Dr. Nan Hatch is an Associate Professor of Dentistry, the Lysle E. Johnston Junior Collegiate Professor of Orthodontics and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hatch received her clinical orthodontic training and a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Hatch has previously served as the Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists representative to the American Association of Orthodontists' Council on Scientific Affairs, as president of the Craniofacial Biology Group of the International Association for Dental Research and on the Awards Review Committee of the International Association for Dental Research.
Dr. Hatch is certified by the American Board of Orthodontists. She has mentored numerous orthodontic residents on their research, six of whom have won research awards from the American Association of Orthodontists or the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation. Dr. Hatch's research interests include basic and translational research in bone biology and the molecular etiology of craniofacial anomalies, as well as the development of biologic mediators for the control of orthodontic tooth movement. Her research has been funded by the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, The Hartwell Foundation, and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.