Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Research Professor of Global Health
·
2015 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Palliative care: The holy grail of healthcare interventions?
Journal article Palliat Med · July 2026 Full text Link to item CiteA Randomized Intercept Survey Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Multiple Traffic Light Labels on Online Grocery Shopping Behaviors in Bahrain.
Journal article Nutrients · May 21, 2026 Background/Objectives: Multiple Traffic Light (MTL) front-of-pack (FOP) labels are being considered in Bahrain. We tested whether an adapted MTL label improves the nutritional quality of grocery purchases. Methods: In a two-arm randomized controlled interc ... Full text Link to item CiteTrajectories of Goals of Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Last Two Years of Life.
Journal article J Pain Symptom Manage · May 2026 CONTEXT: Patients with advanced cancer face evolving trade-offs between life extension, symptom relief, and financial burden. However, little is known about how these priorities change over time and how financial concerns intersect clinical goals near the ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
PT4A (Peers and Technology for Adherence, Access, Accountability, and Analytics)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by New York University School of Medicine · 2024 - 2028Partnering with WIC to prevent excessive weight gain in pregnancy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Temple University · 2018 - 2024A Pragmatic Trial of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Primary Care
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2023View All Grants
Education
University of Washington ·
1999
M.H.A.
University of Washington ·
1998
Ph.D.
University of Washington ·
1996
M.A.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
1991
B.A.