Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2010
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2017
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2012 - 2017
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Implementation, Adoption, and Utility of Family History in Diverse Care Settings awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2019
  • Campaign for Inclusive Care awarded by Elizabeth Dole Foundation 2018
  • Family Structure, Informal Care and Long-term Care Insurance awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2014
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Conference Papers

    • Sperber, N, Orlando, L, Carpenter, J, Cavallari, L, Denny, J, Elsey, A, Fitzhenry, F, Guan, Y, Horowitz, C, Johnson, J, Madden, E, Pollin, T, Pratt, V, Rakhra-Burris, T, Rosenman, M, Voils, C, Weitzel, K, Wu, R, and Damschroder, L. "Challenges and strategies for implementing genomic services in diverse settings: experiences from the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network." April 20, 2017.  Link to Item
    • Sperber, N, Andrews, SM, and Henius, J. "PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS: CAREGIVERS PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRAM VALUE." March 2017.  Link to Item
    • Allen, K, Sanders, L, Olsen, M, Bowlby, L, Katz, J, Mather, R, Powers, B, Sperber, N, Voils, C, and Williams, J. "Effectiveness of internet and DVD decision aids for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis." April 2014.  Full Text
    • Sperber, N, Voils, CI, Coe, NB, Konetzka, R, Boles, J, and Van Houtven, CH. "HOW DO FAMILY DYNAMICS INFLUENCE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE (LTCI) PURCHASE DECISIONS?." November 2013.  Link to Item
    • Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, C, Lindquist, JH, Sperber, NR, Weinberger, M, and Oddone, EZ. "Racial Differences in Pain Coping Efficacy in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis." October 2012.  Link to Item
    • Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, C, Lindquist, JH, Sperber, NR, Weinberger, M, and Oddone, EZ. "Effects of a Telephone Based Osteoarthritis Self-Management Program on Communication with Health Care Providers." October 2011.  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Wu, RR, Myers, RA, Sperber, N, Voils, CI, Neuner, J, McCarty, CA, Haller, IV, Harry, M, Fulda, KG, Cross, D, Dimmock, D, Rakhra-Burris, T, Buchanan, AH, Ginsburg, GS, and Orlando, LA. "Implementation, adoption, and utility of family health history risk assessment in diverse care settings: evaluating implementation processes and impact with an implementation framework." Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (June 6, 2018).  Full Text
    • Shepherd-Banigan, ME, Shapiro, A, McDuffie, JR, Brancu, M, Sperber, NR, Van Houtven, CH, Kosinski, AS, Mehta, NN, Nagi, A, and Williams, JW. "Interventions That Support or Involve Caregivers or Families of Patients with Traumatic Injury: a Systematic Review." Journal of General Internal Medicine (May 7, 2018).  Full Text
    • Wang, V, Allen, K, Van Houtven, CH, Coffman, C, Sperber, N, Mahanna, EP, Colón-Emeric, C, Hoenig, H, Jackson, GL, Damush, TM, Price, E, and Hastings, SN. "Supporting teams to optimize function and independence in Veterans: a multi-study program and mixed methods protocol." Implementation science : IS 13, no. 1 (April 20, 2018): 58-.  Full Text
    • Voils, CI, Venne, VL, Weidenbacher, H, Sperber, N, and Datta, S. "Comparison of Telephone and Televideo Modes for Delivery of Genetic Counseling: a Randomized Trial." Journal of genetic counseling 27, no. 2 (April 2018): 339-348.  Full Text
