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Sarah M Wilson

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Box 3662 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Duke University, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Sarah M. Wilson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Health Sciences. She is a Research Investigator at the Veterans Affairs Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT COIN). She also serves as the Associate Director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Social and Behavioral Sciences Core, as well as the Director of the Community Engagement Team for the Duke CFAR. She is also a core faculty member on the Dissemination & Implementation Team within the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute. Dr. Wilson's research focuses on implementation science and access to healthcare.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2025 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2022 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published February 16, 2022
Duke Careers: The Wilson Family Story

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Recent Publications


Adaptation of the PRIDE in All Who Served Facilitation Manual to Support Scale-Up of a Novel Program for LGBTQIA+ Veterans

Journal Article Health Promotion Practice · January 1, 2026 Pride In All Who Served (PRIDE) is the first manualized, evidence-based group intervention developed for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and/or other diverse sexual/gender identities (LGBTQIA+) Veterans. PRIDE has spread to o ... Full text Cite

Association of Social Determinants of Health with Tobacco Cessation Medication Prescriptions and Fills in a National Cohort of U.S. Veterans.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · December 19, 2025 BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is committed to consistently addressing high rates of tobacco use among U.S. military veterans. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the extent to which social determinants of health (SDOH) were associated with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adapting Intervention Mapping to Improve Patient-Centeredness of Mental Health Services.

Journal Article Prev Sci · December 2025 Addressing socio-demographic differences that affect mental health service encounters is crucial for ethical practice and enhancing therapeutic alliances. Yet discussing personal perceptions of socio-demographic influences within a large healthcare system ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University

ResearchFaculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Predict Mental Health Risk among Youth Presenting to Rural Primary Care Clinics

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Planning grant for clinical trial of REACH-Hypertension curriculum for clinicians

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2027

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Education


Duke University · 2015 Ph.D.