Sarah M Wilson
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Sarah M. Wilson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. She is also an Investigator at the VA Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation and a practicing clinical psychologist at the Durham VA Health Care System.
Dr. Wilson's research focuses on testing and implementation of interventions for substance use, psychological symptoms, and health behavior change in at-risk populations, including low-income individuals, sexual and gender minorities, and racial/ethnic minorities. She is currently funded on a 5-year VA HSR&D Career Development Award, IK2 HX002398, "A Personalized mHealth Approach to Smoking Cessation for Veterans Living with HIV."
Dr. Wilson's research focuses on testing and implementation of interventions for substance use, psychological symptoms, and health behavior change in at-risk populations, including low-income individuals, sexual and gender minorities, and racial/ethnic minorities. She is currently funded on a 5-year VA HSR&D Career Development Award, IK2 HX002398, "A Personalized mHealth Approach to Smoking Cessation for Veterans Living with HIV."
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2021
Contact Information
- 0350 Duke South, Durham, NC 27710
- Box 3662 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
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sarah.wilson@duke.edu
(919) 286-0411
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2015
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Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2018 - 2020
- Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017 - 2018
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Mann, Adam J. D., Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, Tapan A. Patel, Sarah M. Wilson, Kim L. Gratz, Patrick S. Calhoun, Jean C. Beckham, and Nathan A. Kimbrel. “Nail-biting, scab-picking, and tattooing as nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI): A deviant case series analysis of the proposed NSSI disorder diagnostic criteria.” J Clin Psychol 76, no. 12 (December 2020): 2296–2313. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23008.Full Text Link to Item
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Newins, Amie R., Jeffrey J. Glenn, Laura C. Wilson, Sarah M. Wilson, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Jean C. Beckham, Patrick S. Calhoun, and Patrick S. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. “Psychological outcomes following sexual assault: Differences by sexual assault setting.” Psychol Serv, April 9, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000426.Full Text Link to Item
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Coleman, Jessica N., Eric C. DeRycke, Lori A. Bastian, Patrick S. Calhoun, Jean C. Beckham, Aimee R. Kroll-Desrosiers, Sally G. Haskell, Kristin Mattocks, Cynthia A. Brandt, and Sarah M. Wilson. “Predictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans.” J Health Psychol, April 7, 2020, 1359105320913100. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320913100.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Alyssa M. Medenblik, Julia M. Neal, Jennifer L. Strauss, J Murray McNiel, Warren E. Christian, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Lifetime Smoking Patterns and Preferences for Smoking Cessation Among Women Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care.” Qual Health Res 29, no. 14 (December 2019): 2096–2107. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319857536.Full Text Link to Item
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Newins, Amie R., Sarah M. Wilson, Tiffany A. Hopkins, Kristy Straits-Troster, Harold Kudler, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Barriers to the use of Veterans Affairs health care services among female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Psychol Serv 16, no. 3 (August 2019): 484–90. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000230.Full Text Link to Item
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Coughlin, Lara N., Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Cigarette smoking rates among veterans: Association with rurality and psychiatric disorders.” Addict Behav 90 (March 2019): 119–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.034.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Alexandra C. Thompson, Emily D. Currence, Shaun P. Thomas, Eric A. Dedert, Angela C. Kirby, Eric B. Elbogen, Scott D. Moore, Patrick S. Calhoun, and Jean C. Beckham. “Patient-Informed Treatment Development of Behavioral Smoking Cessation for People With Schizophrenia.” Behav Ther 50, no. 2 (March 2019): 395–409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2018.07.004.Full Text Link to Item
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Dillon, Kirsten H., Katherine C. Cunningham, Julia M. Neal, Sarah M. Wilson, Eric A. Dedert, Eric B. Elbogen, Patrick S. Calhoun, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Nathan A. Kimbrel. “Examination of the indirect effects of combat exposure on suicidal behavior in veterans.” J Affect Disord 235 (August 1, 2018): 407–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.031.Full Text Link to Item
