Overview
My research interests have focused on exploring various health and social issues through the perspective of documentary photography. In recent years I have contributed photographs to books about adolescent parents and primary care. I am currently working on a project about gun-inflicted injuries. I am also at work on a book that will present photographs made by children coping with chronic illness.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Faculty Associate in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine
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2017 - Present
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine,
Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2018 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Scholarly Works
Addressing gun violence across sectors in Durham, North Carolina
Journal article Frontiers in Public Health · May 22, 2026 CiteFirearm Safety Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care.
Journal article N C Med J · July 2023 Injury from firearms is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Prevention requires a multi-pronged approach involving clinicians and policy. One evidence-based method to improve firearm safety is counseling with loc ... Full text Link to item CiteThrough the Lens: Engaging School-Age Children and Adolescent SCT Patients in an Academic Photography Project
Conference Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation · February 2011 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Documenting Medicine: Using Documentary to Enhance medical Education
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2012 - 2012View All Grants
Education
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine ·
1983
M.D.