At-Large (Academic) in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). She has been a member of several AAPD committees including serving as chair of both the Early Career Pediatric Dentistry Committee (2016 – 2020) and the Council on Membership and Membership Services (2021 – 2024). Dr. Cully was also a member of the AAPD’s Council on Clinical Affairs and was recently featured as a speaker on the AAPD’s podcast “Pedo Teeth Talk”. Dr. Cully is a part leader for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry qualifying exam sub-committee and an examiner for the oral clinical exam. Dr. Cully is a member of the entrustable professional activities (EPAs) workgroup of the American Dental Education Association.

Dr. Cully’s areas of interest include educational assessments, quality improvement, dental trauma, and behavior guidance. Her main educational focus has been on the development of EPAs for pediatric dentistry and the intersection of entrustment and competence in dentistry. Dr. Cully has been invited to lecture both locally and nationally and is a dedicated researcher, who has had multiple manuscripts published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Cully enjoys running, traveling, supporting her favorite sports teams, and finding new restaurants and coffee shops with her husband and puppy.