Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
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2019 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Scholarly Works
Addressing Biosecurity Barriers in High-Risk Biological Research.
Journal article Health security · June 2026 Biological research, including dual-use research of concern and pathogens with enhanced pandemic potential, faces mounting regulatory scrutiny that may impact pandemic preparedness and scientific progress. At a 2024 deliberative workshop in Reno, Nevada, b ... Full text CiteInnovation in Personal Protective Equipment Decontamination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Powered-Air Purifying Respirator Hood Optimal Decontaminant Distribution System.
Journal article Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association · December 2025 BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly respirators, which limited healthcare workers' safety worldwide. Decontamination and reuse of PPE, including powered-air purifying ... Full text CiteSeven Opportunities for Effective Biosafety and Biosecurity Governance.
Journal article Health security · August 2024 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Occupational Medicine Program Area of the NC OSHERC
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEKey Faculty · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Southern Mississippi ·
2010
Ph.D.