Overview
Area of interest include:
PA Education
Primary Care
Quality Improvement
Behavioral Health Integration
Social Determinants of Health
Motivational Interviewing
Substance Use Disorders
Hepatitis C
LGBTQ+ Health
Public Health
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2023 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
Using Reflection and a Systems-Based Approach to Foster Gender Inclusion.
Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · March 4, 2025 This article serves as a practical guide for physician assistant/physician associate (PA) educators regarding gender bias. Beginning with common language regarding bias, discrimination, and microaggressions, the work also illuminates the far-reaching conse ... Full text Link to item CiteClinical Learning and LGBTQ+ Health: Summary of a LGBTQ+ Health Clinical Rotation.
Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · December 1, 2024 INTRODUCTION: People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and people who identify as something else (LGBTQ+) experience barriers to health care including a lack of health care providers adequately prepared to care for them. The liter ... Full text Link to item CiteCaring for Transgender Patients.
Journal Article Nurs Clin North Am · December 2024 Nurses working in a variety of settings may encounter transgender-diverse patients. It is important for nurses and all health care providers to understand and know how to care for and provide inclusive care. This article will discuss ways to provide inclus ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Physician Assistant Leaders in Underserved Communities (PA-LUC)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2020 - 2025Sexual & Gender Minority Curricula in PA Education
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association · 2023 - 2025Clinical Rotation Development Fellowship
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEFellow · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2011 - 2016View All Grants
Recent Artistic Works
How to Reconcile Medications
Digital Media January 1, 2019 http://studentonboarding.stfm.org/medicationreconciliation/View All Artistic Works
Education, Training & Certifications
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine ·
2024
DrPH
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2009
M.H.S.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2009
P.A.- C.
East Carolina University ·
2001
M.S.W.