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Megan E Shepherd-Banigan

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
215 Morris Street, DUMC Box 104023, Durham, NC 27701

Service to the Profession


Reviewer - VA HSR&D Mentored Physician and Clinician Psychologist Scientist Award in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Review Panel · 2024 - 2024 Editorial Activities VA HSR&D,
Reviewer - Emerging from the Shadows: Recognizing the Strengths, Diversity, and Challenges of America’s Military and Veteran Caregivers · 2024 - 2024 Committee Service RAND,

I was invited to serve a peer reviewer for the RAND Corporation's updated report on the status and wellbeing of military caregivers. This reported updated the results from 2014 which is a widely cited resource understanding the needs of this important population.

Reviewer - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Panel · 2024 - 2024 Editorial Activities Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute,
Statistical Reviewer · 2023 - 2024 Editorial Activities JAMA Open Network,
Chair - Chair, Long-term Services and Supports Advisory Committee · 2023 - 2024 Committee Service Academy Health,
Associate Editor · 2023 - 2024 Editorial Activities Journal of Alzheimer's Disease,
Member - PCORI Standing Reviewer Board · 2023 - 2024 Committee Service Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute,
Member - Biannual VA Geriatric Mental Health Research Conference Planning Committee · 2022 - 2023 Committee Service Department of Veterans Affairs,
Reviewer - National Institutes of Health, Science of Implementation in Health and Healthcare (SIHH) Study Section · 2022 - 2022 Editorial Activities National,
Participant - Early Career Reviewer Program at the Center for Scientific Review · 2022 - 2022 Professional Development National Institutes of Health,

The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify CSR’s pool of trained reviewers.

Participant - Faculty Curriculum on Anti-Racism · January 11, 2021 - January 14, 2021 Professional Development Duke Office of Faculty Advancement,
Member - VA Health Services Research and Development Caregiver Research Agenda Project Steering Committee · 2021 - 2022 Committee Service Department of Veterans Affairs,
Member - Veteran Affairs OAA Advanced Fellowship Training Program Admission Committee · 2021 - 2021 Committee Service Durham VA,
Participant - Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Health Disparities Research Curriculum · 2021 - 2022 Professional Development Duke University,

The Duke Health Disparities Research Curriculum (HDRC) is designed to increase knowledge and skill of participants in the evaluation, design, and conduct of health disparities research. The curriculum consists of monthly sessions which combine didactics and student activities addressing:
-Nomenclature and framework for approaching research involving health disparities
-Contributors to health disparities
-Role of implicit bias in disparities research
-Health disparities research methods across the translational spectrum
-Conduct of health disparities research focused on the clinical encounter
-Funding sources and strategies for disparities research

Member - Chair, Long-term Services and Supports Advisory Committee · 2021 - 2025 Committee Service Academy Health,
Participant - Foundations in Diversity and Inclusion · 2021 - 2021 Professional Development Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke School of Medicine, Department of Population Health Sciences
Participant - Society of General Internal Medicine VA Partnered Research Curriculum · 2020 - 2021 Professional Development Society of General Internal Medicine and Department of Veterans Affairs,

SGIM’s VA Partnered Research Training Program provides research-trained junior investigators with foundational knowledge and skills for engaging healthcare operations and/or policy leaders when designing, conducting, and disseminating research and evaluation projects to meet practice, program, and policy information needs and optimize impact on the healthcare system.

Participant - LEADER Program · 2019 - 2020 Professional Development Duke University School of Medicine,

LEADER helps early career investigators build a leadership and management toolkit that empowers them to effectively build and inspire their team. Participants grow their interpersonal, communication, conflict, negotiation, and mentoring skills, while mapping a path to achieve individual career development goals.

Member - Veteran Affairs OAA-Advanced Fellowship Training Program Workgroup: National Inter-professional Competencies · 2016 - 2017 Committee Service Department,
Content Lead - VA Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) · 2016 - 2023 Consulting Department of Veterans Affairs,

The Durham VA Evidence Synthesis Program produces 2-3 rigorous systematic reviews per year on topics of relevance of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I have served as a reviewer on 6 reviews, including serving as content lead on 3 reviews.

Service to Duke


Department of Population Health Sciences Doctoral and Masters Program Admissions (Department) · 2023 - 2023 Committee Service
Department of Population Health Science Masters Admissions Comittee (Department) · 2020 - 2020 Committee Service
Member . Department of Population Health Sciences Master's Program Curriculum Devleopment Committee · 2018 - 2018 Curriculum Innovations Department of Population Health Sciences,