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Bryce B. Reeve

Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
215 Morris Street; Suite 210, Box 104023, Durham, NC 27701
215 Morris Street; Suite 210, Box 104023, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Dr. Bryce Reeve is a Professor of Population Health Sciences and Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine.  He also serves as Director of the Center for Health Measurement since 2017.  Trained in psychometric methods, Dr. Reeve’s work focuses on assessing the impact of disease and treatments on the lives of patients and their caregivers.  This includes the development of clinical outcome assessments using both qualitative and quantitative methods, and the integration of patient-centered data in research and healthcare delivery settings to inform decision-making.  From 2000 to 2010, Dr. Reeve served as Program Director for the U.S. National Cancer Institute and oversaw a portfolio of health-related quality of life research in cancer patients. From 2010 to 2017, he served as Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina.  From 2011-2013, Dr. Reeve served as President of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL).  In 2015, he received the John Ware and Alvin Tarlov Career Achievement Prize in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures.  In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, he was ranked in the top 1% most-cited in his respective field over the past 11-year period.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2019 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Director of the Center for Health Measurement · 2019 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Pediatrics · 2019 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items


Published November 16, 2023
Which Duke Scholars Made the Most Cited List?
Published June 15, 2021
From Patient to Student to Physician-Researcher: Sonali Biswas’ Quest to Serve
Published November 19, 2019
Global List of Highly Cited Puts Duke in Top Ten

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Recent Scholarly Works


Methodological resources to guide the collection of health-related quality of life data in paediatric cancer clinical trials: Scoping review

Journal article Ejc Paediatric Oncology · December 1, 2026 In paediatric oncology clinical trials, health-related quality of life data through patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide valuable data on symptoms, functioning and quality of life during treatment. PROs can provide evidence on treatment tolerability an ... Full text Cite

Establishing meaningful score differences for the observer-reported communication ability (ORCA) measure using the scale judgment approach with caregivers of individuals with Angelman syndrome.

Journal article Qual Life Res · September 27, 2026 PURPOSE: The Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) measure assesses communication ability in individuals living with Angelman syndrome (AS). As gene therapies progress through clinical trials, we need to identify what within-person changes in comm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychometric evaluation of PROMIS® fatigue and cognitive function short forms customized for adults living with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Journal article Qual Life Res · September 21, 2026 PURPOSE: The study goal is to evaluate the psychometric properties of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) Fatigue and Cognitive Function Short Forms customized for use in adults with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). MET ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Sickle Cell Disease Functional Assessment Validation and Exercise Pilot Intervention

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2030

Vascular mAlformations Research Network of CaNVAS (Consortium of iNvestigators of Vascular AnomalieS) or ARDVARC

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2025 - 2030

Unified Program for Therapeutics in Children

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2025 - 2030

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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2000 Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1999 M.A.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1994 B.S.