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Michelle Joette White

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics
Associate Director of the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program for Physician-Scientist Development · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2024 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published June 17, 2021
Is Health in Durham Connected to Access to Local Parks?

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Recent Publications


Interfacility Transfer Outcomes Among Children With Complex Chronic Conditions: Associations Between Patient-Level and Hospital-Level Factors and Transfer Outcomes.

Journal Article Hosp Pediatr · February 1, 2024 OBJECTIVES: Determine patient- and referring hospital-level predictors of transfer outcomes among children with 1 or more complex chronic conditions (CCCs) transferred to a large academic medical center. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Positive Outliers: A Mixed Methods Study of Resiliency to Childhood Obesity in High-Risk Neighborhoods.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2024 OBJECTIVE: Despite the high prevalence of obesity and the clustering of risk by neighborhood, few studies have examined characteristics which promote healthy child weight in neighborhoods with high obesity risk. We aimed to identify protective factors for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Organizational trust, usability, and inclusivity are key implementation facilitators for a proposed assets-based mobile health intervention.

Journal Article Transl Behav Med · July 1, 2023 Assets-based interventions can address child health disparities by connecting families to existing community resources. Community collaboration when designing interventions may identify barriers and facilitators to implementation. The objective of this stu ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NHLBI

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2018 - 2028

Connect and Empower: Reducing Acute Care Utilization for Black Children with Medical Complexity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health · 2025 - 2027

Identifying the Strengths and Needs of Black Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2018 M.P.H.
Duke University, School of Medicine · 2010 M.D.