Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2014 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Clinical Science Departments
Research Professor of Global Health
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2014 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Professor in Pediatrics
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2014 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
A Pediatric Perspective on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines.
Journal Article JAMA · May 13, 2026 Full text Open Access Link to item CiteAssessing Implementation of Clinic-Community Partnerships Treating Pediatric Obesity.
Journal Article Child Obes · April 8, 2026 BACKGROUND: Although intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT) is effective for treating youth obesity, it is not accessible to many. Our objective was to examine the implementation of Fit Together, an evidence-based IHBLT clinic-community ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Feasibility of Using Best Practice Alerts in Pediatric Primary Care for Obesity Research.
Journal Article Acad Pediatr · March 26, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Recruiting participants in pediatric obesity research is challenging due to logistical and systemic barriers. This study evaluated the use of a best practice alert (BPA) within the electronic health record (EHR) to aid in recruitment for a rando ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Sunset Funding for RWJF's Healthy Eating Research Program
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2025 - 2027Supplement to support Healthy Eating Research Commissioned Research Activities
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2024 - 2027Supporting Healthy Eating Research Activities 2022-2025
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Florida State University ·
1980
Ph.D.