Overview
My research interests are understanding how and why exercise is effective in chronic disease. I am interested in the unique role of skeletal muscle as a key mediator of exercise effects.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Acupuncture for acute musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department and clinic: a pragmatic randomized trial.
Journal article Pain Med · May 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: cute musculoskeletal pain in emergency department (ED) patients is challenging to treat with medications alone, but adding acupuncture may improve pain outcomes. METHODS: In this pragmatic randomized controlled trial, acupuncture was delivered ... Full text Link to item CiteEditorial: Advances in DYRK1A syndrome: underlying mechanisms, disease models, and novel therapeutic approaches.
Journal article Front Neurosci · 2026 Full text Link to item CiteParticipant experiences receiving acupuncture for acute musculoskeletal pain in an emergency department: A qualitative evaluation.
Journal article PLoS One · 2025 OBJECTIVE: Acupuncture is an evidence-based pain treatment in clinic settings, but its optimal delivery has not been established in emergency departments (EDs). As part of an adaptive pragmatic randomized controlled trial of ED acupuncture for acute muscul ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke Pain Early-phase Research Clinical Center (PERC)
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024Data-driven Approaches to Healthcare Provider Resilience & Burnout during COVID-19
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2021 - 2023Effects of Exercise Training on Tumor Growth in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · 2014 - 2017View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2015
Ph.D.