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
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2025 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Adapting Intervention Mapping to Improve Patient-Centeredness of Mental Health Services.
Journal Article Prev Sci · November 12, 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 CiteExploring correlates of 6-month weight loss among black United States veterans entering veterans health administration behavioral weight management care.
Journal Article Prev Med Rep · November 2025 OBJECTIVE: Black United States (U.S.) veterans lose less weight than White veterans in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) MOVE! Weight Management Program. This study identified correlates of weight loss among Black veterans in a real-world setting to ... Full text Link to item CiteOpinions and Concerns Surrounding Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) and Oral HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Current and Former LAI and Oral PrEP Users.
Journal Article AIDS Behav · October 2025 Long-acting injectable (LAI) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has potential to increase PrEP uptake and adherence. However, most studies investigating opinions about LAI PrEP were done prior to its approval. We administered a cross-sectional electronic surv ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University
ResearchFaculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Predict Mental Health Risk among Youth Presenting to Rural Primary Care Clinics
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029Planning grant for clinical trial of implicit bias mitigation training for clinicians
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2015
Ph.D.