I am a Research Health Scientist at Durham VA Health System’s Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Duke University faculty at both the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Medical School, Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development as well as Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Core Faculty. I have extensive experience in clinical medicine, health care administration, health professions education, hospice and palliative care quality improvement, and community-based research. Challenges and opportunities at the intersection of social care and health care inform my research agenda. My collaborations across disciplines at VA and Duke and with community organizations have afforded me deep insights into the lives and challenges of vulnerable community members and family/friend care partners. I have active research 1) describing care partners’ social and health needs related to caring for older adults re-entering the community from prison; 2) designing and testing lay navigation programs focused on both caregiver and care recipient outcomes; and 3) characterizing concerns care partners and people living with dementia have regarding the quality of care settings as well as emerging technologies.
Education and Training
- DrPH, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 2015
- M.P.A., Baruch College, 2011
- M.S., Northeastern University, 2004