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
Psychological 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 CiteIntervention delivery complexity and adaptations for implementation of non-pharmacologic pain interventions.
Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials Commun · April 2025 BACKGROUND: Delivering evidence-based interventions remains challenging, particularly for complex conditions like chronic musculoskeletal pain. Non-pharmacologic treatments are recommended for many pain conditions, but implementing these can be difficult d ... Full text Link to item CiteUtility of Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System measures in predicting shoulder arthroplasty in patients with shoulder osteoarthritis.
Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · October 2024 BACKGROUND: The decision to treat shoulder osteoarthritis (OA) definitively with shoulder arthroplasty (SA) is multifactorial, considering objective findings, subjective information, and patient goals. The first goal of this study was to determine if Patie ... Full text Link to item 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.