Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, is an assistant professor and director of the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine in Indianapolis. She is the principal investigator for a number of ongoing research projects focused on the integration of oral health with primary care, strengthening the health system through primary carebased chronic disease management, Indiana primary care needs assessment and health workforce studies, and the status of the state's area health education centers. Maxey is a member ofæDimensions of Dental Hygiene'sæEditorial Advisory Board and the 2015 "Six Dental Hygienists You Want to Know" honoree in the research category.