Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Population Health Sciences
·
2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Research Professor of Global Health
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2015 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Trajectories 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 CiteEvaluation of a Decision Aid in Kidney Care Counseling for Older Adults.
Journal Article Kidney Int Rep · May 2026 INTRODUCTION: We evaluated the effectiveness of a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) developed for older adults with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and their caregivers, integrated into kidney care counseling. METHODS: A pragmatic pre- and post-trial wi ... Full text Link to item CiteA Preference-Weighted Scoring Algorithm for Assessing Quality of Care for Patients With Advanced Illness in Singapore: Bereaved Caregiver Perspectives.
Journal Article Value Health Reg Issues · April 1, 2026 OBJECTIVES: Most survey instruments assessing end-of-life care value different care dimensions equally instead of reflecting respondent trade-offs. We developed a preference-weighted instrument for assessing the Quality of Care for Patients with Advanced I ... 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.