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Debra Lynn Best

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
DUMC Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Pediatrics, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Targeting Infant Development through Early Screening and Referral (TIDES)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2025 - 2026

NC PAL Expansion

Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026

Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2026

Pediatrics Supporting Parents

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Children's Initiative · 2023 - 2025

Routes to Ready (RR) Initiative

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2024 - 2025

Responsive Early Access for Durham's Young children: A coordinated system to promote young child wellness (READY)

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Center for Child and Family Health · 2019 - 2024

Get Ready Guilford Initiative (GRGI) evaluation

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2023 - 2024

Valhalla Foundation

Public ServiceMedical Director · Awarded by Valhalla Charitable Foundation · 2020 - 2022

Welcome Baby - Duke Pediatrics Collaborative Teen Parenting Program

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2018 - 2019

Carolinas Collaborative: Community-Pediatric Partnerships for Promotion of Child Health and Prevention of Toxic Stress

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2017 - 2018

The Carolinas Collaborative: Community-Pediatric Partnerships for Promotion of Child Health and Prevention of Toxic Stress

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2016 - 2018

Population Health Improvement Leadership II

Public ServiceAdvisor · Awarded by Fullerton Foundation · 2013 - 2017

Healthy Communities: a cross-community collaborative to identify obese, low-income children without a medical home

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2015 - 2015

From Clinic to Community: Transforming the Duke Pediatric Residency Program to Improve Care for Underserved Children

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2011 - 2013

External Relationships


  • American Academy of Pediatrics

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