Joseph Egger
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2016
Contact Information
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Developing an mHealth Intervention that Leverages Social Networks to Improve ART Adherence among HIV-Infected Adolescents in South Africa awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Family psychoeducation for adults with psychotic disorders in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Evaluation of LifeNet Interventions on Maternal & Newborn Quality of Healthcare in Uganda 2017 - 2019
- Heath Mpowerment awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2011 - 2017
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Berger, Miriam B., Dori M. Steinberg, Sandy Askew, John A. Gallis, Cayla C. Treadway, Joseph R. Egger, Melissa C. Kay, et al. “The Balance protocol: a pragmatic weight gain prevention randomized controlled trial for medically vulnerable patients within primary care..” Bmc Public Health 19, no. 1 (May 17, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6926-7.Full Text Link to Item
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Khandekar, Eeshan, Randall Kramer, Abdullah S. Ali, Abdul-Wahid Al-Mafazy, Joseph R. Egger, Sara LeGrand, Humphrey R. Mkali, Michael McKay, and Jeremiah M. Ngondi. “Evaluating Response Time in Zanzibar's Malaria Elimination Case-Based Surveillance-Response System..” The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 100, no. 2 (February 2019): 256–63. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0546.Full Text
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Simmons, R. A., and J. R. Egger. “A CACE for assessing non-compliance: Addressing non-compliance in randomised controlled trials.” Bjog: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15506.Full Text
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Lalani, Hussain S., Wangari Waweru-Siika, Thomas Mwogi, Protus Kituyi, Joseph R. Egger, Lawrence P. Park, and Peter S. Kussin. “Intensive Care Outcomes and Mortality Prediction at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya..” Annals of the American Thoracic Society 15, no. 11 (November 2018): 1336–43. https://doi.org/10.1513/annalsats.201801-051oc.Full Text
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LeGrand, Sara, Kathryn E. Muessig, Alyssa Platt, Karina Soni, Joseph R. Egger, Nkechinyere Nwoko, Tobias McNulty, and Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman. “Epic Allies, a Gamified Mobile Phone App to Improve Engagement in Care, Antiretroviral Uptake, and Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Young Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial..” Jmir Research Protocols 7, no. 4 (April 5, 2018). https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.8811.Full Text
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Paul, D. W., D. K. Lagat, N. MacIntyre, J. R. Egger, D. M. Murdoch, L. G. Que, and P. S. Kussin. “Validation of spirometry prediction equations in western Kenya..” Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 22, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 112–18. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.17.0005.Full Text Link to Item
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Egger, Joseph R., Kayla Stankevitz, Robert Korom, Philip Angwenyi, Brittney Sullivan, Jun Wang, Sonia Hatfield, Emma Smith, Karishma Popli, and Jessica Gross. “Evaluating the effects of organizational and educational interventions on adherence to clinical practice guidelines in a low-resource primary-care setting in Kenya..” Health Policy and Planning 32, no. 6 (July 2017): 761–68. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czx004.Full Text
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Kuo, Benjamin J., Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, Joseph R. Egger, Emily R. Smith, Gerald A. Grant, Michael M. Haglund, and Henry E. Rice. “Perioperative outcomes for pediatric neurosurgical procedures: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics..” J Neurosurg Pediatr 19, no. 3 (March 2017): 361–71. https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.10.PEDS16414.Full Text Link to Item
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Hightow-Weidman, Lisa, Sara LeGrand, Seul Ki Choi, Joseph Egger, Christopher B. Hurt, and Kathryn E. Muessig. “Exploring the HIV continuum of care among young black MSM..” Plos One 12, no. 6 (January 2017). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179688.Full Text
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Stanifer, John W., Joseph R. Egger, Elizabeth L. Turner, Nathan Thielman, Uptal D. Patel, and Uptal D. Comprehensive Kidney Disease Assessment for Risk factors, epidemiology, Knowledge, and Attitudes (CKD AFRiKA) Study. “Neighborhood clustering of non-communicable diseases: results from a community-based study in Northern Tanzania..” Bmc Public Health 16 (March 5, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2912-5.Full Text Link to Item
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Lunyera, Joseph, John W. Stanifer, Prossie Ingabire, Wilson Etolu, Peace Bagasha, Joseph R. Egger, Uptal D. Patel, Gerald Mutungi, and Robert Kalyesubula. “Prevalence and correlates of proteinuria in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional pilot study..” Bmc Res Notes 9 (February 16, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1897-6.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Stanifer, John W., Charles R. Cleland, Gerald Jamberi Makuka, Joseph R. Egger, Venance Maro, Honest Maro, Francis Karia, Uptal D. Patel, Matthew J. Burton, and Heiko Philippin. “Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Complications of Diabetes in the Kilimanjaro Region: A Population-Based Study from Tanzania..” Plos One 11, no. 10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164428.Full Text Link to Item
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Stanifer, John W., Elizabeth L. Turner, Joseph R. Egger, Nathan Thielman, Francis Karia, Venance Maro, Kajiru Kilonzo, Uptal D. Patel, and Karen Yeates. “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study..” Plos One 11, no. 6 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156336.Full Text Link to Item
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Park, P. H., C. K. Wambui, S. Atieno, J. R. Egger, L. Misoi, J. S. Nyabundi, S. D. Pastakia, G. S. Bloomfield, and J. H. Kamano. “Erratum: Improving Diabetes Management and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Through Peer-Led Self-management Support Groups in Western Kenya. (Diabetes Care (2015) 38 (e110-e111)).” Diabetes Care 38, no. 10 (October 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-er10c.Full Text
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Park, P. H., C. K. Wambui, S. Atieno, J. R. Egger, L. Misoi, J. S. Nyabundi, S. D. Pastakia, G. S. Bloomfield, and J. H. Kamano. “Improving diabetes management and cardiovascular risk factors through peer-led self-management support groups in western Kenya.” Diabetes Care 38, no. 8 (August 1, 2015): e110–11. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-0353.Full Text
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Stanifer, John W., Venance Maro, Joseph Egger, Francis Karia, Nathan Thielman, Elizabeth L. Turner, Dionis Shimbi, Humphrey Kilaweh, Oliver Matemu, and Uptal D. Patel. “The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Northern Tanzania: a population-based survey..” Plos One 10, no. 4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124506.Full Text Link to Item
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Sumner, Steven A., Anthony J. Pallangyo, Elizabeth A. Reddy, Venance Maro, Brian W. Pence, Catherine Lynch, Elizabeth L. Turner, Joseph R. Egger, and Nathan M. Thielman. “Effect of free distribution of safety equipment on usage among motorcycle-taxi drivers in Tanzania--A cluster randomised controlled trial..” Injury 45, no. 11 (November 2014): 1681–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2014.04.034.Full Text Link to Item
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Xie, Gaoqiang, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Elizabeth L. Turner, Joseph R. Egger, Ping Shi, Fuxiu Ren, Wei Gao, and Yangfeng Wu. “Baseline health-related quality of life and 10-year all-cause mortality among 1739 Chinese adults..” Plos One 9, no. 7 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101527.Full Text Link to Item
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Conference Papers
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Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B., Sara LeGrand, Kathryn E. Muessig, Ryan A. Simmons, Karina Soni, Seul Ki Choi, Helene Kirschke-Schwartz, and Joseph R. Egger. “A Randomized Trial of an Online Risk Reduction Intervention for Young Black MSM..” In Aids and Behavior, 23:1166–77, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2289-9.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
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