Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University 2011
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2017
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2014 - 2017
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Improving medication adherence and disease control for patients with multimorbidity: the role of price transparency tools awarded by National Institutes of Health 2023 - 2027
  • CCC: The Regional Approaches to Cardiovascular Emergencies- Cardiac ARreSt (RACE-CARS) Cluster-Randomized Trial 1/2 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2027
  • Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2026
  • Improving Veteran Access To Integrated Management of Chronic Back Pain (AIM Back) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2024
  • Expanding the impact of cancer prevention policies through collaborative implementation research: a qualitative secondary analysis of federal child nutrition assistance policies during COVID-19 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2023
  • Feasibility Study of a Mobile Digital Personal Health Record for Family-Partnered Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2021 - 2023
  • Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2023
  • Characterizing the quality of life impact of complicated urinary tract infections caused by gram-negative bacteria awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme 2021 - 2022
  • Risk-Stratification for Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Using Pre-Operative Screening Tool: Quality Improvement Initiative awarded by University of Pittsburgh 2021 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Zullig, Leah L., Whitney Raska, Gina McWhirter, Scott E. Sherman, Danil Makarov, Daniel Becker, Heather A. King, et al. “Veterans Health Administration National TeleOncology Service.” Jco Oncol Pract, January 17, 2023, OP2200455. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.22.00455.
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    • Reardon, Caitlin M., Laura Damschroder, Marilla A. Opra Widerquist, Maria Arasim, George L. Jackson, Brandolyn White, Sarah L. Cutrona, et al. “Sustainment of diverse evidence-informed practices disseminated in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): initial development and piloting of a pragmatic survey tool.” Implement Sci Commun 4, no. 1 (January 16, 2023): 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00386-z.
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    • Peracca, Sara B., Allene S. Fonseca, Olevie Lachica, George L. Jackson, Isis J. Morris, Heather A. King, Angelica Misitzis, et al. “Organizational Readiness for Patient-Facing Mobile Teledermatology to Care for Established Veteran Patients in the United States.” Telemed J E Health 29, no. 1 (January 2023): 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0009.
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    • Yip, Olivia, Suzanne Dhaini, Jan Esser, Flaka Siqeca, Maria Jose Mendieta, Evelyn Huber, Andreas Zeller, et al. “Health and social care of home-dwelling frail older adults in Switzerland: a mixed methods study.” Bmc Geriatr 22, no. 1 (November 15, 2022): 857. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03552-z.
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    • Turner, Nicholas A., Smitha Zaharoff, Heather King, Scott Evans, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Thomas Lodise, Varduhi Ghazaryan, et al. “Dalbavancin as an option for treatment of S. aureus bacteremia (DOTS): study protocol for a phase 2b, multicenter, randomized, open-label clinical trial.” Trials 23, no. 1 (May 16, 2022): 407. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06370-1.
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    • Malcolm, Elizabeth J., Zachary Brandon, Lauren E. Wilson, John Paul Shoup, Heather A. King, Allison Lewinski, Melissa A. Greiner, et al. “eConsults' Impact on Care Access and Wait Times in Rheumatology.” J Clin Rheumatol 28, no. 3 (April 1, 2022): 147–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/RHU.0000000000001825.
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    • King, Heather A., Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Jennifer G. Chapman, Rebecca Bruening, Kasey P. Decosimo, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Use of motivational techniques to enhance unpaid caregiver engagement in a tailored skills training intervention.” Aging Ment Health 26, no. 2 (February 2022): 337–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1855103.
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    • King, Heather A., Sarah B. Doernberg, Kiran Grover, Julie Miller, Megan Oakes, Tsai-Wei Wang, Molly McFatrich, et al. “Patients' Experiences With Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: Results From Cognitive Interviews to Inform Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life.” Open Forum Infect Dis 9, no. 2 (February 2022): ofab622. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab622.
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    • Perry, Kathleen R., Heather A. King, Ryan Parker, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “Coordinating assessment of spiritual needs: a cross-walk of narrative and psychometric assessment tools used in palliative care.” J Health Care Chaplain 28, no. 3 (2022): 365–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2021.1904653.
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    • Wortmann, Jennifer H., Jason A. Nieuwsma, Heather A. King, Paola Fernandez, George L. Jackson, Melissa A. Smigelsky, William Cantrell, and Keith G. Meador. “Collaborative spiritual care for moral injury in the veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA): Results from a national survey of VA chaplains.” J Health Care Chaplain 28, no. sup1 (2022): S9–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2021.2004847.
