Overview
Methods of improving health of communities, including identifying opportunities for improvement; engagement with community groups, practices and agencies; development of innovative strategies; and measurement of outcomes.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2020 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Institutional transformations for authentic community engaged and participatory research.
Journal article J Clin Transl Sci · 2026 This special issue of the Journal of Clinical Translational Science on Institutional Transformation provides strategies to strengthen community and patient engagement in research in which collaborative knowledge creation is valued and centered in the histo ... Full text Link to item CiteDesigning for impact: Introducing translational design studies.
Journal article J Clin Transl Sci · 2026 Full text Link to item CiteCommunity Engagement: A Foundation for Health Equity and Resilience.
Journal article Am J Public Health · July 2025 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke CTSA (UL1)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2018Population Health Improvement Leadership II
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Fullerton Foundation · 2013 - 2017A National GME Program in Population Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Association of American Medical Colleges · 2013 - 2015View All Grants
Education
Harvard University ·
1978
M.D.