Donna J. Biederman
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
Donna Biederman, DrPH, MN, RN, CPH, FAAN received her BSN and MN degrees from the University of Washington, Tacoma and her DrPH from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her expertise and scholarly focus include health disparities, social determinants of health, and housing policy. Her clinical experience includes 17 years in Emergency Department nursing and management and case management for homeless persons. Dr. Biederman is the Director of the DUSON Community Health Improvement Partnership Program (D-CHIPP), is currently the co-PI of a transitional care program, and PI of a transitional consult clinic for persons experiencing homelessness. She was a fellow in the inagural Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program where her focus was on Medicaid policy funding for tenancy support services for permanent supportive housing residents. Prior to her faculty appointment, Dr. Biederman was a Community Health Clinical Nurse Educator at DUSON.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2020
- Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2020
Contact Information
- DUMC 3322, 311 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
- DUMC 3322, 311 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
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donna.biederman@duke.edu
(919) 684-8849
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- DrPH, University of North Carolina - Greensboro 2012
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Medical Licensure
- 216747 - RN Permanent License. North Carolina. 2007
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2017 - 2020
- Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2013 - 2017
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2014 - 2017
- Instructor, Temporary in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2013
- Recognition
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In the News
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APR 24, 2018 HuffPost -
FEB 14, 2018 Duke Council on Race and Ethnicity -
DEC 27, 2014 Seattle Times -
DEC 1, 2014 Fierce Healthcare -
NOV 28, 2014 The Dallas Morning News -
OCT 30, 2014 National Health Care for the Homeless Council
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Awards & Honors
- “Extraordinary Nurse” nominee. North Carolina Nurses Association. May 2016
- Duke University Employee Service Award. Duke’s Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. March 2016
- Health and Human Sciences Public Service Award . University of North Carolina Greensboro. February 2016
- Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award . University of Washington Tacoma. June 2015
- Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award . Duke University School of Nursing. May 2015
- Outstanding Contributions to Community/Public Health Nursing Research . Association of Community Health Nurse Educators. March 2015
- Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award . Duke University School of Nursing . December 2013
- Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award . Duke University School of Nursing . May 2013
- Outstanding Doctoral Student . Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro . April 2012
- Master of Nursing Outstanding Scholar . University of Washington Tacoma. June 2006
- Gift of Service Award . University of Washington Tacoma. May 2006
- Outstanding Teamwork Award. Providence St. Peter Hospital Administration, Sellen Construction, and Giffin Bolte Jurgens Architects. April 2002
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention-Mobile Health Training Program (NEPQR-MHTP) awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2022 - 2026
- Back@Home Evaluation awarded by NC DHHS 2021 - 2023
- Improving Access to Care for Homeless Individuals awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust 2018 - 2022
- Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Award to Facilitate Institutional Transitions and Strengthen Connections to Care for Homeless Persons in Durham County awarded by Project Access of Durham County 2016 - 2020
- Increasing Housing Stability: Assessing Promising Tenancy Support Models to Inform Local, State, and National Policy and Practice awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2016 - 2019
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Noonan, Devon, Leigh Anne Fowler, Lisa Macon Harrison, Sallie Allgood, and Donna Biederman. “A personal reflection on an academic health department partnership.” Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 40, no. 1 (January 2023): 175–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13128.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Matthew Harker, Lorrie Schmid, Richard Sloane, Erica Langan, and Donald H. Taylor. “Cost-Effectiveness of a Homeless Care Transition Program: Durham Homeless Care Transitions.” North Carolina Medical Journal 83, no. 6 (November 2022): 454–60. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.6.454.Full Text
