Nina Sperber | Scholars@Duke

Nina Sperber
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Areas of expertise: Health Services Research, Health Measurement, and Implementation Science

Current Research Interests

qualitative methods, mixed methods, implementation science, precision medicine, caregiving

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy, Initiatives 2019

Contact Information

nina.sperber@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2010
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
Selected Grants
- Home-based Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation to Improve Outcomes and Decrease Costs awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025
- The IGNITE II CC: Engagement, Coordination, Demonstration, and Dissemination awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Campaign for Inclusive Care awarded by Elizabeth Dole Foundation 2018 - 2021
- VGER, The Vanderbilt Genome-Electronic Records Project awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2018 - 2020
- 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 - 2019
- Family Structure, Informal Care and Long-term Care Insurance awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2014
External Relationships
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Whitaker, Rebecca Garr, Nina Sperber, Michael Baumgartner, Alrik Thiem, Deborah Cragun, Laura Damschroder, Edward J. Miech, Alecia Slade, and Sarah Birken. “Correction to: Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science.” Implement Sci 16, no. 1 (January 12, 2021): 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01079-8.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Rebecca Bruening, Joshua Dadolf, Katherine Miller, Jennifer Henius, Margaret Kabat, Jennifer Perez, and Courtney H Van Houtven. “'The face of the programme': How local clinicians shape decisions about eligibility for a national caregiver support programme in the USA.” J Health Serv Res Policy, December 29, 2020, 1355819620983371. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819620983371.
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  - Whitaker, Rebecca Garr, Nina Sperber, Michael Baumgartner, Alrik Thiem, Deborah Cragun, Laura Damschroder, Edward J. Miech, Alecia Slade, and Sarah Birken. “Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science.” Implement Sci 15, no. 1 (December 11, 2020): 108. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01070-3.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Nina R. Sperber, Cynthia J. Coffman, and Susan Nicole Hastings. “Advancing the science of population-based measures of home-time.” Healthc (Amst) 8, no. 4 (December 2020): 100463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100463.
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  - Clary, Alecia S., Kathleen R. Perry, Merle Edwards-Orr, Edward J. Miech, Courtney VanHoutven, James L. Rudolph, Kali S. Thomas, and Nina Sperber. “Interorganizational Context When Implementing Multisector Partnered Programs: A Qualitative Analysis of Veteran Directed Care.” J Gerontol Soc Work 63, no. 8 (November 2020): 822–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1817828.
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  - Hastings, Susan N., Karen M. Stechuchak, Ashley Choate, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Courtney Van Houtven, Kelli D. Allen, Virginia Wang, et al. “Implementation of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate a hospital mobility program.” Trials 21, no. 1 (October 16, 2020): 863. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04764-7.
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  - Orlando, Lori A., Nina R. Sperber, Corrine Voils, Marshall Nichols, Rachel A. Myers, R Ryanne Wu, Tejinder Rakhra-Burris, et al. “Correction: Developing a common framework for evaluating the implementation of genomic medicine interventions in clinical care: the IGNITE Network's Common Measures Working Group.” Genet Med 22, no. 10 (October 2020): 1729. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-0910-6.
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  - Boucher, Nathan A., Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Kevin McKenna, Roxana E. Delgado, Kimberly Peacock, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Megan Van Noord, and Nina R. Sperber. “Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review.” Med Care Res Rev, July 25, 2020, 1077558720944283. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558720944283.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Terri K. Pogoda, Kevin McKenna, Nina Sperber, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Experiences of VA vocational and education training and assistance services: Facilitators and barriers reported by veterans with disabilities.” Psychiatr Rehabil J, June 29, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000437.
