Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2022 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2019 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Changes in weight and physical function for older African American women in Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Obesity and frailty are positively linked. Compared to other groups, older African American women have the highest rates of both obesity and frailty. Several academic weight loss interventions have shown that older adults can lose weight and im ... Full text Link to item CiteA Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study Linking a Community-Based Weight Loss Program with an African American Breast Cancer Support Group.
Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · October 2024 Full text Link to item CiteMaternal chronic hypertension in women veterans.
Journal Article Health Serv Res · April 2024 OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of maternal chronic hypertension (MCH), assess how frequently blood pressure is controlled before pregnancy among those with MCH, and explore management practices for antihypertensive medications (AHM) during the pre-p ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Planning grant for Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) for African American (AA) Cancer Survivors
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027Food Is Medicine Shared Medical Appointment for Weight Management: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Ardmore Institute of Health · 2024 - 2025Changes in Weight and Physical Function for Older African American Women in National, Peer-Led, Community-Based Weight Loss Program
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Colorado, School of Medicine ·
2010
M.P.H.
Washington University, School of Medicine ·
2005
M.D.