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
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 CiteEstablishing 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 CitePsychometric 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 CiteRecent Grants
Sickle Cell Disease Functional Assessment Validation and Exercise Pilot Intervention
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2030Vascular mAlformations Research Network of CaNVAS (Consortium of iNvestigators of Vascular AnomalieS) or ARDVARC
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2025 - 2030Unified Program for Therapeutics in Children
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2025 - 2030View All Grants