Overview
Dr. Kilpatrick earned her PhD in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021. Her dissertation work focused on causal inference with interference in cluster-randomized trials and observational studies. She currently collaborates with the Department of Radiology, the Multiscale Immune Systems Modeling Center of Excellence, and the Durham VA. Previous collaborations include the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, the Center for AIDS Research, and General Internal Medicine at Duke. Her research interests include causal inference, clinical trials, observational studies, and analyzing longitudinal and categorical data.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Biostatistician III
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Impact of Social Determinants of Health in the Treatment of Closed Nasal Bone Fractures.
Journal Article Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr · March 2026 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of social determinants of health with rates of closed nasal bone reduction. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) from 2011 to 2019 was pe ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of Prognostic Notifications on Inpatient Advance Care Planning: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · December 2025 BACKGROUND: A poor prognosis is an important trigger for advance care planning (ACP) conversations, but clinicians often overestimate prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether ACP note documentation increases by notifying inpatient physicians that a patie ... Full text Link to item CiteReporting the Degree of Certainty of CSF-Venous Fistulas in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: The Duke CSF-Venous Fistula Confidence Score.
Journal Article AJNR Am J Neuroradiol · November 3, 2025 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CSF-venous fistulas (CVFs) are a common cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). CVF identification and localization are critical for diagnosis and treatment, but inconsistent visualization of CVFs on myelography leads t ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Enhancing PrEP Uptake and Retention Among Latinx Transgender Women and Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men in the South Using Long-Acting Injectable PrEP
Clinical TrialBiostatistician · Awarded by Gilead Sciences, Inc. · 2025 - 2026View All Grants