Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
·
2021 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
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Recent Publications
Health Professionals' Perceptions of Disparities in Hypertension Control: A Mixed Methods Study.
Journal Article American journal of hypertension · November 2022 BackgroundHealth professionals' commitment is needed to address disparities in hypertension control by ancestry, but their perceptions regarding these disparities are understudied.MethodsCross-sectional mixed methods study in a universal ... Full text CitePerception and Use of Primary Healthcare Services Among People With Cardiometabolic Diseases in Two Resource-Limited Areas in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study.
Journal Article Front Public Health · 2021 Nepal is a country in south Asia with a high burden of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs). Strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) is a key strategy to mitigate this increasing burden and achieve universal health coverage. While previous studies in Nepal have ... Full text Link to item CiteA Voucher System To Speed Review Could Promote A New Generation Of Insecticides To Fight Vector-Borne Diseases.
Journal Article Health affairs (Project Hope) · August 2017 Many in the scientific community are concerned about the potential increase in prevalence of insect-borne diseases such as Chagas disease, Chikungunya, dengue fever, malaria, and Zika in the United States and around the world. Beyond vaccines and drugs to ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
The Social Entrepreneurshjp Accelerator: An Ecosystem Approach to Funding & Scaling the Impact of Innovations in Healthcare Delivery and Prevention
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEResearcher · Awarded by US Agency for International Development · 2012 - 2022Elderly Health Literacy; A Multi-Country Comparator Study
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Kunshan University · 2017 - 2018Referrals and Consultation: 5 Comparator Country Analysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Kunshan University · 2016 - 2017View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1981
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1973
B.A.