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    • Peracca, Sara B., Allene Fonseca, Aliya Hines, Heather A. King, Andrea M. Grenga, George L. Jackson, John D. Whited, et al. “Implementation of Mobile Teledermatology: Challenges and Opportunities.” Telemed J E Health 27, no. 12 (December 2021): 1416–22. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2020.0500.
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    • Lewinski, Allison A., Abigail Shapiro, Hayden B. Bosworth, Matthew J. Crowley, Felicia McCant, Teresa Howard, Amy S. Jeffreys, et al. “Veterans' Interpretation of Diabetes Distress in Diabetes Self-Management: Findings From Cognitive Interviews.” Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care 47, no. 5 (October 2021): 391–403. https://doi.org/10.1177/26350106211043487.
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    • King, Heather A., Sarah B. Doernberg, Julie Miller, Kiran Grover, Megan Oakes, Felicia Ruffin, Sarah Gonzales, et al. “Patients' Experiences With Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: A Qualitative Descriptive Study and Concept Elicitation Phase To Inform Measurement of Patient-reported Quality of Life.” Clin Infect Dis 73, no. 2 (July 15, 2021): 237–47. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa611.
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    • Jackson, George L., Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn S. White, Caitlin M. Reardon, Elizabeth Orvek, Andrea L. Nevedal, Jennifer Lindquist, et al. “Merging Implementation Practice and Science to Scale Up Promising Practices: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Diffusion of Excellence (DoE) Program.” Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 47, no. 4 (April 2021): 217–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.11.014.
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    • Nieuwsma, Jason A., Mira Brancu, Jennifer Wortmann, Melissa A. Smigelsky, Heather A. King, Heather A. VISN 6 MIRECC Workgroup, and Keith G. Meador. “Screening for moral injury and comparatively evaluating moral injury measures in relation to mental illness symptomatology and diagnosis.” Clin Psychol Psychother 28, no. 1 (January 2021): 239–50. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2503.
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    • George, Steven Z., Cynthia J. Coffman, Kelli D. Allen, Trevor A. Lentz, Ashley Choate, Adam P. Goode, Corey B. Simon, et al. “Improving Veteran Access to Integrated Management of Back Pain (AIM-Back): Protocol for an Embedded Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial.” Pain Med 21, no. Suppl 2 (December 12, 2020): S62–72. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa348.
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    • Nevedal, Andrea L., Caitlin M. Reardon, George L. Jackson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn White, Allen L. Gifford, Elizabeth Orvek, et al. “Implementation and sustainment of diverse practices in a large integrated health system: a mixed methods study.” Implement Sci Commun 1 (2020): 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00053-1.
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    • Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Jennifer G. Chapman, Cristina Hendrix, Susan Nicole Hastings, Eugene Z. Oddone, Heather A. King, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, and Morris Weinberger. “Family Caregiver Skills Training to Improve Experiences of Care: a Randomized Clinical Trial.” J Gen Intern Med 34, no. 10 (October 2019): 2114–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05209-x.
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    • Voils, Corrine I., Heather A. King, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Dan V. Blalock, Ian M. Kronish, Bryce B. Reeve, Colleen Boatright, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Content Validity and Reliability of a Self-Report Measure of Medication Nonadherence in Hepatitis C Treatment.” Dig Dis Sci 64, no. 10 (October 2019): 2784–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05621-7.
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    • Moss, Jason M., William E. Bryan, Loren M. Wilkerson, Heather A. King, George L. Jackson, Ryan K. Owenby, Courtney H. Van Houtven, et al. “An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department.” J Pharm Pract 32, no. 2 (April 2019): 167–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0897190017747424.
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    • Done, Nicolae, Dennis H. Oh, Martin A. Weinstock, John D. Whited, George L. Jackson, Heather A. King, Sara B. Peracca, A Rani Elwy, and Julia C. Prentice. “VA Telederm study: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to compare access to care for a mobile app versus a workstation-based store-and-forward teledermatology process.” Bmj Open 8, no. 12 (December 14, 2018): e022218. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022218.
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    • Nieuwsma, Jason A., Heather A. King, George L. Jackson, Balmatee Bidassie, Laura W. Wright, William C. Cantrell, Mark J. Bates, et al. “Implementing Integrated Mental Health and Chaplain Care in a National Quality Improvement Initiative.” Psychiatr Serv 68, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 1213–15. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700397.
