Aurora Denial, OD, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Education and Clinical Science at the New England College of Optometry. She has been a full-time faculty member at the College since 1997. Dr. Denial teaches and oversees in the Clinical Reasoning Course Sequence. She is also a clinical preceptor to second, third and final-year students. Between 2009 and 2023, Dr. Denial was the Editor of the Journal of Optometric Education.