Richard Joonoh Chung | Scholars@Duke

Richard Joonoh Chung
Professor of Pediatrics

Chronic illnesses in adolescence
Positive Youth Development
Eating disorders
Adolescent cardiovascular health
Population health management
Complex care coordination
Integrated behavioral health services

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2021
Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2021
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2021

Contact Information

3116 N. Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704
DUMC Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710
richard.chung@duke.edu (919) 620-5333

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston 2009 - 2011
- Medicine-Pediatrics Internship and Residency, Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine 2005 - 2009
- M.D., Yale University 2005
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2017 - 2021
- Associate Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2020 - 2021
- Associate Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2011 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2011 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 16, 2022 The Washington Post
  
  Even in your 20s, you should have a doctor you can see regularly
- FEB 15, 2021 CNN
  
  12-year-old vaccine trial participant shares his experience
- MAR 20, 2020 WRAL
  
  Adolescent specialist addresses coronavirus impact on children
- APR 11, 2016 The Wall Street Journal
  
  Dr. Richard Chung, Dr. Allen Frances: Should all teens be screened for depression?
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids Model awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2020 - 2026
- CISA RFTP Syncope Prevention Study (Lead) 2020-2022 awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020 - 2022
- Social Determinants of HPV Vaccine Completion among Adolescents awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- All Together Now: Making Health and Referral Systems Work for Young People awarded by Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens 2016 - 2020
- CISA RFTP 2017-03 Syncope Prevention Study (Lead) - Option 2 awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 - 2019
- Welcome Baby - Duke Pediatrics Collaborative Teen Parenting Program awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics 2018 - 2019
- CISA RFTP 2017-03 Syncope Prevention Study (Lead) - Base awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017 - 2018
- All Together Now: Making Health and Referral Systems Work for Young People awarded by Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens 2016
- Transition Collaborative Clinic awarded by Arnold P. Gold Foundation 2014 - 2015
External Relationships
- Ambetter of North Carolina, Inc.
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Wesevich, Austin, Megan G. Jiao, Taruni S. Santanam, Richard J. Chung, Julie Uchitel, Qintian Zhang, Claire D. Brindis, Carol A. Ford, Nathaniel Z. Counts, and Charlene A. Wong. “Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Quality and Value in Health Care.” Acad Pediatr, October 23, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2022.10.010.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Melanie R. Ramirez, Debra L. Best, Mitchell B. Cohen, and Lisa J. Chamberlain. “Advocacy and Community Engagement: Perspectives from Pediatric Department Chairs.” J Pediatr 248 (September 2022): 6-10.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.12.019.
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  - “Options Counseling for the Pregnant Adolescent Patient.” Pediatrics 150, no. 3 (September 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058781.
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  - “The Adolescent’s Right to Confidential Care When Considering Abortion.” Pediatrics 150, no. 3 (September 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058780.
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  - Driscoll, Hannah, Amanda D. Kimberg, and Richard J. Chung. “Caring for adolescents and young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in primary care: seizing opportunities to address youth mental health needs.” Curr Opin Pediatr 34, no. 4 (August 1, 2022): 306–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000001127.
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  - Mansfield, Lisa N., Richard J. Chung, Susan G. Silva, Elizabeth I. Merwin, and Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda. “Social determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine series completion among U.S. adolescents: A mixed-methods study.” Ssm Popul Health 18 (June 2022): 101082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101082.
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  - Lunsford-Avery, Jessica R., Ke Will Wang, Scott H. Kollins, Richard J. Chung, Casey Keller, and Matthew M. Engelhard. “Regularity and Timing of Sleep Patterns and Behavioral Health Among Adolescents.” J Dev Behav Pediatr 43, no. 4 (May 1, 2022): 188–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001013.
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  - Nguyen, Thuy-Vi, Richard J. Chung, and Charlene Wong. “Screening for Health-Related Social Needs in Pediatric Value-Based Care: Moving From Why to How.” Jama Pediatr 176, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 117–18. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3598.
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  - Pollock, McLean D., David Ming, Richard J. Chung, and Gary Maslow. “Parent-to-parent peer support for children and youth with special health care needs: Preliminary evaluation of a family partner program in a healthcare system.” J Pediatr Nurs 66 (2022): 6–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.05.008.
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  - Mansfield, Lisa N., Susan G. Silva, Elizabeth I. Merwin, Richard J. Chung, and Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda. “Factors Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series Completion Among Adolescents.” Am J Prev Med 61, no. 5 (November 2021): 701–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.031.
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  - Baxter, Samuel L. K., Richard Chung, Leah Frerichs, Roland J. Thorpe, Asheley C. Skinner, and Morris Weinberger. “Racial Residential Segregation and Race Differences in Ideal Cardiovascular Health among Young Men.” Int J Environ Res Public Health 18, no. 15 (July 22, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157755.
