Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in the Department of Sociology
·
2014 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Duke University Population Research Institute (DUPRI)
·
2025 - Present
Duke Population Research Institute,
Social Science Research Institute
Director of the Duke Center for Population Health and Aging (CPHA)
·
2026 - Present
Duke Population Research Institute,
Social Science Research Institute
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
·
2017 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Center for Population Health & Aging
·
2011 - Present
Center for Population Health & Aging,
Duke Population Research Institute
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
·
2014 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Recent Scholarly Works
Longitudinal Trajectories of Hospitalizations in U.S. Older Adults with Heart Failure.
Journal article J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci · September 16, 2026 BACKGROUND: Little is known about long-term risks of hospitalizations among heart failure (HF) older adults at a national level. We identified long-term patterns of hospitalizations following the diagnosis of HF and assessed whether high-risk patients can ... Full text Link to item CiteRacial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of hospitalizations in patients diagnosed with heart failure.
Journal article Am Heart J · September 2025 BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic disparities in hospitalizations among heart failure (HF) patients have been well documented. However, little is known about racial and ethnic differences in the long-term trajectories of hospital admissions that follow the dia ... Full text Link to item CiteRacial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. middle-aged and older adults.
Journal article PLoS One · 2025 BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are well-documented. However, racial and ethnic differences in the longitudinal changes among multiple CVD risk factors are unknown. METHODS: We used prospective cohort ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Center for Population Health and Aging
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2031Characterizing Family Structure, Care Utilization, and Well-Being among Persons with ADRD in the Asian Region
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2025 - 2030Accelerated Aging in Gulf War Illness: Phenotypes, Epigenetic Biomarkers and Associations with Gulf War Exposures
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2023 - 2027View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2001
Ph.D.