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Nohria, Raman, Donna J. Biederman, Richard Sloane, and Alyson Thibault. “Use of health care utilization as a metric of intervention success may perpetuate racial disparities: An outcome evaluation of a homeless transitional care program.” Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 39, no. 6 (November 2022): 1271–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13121.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Peter Callejo-Black, Christian Douglas, Heather A. O’Donohue, Monica Daeges, Olamiji Sofela, and Ashanti Brown. “Changes in health and health care utilization following eviction from public housing.” Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 39, no. 2 (March 2022): 363–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12964.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Richard Sloane, Julia Gamble, Christine Sverchek, and Timothy P. Daaleman. “Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 33, no. 3 (January 2022): 1337–52. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0116.Full Text
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Silberberg, M., D. J. Biederman, and E. Carmody. “Using Medicaid to Fund and Shape Tenancy Support Services: Key Considerations From Research in North Carolina and Louisiana.” Housing Policy Debate, January 1, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2022.2070650.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., A Michelle Hartman, Sathya Amarasekara, Kris Schneider, Patricia Alvarez-Loayza, and Jennifer Brigman. “Perceptions of Glove Use During Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study.” Creative Nursing 27, no. 4 (November 2021): 278–84. https://doi.org/10.1891/cn-2021-0013.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Valerie K. Sabol, Julie Thompson, Quiana Duncan, and Katherine C. Pereira. “Increasing physical activity with African-American women using Facebook™ and Pedometers.” Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 38, no. 4 (July 2021): 671–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12876.Full Text
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Lewis, Lisa, Donna Biederman, Daniel Hatch, Anna Li, Kathleen Turner, and Margory A. Molloy. “Outcomes of a holistic admissions process in an Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program.” Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 37, no. 4 (July 2021): 714–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.05.006.Full Text
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Lynch, Rebecca D., Donna J. Biederman, Susan Silva, and Kim Demasi. “A Syringe Service Program Within a Federal System: Foundations for Implementation.” Journal of Addictions Nursing 32, no. 2 (April 2021): 152–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000402.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., A Michelle Hartman, Irene C. Felsman, Heather Mountz, Tammy Jacobs, Natalie Rich, Laura J. Fish, and Devon Noonan. “Improving the Health of Public Housing Residents Through a Housing Authority and Nursing School Partnership.” Prog Community Health Partnersh 15, no. 1 (2021): 59–64. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2021.0005.Full Text Link to Item
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Callejo-Black, Peter, Donna Biederman, Christian Douglas, and Mina Silberberg. “Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates.” J Health Care Poor Underserved 32, no. 1 (2021): 386–96. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0030.Full Text Link to Item
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Smith, Colin M., Jacob Feigal, Richard Sloane, and Donna J. Biederman. “Differences in Clinical Outcomes of Adults Referred to a Homeless Transitional Care Program Based on Multimorbid Health Profiles: A Latent Class Analysis.” Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 (January 2021): 780366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.780366.Full Text
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Silberberg, M., D. J. Biederman, and E. Carmody. “Joining Forces: The Benefits and Challenges of Conducting Regulatory Research With a Policy Advocate.” Housing Policy Debate 29, no. 3 (May 4, 2019): 475–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2018.1541923.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Julia Gamble, Sally Wilson, Christian Douglas, and Jacob Feigal. “Health care utilization following a homeless medical respite pilot program.” Public Health Nurs 36, no. 3 (May 2019): 296–302. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12589.Full Text Link to Item
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Biederman, Donna J., Farhad Modarai, Julia Gamble, Richard Sloane, Audrey Brown, Sally Wilson, and Christian Douglas. “Identifying Patients Experiencing Homelessness in an Electronic Health Record and Assessing Qualification for Medical Respite: A Five-Year Retrospective Review.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 30, no. 1 (January 2019): 297–309. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2019.0022.Full Text
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Noonan, Devon, Ann Michelle Hartman, Joyce Briggs, and Donna J. Biederman. “Collaborating with Public Housing Residents and Staff to Improve Health: A Mixed-Methods Analysis.” Journal of Community Health Nursing 34, no. 4 (October 2017): 203–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2017.1369810.Full Text