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  - Hua, Liwei L., and Liwei L. COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE. “Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults.” Pediatrics 147, no. 6 (June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051486.
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  - Powers, Makia E., Jennifer Takagishi, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Richard J. Chung, Laura K. Grubb, Janet Lee, Krishna K. Upadhya, et al. “Care of Adolescent Parents and Their Children.” Pediatrics 147, no. 5 (May 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-050919.
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  - Freeman, Sarah, Thuy-Vi Nguyen, Jessica Beliveau, Richard J. Chung, Sarah Armstrong, Cameron Wolfe, Rushina Cholera, and Charlene A. Wong. “COVID-19 Response Strategies at Large Institutes of Higher Education in the United States: A Landscape Analysis, Fall 2020.” J Adolesc Health 68, no. 4 (April 2021): 683–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.016.
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  - Freeman, Sarah W., Richard J. Chung, Carol A. Ford, and Charlene A. Wong. “Winning the Hearts and Minds of Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic.” J Adolesc Health 68, no. 3 (March 2021): 441–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.131.
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  - Balevic, Stephen J., Lindsay Singler, Rachel Randell, Richard J. Chung, Monica E. Lemmon, and Christoph P. Hornik. “Bringing research directly to families in the era of COVID-19.” Pediatr Res 89, no. 3 (February 2021): 404–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01260-1.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Andrew S. Mackie, Annette Baker, and Sarah D. de Ferranti. “Cardiovascular Risk and Cardiovascular Health Behaviours in the Transition From Childhood to Adulthood.” Can J Cardiol 36, no. 9 (September 2020): 1448–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.05.041.
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  - Grubb, Laura K., Elizabeth M. Alderman, Richard J. Chung, Janet Lee, Makia E. Powers, Maria H. Rahmandar, Krishna K. Upadhya, and Stephenie B. Wallace. “Barrier Protection Use by Adolescents During Sexual Activity.” Pediatrics 146, no. 2 (August 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-007245.
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  - Grubb, Laura K., Elizabeth M. Alderman, Richard J. Chung, Janet Lee, Makia E. Powers, Maria H. Rahmandar, Krishna K. Upadhya, and Stephenie B. Wallace. “Barrier Protection Use by Adolescents During Sexual Activity.” Pediatrics 146, no. 2 (August 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-007237.
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  - Menon, Seema, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Richard J. Chung, Laura K. Grubb, Janet Lee, Makia E. Powers, Krishna K. Upadhya, and Stephenie B. Wallace. “Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Specific Issues for Adolescents.” Pediatrics 146, no. 2 (August 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-007252.
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  - Owen, Mikah C., Stephenie B. Wallace, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Richard Chung, Laura K. Grubb, Janet Lee, Makia E. Powers, Maria H. Rahmandar, and Krishna K. Upadhya. “Advocacy and Collaborative Health Care for Justice-Involved Youth.” Pediatrics 146, no. 1 (July 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-1755.
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  - Grubb, Laura K., Makia Powers, and Makia COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE. “Emerging Issues in Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care.” Pediatrics 145, no. 5 (May 2020). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-0627.
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  - Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Xianghui. “Transition to Adulthood for Youth With Chronic Conditions and Special Health Care Needs.” J Adolesc Health 66, no. 5 (May 2020): 631–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.02.006.
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  - Pollak, Kathryn I., Xiaomei Gao, Richard J. Chung, David Farrell, and Terrill Bravender. “Feasibility of a clinic-delivered adolescent and pediatrician communication intervention on patient participatory behaviors and behavior change: TIC TAC pilot study.” Patient Educ Couns 103, no. 2 (February 2020): 414–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.025.
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  - Cates, Joan R., Sandra J. Diehl, Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Stephen W. North, Richard J. Chung, Jill Forcina Hill, and Tamera Coyne-Beasley. “Toward Optimal Communication About HPV Vaccination for Preteens and Their Parents: Evaluation of an Online Training for Pediatric and Family Medicine Health Care Providers.” J Public Health Manag Pract 26, no. 2 (2020): 159–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001022.
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  - Sadun, Rebecca E., Richard J. Chung, Mclean D. Pollock, and Gary R. Maslow. “Lost in transition: resident and fellow training and experience caring for young adults with chronic conditions in a large United States' academic medical center.” Med Educ Online 24, no. 1 (December 2019): 1605783. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2019.1605783.
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  - Hart, Laura C., McLean Pollock, Audrey Brown, Nirmish Shah, Richard J. Chung, Richard Sloane, and Gary R. Maslow. “Where Did They Go? Tracking Young Adult Follow-up During the Transition From Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Care.” Clinical Pediatrics 58, no. 11–12 (October 2019): 1277–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922819852980.
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  - Sadun, Rebecca E., Richard J. Chung, and Gary R. Maslow. “Transition to Adult Health Care and the Need for a Pregnant Pause.” Pediatrics 143, no. 5 (May 2019). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0541.
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  - Chung, Richard J. “The Value of “Heartsink”.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 10, no. 6 (December 1, 2018): 624–25. https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-18-00424.1.
