Anh Nhat Tran | Scholars@Duke

Anh Nhat Tran
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health

Minority health inequities
Cross-cultural health interventions
Community based participatory research (CBPR) methods
Cancer health disparities
Sexual health promotion
Lay health advisor (LHA) interventions
Patient-provider interaction
Health inequities
Social determinants of health
Clinical leadership training
Community engagement

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2022

Contact Information

200 Morris Street, Suite 3100, Durham, NC 27701
Duke Box 104652, Durham, NC 27710
anh.tran@duke.edu (919) 681-6079

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2008
- M.P.H., University of California - Los Angeles 1999
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021
- Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2009 - 2020
- Instructor, Temporary in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2008
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director, MHS-Clinical Leadership Program, School of Medicine, 2010 to present
  
  Director, Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program, School of Medicine, 2012-ongoing
  
  Vice Chief of Education, Division of Community Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 2012-ongoing
  
  Third Year Study Program Director, Primary Care Leadership Track Program, School of Medicine, 2012-ongoing
  
  Education and Training Program Director, Duke Center for Community and Population Health Improvement, 2016 to present
  
  Chair, CTSA Population Health Award Review Committee, 2017
  
  Chair, Vice Chair for Education & Faculty Development Search Committee, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 2018-2019
  
  Chair, Annual Review Sub-Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 2019-ongoing
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke Primary Care Transformation Fellowship Program awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2018 - 2023
- Amigas Latina Motivando el Alma (ALMA); An intervention to address mental health disparites in Latina Immigants awarded by University of Washington 2017 - 2022
- CTSA UL awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2012
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Creating Community-Engaged, Patient-Centered Health Care Pathways in Vietnam awarded by Duke Global Health Institute 2021 - 2022
- Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program awarded by Johnson & Johnson Foundation 2020 - 2021
- Assessing Awareness and Knowledge of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Among Primary Care Providers awarded by SOM Core Facility Voucher 2019 - 2021
- Duke Outpatient Clinic -Trauma, Depression and Substance Abuse Screening and Treatment Project awarded by Northern Piedmont Community Care 2016 - 2018
- Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program awarded by Johnson & Johnson Foundation 2012 - 2020
- My Medical Home awarded by The Duke Endowment 2008 - 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Ornelas, India J., Deepa Rao, Cynthia Price, Gary Chan, Anh Tran, Gino Aisenberg, Georgina Perez, Serena Maurer, and Adrianne Katrina Nelson. “Promoting mental health in Latina immigrant women: Results from the Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma intervention trial.” Soc Sci Med 321 (March 2023): 115776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115776.
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  - Ornelas, India J., Georgina Perez, Serena Maurer, Silvia Gonzalez, Veronica Childs, Cynthia Price, Adrianne Katrina Nelson, S Adriana Perez Solorio, Anh Tran, and Deepa Rao. “Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma: In-Person and Online Delivery of an Intervention to Promote Mental Health Among Latina Immigrant Women.” J Integr Complement Med 28, no. 10 (October 2022): 821–29. https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2022.0491.
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  - Grey, E. B., L. Atkinson, A. Chater, A. Gahagan, A. Tran, and F. B. Gillison. “A systematic review of the evidence on the effect of parental communication about health and health behaviours on children's health and wellbeing.” Prev Med 159 (June 2022): 107043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107043.
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  - Ornelas, India J., Stephanie Tornberg-Belanger, Jennifer E. Balkus, Perla Bravo, S Adriana Perez Solorio, Georgina E. Perez, and Anh N. Tran. “Coping With COVID-19: The Impact of the Pandemic on Latina Immigrant Women's Mental Health and Well-being.” Health Education & Behavior : The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education 48, no. 6 (December 2021): 733–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211050638.
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  - Rios Casas, Francisco, Daron Ryan, Georgina Perez, Serena Maurer, Anh N. Tran, Deepa Rao, and India J. Ornelas. “"Se vale llorar y se vale reír": Latina Immigrants' Coping Strategies for Maintaining Mental Health in the Face of Immigration-Related Stressors.” J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 7, no. 5 (October 2020): 937–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00717-7.
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  - Hemming, Patrick, Jessica A. Revels, Anh N. Tran, Lawrence H. Greenblatt, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “Identifying core curricular components for behavioral health training in internal medicine residency: Qualitative interviews with residents, faculty, and behavioral health clinicians.” Int J Psychiatry Med 54, no. 3 (May 2019): 188–202. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091217418802159.
