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Karin Eve Reuter Rice

Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Karin Reuter-Rice is a highly accomplished clinician, researcher, and educator at Duke University. Holding appointments as Professor in the School of Nursing and in the School of Medicine (Department of Neurosurgery) and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics. She is a faculty in the Division of Critical Care and co-editor of the seminal textbook, Pediatric Acute Care: A Guide for Interprofessional Practice. Dr. Reuter-Rice's expertise is internationally recognized, as evidenced by her fellowships in the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Nursing, and as a NIH-NINR Summer Genetics Institute fellow.

Committed to children and families facing critical illness and injury, Dr. Reuter-Rice's NIH funded research addresses the childhood concussion epidemic. Her novel, whole-person approach identifies those at greatest risk for long-term problems after a concussion, recognizing that the impact extends beyond the hospital and into homes and schools.

As a team scientist, her work is supported by funding from federal, foundation, and industry partners. Beyond her research, Dr. Reuter-Rice is dedicated to mentoring and teaching students, and she serves as the current Vice-Chancellor for the American College of Critical Care.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in the School of Nursing · 2025 - Present School of Nursing
Professor in Pediatrics · 2025 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Professor in Neurosurgery · 2025 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

Recent News Items


Published January 21, 2025
Duke DAILY
Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Concussions in Adolescents
Published January 21, 2025
The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Concussions
Published September 21, 2021
Meet the Newly Tenured Faculty of 2021

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Recent Scholarly Works


Medication use, social determinants of health, and latent trajectories of functional outcomes in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Journal article PLoS One · 2026 INTRODUCTION: Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for adverse long-term outcomes. However, little is known about how ADHD medication use and social determinants of health (SDOH) relate to children's self-repo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Examination of Social Determinants of Health Characteristics Influencing Maternal Postpartum Symptom Experiences.

Journal article Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · February 2025 Postpartum women experience multiple, co-occurring postpartum symptoms. It is unknown if social determinants of health (SDOH) influence postpartum symptom typologies. This secondary analysis used the Community and Child Health Network study data. Participa ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

Longitudinal Analysis of ADHD Medication use, Functional Outcomes, and Health Equity in Children with ADHD

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Southern Nursing Research Society · 2025 - 2026

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Education


University of San Diego · 2006 Ph.D.
University of San Diego · 1994 M.S.N.
University of San Diego · 1992 B.S.N.

External Links


RSiCC Study