Overview
Dr. Lindsay Ballengee is a two-time graduate of Duke University, earning her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2011 and a PhD in Population Health Sciences in 2024. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating strategies to promote evidence-based care, particularly for conditions like low back pain where both overuse and underuse are common. She is especially interested in improving care delivery within complex health systems.
Dr. Ballengee uses mixed methods and emphasizes community engagement to support health system change. She values cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration and is always eager to connect with others who are committed to making healthcare more effective, equitable, and patient-centered.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Scholar
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Implementation Context of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Preparing to Launch a New Evidence-Based Clinical Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a National Multisite Implementation Trial.
Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · October 12, 2025 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated implementation context to identify barriers and facilitators to delivering a new evidence-based clinical program, Group physical therapy (Group PT) for knee osteoarthritis, overall, and by rurality and facility complexity. DESIGN: B ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation of Group Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · October 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Group-based physical therapy (PT) for knee osteoarthritis is an effective, efficient strategy for delivering care, but little is known about optimal strategies for implementing new clinical programs like group PT. OBJECTIVE: To compare 2 implem ... Full text Link to item CitePsychological and behavioural interventions delivered by non-psychologists.
Journal Article Current opinion in psychology · June 2025 Psychologically Informed Practice (PiP) is best understood as enhanced physiotherapy in which identification and management of psychological factors is central to reactivation. The PiP approach has been investigated in trials of stratified care linking psy ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Expanding the impact of cancer prevention policies through collaborative implementation research: a qualitative secondary analysis of federal child nutrition assistance policies during COVID-19
ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2011
D.P.T.