Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Ohio State University 2005
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2013 - 2020
  • Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2013 - 2018
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2010 - 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2012 - 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2010 - 2012
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Cambodia (Country) 
    • Ethiopia (Country) 
    • India (Country) 
    • Kenya (Country) 
    • United Republic of Tanzania (Country) 
    • United States of America (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Improving HAART Adherence in Depressed HIV Clinic Patients: A Real-World RCT awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2015
  • Duke CTSA-KL2 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2012
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Smith, Colin M., Elizabeth B. Gilbert, Paul A. Riordan, Nicole Helmke, Megan von Isenburg, Brian R. Kincaid, and Kristen G. Shirey. “COVID-19-associated psychosis: A systematic review of case reports.” General Hospital Psychiatry 73 (November 2021): 84–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.10.003.
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    • Quinlivan, E Byrd, Bradley N. Gaynes, Jennifer S. Lee, Amy D. Heine, Kristen Shirey, Malaika Edwards, Riddhi Modi, James Willig, and Brian W. Pence. “Suicidal Ideation is Associated with Limited Engagement in HIV Care.” Aids Behav 21, no. 6 (June 2017): 1699–1708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1469-8.
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    • Kellner, Charles H., Mustafa M. Husain, Rebecca G. Knapp, W Vaughn McCall, Georgios Petrides, Matthew V. Rudorfer, Robert C. Young, et al. “Right Unilateral Ultrabrief Pulse ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 1 of the PRIDE Study.” Am J Psychiatry 173, no. 11 (November 1, 2016): 1101–9. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15081101.
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    • Kellner, Charles H., Mustafa M. Husain, Rebecca G. Knapp, W Vaughn McCall, Georgios Petrides, Matthew V. Rudorfer, Robert C. Young, et al. “A Novel Strategy for Continuation ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 2 of the PRIDE Study.” Am J Psychiatry 173, no. 11 (November 1, 2016): 1110–18. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010118.
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    • O’Donnell, Julie K., Bradley N. Gaynes, Stephen R. Cole, Andrew Edmonds, Nathan M. Thielman, E Byrd Quinlivan, Kristen Shirey, Amy D. Heine, Riddhi Modi, and Brian W. Pence. “Ongoing life stressors and suicidal ideation among HIV-infected adults with depression.” J Affect Disord 190 (January 15, 2016): 322–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.054.
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    • Pence, Brian W., Bradley N. Gaynes, Julie L. Adams, Nathan M. Thielman, Amy D. Heine, Michael J. Mugavero, Teena McGuinness, et al. “The effect of antidepressant treatment on HIV and depression outcomes: results from a randomized trial.” Aids 29, no. 15 (September 24, 2015): 1975–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000797.
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    • Shirey, Kristen, Simon M. Manyara, Lukoye Atwoli, Ryan Tomlin, Benson Gakinya, Stephanie Cheng, Jemima Kamano, Jeremiah Laktabai, and Sonak Pastakia. “Symptoms of depression among patients attending a diabetes care clinic in rural western Kenya.” J Clin Transl Endocrinol 2, no. 2 (June 2015): 51–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcte.2015.02.002.
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    • Guru Rajan, Divya, Kristen Shirey, Jan Ostermann, Rachel Whetten, Karen O’Donnell, and Kathryn Whetten. “Child and Caregiver Concordance of Potentially Traumatic Events Experienced by Orphaned and Abandoned Children.” Vulnerable Child Youth Stud 9, no. 3 (2014): 220–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2013.855346.
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    • Whetten, K., K. Shirey, B. W. Pence, J. Yao, N. Thielman, R. Whetten, J. Adams, et al. “Trauma History and Depression Predict Incomplete Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapies in a Low Income Country.” Plos One 8, no. 10 (October 4, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074771.
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    • Pence, Brian W., Kathryn Whetten, Kristen G. Shirey, Jia Yao, Nathan M. Thielman, Rachel Whetten, Dafrosa Itemba, and Venance Maro. “Factors associated with change in sexual transmission risk behavior over 3 years among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania.” Plos One 8, no. 12 (2013): e82974. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082974.
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    • Whetten, Kathryn, Kristen Shirey, Brian Wells Pence, Jia Yao, Nathan Thielman, Rachel Whetten, Julie Adams, et al. “Trauma history and depression predict incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapies in a low income country.” Plos One 8, no. 10 (2013): e74771. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074771.
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    • Pence, Brian W., Kristen Shirey, Kathryn Whetten, Bernard Agala, Dafrosa Itemba, Julie Adams, Rachel Whetten, Jia Yao, and John Shao. “Prevalence of psychological trauma and association with current health and functioning in a sample of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Tanzanian adults.” Plos One 7, no. 5 (2012): e36304. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036304.
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    • Kenedi, Christopher A., Kirsten G. Shirey, Mary Hoffa, Joseph Zanga, Jonathan C. Lee, Jeremy D. Harrison, and Xavier A. Preud’homme. “Laboratory diagnosis of factitious disorder: a systematic review of tools useful in the diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome.” N Z Med J 124, no. 1342 (September 9, 2011): 66–81.
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    • Goforth, Harold W., and Kristen G. Shiry. “Electroconvulsive therapy for severe major depressive disorder after orthotopic liver transplantation.” Psychosomatics 49, no. 3 (May 2008): 271–72. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.49.3.271.
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    • Bhatt, Udayan Y., Thomas J. Sferra, Amy Johnson, Caroline Williams, Kristen Shirey, Tammy Venema, Gerard J. Nuovo, and N Stanley Nahman. “Glomerular beta-galactosidase expression following transduction with microsphere-adenoviral complexes.” Kidney Int 61, no. 1 Suppl (January 2002): S68–72. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.0610s1068.x.
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  • Book Sections

    • Rivelli, S. K., and K. G. Shirey. “Prevalence of psychiatric symptoms/syndromes in medical settings.” In Integrated Care in Psychiatry: Redefining the Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Medical Setting, 5–27, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0688-8_2.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • MEDICINE 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine/Psychiatry 2022
  • PSYCHTRY 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine-Psychiatry 2022
  • PSYCHTRY 445C: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022
  • MEDICINE 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine/Psychiatry 2021
  • PSYCHTRY 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine-Psychiatry 2021
  • PSYCHTRY 445C: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021
  • MEDICINE 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine/Psychiatry 2020
  • PSYCHTRY 407C: Sub-Internship in Internal Medicine-Psychiatry 2020
  • PSYCHTRY 445C: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2020
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. North Carolina Latino Health Project. August 2013 - May 2014  2013 - 2014

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