Overview
Adaptation to chronic illness, transition to adulthood for youth with chronic illness, positive youth development, quality of life.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Gorrell Family Distinguished Professor in Children's Psychiatry
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2024 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Division Director of Child and Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
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2023 - Present
School of Nursing
Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2024 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Scholarly Works
Using clinical notes to identify children with speech-language delay and understand differences in diagnostic timing.
Journal article JAMIA Open · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: Speech-language delay (SLD) is a developmental condition often identified by pediatricians. While early intervention is recommended, it is common for pediatricians to take a "watch and wait" approach. We sought to assess whether there is discord ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Relationship Between the Survey of Well-being of Young Children and Speech-language Delay Diagnosis.
Journal article J Dev Behav Pediatr · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC) supports developmental screening at well-child visits. However, a US Preventive Services Task Force report suggests insufficient evidence for this approach for speech-language delay identificatio ... Full text Link to item CiteA Randomized Trial Testing a Body-Focused Exposure Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain in Children.
Journal article Am J Gastroenterol · March 31, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Functional abdominal pain (FAP) in young children is common, persistent, and associated with significant impairment and risk of later anxiety disorders. Current treatments often emphasize distraction from pain, which may preclude long-term fe ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Effect of paid family care (vs aides) on Medicaid waiver participants w/ IDD across the lifespan
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Dartmouth College ·
2004
M.D.