Nathan Adam Boucher
Associate Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy

I am a Research Health Scientist at Durham VA Health System’s Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Duke University faculty at both the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Medical School, Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development as well as Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Core Faculty. I have several leadership roles at Duke. 

I have extensive experience in clinical medicine (licensed physician assistant in critical care and emergency medicine), health care administration, health professions education, hospice and palliative care quality improvement, and community-based research. Challenges and opportunities at the intersection of social care and health care inform my research agenda. My collaborations across disciplines at VA and Duke and with community organizations have afforded me deep insights into the lives and challenges of community members and family/friend care partners.

My research has been funded by Veterans Administration, NIH, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, several foundations, and Duke University. Recent research includes 1) describing care partners’ social and health needs related to caring for older adults re-entering the community from prison; 2) designing and testing lay navigation programs focused on both caregiver and care recipient outcomes; 3) characterizing concerns care partners and people living with dementia have regarding the quality of care settings as well as emerging technologies; and 4) defining and realigning training and employment for NC direct care workers serving in home- and community-based services.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Contact Information

  • 206 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
  • Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708

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