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Cunningham, Katherine C., Joanne L. Davis, Sarah M. Wilson, and Patricia A. Resick. “A relative weights comparison of trauma-related shame and guilt as predictors of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity among US veterans and military members.” Br J Clin Psychol 57, no. 2 (June 2018): 163–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12163.Full Text Link to Item
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Hicks, Terrell A., Sarah M. Wilson, Shaun P. Thomas, Paul A. Dennis, Julia M. Neal, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Low Income as a Multiplicative Risk Factor for Oral Pain and Dental Problems Among U.S. Veteran Smokers.” Int J Behav Med 25, no. 1 (February 2018): 67–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9660-5.Full Text Link to Item
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Calhoun, Patrick S., Sarah M. Wilson, Eric A. Dedert, Katherine C. Cunningham, Thomas K. Burroughs, Terrell A. Hicks, Jean C. Beckham, Harold S. Kudler, and Kristy Straits-Troster. “The association of alcohol consumption patterns with self-rated physical health and psychiatric distress among Afghanistan- and Iraq-era U.S. veterans.” Psychiatry Res 259 (January 2018): 142–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.09.067.Full Text Link to Item
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Calhoun, Patrick S., Sarah M. Wilson, Jeffrey S. Hertzberg, Angela C. Kirby, Scott D. McDonald, Paul A. Dennis, Lori A. Bastian, Eric A. Dedert, Eric A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Jean C. Beckham. “Validation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans.” J Gen Intern Med 32, no. 11 (November 2017): 1228–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4144-5.Full Text Link to Item
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Green, Kimberly T., Sarah M. Wilson, Paul A. Dennis, Jennifer J. Runnals, Rebecca A. Williams, Lori A. Bastian, Jean C. Beckham, et al. “Cigarette Smoking and Musculoskeletal Pain Severity Among Male and Female Afghanistan/Iraq Era Veterans.” Pain Med 18, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 1795–1804. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw339.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Lauren R. Pacek, Paul A. Dennis, Lori A. Bastian, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Veterans Living with HIV: A High-Risk Group for Cigarette Smoking.” Aids Behav 21, no. 7 (July 2017): 1950–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1717-6.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Marketa Krenek, Paul A. Dennis, Samantha S. Yard, Kendall C. Browne, and Tracy L. Simpson. “Daily associations between PTSD, drinking, and self-appraised alcohol-related problems.” Psychol Addict Behav 31, no. 1 (February 2017): 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000238.Full Text Link to Item
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Hicks, Terrell A., Shaun P. Thomas, Sarah M. Wilson, Patrick S. Calhoun, Eric R. Kuhn, and Jean C. Beckham. “A Preliminary Investigation of a Relapse Prevention Mobile Application to Maintain Smoking Abstinence Among Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” J Dual Diagn 13, no. 1 (January 2017): 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2016.1267828.Full Text Link to Item
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Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E., Sarah M. Wilson, Patrick S. Calhoun, Eric B. Elbogen, Jean C. Beckham, and Nathan A. Kimbrel. “Sociocultural discourse in science: Flawed assumptions and bias in the CLASH model.” Behav Brain Sci 40 (January 2017): e100. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001126.Full Text Link to Item
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Watt, Melissa H., Mary V. Mosha, Alyssa C. Platt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Sarah M. Wilson, Elizabeth L. Turner, and Gileard G. Masenga. “A nurse-delivered mental health intervention for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.” Pilot Feasibility Stud 3 (2017): 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0178-z.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Amanda K. Gilmore, Isaac C. Rhew, Kimberley A. Hodge, and Debra L. Kaysen. “Minority stress is longitudinally associated with alcohol-related problems among sexual minority women.” Addict Behav 61 (October 2016): 80–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.017.Full Text Link to Item
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Calhoun, Patrick S., Sarah M. Wilson, Terrell A. Hicks, Shaun P. Thomas, Eric A. Dedert, Lauren P. Hair, Lori A. Bastian, and Jean C. Beckham. “Racial and Sociodemographic Disparities in Internet Access and eHealth Intervention Utilization Among Veteran Smokers.” J Racial Ethn Health Disparities, September 15, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-016-0287-z.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Lauren P. Hair, Jeffrey S. Hertzberg, Angela C. Kirby, Maren K. Olsen, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for rural veterans: Methodology for an mHealth smoking cessation intervention.” Contemp Clin Trials 50 (September 2016): 157–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.08.008.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Gileard G. Masenga, and Mary V. Mosha. “Psychological Symptoms and Social Functioning Following Repair of Obstetric Fistula in a Low-Income Setting.” Matern Child Health J 20, no. 5 (May 2016): 941–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-1950-z.Full Text Link to Item