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Nichols, T. R., D. J. Biederman, and M. R. Gringle. “Organizational culture and university responses to parenting students: A case study.” Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 54, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 69–81. https://doi.org/10.1080/19496591.2016.1219268.Full Text
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Powell, D. L., and D. J. Biederman. “U.S.-based short-term public health cultural immersion experience for Chinese undergraduate students.” Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 54, no. 4 (January 1, 2017): 454–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/19496591.2017.1360189.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., and Nicole Forlan. “Desired Destinations of Homeless Women: Realizing Aspirations Within the Context of Homelessness.” Creative Nursing 22, no. 3 (August 2016): 196–203. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.22.3.196.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., and Dana Hines. “Barriers to Care for Transgender People: A Conversation With Dana Hines, PhD, MSN, RN.” Creative Nursing 22, no. 2 (May 2016): 202–8. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.22.2.128.Full Text
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Biederman, D. J., J. C. Gamble, S. Wilson, L. K. Duff, E. Bristow, and L. M. Wiederhoeft. “Transitional care for homeless persons: An opportunity for nursing leadership, innovation, and creativity.” Creative Nursing 22, no. 2 (January 1, 2016): 76–81. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.22.2.76.Full Text
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Eggert, Lynne K., Jane Blood-Siegfried, Mary Champagne, Maha Al-Jumaily, and Donna J. Biederman. “Coalition Building for Health: A Community Garden Pilot Project with Apartment Dwelling Refugees.” Journal of Community Health Nursing 32, no. 3 (July 2015): 141–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2015.1057072.Full Text
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Relf, Michael V., D Dennis Flores, and Donna J. Biederman. “Ending HIV-related stigma: nursing's opportunity to lead.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 26, no. 1 (January 2015): 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2014.10.002.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Julia Gamble, Marigny Manson, and Destry Taylor. “Assessing the need for a medical respite: perceptions of service providers and homeless persons.” Journal of Community Health Nursing 31, no. 3 (July 2014): 145–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2014.926675.Full Text
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Nichols, Tracy R., Donna J. Biederman, and Meredith R. Gringle. “Using research poetics "responsibly": applications for health promotion research.” International Quarterly of Community Health Education 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 5–20. https://doi.org/10.2190/iq.35.1.b.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., and Tracy R. Nichols. “Homeless women's experiences of service provider encounters.” Journal of Community Health Nursing 31, no. 1 (January 2014): 34–48. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2014.868733.Full Text
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Biederman, D. J., T. R. Nichols, and E. W. Lindsey. “Homeless women's experiences of social support from service providers.” Journal of Public Mental Health 12, no. 3 (September 16, 2013): 136–45. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-11-2012-0021.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Holly C. Sienkiewicz, Daniel L. Bibeau, Chere M. Chase, LaPronda I. Spann, Robert Romanchuck, Robert E. Aronson, Mark R. Schulz, and Angela Tiberia-Galka. “Ethnic and racial differences of baseline stroke knowledge in a "stroke belt" community.” Health Promotion Practice 13, no. 1 (January 2012): 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839910369202.Full Text
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Biederman, Donna J., Tracy R. Nichols, and Danielle D. Durham. “Maternal navigational strategies: examining mother-daughter dyads in adolescent families of color.” Journal of Family Nursing 16, no. 4 (November 2010): 394–421. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840710385001.Full Text
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Berry, D., M. Turner, D. Biederman, and O. Flanagan. “Benefits for Latino, African American, and White children and parents taught together in the same community-based weight management intervention.” Hispanic Health Care International 7, no. 4 (December 1, 2009): 203–12. https://doi.org/10.1891/1540-4153.7.4.203.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- NURSING 397: Community and Public Health Nursing 2023
- NURSING 574: Directed Scholarship 2023
- NURSING 575: Independent Study 2023
- NURSING 975: DNP Project 2023
- NURSING 397: Community and Public Health Nursing 2022
- NURSING 574: Directed Scholarship 2022
- NURSING 575: Independent Study 2022
- NURSING 975: DNP Project 2022
- NURSING 397: Community and Public Health Nursing 2021
- NURSING 574: Directed Scholarship 2021
- NURSING 575: Independent Study 2021
- NURSING 975: DNP Project 2021
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