Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2026 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Recent Scholarly Works
Baseline characteristics of Veterans from improving Veteran access to integrated management of back pain (AIM-Back) - an embedded pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial in the United States.
Journal article Pain Manag · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: Describe baseline characteristics and representativeness of AIM-Back trial participants relative to Veterans with low back pain at participating clinics. METHODS: Veterans were referred to AIM-Back randomized care pathways and included 1) enroll ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation Context of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Preparing to Launch a New Evidence-Based Clinical Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a National Multisite Implementation Trial.
Journal article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated implementation context to identify barriers and facilitators to delivering a new evidence-based clinical program, Group physical therapy (Group PT) for knee osteoarthritis, overall, and by rurality and facility complexity. DESIGN: B ... Full text Link to item CiteSequenced Care Pathway vs Pain Navigator Pathway for Veterans With Low Back Pain: The AIM-Back Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal article JAMA Netw Open · April 1, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability, and there is limited evidence from clinical practice to support the effectiveness of alternative care models. OBJECTIVE: To compare a sequenced care pathway (SCP) with a pain navigator pathw ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Navigator-Assisted Non-Pharmacologic Pain Relief for Veterans with Back Pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2026 - 2031Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2021 - 2027View All Grants
Education
North Carolina State University ·
1997
Ph.D.
North Carolina State University ·
1993
M.B.A.
West Virginia University ·
1984
B.S.