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  - Bruening, Rebecca, Nina Sperber, Katherine Miller, Sara Andrews, Karen Steinhauser, G Darryl Wieland, Jennifer Lindquist, et al. “Connecting Caregivers to Support: Lessons Learned From the VA Caregiver Support Program.” J Appl Gerontol 39, no. 4 (April 2020): 368–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464818825050.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Nina Sperber, Kevin McKenna, Terri K. Pogoda, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Leveraging institutional support for family caregivers to meet the health and vocational needs of persons with disabilities.” Nurs Outlook 68, no. 2 (March 2020): 184–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.08.006.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Brystana G. Kaufman, Kasey Decosimo, Joshua Dadolf, Nathan A. Boucher, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Rebecca Bruening, et al. “Adaptation and Implementation of a Family Caregiver Skills Training Program: From Single Site RCT to Multisite Pragmatic Intervention.” J Nurs Scholarsh 52, no. 1 (January 2020): 23–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12511.
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  - Goldstein, Karen M., Deborah A. Fisher, R Ryanne Wu, Lori A. Orlando, Cynthia J. Coffman, Janet M. Grubber, Tejinder Rakhra-Burris, et al. “An electronic family health history tool to identify and manage patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.” Trials 20, no. 1 (October 7, 2019): 576. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3659-y.
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  - Zebrowski, Alexis M., Darcy E. Ellis, Frances K. Barg, Nina R. Sperber, Barbara A. Bernhardt, Joshua C. Denny, Paul R. Dexter, et al. “Qualitative study of system-level factors related to genomic implementation.” Genet Med 21, no. 7 (July 2019): 1534–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-018-0378-9.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Nathan A. Boucher, Roxana Delgado, Megan E. Shepherd-Banigan, Kevin McKenna, Madison Moore, Rachael Barrett, Margaret Kabat, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Including Family Caregivers In Seriously Ill Veterans' Care: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Health Aff (Millwood) 38, no. 6 (June 2019): 957–63. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00012.
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  - Miller, Katherine E. M., Jennifer H. Lindquist, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie Smith, Corrine I. Voils, Eugene Z. Oddone, Nina R. Sperber, et al. “Invisible partners in care: Snapshot of well-being among caregivers receiving comprehensive support from Veterans Affairs.” Health Sci Rep 2, no. 3 (March 2019): e112. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.112.
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  - Wu, R Ryanne, Rachel A. Myers, Adam H. Buchanan, David Dimmock, Kimberly G. Fulda, Irina V. Haller, Susanne B. Haga, et al. “Effect of Sociodemographic Factors on Uptake of a Patient-Facing Information Technology Family Health History Risk Assessment Platform.” Appl Clin Inform 10, no. 2 (March 2019): 180–88. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1679926.
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  - Wu, R Ryanne, Rachel A. Myers, Nina Sperber, Corrine I. Voils, Joan Neuner, Catherine A. McCarty, Irina V. Haller, et al. “Implementation, adoption, and utility of family health history risk assessment in diverse care settings: evaluating implementation processes and impact with an implementation framework.” Genet Med 21, no. 2 (February 2019): 331–38. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-018-0049-x.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan E., Abigail Shapiro, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Mira Brancu, Nina R. Sperber, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Neha N. Mehta, Avishek Nagi, and John W. Williams. “Interventions That Support or Involve Caregivers or Families of Patients with Traumatic Injury: a Systematic Review.” J Gen Intern Med 33, no. 7 (July 2018): 1177–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4417-7.
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  - Orlando, Lori A., Nina R. Sperber, Corrine Voils, Marshall Nichols, Rachel A. Myers, R Ryanne Wu, Tejinder Rakhra-Burris, et al. “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 20, no. 6 (June 2018): 655–63. https://doi.org/10.1038/gim.2017.144.
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  - Wang, Virginia, Kelli Allen, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Cynthia Coffman, Nina Sperber, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Cathleen Colón-Emeric, et al. “Supporting teams to optimize function and independence in Veterans: a multi-study program and mixed methods protocol.” Implement Sci 13, no. 1 (April 20, 2018): 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0748-3.
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  - Voils, Corrine I., Vickie L. Venne, Hollis Weidenbacher, Nina Sperber, and Santanu Datta. “Comparison of Telephone and Televideo Modes for Delivery of Genetic Counseling: a Randomized Trial.” J Genet Couns 27, no. 2 (April 2018): 339–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-017-0189-1.
