Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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2023 - Present
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology,
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2020 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Social Determinants of Health as They Affect Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer.
Journal Article Otolaryngol Clin North Am · February 2026 Social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social risks can be measured in the clinical and research realms through patient self-report, composite neighborhood level measures of disadvantage, and Z-codes. Among patients with head and neck squa ... Full text Link to item CiteWhole Metagenome Sequencing: not Deep Enough for Complete Microbial Function Recovery.
Preprint · November 6, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteTwo decades of the HPV vaccine: its promise, progress, prospects, projections, and posterity.
Journal Article Lancet Reg Health Am · November 2025 Since its 2006 FDA approval, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has transformed the prevention of cervical, oropharyngeal, and other HPV-associated cancers in the United States. Despite notable progress, with 78.2% of adolescents initiating and 62.9% c ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
HPV, HIV and Oral Microbiota Interplay in Nigerian Youth (HOMINY)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2024 - 2027Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027Duke ACS Institutional Research Grant
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Saint Louis University ·
2018
Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis ·
2012
M.P.H.
University of Benin (Nigeria) ·
2008
B.D.S.