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Dennis, Alexis C., Sarah M. Wilson, Mary V. Mosha, Gileard G. Masenga, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Korrine E. Terroso, and Melissa H. Watt. “Experiences of social support among women presenting for obstetric fistula repair surgery in Tanzania.” Int J Womens Health 8 (2016): 429–39. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S110202.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, and Gileard G. Masenga. “Psychological Symptoms Among Obstetric Fistula Patients Compared to Gynecology Outpatients in Tanzania.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 22, no. 5 (October 2015): 605–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-015-9466-2.Full Text
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Watt, Melissa H., Sarah M. Wilson, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jennifer Velloza, Mary V. Mosha, Gileard G. Masenga, Margaret Bangser, Andrew Browning, and Pilli M. Nyindo. “Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania.” Eval Program Plann 50 (June 2015): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.01.007.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Eric A. Dedert, Paul A. Dennis, Michelle F. Dennis, Patrick S. Calhoun, Angela C. Kirby, and Jean C. Beckham. “Do ethnicity and gender moderate the influence of posttraumatic stress disorder on time to smoking lapse?” Addictive Behaviors 39, no. 7 (July 2014): 1163–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.03.016.Full Text
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Volz, Angela R., Paul A. Dennis, Michelle F. Dennis, Patrick S. Calhoun, Sarah M. Wilson, and Jean C. Beckham. “The role of daily hassles and distress tolerance in predicting cigarette craving during a quit attempt.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 16, no. 6 (June 2014): 872–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntt286.Full Text
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Watt, Melissa H., Sarah M. Wilson, Mercykutty Joseph, Gileard Masenga, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Olola Oneko, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania.” Glob Public Health 9, no. 5 (2014): 516–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2014.903988.Full Text Link to Item
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Wilson, Sarah M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, and Krista W. Ranby. “Gender moderates the influence of psychosocial factors and drug use on HAART adherence in the context of HIV and childhood sexual abuse.” Aids Care 26, no. 8 (2014): 959–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2013.873765.Full Text Link to Item
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Beckham, Jean C., Patrick S. Calhoun, Michelle F. Dennis, Sarah M. Wilson, and Eric A. Dedert. “Predictors of lapse in first week of smoking abstinence in PTSD and non-PTSD smokers.” Nicotine Tob Res 15, no. 6 (June 2013): 1122–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nts252.Full Text Link to Item
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Dedert, Eric A., Eric B. Elbogen, Michael A. Hauser, Jeff S. Hertzberg, Sarah M. Wilson, Michelle F. Dennis, Patrick S. Calhoun, Angela C. Kirby, and Jean C. Beckham. “Consumer perspectives on genetic testing for psychiatric disorders: the attitudes of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and their families.” Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers 16, no. 9 (September 2012): 1122–29. https://doi.org/10.1089/gtmb.2012.0048.Full Text
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Zaborowski, Daphne E., Eric A. Dedert, Kristy Straits-Troster, Sherman Lee, Sarah M. Wilson, Patrick S. Calhoun, Scott D. Moore, Shawn Acheson, Kim W. Hamlett-Berry, and Jean C. Beckham. “Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in american veterans who served since september 11, 2001.” Journal of Addiction Medicine 5, no. 1 (March 2011): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0b013e3181df97d5.Full Text
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Dedert, Eric A., Sarah M. Wilson, Patrick S. Calhoun, Scott D. Moore, Kim W. Hamlett-Berry, and Jean C. Beckham. “Public health clinical demonstration project for smoking cessation in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.” Addict Behav 35, no. 1 (January 2010): 19–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.08.007.Full Text Link to Item
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Beckham, Jean C., Matthew T. Wiley, Susannah C. Miller, Michelle F. Dennis, Sarah M. Wilson, F Joseph McClernon, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Ad lib smoking in post-traumatic stress disorder: an electronic diary study.” Nicotine Tob Res 10, no. 7 (July 2008): 1149–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200802123302.Full Text Link to Item
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Dedert, Eric A., Patricia A. Resick, Paul A. Dennis, Sarah M. Wilson, Scott D. Moore, and Jean C. Beckham. “Pilot Trial of a Combined Cognitive Processing Therapy and Smoking Cessation Treatment.” J Addict Med 13, no. 4 (n.d.): 322–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000502.Full Text Link to Item
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