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  - Garrido, Melissa M., Richard M. Allman, Steven D. Pizer, James L. Rudolph, Kali S. Thomas, Nina R. Sperber, Courtney H. Van Houtven, and Austin B. Frakt. “Innovation in a Learning Health Care System: Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services.” J Am Geriatr Soc 65, no. 11 (November 2017): 2446–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15053.
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  - Damschroder, Laura J., Caitlin M. Reardon, Nina Sperber, Claire H. Robinson, Jacqueline J. Fickel, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Implementation evaluation of the Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) program: organizational factors associated with successful implementation.” Transl Behav Med 7, no. 2 (June 2017): 233–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0424-6.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Janet S. Carpenter, Larisa H. Cavallari, Laura J Damschroder, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, Joshua C. Denny, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, et al. “Challenges and strategies for implementing genomic services in diverse settings: experiences from the Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE) network.” Bmc Med Genomics 10, no. 1 (May 22, 2017): 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-017-0273-2.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Corrine I. Voils, Norma B. Coe, R Tamara Konetzka, Jillian Boles, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “How Can Adult Children Influence Parents' Long-Term Care Insurance Purchase Decisions?” Gerontologist 57, no. 2 (April 1, 2017): 292–99. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu082.
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  - Kinsinger, Linda S., Charles Anderson, Jane Kim, Martha Larson, Stephanie H. Chan, Heather A. King, Kathryn L. Rice, et al. “Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration.” Jama Intern Med 177, no. 3 (March 1, 2017): 399–406. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9022.
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  - Andrews, Sara M., Nina R. Sperber, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Susanne Danus, Stephanie L. Macy, Hayden B. Bosworth, David Edelman, and Matthew J. Crowley. “Patient perceptions of a comprehensive telemedicine intervention to address persistent poorly controlled diabetes.” Patient Prefer Adherence 11 (2017): 469–78. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S125673.
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  - Broyles, Ila H., Nina R. Sperber, Corrine I. Voils, R Tamara Konetzka, Norma B. Coe, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Understanding the Context for Long-Term Care Planning.” Med Care Res Rev 73, no. 3 (June 2016): 349–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558715614480.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Sara M. Andrews, Corrine I. Voils, Gregory L. Green, Dawn Provenzale, and Sara Knight. “Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption of Genomic Services for Colorectal Care within the Veterans Health Administration.” J Pers Med 6, no. 2 (April 28, 2016). https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm6020016.
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  - Wu, R Ryanne, Linda S. Kinsinger, Dawn Provenzale, Heather A. King, Patricia Akerly, Lottie K. Barnes, Santanu K. Datta, et al. “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): 825–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-3026-3.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Heather A. King, Karen Steinhauser, Natalie Ammarell, Susanne Danus, and Benjamin J. Powers. “Scheduled telephone visits in the veterans health administration patient-centered medical home.” Bmc Health Serv Res 14 (April 1, 2014): 145. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-145.
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  - Sperber, Nina, Katherine S. Hall, Kelli Allen, Brenda M. DeVellis, Megan Lewis, and Leigh F. Callahan. “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): 528–35. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0030.
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  - Sperber, N., I. Voils, N. B. Coe, R. Konetzka, J. Boles, and C. H. Van Houtven. “HOW DO FAMILY DYNAMICS INFLUENCE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE (LTCI) PURCHASE DECISIONS?” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 397–397.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Kelli D. Allen, Brenda M. Devellis, Robert F. Devellis, Megan A. Lewis, and Leigh F. Callahan. “Differences in effectiveness of the active living every day program for older adults with arthritis.” Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 21, no. 4 (October 2013): 387–401. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.21.4.387.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Margarete Sandelowski, and Corrine I. Voils. “Spousal support in a behavior change intervention for cholesterol management.” Patient Education and Counseling 92, no. 1 (July 2013): 121–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.02.015.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Hayden B. Bosworth, Cynthia J. Coffman, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Eugene Z. Oddone, Morris Weinberger, and Kelli D. Allen. “Differences in osteoarthritis self-management support intervention outcomes according to race and health literacy.” Health Educ Res 28, no. 3 (June 2013): 502–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyt043.
