James Lester Harmon | Scholars@Duke

James Lester Harmon
Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing

Les Harmon came to nursing as a second career in the early 1990s and has focused his career on HIV clinical management, HIV clinical research, and HIV clinical education. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in 1977, and later moved to San Francisco, where he worked in architectural design, graphic design, cartography, and medical illustration. In 1991 he earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of San Francisco’s accelerated BSN program. In 1997 he earned a Master’s degree in nursing from Duke. He joined the school’s regular rank faculty in 2008 and earned a DNP from Duke University in 2012.

As a faculty member, he currently teaches nurse practitioner students in the MSN Program and directs the HIV Specialty. He has maintained a clinical practice in HIV primary care since 1997 and currently practices part time at Warren-Vance Community Health Center in Henderson, NC. He is credentialed as an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2020

Contact Information

307TRENT Drive Room 3015, Duke School of Nursing, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
harmo002@mc.duke.edu (919) 681-4846

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- D.N.P., Duke University School of Nursing 2012
- M.S.N., Duke University 1997
- B.S., University of California - San Francisco 1991
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2018 - 2019
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2018
- Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2008 - 2014
- Instructor, Temporary in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2008
- Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004 - 2008
- Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 1998 - 2004
Recognition
In the News
- FEB 8, 2017 School of Nursing
  
  Nursing Readies for the Next Generation in the War on HIV
- JUN 27, 2013
  
  The New Nursing Classroom
Research
Selected Grants
- HIV Nurse Practitioner Training Program awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2013 - 2018
- Orthopedic Adult Nurse Practitioner Specialty awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2011 - 2014
- Fatigue in HIV Positive People awarded by National Institutes of Health 2004 - 2010
- Advanced Diabetes Management for Nurse Practitioners awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2007 - 2010
- (PETS) Peer Training to Empower, Education and Advocate awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2002 - 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Layman, Rose A., Barbara S. Turner, James L. Harmon, and Ursula McClymont. “Improving HCV Risk Assessment and Testing in a Federally Qualified Health Center Setting in Baltimore, Maryland.” Journal of Community Health 45, no. 4 (August 2020): 712–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-019-00785-9.
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  - Phillips, A., J. L. Harmon, J. Bera, M. Ogle, and J. Thompson. “Integrating Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Into a Network of Community Health Centers.” Journal for Nurse Practitioners 16, no. 3 (March 1, 2020): 232–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.09.010.
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  - Alexander, Brittany M., Claire E. Farel, Lisa Rahangdale, Kara McGee, Julie Thompson, Katherine Barley, and James L. Harmon. “Video-Based Preconception Counseling for Women Living With HIV.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 31, no. 1 (January 2020): 66–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000081.
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  - Harmon, James L., and Kara S. McGee. “Addressing Polypharmacy in Older Adults Living With HIV.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 30, no. 1 (January 2019): 73–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000028.
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  - Mangusan, Ralph F., James L. Harmon, S Todd Wallenius, Warren S. Parker, Julie Thompson, and Jennifer Abbott. “Integration of Anal Dysplasia Screening into the Primary Care of Persons Living with HIV.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 29, no. 6 (November 2018): 858–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2018.06.009.
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  - McGee, Kara S., Michael Relf, and James L. Harmon. “The Development of an HIV Training Program for Nurse Practitioners.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 27, no. 3 (May 2016): 240–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.11.008.
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  - Relf, Michael V., and James L. Harmon. “Entry-Level Competencies Required of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Providing HIV Specialty Care: A National Practice Validation Study.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 27, no. 3 (May 2016): 203–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.12.004.
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  - Voss, Joachim G., and James Les L. Harmon. “Working Toward 21(st) Century Interprofessional Workforce Training and Leadership in HIV Care.” The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 27, no. 3 (May 2016): 199–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2016.02.013.
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  - Barroso, Julie, Jane Leserman, James L. Harmon, Bradley Hammill, and Brian W. Pence. “Fatigue in HIV-Infected People: A Three-Year Observational Study.” J Pain Symptom Manage 50, no. 1 (July 2015): 69–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.02.006.
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  - Caiola, Courtney, Kara McGee, and James L. Harmon. “Reflections: A Case for Intersectional Approaches in HIV Research.” Aids Research and Human Retroviruses 31, no. 7 (July 2015): 669–70. https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.0369.
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  - Barroso, Julie, James L. Harmon, Jane Leserman Madison, and Brian Wells Pence. “Intensity, chronicity, circumstances, and consequences of HIV-related fatigue: a longitudinal study.” Clin Nurs Res 23, no. 5 (October 2014): 514–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773813492998.
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  - Harmon, James L., Michelle Collins-Ogle, John A. Bartlett, Julie Thompson, and Julie Barroso. “Integrating routine HIV screening into a primary care setting in rural North Carolina.” J Assoc Nurses Aids Care 25, no. 1 (2014): 70–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2013.01.001.
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  - Barroso, Julie, Bradley G. Hammill, Jane Leserman, Naima Salahuddin, James L. Harmon, and Brian Wells Pence. “Physiological and psychosocial factors that predict HIV-related fatigue.” Aids Behav 14, no. 6 (December 2010): 1415–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9691-2.
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  - Barroso, J., B. G. Hammill, J. Leserman, N. Salahuddin, J. L. Harmon, and B. W. Pence. “Physiological and Psychosocial Factors that Predict HIV-Related Fatigue.” Aids and Behavior, 2010, 1–13.
  - Pence, Brian Wells, Julie Barroso, James L. Harmon, Jane Leserman, Naima Salahuddin, and Bradley G. Hammill. “Chronicity and remission of fatigue in patients with established HIV infection.” Aids Patient Care Stds 23, no. 4 (April 2009): 239–44. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2008.0175.
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  - Salahuddin, Naima, Julie Barroso, Jane Leserman, James L. Harmon, and Brian Wells Pence. “Daytime sleepiness, nighttime sleep quality, stressful life events, and HIV-related fatigue.” J Assoc Nurses Aids Care 20, no. 1 (2009): 6–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2008.05.007.
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  - Leserman, J., J. Barroso, B. W. Pence, N. Salahuddin, and J. L. Harmon. “Trauma, stressful life events and depression predict HIV-related fatigue.” Aids Care 20, no. 10 (November 2008): 1258–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120801919410.
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  - Pence, B. W., J. Barroso, J. Leserman, J. L. Harmon, and N. Salahuddin. “Measuring fatigue in people living with HIV/AIDS: psychometric characteristics of the HIV-related fatigue scale.” Aids Care 20, no. 7 (August 2008): 829–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120701694063.
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  - Barroso, Julie, Brian Wells Pence, Naima Salahuddin, James L. Harmon, and Jane Leserman. “Physiological correlates of HIV-related fatigue.” Clin Nurs Res 17, no. 1 (February 2008): 5–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773807311382.
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  - Harmon, James L., Julie Barroso, Brian Wells Pence, Jane Leserman, and Naima Salahuddin. “Demographic and illness-related variables associated with HIV-related fatigue.” J Assoc Nurses Aids Care 19, no. 2 (2008): 90–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2007.08.005.
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  - Markert, M. L., C. B. Hicks, J. A. Bartlett, J. L. Harmon, L. P. Hale, M. L. Greenberg, G. Ferrari, et al. “Effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy and thymic transplantation on immunoreconstitution in HIV infection.” Aids Res Hum Retroviruses 16, no. 5 (March 20, 2000): 403–13. https://doi.org/10.1089/088922200309061.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles