Overview
Dr. Noonan is a nurse scientist, certified addictions nurse and an Associate Professor in the Duke School of Nursing. She received her BSN at Boston College, her MS in Nursing at Georgetown University, her MPH and PhD at the University of Virginia and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Noonan’s research is focused on using community-engaged approaches to develop innovative health behavior change interventions, including digital interventions, with the goal of reducing risk for chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Noonan’s work has a strong focus on rural and medically underserved populations. Much of her work also focuses on tobacco cessation. She has been continuously funded by NCI for the past 5 years to examine text-based intervention approaches for tobacco cessation in rural and medically underserved populations. Dr. Noonan teaches and mentors students across all programs at DUSON and is the Co-Director of the Duke National Clinician Scholars Program.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
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2021 - Present
School of Nursing
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2013 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Tobacco Product Regulation: Opportunities for Advancing Health Equity in Rural America.
Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · November 23, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteThe interplay of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression in susceptibility to hookah tobacco smoking among young adults.
Journal Article Addictive behaviors · November 2025 IntroductionTobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., with hookah smoking particularly popular among young adults. While stress, anxiety, and depression may influence susceptibility to HTS, their role in predicting th ... Full text CiteBeliefs regarding nicotine replacement therapy among rural residing people who smoke: a step towards promoting uptake.
Journal Article Prev Med Rep · August 2025 OBJECTIVE: Rural areas in the United States (U.S.) have a higher smoking prevalence than urban areas. This disparity is influenced by lower odds of quitting smoking in rural versus urban areas, and lower use of evidence-based treatments, including nicotine ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032Evaluating Population-Based Strategies for Rural Smoking Cessation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Minnesota · 2025 - 2029Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEEvaluator · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Virginia ·
2010
Ph.D.
University of Virginia ·
2008
M.P.H.