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  - Allen, Kelli D., Hayden B. Bosworth, Dorothea S. Brock, Jennifer G. Chapman, Ranee Chatterjee, Cynthia J. Coffman, Santanu K. Datta, et al. “Patient and provider interventions for managing osteoarthritis in primary care: protocols for two randomized controlled trials.” Bmc Musculoskelet Disord 13 (April 24, 2012): 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-60.
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  - Sperber, Nina R., Hayden B. Bosworth, Cynthia J. Coffman, Karen A. Juntilla, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Eugene Z. Oddone, Tessa A. Walker, Morris Weinberger, and Kelli D. Allen. “Participant evaluation of a telephone-based osteoarthritis self-management program, 2006-2009.” Preventing Chronic Disease 9 (January 2012): E73.
  - Sperber, Nina R., Noel T. Brewer, and Jennifer S. Smith. “Influence of parent characteristics and disease outcome framing on HPV vaccine acceptability among rural, Southern women.” Cancer Causes Control 19, no. 1 (February 2008): 115–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-007-9074-9.
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  - Stewart, Anita L., Melanie Grossman, Nathalie Bera, Dawn E. Gillis, Nina Sperber, Martha Castrillo, Leslie Pruitt, et al. “Multilevel perspectives on diffusing a physical activity promotion program to reach diverse older adults.” J Aging Phys Act 14, no. 3 (July 2006): 270–87. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.14.3.270.
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  - Stewart, Anita L., Dawn Gillis, Melanie Grossman, Martha Castrillo, Leslie Pruitt, Barbara McLellan, and Nina Sperber. “Diffusing a research-based physical activity promotion program for seniors into diverse communities: CHAMPS III.” Prev Chronic Dis 3, no. 2 (April 2006): A51.
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  - Stewart, A. L., D. Gillis, M. Grossman, M. Castrillo, L. Pruitt, B. McLellan, and N. Sperber. “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.
  - Sperber, Nina R., Rebecca A. Bruening, Ashley Choate, Elizabeth Mahanna, Virginia Wang, Byron J. Powell, Teresa Damush, et al. “Implementing a Mandated Program Across a Regional Health Care System: A Rapid Qualitative Assessment to Evaluate Early Implementation Strategies.” Qual Manag Health Care 28, no. 3 (n.d.): 147–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0000000000000221.
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- Conference Papers
  - Sperber, Nina, Lori Orlando, Janet Carpenter, Larisa Cavallari, Joshua Denny, Amanda Elsey, Fern Fitzhenry, et al. “Challenges and strategies for implementing genomic services in diverse settings: experiences from the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network.” In Implementation Science, Vol. 12. BMC, 2017.
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  - Sperber, Nina, Sara M. Andrews, and Jennifer Henius. “PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS: CAREGIVERS PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRAM VALUE.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51:S1215–16. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Allen, K. D., L. Sanders, M. Olsen, L. Bowlby, J. N. Katz, R. C. Mather, B. J. Powers, N. R. Sperber, C. I. Voils, and J. W. Williams. “Effectiveness of internet and DVD decision aids for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis.” In Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 22:S203–S203. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.389.
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  - Sperber, N., C. I. Voils, N. B. Coe, R. Konetzka, J. Boles, and C. H. Van Houtven. “HOW DO FAMILY DYNAMICS INFLUENCE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE (LTCI) PURCHASE DECISIONS?” In Gerontologist, 53:555–555. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2013.
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  - Allen, Kelli D., Hayden B. Bosworth, Cynthia Coffman, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Nina R. Sperber, Morris Weinberger, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Racial Differences in Pain Coping Efficacy in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis.” In Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64:S345–S345. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Allen, Kelli D., Hayden B. Bosworth, Cynthia Coffman, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Nina R. Sperber, Morris Weinberger, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Effects of a Telephone Based Osteoarthritis Self-Management Program on Communication with Health Care Providers.” In Arthritis and Rheumatism, 63:S617–S617. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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