Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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2026 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Professor of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2020 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2006 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Identifying Factors Associated With Prolonged Hospitalizations for Community-Dwelling Veterans Living With Dementia.
Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · September 2, 2026 BACKGROUND: People living with dementia (PLWD) are more likely to be hospitalized and have longer hospital stays compared with the general population. Prolonged hospitalizations are associated with inpatient complications, functional decline, and mortality ... Full text Link to item CiteFactors Affecting Implementation of the EQUIPPED Medication Safety Program for Older Veterans in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Analysis.
Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · September 2026 BACKGROUND: EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department) is a program developed within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system that aims to reduce the prescription of potentially inapprop ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociations Between Social Drivers of Health and Intervention Reach During Implementation of a Supervised Walking Program.
Journal article Med Care · September 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between social drivers of health and veteran-level reach of STRIDE, a supervised walking program implemented in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). STUDY SETTING AND DESIGN: We included 2527 patients across 5 facilit ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-System Therapy to Reduce Distress, Improve Emotion Regulation and Enhance Quality of Life in Older Adults with Advanced Cancer: A Telehealth Delivered Intervention
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Duke Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2031Navigator-Assisted Non-Pharmacologic Pain Relief for Veterans with Back Pain
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2026 - 2031View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1998
M.D.