Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2021 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Prevention Research,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2014 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Identifying best practices for the delivery of sexual and gender minority content: a mixed-methods approach.
Journal Article J Sex Med · January 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: The importance of training healthcare providers to care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients is highlighted in the medical education literature; however, best practices for inclusion of this content in medical education are not well de ... Full text Link to item CiteUnderstanding the Causes of Nonadherence to Chronic Medications Among Patients With Cancer and Multimorbidity: A Qualitative Study.
Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · December 9, 2025 BACKGROUND: When patients with multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases) are diagnosed with cancer, their adherence to non-cancer medications declines. Nonadherence in this patient population has been linked to an increased risk of disease progression, hospita ... Full text Link to item CiteQualitative study of Black and Latino (a/e) caregiver participation on family-centered rounds.
Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Family-centered rounds (FCR), multi-disciplinary rounds at bedside that involve the patient and family, has become the standard of care in pediatric hospitalizations. Caregiver participation on FCR improves shared-decision making and communicat ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development and pilot testing of a behavioral intervention to improve pelvic dilator therapy use among cancer survivors who received pelvic radiation
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Feasibility of cue-based treatment intervention to promote cessation among people who smoke lightly (<=10 cigarettes per day) or non-daily
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2028Operation Deep Dive
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by America's Warrior Partnership · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2006
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1992
M.P.H.