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
A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality's Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers.
Journal Article CHEST Crit Care · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Spiritual beliefs and spiritual support from clinicians can affect medical decision-making and coping during times of serious illness. RESEARCH QUESTION: How do religion and spirituality affect the critical illness experience of Black and White ... Full text Link to item CiteRural-urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross-sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019-January 2020.
Journal Article J Rural Health · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Rural adolescents in the United States lag behind their urban counterparts in the uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. However, a systematic assessment of factors associated with rural-urban disparities in HPV vaccination coverage ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiac Arrest in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units: A National Cross-Sectional Survey of Dialysis Technicians.
Journal Article Am J Kidney Dis · February 28, 2025 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for hemodialysis patients and often occurs within outpatient dialysis units. Approximately one-fifth of dialysis unit resuscitations are not initiated until emergency medical service perso ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Impact of State Cannabis Laws on Cancer Pain Management and Outcomes: A mixed-methods study
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Integration of Geriatric Care into Dialysis Clinics
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2028Targeting Reinforcement Mechanisms for Smoking Cessation Using Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2006
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1992
M.P.H.