Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2020 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Reducing inpatient falls with a mobility-first, multidisciplinary intervention at a VA Medical Center.
Journal article J Hosp Med · September 3, 2026 Inpatient falls are a common and preventable source of harm among hospitalized patients. At a Veterans Health Affairs medical center, we implemented a mobility-first, multidisciplinary intervention using sequential Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, including redes ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteGRECC Connect: A VA Geriatric Telemedicine Consult Model of Care
Book section · January 1, 2024 Americans in rural communities tend to be older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts (NICHM Foundation 2020) and face numerous barriers to health care access, including a paucity of hospitals, clinics, health care clinicians, and transportati ... Full text CiteThe VA COACH Program: A Longitudinal Dementia Care Model Focused on the Caregiver in the Home
Book section · January 1, 2024 Population estimates predict continued growth in the number of people who will develop dementia in the coming decades. The number of people living with Alzheimer’s dementia in the United States is projected to increase by approximately 11% from 6.5 million ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Duke Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP): Communities Caring for Seniors
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPhysician · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2015 - 2020EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Provider Prescribing for Older Adults in the Emergency Department)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Emory University · 2016 - 2019View All Grants
Education
Wright State University ·
2012
M.P.H.
Wright State University ·
2012
M.D.