https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-7242
Overview
I am a pulmonologist committed to eliminating disparities in health outcomes and quality of life of adults living with asthma. I aim to accomplish this by developing an independently funded line of research employing rigorous clinical research methods, through which I will identify and implement effective interventions to improve the health of populations most vulnerable to adverse asthma outcomes.
Areas of interest include medication adherence, access to care, community-engaged research, and implementation science.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Improving racial disparities in unmet palliative care needs among intensive care unit family members with a needs-targeted app intervention: The ICUconnect randomized clinical trial.
Journal article Contemp Clin Trials · April 2021 INTRODUCTION: The technologies used to treat the millions who receive care in intensive care unit (ICUs) each year have steadily advanced. However, the quality of ICU-based communication has remained suboptimal, particularly concerning for Black patients a ... Full text Link to item CiteA randomized, open-label, pragmatic study to assess reliever-triggered inhaled corticosteroid in African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults with asthma: Design and methods of the PREPARE trial.
Journal article Contemp Clin Trials · February 2021 Asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality disproportionately impact African American/Black (AA/B) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) communities. Adherence to daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), recommended by asthma guidelines in all but the mildest cases of ast ... Full text Link to item CiteA Scoping Review of International Barriers to Asthma Medication Adherence Mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework.
Journal article J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract · January 2021 BACKGROUND: Internationally, adult asthma medication adherence rates are low. Studies characterizing variations in barriers by country are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a scoping review to characterize international variations in barriers to asthma medica ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
i-CARE- Improving the quality of Care for Asthma patients at Risk of Exacerbations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Brigham and Women's Hospital · 2024 - 20301/2 Self-directed mobile mindfulness intervention to improve psychological distress symptoms among cardiorespiratory failure survivors: the Lift RCT
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2027Coping with Asthma through Life Management (CALM)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Cornell University, Weill Medical College ·
2008
M.D.