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Daniel Blalock

Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Dept of Psychiatry, Box 102505, Durham, NC 27701
411 West Chapel Hill St, Suite 600, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


I am a research scientist and Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a background in health services research, clinical psychology, and experimental psychology. My research interests include 1) the evaluation of current integrated behavioral health settings in health care systems to optimize future implementation efforts, 2) the development of novel integrated behavioral health strategies tailored to specific populations and healthcare system needs, 3) broad processes of behavior change and self-regulation, and 4) psychometric measurement of patient reported outcomes and research methods/statistics.

These interests have taken the form of specific research endeavors involving: a) large nonrandomized investigations of electronic health records data, b) development and evaluation of telehealth interventions to improve self-management of mental and physical health behaviors, and c) evaluation of patient-reported outcomes through telehealth modalities and in primary care, specialty care, and higher level of care settings.

To date, the content domains of most of my research have involved substance use (specifically alcohol, opioids, and tobacco), health behaviors (specifically medication adherence), mental health (specifically anxiety, depression, PTSD, and eating disorders), and health services utilization.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items


Published May 23, 2024
Alcohol Intervention Can Curb Opioid Misuse

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Recent Scholarly Works


Open Versus Concealed Weighing: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot Study of Adults With Anorexia Nervosa in Residential Treatment.

Journal article Eur Eat Disord Rev · September 2026 OBJECTIVE: This pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a comparative trial of open versus concealed weighing in a U.S. residential treatment programme for adults with anorexia nervosa (AN). METHOD: Thirty-four participants wer ... Full text Link to item Cite

Thyroid Hormone Use in Individuals With Eating Disorders.

Journal article Eur Eat Disord Rev · September 2026 OBJECTIVE: Individuals with eating disorders are at an increased risk for misuse of thyroid hormone for several reasons, including the overlap in many of the clinical symptoms between malnutrition and hypothyroidism, changes to the hypothalamic-pituitary-t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differences Among Purging Presentations at Admission to Treatment: Eating Disorder and General Psychopathology Symptoms.

Journal article Int J Eat Disord · August 2026 OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined differences in eating disorder (ED) and general psychopathology among those who self-induce vomiting only compared to those who misuse laxatives only and those who engage in both types of behaviors. The current study ai ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Pharmacists for Prevention (P4P): Harnessing the role of pharmacists in ending the HIV epidemic through collaboration with pharmacy schools

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2025 - 2030

Health Services, Quality Improvement, and Special Populations Research

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eating Recovery Center Foundation · 2023 - 2027

EJAF HIV CME Training Development

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Elton John AIDS Foundation · 2022 - 2026

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Education


George Mason University · 2017 Ph.D.