Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Family Medicine Residency, Duke Family Medicine And Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine 2018 - 2021
  • M.D., Duke University School of Medicine 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Scherr, Karen, Rebecca K. Delaney, Peter Ubel, Valerie C. Kahn, Daniel Hamstra, John T. Wei, and Angela Fagerlin. “Preparing Patients with Early Stage Prostate Cancer to Participate in Clinical Appointments Using a Shared Decision Making Training Video.” Med Decis Making 42, no. 3 (April 2022): 364–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X211028563.
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    • Scherr, Karen A., and Charlene A. Wong. “Emergency Department Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: The Role of the Well-care Visit.” J Adolesc Health 70, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.022.
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    • Fridman, Ilona, Angela Fagerlin, Karen A. Scherr, Laura D. Scherer, Hanna Huffstetler, and Peter A. Ubel. “Gain-loss framing and patients' decisions: a linguistic examination of information framing in physician-patient conversations.” J Behav Med 44, no. 1 (February 2021): 38–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-020-00171-0.
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    • Fridman, Ilona, Peter A. Ubel, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Cameron V. England, Judith S. Currier, Nir Eyal, Kenneth A. Freedberg, et al. “"Cure" Versus "Clinical Remission": The Impact of a Medication Description on the Willingness of People Living with HIV to Take a Medication.” Aids Behav 24, no. 7 (July 2020): 2054–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02769-1.
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    • Langford, Aisha T., Laura D. Scherer, Peter A. Ubel, Margaret Holmes-Rovner, Karen A. Scherr, and Angela Fagerlin. “Racial differences in veterans' response to a standard vs. patient-centered decision aid for prostate cancer: Implications for decision making in African American and White men.” Patient Educ Couns, June 3, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.06.004.
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    • Kratka, Allison, Peter A. Ubel, Karen Scherr, Benjamin Murray, Nir Eyal, Christine Kirby, Madelaine N. Katz, et al. “HIV Cure Research: Risks Patients Expressed Willingness to Accept.” Ethics Hum Res 41, no. 6 (November 2019): 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1002/eahr.500035.
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    • Liu, P. J., K. L. Haws, K. Scherr, J. P. Redden, J. R. Bettman, and G. J. Fitzsimons. “The primacy of “what” over “how much”: How type and quantity shape healthiness perceptions of food portions.” Management Science 65, no. 7 (July 1, 2019): 3353–81. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3098.
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    • Murray, Benjamin R., Allison Kratka, Karen A. Scherr, Nir Eyal, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, et al. “What risk of death would people take to be cured of HIV and why? A survey of people living with HIV.” J Virus Erad 5, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 109–15.
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    • Brick, Danielle J., Karen A. Scherr, and Peter A. Ubel. “The Impact of Cost Conversations on the Patient-Physician Relationship.” Health Commun 34, no. 1 (January 2019): 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1384428.
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    • Ubel, Peter A., Karen A. Scherr, and Angela Fagerlin. “Autonomy: What's Shared Decision Making Have to Do With It?” Am J Bioeth 18, no. 2 (February 2018): W11–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2017.1409844.
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    • Ubel, Peter A., Karen A. Scherr, and Angela Fagerlin. “Empowerment Failure: How Shortcomings in Physician Communication Unwittingly Undermine Patient Autonomy.” Am J Bioeth 17, no. 11 (November 2017): 31–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2017.1378753.
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    • Scherr, Karen A., Angela Fagerlin, John T. Wei, Lillie D. Williamson, and Peter A. Ubel. “Treatment Availability Influences Physicians' Portrayal of Robotic Surgery During Clinical Appointments.” Health Commun 32, no. 1 (January 2017): 119–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2015.1099502.
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    • Scherr, Karen A., Angela Fagerlin, Lillie D. Williamson, J Kelly Davis, Ilona Fridman, Natalie Atyeo, and Peter A. Ubel. “The Physician Recommendation Coding System (PhyReCS): A Reliable and Valid Method to Quantify the Strength of Physician Recommendations During Clinical Encounters.” Med Decis Making 37, no. 1 (January 2017): 46–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X16654692.
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    • Scherr, Karen A., Angela Fagerlin, Timothy Hofer, Laura D. Scherer, Margaret Holmes-Rovner, Lillie D. Williamson, Valerie C. Kahn, et al. “Physician Recommendations Trump Patient Preferences in Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions.” Med Decis Making 37, no. 1 (January 2017): 56–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X16662841.
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    • Wang, Annabel Z., Karen A. Scherr, Charlene A. Wong, and Peter A. Ubel. “Poor Consumer Comprehension and Plan Selection Inconsistencies Under the 2016 HealthCare.gov Choice Architecture.” Mdm Policy Pract 2, no. 1 (January 2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/2381468317716441.
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    • Fridman, Ilona, Karen A. Scherr, Paul A. Glare, and E Tory Higgins. “Using a Non-Fit Message Helps to De-Intensify Negative Reactions to Tough Advice.” Pers Soc Psychol Bull 42, no. 8 (August 2016): 1025–44. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167216649931.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Clinical Activities

  • I see patients at the Duke Family Medicine Center. 

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