Overview
Kathryn E. Flynn, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. She works primarily at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Dr. Flynn was trained in sociology and population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin, where she worked with Maureen Smith on the development and fielding of new survey instruments to assess health care access and utilization in the near elderly as part of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-term cohort study with over 10,000 participants. In 2005, Dr. Flynn was awarded an R36 dissertation grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to use the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to examine preferences for health care decision making among older adults. Findings from this research have been published in Social Science and Medicine and the Journal of General Internal Medicine. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Dr. Flynn trained under Kevin Weinfurt, gaining experience in the design and analysis of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials.
Dr. Flynn's research interests include shared medical decision making; patient-provider relationships, including communication, trust, and technology; quality of medical care; patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials; and quantitative and qualitative methods in behavioral research.
Areas of Expertise: Health Measurement, Health Services Research, and Health Behavior
Dr. Flynn was trained in sociology and population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin, where she worked with Maureen Smith on the development and fielding of new survey instruments to assess health care access and utilization in the near elderly as part of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-term cohort study with over 10,000 participants. In 2005, Dr. Flynn was awarded an R36 dissertation grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to use the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to examine preferences for health care decision making among older adults. Findings from this research have been published in Social Science and Medicine and the Journal of General Internal Medicine. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Dr. Flynn trained under Kevin Weinfurt, gaining experience in the design and analysis of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials.
Dr. Flynn's research interests include shared medical decision making; patient-provider relationships, including communication, trust, and technology; quality of medical care; patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials; and quantitative and qualitative methods in behavioral research.
Areas of Expertise: Health Measurement, Health Services Research, and Health Behavior
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
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2018 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Sexual function in women with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms: findings from the symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction research network (LURN) cohort study.
Journal Article J Sex Med · June 3, 2025 BACKGROUND: Bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can negatively affect the quality of life in women, including sexual function. AIM: The primary aim of the study was to explore the association between LUTS severity and sexual functioning among wo ... Full text Link to item CiteSexual Health Outcomes in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Men After Prostate Radiation Therapy.
Conference Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys · June 1, 2025 PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To characterize the effects of prostate radiation therapy on sexual health outcomes in sexual minority men (SMM), particularly those engaging in receptive anal intercourse (RAI), and compare them with heterosexual men (HET). METHODS AND ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiovascular Disease Risk Awareness and Prevention Perspectives Following Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
Journal Article Hypertension · May 2025 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Validating and Extending the PROMIS Sexual Function Measure for Clinical Research
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2015Decision Making by Patients Seeking Care for Fertility Problems
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2012HF Action Supplement
Clinical TrialHealth Economist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2010View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Wisconsin, Madison ·
2005
Ph.D.