Overview
Dr. Blewer is an epidemiologist and resuscitation scientist who has focused her areas of inquiry within the domains of resuscitation science, epidemiology, implementation science, and health disparities. She is in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, and School of Nursing. She also has a joint appointment at Duke-NUS Medical School in the Department of Health Services and Systems Research.
Dr. Blewer has published in several noteworthy journals such as Circulation, Lancet Public Health, Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, and Critical Care Medicine. She is recognized in the field of resuscitation science nationally and internationally. Dr. Blewer is contributing to the upcoming American Heart Association Guidelines writing group for Resuscitation Education and serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Resuscitation Plus. Dr. Blewer works on interdisciplinary research projects at both Duke and Duke-NUS Medical Center
Dr. Blewer has published in several noteworthy journals such as Circulation, Lancet Public Health, Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, and Critical Care Medicine. She is recognized in the field of resuscitation science nationally and internationally. Dr. Blewer is contributing to the upcoming American Heart Association Guidelines writing group for Resuscitation Education and serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Resuscitation Plus. Dr. Blewer works on interdisciplinary research projects at both Duke and Duke-NUS Medical Center
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2026 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2026 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
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2026 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Differences in bystander CPR by patient, caller, and telecommunicator sex: a retrospective analysis of emergency calls.
Journal Article Resusc Plus · March 2026 Full text Link to item CiteSex and Age-Based Disparities in Bystander Interventions for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Texas.
Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2026 OBJECTIVES: Prior studies identify disparities in bystander interventions for female out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients, particularly for those of reproductive age. We sought to evaluate for sex and reproductive age-based disparities in bystand ... Full text Link to item CitePart 12: Resuscitation Education Science: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
Journal Article Circulation · October 21, 2025 Developed by the American Heart Association, these Guidelines represent the first comprehensive update of education recommendations since 2020. Incorporating the results of structured evidence reviews from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitati ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Implementation of a prehospital emergency care system evaluation tool (PECSET)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National University of Singapore · 2025 - 2028North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection
Public ServiceCo Investigator · Awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2024 - 2027Developing and Testing Drone-Delivered AEDs for Cardiac Arrests In Rural America
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2023 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine ·
2018
Ph.D.
University of Florida ·
2008
M.P.H.