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Cynthia Jan Coffman

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
Duke Box 3827, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St (152), Durham, NC

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2022 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Recent Publications


Changes in weight and physical function for older African American women in Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Obesity and frailty are positively linked. Compared to other groups, older African American women have the highest rates of both obesity and frailty. Several academic weight loss interventions have shown that older adults can lose weight and im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploration of heterogeneity of treatment effects across exercise-based interventions for knee osteoarthritis.

Journal Article Osteoarthr Cartil Open · March 2025 OBJECTIVE: Variability exists in the degree of improvement patients experience following exercise-based interventions (EBIs) for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but understanding of this heterogeneity is limited. Using a machine learning approach, this study le ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and Delivery of Enhanced Implementation Support to Disseminate a National Caregiver Skills Training Program.

Journal Article Innov Aging · 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As the population ages there is an increasing need for caregiver training programs, but little is known about how to deliver implementation support for diverse sites in large-scale implementation efforts. External group-based imp ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

Improving Veteran Access To Integrated Management of Chronic Back Pain (AIM Back)

ResearchStatistical Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


North Carolina State University · 1997 Ph.D.
North Carolina State University · 1993 M.B.A.
West Virginia University · 1984 B.S.