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  - Tran, Anh N., Brenda Nevidjon, Anne Derouin, Sarah Weaver, and Michael Bzdak. “Reshaping Nursing Workforce Development by Strengthening the Leadership Skills of Advanced Practice Nurses.” J Nurses Prof Dev 35, no. 3 (2019): 152–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000534.
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  - Perez, Georgina, Pamela Della Valle, Sarah Paraghamian, Rachel Page, Janet Ochoa, Fabiana Palomo, Emilia Suarez, Angela Thrasher, Anh N. Tran, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “A Community-Engaged Research Approach to Improve Mental Health Among Latina Immigrants: ALMA Photovoice.” Health Promot Pract 17, no. 3 (May 2016): 429–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839915593500.
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  - Tran, Anh N., India J. Ornelas, Mimi Kim, Georgina Perez, Melissa Green, Michelle J. Lyn, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “Results from a pilot promotora program to reduce depression and stress among immigrant Latinas.” Health Promot Pract 15, no. 3 (May 2014): 365–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839913511635.
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  - Tran, Anh N., India J. Ornelas, Georgina Perez, Melissa A. Green, Michelle Lyn, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “Evaluation of Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): a pilot promotora intervention focused on stress and coping among immigrant Latinas.” J Immigr Minor Health 16, no. 2 (April 2014): 280–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9735-y.
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  - Green, Melissa A., Georgina Perez, India J. Ornelas, Anh N. Tran, Connie Blumenthal, Michelle Lyn, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “Amigas Latinas Motivando el ALMA (ALMA): Development and Pilot Implementation of a Stress Reduction Promotora Intervention.” Calif J Health Promot 10 (August 1, 2012): 52–64.
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  - Ornelas, India J., Jim Amell, Anh N. Tran, Michael Royster, Janelle Armstrong-Brown, and Eugenia Eng. “Understanding African American men's perceptions of racism, male gender socialization, and social capital through photovoice.” Qual Health Res 19, no. 4 (April 2009): 552–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732309332104.
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  - Carpenter, William R., Laura M. Beskow, Deborah E. Blocker, Michael J. Forlenza, Annice E. Kim, Eric S. Pevzner, John M. Rose, et al. “Towards a more comprehensive understanding of cancer burden in North Carolina: priorities for intervention.” N C Med J 69, no. 4 (2008): 275–82.
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  - Griffith, Derek M., Mondi A. Mason, Marisela Rodela, Derrick D. Matthews, Anh Tran, Michael Royster, Michael Cotten, and Eugenia Eng. “A structural approach to examining prostate cancer risk for rural southern African American men.” J Health Care Poor Underserved 18, no. 4 Suppl (November 2007): 73–101. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0121.
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  - Haidet, Paul, Kimberly J. O’Malley, Barbara F. Sharf, Alicia P. Gladney, Anh N. Tran, Anthony J. Greisinger, Carol M. Ashton, and Richard L. Street. “Associations between the impact of terrorism and health perceptions of patients.” Int J Psychiatry Med 35, no. 3 (2005): 249–58. https://doi.org/10.2190/DW00-WCKK-8B37-BJA6.
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  - Tran, Anh N., Paul Haidet, Richard L. Street, Kimberly J. O’Malley, Frank Martin, and Carol M. Ashton. “Empowering communication: a community-based intervention for patients.” Patient Educ Couns 52, no. 1 (January 2004): 113–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0738-3991(03)00002-8.
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  - Zeno, D., C. Domingo, A. Tran, F. Martin, K. O’Malley, P. Haidet, R. Street, and C. Ashton. “The ABCs of empowered communication.” Virtual Mentor 5, no. 6 (June 1, 2003): 176–79. https://doi.org/10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.msoc1-0306.
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  - Young, A. S., S. L. Forquer, A. Tran, M. Starzynski, and J. Shatkin. “Identifying clinical competencies that support rehabilitation and empowerment in individuals with severe mental illness.” J Behav Health Serv Res 27, no. 3 (August 2000): 321–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02291743.
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- Conference Papers
  - Gerahart-Serna, Larisa, Whitney Lane, Laura Fish, Anh N. Tran, Gayathri R. Devi, Holly Hough, and Kearston L. Ingraham. “Abstract B034: Improving patient-centered care for inflammatory breast cancer: Strategies for addressing barriers faced by patients, researchers, and providers.” In Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention, 29:B034–B034. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.disp19-b034.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- Fellows, doctoral, post docs
  
  Role: Faculty Co-Mentor, 2020-2021    Anh Bui, MD, ENT Clinical Researcher, National Otolaryngology Hospital of VN Global Health Fogarty Fellow (funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) Title: Evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with oral cavity cancer (pre- and post- curative treatment) in Northern Vietnam
  
  Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2013-2015    Courtney Caiola, MPH, MSN, PhD; Nursing PhD Student, Duke School of Nursing.
  Title: The Social Determinants of Health for African American Mothers with HIV/AIDS.
  
  Residents
  
  Role: Faculty Advisor for Population Health Improvement Team Project, 2013 Elizabeth Chisholm, MD; Family Medicine Resident, Duke Family Medicine Residency Program Title: Expectations of health maintenance exams at a family medicine clinic: Patient and provider perspectives.
  
