Overview
I am a health services researcher whose primary research interests are: 1) evaluating the effectiveness of primary care with an emphasis on chronic disease, 2) assessing the reasons and testing interventions to reduce racial variation in access the health care and utilization of health services, 3) determining appropriate interventions to improve blood pressure control for hypertensive patients treated in primary care. I have research expertise in racial variation, blood pressure control, disease management, and tele-medicine. I also have methodologic expertise in designing and testing health services interventions in multi-site clinical trials.
Key words: primary care, racial variation, quality of care, hypertension
Key words: primary care, racial variation, quality of care, hypertension
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Director of the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, VAMC
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1997 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Director of the Clinical Research Training Program
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2002 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
An Innovation to Expand the Reach of Peer Support: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study.
Journal Article Mil Med · July 22, 2023 INTRODUCTION: Peer support is a well-established part of veteran care and a cost-effective way to support individuals pursuing health behavior change. Common models of peer support, peer coaching, and mutual peer support have limitations that could be mini ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementing evidence-based telephone coaching for health behavior program enrollment: A quality improvement project.
Journal Article Fam Syst Health · June 2023 INTRODUCTION: This program evaluation describes the use of implementation facilitation to support uptake of a telephone-based engagement coaching intervention, ACTIVATE, using paraprofessional staff, to support health behavior program enrollment. METHOD: T ... Full text Link to item CiteSecondary Prevention Risk Interventions via Telemedicine and Tailored Patient Education (SPRITE): A randomized trial to improve post myocardial infarction management.
Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · September 2022 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact of a low intensity web-based and intensive nurse-administered intervention to reduce systolic blood pressure (SBP) among patients with prior MI. METHODS: Secondary Prevention Risk Interventions via Telemedicine and Tailor ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Developing Community Healthworker Innovation Toolkit
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by The Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation · 2020 - 2022IPA-Aviel Alkon
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021IPA-Catherine Stanwyck
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1992
M.H.S.
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs ·
1985
M.D.