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Melanie Gayle Bunn

Medical Center Instructor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
School of Nursing, Durham, NC

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Center Instructor in the School of Nursing · 2003 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Publications


The Veterans Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders Study: a randomized trial of primary care-based physical activity counseling for older men.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · July 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of primary care-based, multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) promoting physical activity (PA) guidelines on gait speed and related measures of PA and function in older veterans. DESIGN: Randomized controlled ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEClinical Associate · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2023 - 2026

Care-partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia

ResearchClinical Research Nurse · Awarded by New York University · 2018 - 2025

Dementia Inclusive Durham: Durham Center for Senior Life/HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-ADPI-0360

Public ServiceProgram Trainer · Awarded by Durham Center for Senior Life · 2019 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Clemson University · 1987 M.S.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1983 B.S.