Donna J. Biederman | Scholars@Duke

Donna J. Biederman
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing

Dr. Donna Biederman 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 is a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program where her focus is 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 Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2017
Associate Professor - Track IV in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2017

Contact Information

DUMC 3322, 311 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3322, 311 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
donna.biederman@duke.edu (919) 684-8849

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- DrPH, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2012
Medical Licensure
- 216747 - RN Permanent License. North Carolina. 2007
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2013 - 2017
- Assistant Professor - Track IV 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
In the News
- APR 24, 2018 HuffPost
  
  Hospitals Are Releasing Homeless Patients Back To The Streets. There’s A Better Way.
- FEB 14, 2018 Duke Council on Race and Ethnicity
  
  Duke Faculty To Study Asheville Model for Homeless Services, Aim to Expand Success Across State
- DEC 27, 2014 Seattle Times
  
  Hospitals grapple with challenge in caring for homeless
- DEC 1, 2014 Fierce Healthcare
  
  Hospitals seek proactive strategies to prevent homeless readmissions
- NOV 28, 2014 The Dallas Morning News
  
  Hospitals grapple with challenge in caring for homeless
- OCT 30, 2014 National Health Care for the Homeless Council
  
  Duke University article sheds light on care transitions for homeless individuals in the absence of medical respite care
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Improving Access to Care for Homeless Individuals awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust 2018 - 2021
- 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
- Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Award to Facilitate Institutional Transitions and Strengthen Connections To Care for Home awarded by Project Access of Durham County 2016 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

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Duke Appointment History

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

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