Sarah M Wilson | Scholars@Duke

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."

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2018

Contact Information

0350 Duke South, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3662 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
sarah.wilson@duke.edu (919) 286-0411

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2015
Duke Appointment History
- Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 25, no. 1 (February 2018): 67–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9660-5.
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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.
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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.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 32, no. 11 (November 2017): 1228–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4144-5.
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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.
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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 and Behavior 21, no. 7 (July 2017): 1950–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1717-6.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 and Feasibility Studies 3 (January 2017): 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0178-z.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.” Evaluation and Program Planning 50 (June 2015): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.01.007.
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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?” Addict Behav 39, no. 7 (July 2014): 1163–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.03.016.
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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 Tob Res 16, no. 6 (June 2014): 872–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntt286.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.” Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 16, no. 9 (September 2012): 1122–29. https://doi.org/10.1089/gtmb.2012.0048.
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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.” J Addict Med 5, no. 1 (March 2011): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181df97d5.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Publications

Academic Articles