Geriatrics

Katherine Shepherd Hall, PhD

Associate Professor in Medicine
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Email address katherine.hall@duke.edu

My research is focused on developing evidence-based physical activity interventions for older adults with an eye to preserving functional independence and quality of life. I am particularly interested in developing exercise programs to promote physical and psychological well-being among older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

Education and Training

  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008

Grants

Publications

Kaufman, Brystana G., Kelli D. Allen, Cynthia J. Coffman, Sandra Woolson, Kevin Caves, Katherine Hall, Helen M. Hoenig, et al. “Cost and Quality of Life Outcomes of the STepped Exercise Program for Patients With Knee OsteoArthritis Trial.” Value Health 25, no. 4 (April 2022): 614–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.09.018.

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35365305
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Oyedeji, Charity I., Katherine Hall, Alison Luciano, Miriam C. Morey, and John J. Strouse. “The Sickle Cell Disease Functional Assessment (SCD-FA) tool: a feasibility pilot study.” Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, no. 1 (March 4, 2022): 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01005-3.

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35246265
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Browne, Julia, Miriam C. Morey, Jean C. Beckham, Hayden B. Bosworth, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Connie W. Bales, Jessica McDermott, Richard Sloane, Jeffrey J. Gregg, and Katherine S. Hall. “Diet quality and exercise in older veterans with PTSD: a pilot study.” Transl Behav Med 11, no. 12 (December 14, 2021): 2116–22. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab116.

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34487181
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Whitson, Heather E., Donna Crabtree, Carl F. Pieper, Christine Ha, Sandra Au, Miles Berger, Harvey J. Cohen, et al. “A template for physical resilience research in older adults: Methods of the PRIME-KNEE study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 11 (November 2021): 3232–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17384.

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34325481
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Pebole, Michelle M., Elizabeth E. VanVoorhees, Nivedita Chaudhry, Karen M. Goldstein, Jillian Thompson, Ryan Parker, Kelly M. Caron, and Katherine S. Hall. “Patient-centered behavioral services for women veterans with mental health conditions.” Transl Behav Med 11, no. 9 (September 15, 2021): 1676–81. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab057.

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34080638
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Pavon, Juliessa M., Laura J. Fish, Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Katherine S. Hall, Miriam C. Morey, Amy M. Pastva, and Susan N. Hastings. “Towards "mobility is medicine": Socioecological factors and hospital mobility in older adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 7 (July 2021): 1846–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17109.

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33755991
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Browne, Julia, Alyssa Medenblik, Michelle Pebole, Jeffrey J. Gregg, and Katherine S. Hall. “Qualitative Analysis of a Supervised Exercise Program for Older Veterans With PTSD.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 29, no. 6 (June 2021): 565–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.10.014.

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33162307
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Wilkins, Stacy Schantz, Rebecca J. Melrose, Katherine S. Hall, Erin Blanchard, Steven C. Castle, Teresa Kopp, Leslie I. Katzel, et al. “PTSD Improvement Associated with Social Connectedness in Gerofit Veterans Exercise Program.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 4 (April 2021): 1045–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16973.

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33368144
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Pebole, Michelle, Robyn L. Gobin, and Katherine S. Hall. “Trauma-informed exercise for women survivors of sexual violence.” Transl Behav Med 11, no. 2 (March 16, 2021): 686–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa043.

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32535635
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