    • Garrido, MM, Allman, RM, Pizer, SD, Rudolph, JL, Thomas, KS, Sperber, NR, Van Houtven, CH, and Frakt, AB. "Innovation in a Learning Health Care System: Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 65, no. 11 (November 2017): 2446-2451.  Full Text
    • Orlando, LA, Sperber, NR, Voils, C, Nichols, M, Myers, RA, Wu, RR, Rakhra-Burris, T, Levy, KD, Levy, M, Pollin, TI, Guan, Y, Horowitz, CR, Ramos, M, Kimmel, SE, McDonough, CW, Madden, EB, and Damschroder, LJ. "Developing a common framework for evaluating the implementation of genomic medicine interventions in clinical care: the IGNITE Network's Common Measures Working Group." Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (September 14, 2017).  Full Text
    • Damschroder, LJ, Reardon, CM, Sperber, N, Robinson, CH, Fickel, JJ, and Oddone, EZ. "Implementation evaluation of the Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) program: organizational factors associated with successful implementation." Translational Behavioral Medicine 7, no. 2 (June 2017): 233-241.  Full Text
    • Sperber, NR, Carpenter, JS, Cavallari, LH, J Damschroder, L, Cooper-DeHoff, RM, Denny, JC, Ginsburg, GS, Guan, Y, Horowitz, CR, Levy, KD, Levy, MA, Madden, EB, Matheny, ME, Pollin, TI, Pratt, VM, Rosenman, M, Voils, CI, W Weitzel, K, Wilke, RA, Ryanne Wu, R, and Orlando, LA. "Challenges and strategies for implementing genomic services in diverse settings: experiences from the Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE) network." Bmc Medical Genomics 10, no. 1 (May 22, 2017): 35-null.  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Sperber, NR, Voils, CI, Coe, NB, Konetzka, RT, Boles, J, and Van Houtven, CH. "How Can Adult Children Influence Parents' Long-Term Care Insurance Purchase Decisions?." The Gerontologist 57, no. 2 (April 2017): 292-299.  Full Text
    • Kinsinger, LS, Anderson, C, Kim, J, Larson, M, Chan, SH, King, HA, Rice, KL, Slatore, CG, Tanner, NT, Pittman, K, Monte, RJ, McNeil, RB, Grubber, JM, Kelley, MJ, Provenzale, D, Datta, SK, Sperber, NS, Barnes, LK, Abbott, DH, Sims, KJ, Whitley, RL, Wu, RR, and Jackson, GL. "Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration." Jama Internal Medicine 177, no. 3 (March 2017): 399-406.  Full Text
    • Andrews, SM, Sperber, NR, Gierisch, JM, Danus, S, Macy, SL, Bosworth, HB, Edelman, D, and Crowley, MJ. "Patient perceptions of a comprehensive telemedicine intervention to address persistent poorly controlled diabetes." Patient preference and adherence 11 (January 2017): 469-478.  Full Text
    • Broyles, IH, Sperber, NR, Voils, CI, Konetzka, RT, Coe, NB, and Van Houtven, CH. "Understanding the Context for Long-Term Care Planning." Medical Care Research and Review : Mcrr 73, no. 3 (June 2016): 349-368.  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Sperber, NR, Andrews, SM, Voils, CI, Green, GL, Provenzale, D, and Knight, S. "Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption of Genomic Services for Colorectal Care within the Veterans Health Administration." Journal of personalized medicine 6, no. 2 (January 2016).  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Wu, RR, Kinsinger, LS, Provenzale, D, King, HA, Akerly, P, Barnes, LK, Datta, SK, Grubber, JM, Katich, N, McNeil, RB, Monte, R, Sperber, NR, Atkins, D, and Jackson, GL. "Implementation of new clinical programs in the VHA healthcare system: the importance of early collaboration between clinical leadership and research." Journal of General Internal Medicine 29 Suppl 4 (December 2014): 825-830.  Full Text
    • Wu, RR, Kinsinger, LS, Provenzale, D, King, HA, Akerly, P, Barnes, LK, Datta, SK, Grubber, JM, Katich, N, McNeil, RB, Monte, R, Sperber, NR, Atkins, D, and Jackson, GL. "Implementation of New Clinical Programs in the VHA Healthcare System: The Importance of Early Collaboration Between Clinical Leadership and Research." Journal of General Internal Medicine 29, no. 4 (November 21, 2014): 825-830.  Full Text