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    • Kinsinger, Linda S., Charles Anderson, Jane Kim, Martha Larson, Stephanie H. Chan, Heather A. King, Kathryn L. Rice, et al. “Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration.” Jama Intern Med 177, no. 3 (March 1, 2017): 399–406. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9022.
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    • Crowley, Matthew J., Maren K. Olsen, Sandra L. Woolson, Heather A. King, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Baseline Antihypertensive Drug Count and Patient Response to Hypertension Medication Management.” J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 18, no. 4 (April 2016): 322–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12669.
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    • McVay, M. A., A. S. Jeffreys, H. A. King, M. K. Olsen, C. I. Voils, and W. S. Yancy. “The relationship between pretreatment dietary composition and weight loss during a randomised trial of different diet approaches.” J Hum Nutr Diet 28 Suppl 2 (February 2015): 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12188.
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    • Gallagher, Patrick, Heather A. King, Susanne B. Haga, Lori A. Orlando, Scott V. Joy, Gloria M. Trujillo, William Michael Scott, et al. “Patient beliefs and behaviors about genomic risk for type 2 diabetes: implications for prevention.” J Health Commun 20, no. 6 (2015): 728–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2015.1018563.
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    • McVay, Megan A., Heather A. King, Amy S. Jeffreys, Cynthia J. Coffman, and Corrine I. Voils. “Mechanisms of patient health behavior change in a randomized controlled trial of a spouse-assisted intervention.” Psychol Health Med 20, no. 7 (2015): 753–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1020817.
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    • King, Heather A., Amy S. Jeffreys, Megan A. McVay, Cynthia J. Coffman, and Corrine I. Voils. “Spouse health behavior outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a spouse-assisted lifestyle change intervention to improve patient low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.” J Behav Med 37, no. 6 (December 2014): 1102–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-014-9559-4.
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    • Voils, Corrine I., Heather A. King, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Kelli D. Allen, William S. Yancy, and Jonathan A. Shaffer. “Approaches for informing optimal dose of behavioral interventions.” Ann Behav Med 48, no. 3 (December 2014): 392–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-014-9618-7.
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    • Wu, R Ryanne, Linda S. Kinsinger, Dawn Provenzale, Heather A. King, Patricia Akerly, Lottie K. Barnes, Santanu K. Datta, et al. “Implementation of new clinical programs in the VHA healthcare system: the importance of early collaboration between clinical leadership and research.” J Gen Intern Med 29 Suppl 4, no. Suppl 4 (December 2014): 825–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-3026-3.
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    • Barrineau, Mary Jon, Steven H. Zarit, Heather A. King, Erin S. Costanzo, and David M. Almeida. “Daily well-being of cancer survivors: the role of somatic amplification.” Psychooncology 23, no. 9 (September 2014): 1027–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3509.
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    • Sperber, Nina R., Heather A. King, Karen Steinhauser, Natalie Ammarell, Susanne Danus, and Benjamin J. Powers. “Scheduled telephone visits in the veterans health administration patient-centered medical home.” Bmc Health Serv Res 14 (April 1, 2014): 145. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-145.
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    • Voils, Corrine I., Heather A. King, Brian Neelon, Rick H. Hoyle, Bryce B. Reeve, Matthew L. Maciejewski, and William S. Yancy. “Characterizing weekly self-reported antihypertensive medication nonadherence across repeated occasions.” Patient Prefer Adherence 8 (2014): 643–50. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S60715.
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    • Munoz, Elizabeth, Martin J. Sliwinski, Joshua M. Smyth, David M. Almeida, and Heather A. King. “Intrusive Thoughts Mediate the Association between Neuroticism and Cognitive Function.” Pers Individ Dif 55, no. 8 (November 1, 2013): 898–903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.019.
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    • Almeida, David M., Katherine McGonagle, and Heather King. “Assessing daily stress processes in social surveys by combining stressor exposure and salivary cortisol.” Biodemography Soc Biol 55, no. 2 (2009): 219–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/19485560903382338.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PHSR 707: Population Health Sciences Research Design and Study Methods I 2023
  • PHSR 707: Population Health Sciences Research Design and Study Methods I 2022
  • POPHS 707: Population Health Sciences Research Design and Study Methods I 2022
  • POPHS 707: Population Health Sciences Research Design and Study Methods I 2021

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