  Medical students
  
  Role: Schweitzer Faculty Advisor, 2018 2019    Maya Talbott, MS3, 2018 Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Duke School of Medicine Title: Durham Health Literacy Initiative
  
  
  
  Role: SOM Third Year Research Study Program Director, Primary Care Leadership Track (PCLT)
  
  Provide orientation for students, starting MS1 year, regarding Third Year scholarly research expectations; host workshop on community-engaged research ethics, assist in identifying appropriate research mentors and developing population health-focused studies with community-engaged components; monitor progress of Third Year research, facilitate group reflection meetings and issue mid-year and year end grades:
  
  Laura Platt 2015
  
  A Cross-Sectional Study of Gender’s Impact on Violence Against People with Developmental Disabilities
  
  Anna Afonso 2016
  
  Does Meaningful Use of electronic health records improve quality outcomes? A comparison of health outcomes in two primary care clinics
  
  Trevor Dickey 2016
  
  Effectiveness of Diabetes Disease Management Programs for Reducing Health Care Utilization: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  
  Sarah Cassel 2016
  
  Community Coaching: Feasibility, Process Evaluation, And Thematic Analysis Of A No-Cost Integrative Health Coaching Service In Community Settings
  
  Brittany Pierce Hipkins 2016
  
  Parents’ Sources of Information Regarding Childhood Obesity
  
  The Role of Evidence in Choosing Wisely List Development
  
  Shaniqua Johnson 2016
  
  Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Identifying and Assisting Those who are Lost to Follow Up
  
  Stephanie Ngo 2016
  
  Effectiveness of an Emergency Department (ED) Embedded Care Coordinator with Access to Community and Medical Record Systems in Decreasing Hospital and ED Use in Patients with Behavioral Health Issues
  
  Amanda Kimberg 2016
  
  Health Lifestyles Program for You (HLP4U) - A Pilot Study of an RCT to Examine the Effectiveness of Provider to Parent Text Messages to Augment Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Children with Obesity.
  
  Jessica Friedman 2016
  
  Primary Care Physicians’ Use of the 5 A’s to Counsel Adolescents about Alcohol
  
  Arthurine Zakama 2017
  
  The Management of Infertility in Women with PCOS
  
  Mya Sendak 2017
  
  An Examination of Participation in Youth Programs for Adolescents with Chronic Illness
  
  Mark Sendak 2017
  
  Integrated Behavioral-Physical Care Management in the Primary Care Setting
  
  Matthew Adams 2018
  
  Emergency department utilization by children of women receiving group prenatal care: a retrospective cohort study
  
  Jamie Farquhar 2018
  
  Research into the treatment of anxiety in patients with coronary artery disease; research into the psychosocial correlates of pain in lung transplant patients
  
  Lauren Groskaufmanis 2018
  
  Group Prenatal Appointments: Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
  
  Jessica Lyden Hoffman 2018
  
  An Integrated Clinic-Community Partnership for Child Obesity Treatment: A Randomized Pilot Trial.
  
  Samara Jinks 2018
  
  Mechanisms for Poor Hypertension Control Among Urban African Americans: Examining the Effect of Patient Perceptions on Blood Pressure Self-Management
  
  Emily Mattoon 2018
  
  Project CALM: Confusion Avoidance Led by Music, A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Postoperative Delirium
  
  Priscille Schettini 2018
  
  Keeping Care Connected: E-Consultation Program Improves Access to Nephrology Care
  
  Linda Zhang Jaffe 2019
  
  Influences of Gender and Age on Physical Activity and Food Intake of Preschool Children in Family Centered Childcare Homes.
  
  Claire Edelman 2019
  
  Comparing High-Risk HPV Testing and Subtype Distribution in Self and Provider-Collected Samples Using the BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay
  
  Maya Torain 2020
  
  The Patient Point-of-View: Characterizing Patient-Level Factors Associated with Perceptions of Health Care
  
  Christelle Tan 2020
  
  Improving Well-Being Amongst GME Trainees: Building a Partnership between GME and Primary Care can Increase Trainee Access to Primary Care
  
  Melvin Larker 2020
  
  Factors Associated with White and Non-White Patient Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Peripheral Artery Disease
  
  William Grant 2020
  
  Pilot Study Evaluating Innovative Educational Approach to Increase Knowledge of HIV Prevention in the Next Generation of Providers
  
  Julia Bellantoni 2021
  
  Telehealth Video Transitions Enhancement Conference (V-TEC) to Improve Hospital Care Transitions to Skilled Nursing Facilities
  
  Rebecca Fabbro 2021
  
  The Association of Patient Perceptions of the Quality of Care with Trust in Providers and Trust in the Healthcare System Among Black and White Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  
  Charlotte Gerrity 2021
  
  Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions for Infants with Neurologic Conditions
  
  Ju Young Kim 2021
  
  Acceptance of Love and Remarriage Among Older Adults in the Philippines
  
  Alex Villeda 2021
  
  Does Parental Status Influence Resilience and Acculturation Stress in Latinx Immigrants?
  
  Colette Whitney 2021
  
  Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Ibrutinib
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Awards & Honors

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Presentations & Appearances