    • Sperber, N, Hall, KS, Allen, K, DeVellis, BM, Lewis, M, and Callahan, LF. "The role of symptoms and self-efficacy in predicting physical activity change among older adults with arthritis." J Phys Act Health 11, no. 3 (March 2014): 528-535.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Sperber, NR, King, HA, Steinhauser, K, Ammarell, N, Danus, S, and Powers, BJ. "Scheduled telephone visits in the veterans health administration patient-centered medical home." BMC health services research 14 (January 2014): 145-.  Full Text
    • Sperber, N, Voils, I, Coe, NB, Konetzka, R, Boles, J, and Van Houtven, CH. "HOW DO FAMILY DYNAMICS INFLUENCE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE (LTCI) PURCHASE DECISIONS?." GERONTOLOGIST 53 (November 2013): 397-397.  Link to Item
    • Sperber, NR, Allen, KD, Devellis, BM, Devellis, RF, Lewis, MA, and Callahan, LF. "Differences in effectiveness of the active living every day program for older adults with arthritis." J Aging Phys Act 21, no. 4 (October 2013): 387-401.  Link to Item
    • Sperber, NR, Sandelowski, M, and Voils, CI. "Spousal support in a behavior change intervention for cholesterol management." Patient Educ Couns 92, no. 1 (July 2013): 121-126.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Sperber, NR, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Weinberger, M, and Allen, KD. "Differences in osteoarthritis self-management support intervention outcomes according to race and health literacy." Health education research 28, no. 3 (June 2013): 502-511.  Full Text
    • Sperber, NR, Sandelowski, M, and Voils, CI. "Spousal support in a behavior change intervention for cholesterol management." Patient Education and Counseling 92, no. 1 (2013): 121-126.  Full Text
    • Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Brock, DS, Chapman, JG, Chatterjee, R, Coffman, CJ, Datta, SK, Dolor, RJ, Jeffreys, AS, Juntilla, KA, Kruszewski, J, Marbrey, LE, McDuffie, J, Oddone, EZ, Sperber, N, Sochacki, MP, Stanwyck, C, Strauss, JL, and Yancy, WS. "Patient and provider interventions for managing osteoarthritis in primary care: protocols for two randomized controlled trials." Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 13 (April 24, 2012): 60-null.  Full Text
    • Sperber, NR, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Juntilla, KA, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Walker, TA, Weinberger, M, and Allen, KD. "Participant evaluation of a telephone-based osteoarthritis self-management program, 2006-2009." Prev Chronic Dis 9 (2012): E73-.  Link to Item
    • Sperber, NR, Brewer, NT, and Smith, JS. "Influence of parent characteristics and disease outcome framing on HPV vaccine acceptability among rural, Southern women." Cancer Causes and Control 19, no. 1 (2008): 115-118.  Full Text
    • Stewart, AL, Gillis, D, Grossman, M, Castrillo, M, Pruitt, L, McLellan, B, and Sperber, N. "Diffusing a research-based physical activity promotion program for seniors into diverse communities: CHAMPS III." Preventing Chronic Disease 3, no. 2 (January 1, 2006): 1-16.
    • Stewart, AL, Gillis, D, Grossman, M, Castrillo, M, Pruitt, L, McLellan, B, and Sperber, N. "Diffusing a research-based physical activity promotion program for seniors into diverse communities: CHAMPS III." Preventing chronic disease [electronic resource]. 3, no. 2 (2006): A51-.
    • Stewart, AL, Grossman, M, Bera, N, Gillis, DE, Sperber, N, Castrillo, M, Pruitt, L, McLellan, B, Milk, M, Clayton, K, and Cassady, D. "Multilevel perspectives on diffusing a physical activity promotion program to reach diverse older adults." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 14, no. 3 (2006): 270-287.

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