Overview
* Improving care and outcomes for individuals with osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions with an emphasis on non-pharmacological therapies including physical activity, weight management, rehabilitation services, and pain coping
* Understanding rand reducing disparities in musculoskeletal conditions
* Musculoskeletal conditions in U.S. military Veterans
* Pragmatic clinical trials
* Adaptive interventions
* Understanding rand reducing disparities in musculoskeletal conditions
* Musculoskeletal conditions in U.S. military Veterans
* Pragmatic clinical trials
* Adaptive interventions
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2014 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: 2026 update of the evidence.
Journal article Osteoarthritis Cartilage · July 6, 2026 OBJECTIVE: To update and extend a prior 2022 synthesis of osteoarthritis (OA) epidemiology with a focus on prevalence, incidence, and progression and risk factors of OA. METHODS: This narrative review was conducted by identifying seminal studies and new pe ... Full text Link to item CiteRehabilitation Underutilization: Using a Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis to Illustrate Unmet Needs.
Journal article Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: To quantify the proportion of individuals who have underutilized rehabilitation for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and examine the associations of demographic and clinical characteristics with rehabilitation underutilization. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. ... Full text Link to item CiteBaseline 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 CiteRecent Grants
Behavior and Physiology in Aging
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025IPA Extension - Kevin Caves
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2018 - 2018Multisite RCT Investigating the Efficacy of Massage in Osteoarthritis
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2016View All Grants
Education
Pennsylvania State University ·
2001
Ph.D.