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  - Cadogan, Kelly, Julee Waldrop, Gary Maslow, and Richard J. Chung. “S.M.A.R.T. Transitions: A Program Evaluation.” J Pediatr Health Care 32, no. 4 (2018): e81–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.02.008.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Joan Jasien, and Gary R. Maslow. “Resident Dyads Providing Transition Care to Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illnesses and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.” J Grad Med Educ 9, no. 2 (April 2017): 222–27. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-16-00292.1.
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  - Hill, Sherika N., Gary R. Maslow, and Richard J. Chung. “"Skin Deep Resilience" Among Disadvantaged Blacks: Critical Questions, Elusive Answers.” Pediatrics 138, no. 6 (December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-3063.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Currie Touloumtzis, and Holly Gooding. “Staying Young at Heart: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults.” Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 17, no. 12 (December 2015): 61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-015-0414-x.
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  - Chung, Richard J., and Abigail English. “Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents.” Curr Opin Pediatr 27, no. 4 (August 2015): 427–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000000242.
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  - Victor, Elizabeth C., Richard Chung, and Robert J. Thompson. “Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey.” Clin Pediatr (Phila) 54, no. 9 (August 2015): 878–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922814563273.
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  - Maslow, Gary R., Kathleen Dunlap, and Richard J. Chung. “Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents.” Pediatr Rev 36, no. 7 (July 2015): 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.36-7-299.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Emmanuel B. Walter, Alex R. Kemper, and Amanda Dayton. “Keen on teen vaccines: improvement of adolescent vaccine coverage in rural North Carolina.” J Adolesc Health 56, no. 5 Suppl (May 2015): S14–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.272.
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  - Chu, Patricia Y., Gary R. Maslow, Megan von Isenburg, and Richard J. Chung. “Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare.” J Pediatr Nurs 30, no. 5 (2015): e19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2015.05.022.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Laura Sherman, Elizabeth Goodman, David S. Bickham, and Michael Rich. “Exploring the perspectives of obese adolescent girls.” Qual Health Res 23, no. 10 (October 2013): 1369–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313505777.
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  - Maslow, Gary R., and Richard J. Chung. “Systematic review of positive youth development programs for adolescents with chronic illness.” Pediatrics 131, no. 5 (May 2013): e1605–18. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1615.
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  - Walter, Emmanuel B., and Richard J. Chung. “Immunizations for preteens.” N C Med J 74, no. 1 (2013): 66–71.
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  - Trenor, Cameron C., Richard J. Chung, Alan D. Michelson, Ellis J. Neufeld, Catherine M. Gordon, Marc R. Laufer, and S Jean Emans. “Hormonal contraception and thrombotic risk: a multidisciplinary approach.” Pediatrics 127, no. 2 (February 2011): 347–57. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-2221.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Pamela J. Burke, and Elizabeth Goodman. “Firm foundations: strength-based approaches to adolescent chronic disease.” Curr Opin Pediatr 22, no. 4 (August 2010): 389–97. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833a468e.
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  - Bravender, Terrill, Alexandra Russell, Richard J. Chung, and Sarah C. Armstrong. “A "novel" intervention: a pilot study of children's literature and healthy lifestyles.” Pediatrics 125, no. 3 (March 2010): e513–17. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1666.
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  - Beloeil, Hélène, Zaid Ababneh, Richard Chung, David Zurakowski, Robert V. Mulkern, and Charles B. Berde. “Effects of bupivacaine and tetrodotoxin on carrageenan-induced hind paw inflammation in rats (Part 1): hyperalgesia, edema, and systemic cytokines.” Anesthesiology 105, no. 1 (July 2006): 128–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200607000-00022.
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  - Blumenfeld, Hal, Kelly A. McNally, Susan D. Vanderhill, A LeBron Paige, Richard Chung, Kathryn Davis, Andrew D. Norden, et al. “Positive and negative network correlations in temporal lobe epilepsy.” Cereb Cortex 14, no. 8 (August 2004): 892–902. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhh048.
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- Conference Papers
  - Pollock, McLean, David Ming, Richard J. Chung, Jodie Neukirch Elliott, and Gary Maslow. “11.3 FAMILY PARTNERS: A PARENT-TO-PARENT PEER-SUPPORT MODEL UTILIZED WITHIN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS.” In Journal of the American Academy of Child &Amp; Adolescent Psychiatry, 59:S18–S18. Elsevier BV, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.07.085.
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  - Benefield, Halei C., Meghan A. Jobson, Katy Sims, Jason Fine, Richard J. Chung, Michael C. Beuhler, and William F. Pendergraft. “Trends in Pediatric Acetaminophen Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System in the United States.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 26:585–86. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Hart, Laura, Gary R. Maslow, Nirmish Shah, Richard J. Chung, Audrey Brown, and Richard Sloane. “CLINIC UTILIZATION IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSFER TO ADULT-ORIENTED CARE.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31:S159–60. SPRINGER, 2016.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Design Thinking: A Novel Approach to Pediatric Complex Care Coordination. 2020 - 2021 2020 - 2021
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Virtual Avatar Coaches: Improving Mental Health Treatment for College Students with Accessible Peer Support. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship