Welcome to New Faculty, Eric Perakslis, PhD
Dr. Eric Perakslis will be the new Chief Science & Digital Officer at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, but his appointment sits in the Department of Population Health Sciences.
Emily O'Brien, PhD, to Run New COVID-19 Vaccine Study
Dr. Emily O'Brien discusses the HERO-Together study with Dean Mary E. Klotman. The study looks at the quality of life of healthcare workers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
Research Helps Feed School Kids During the Pandemic
Hannah Lane, PhD, and team describe how dissemination & implementation research that studies the pandemic response can inform policies that will improve hunger.
Lesley Curtis, PhD, Makes Annual List of Highly Cited Researchers
This year's list, tracked by Clarivate's Web of Science, includes 37 scholars from Duke, Dr. Curtis being one of them.
How Can We Navigate the Twin Pandemics of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism?
Brett McCarty, ThD, is one faculty teaching a new course “Moral Moments in Medicine: Pandemics, Race, Social Justice” that tries to answer this question.
How Can the U.S. Turn Around COVID-19?
Because we didn’t do what was necessary to keep COVID-19 at bay, Dr. Shenglan Tang tells Popular Science we may have to endure some short-term pain for some long-term gain before a vaccine arrives.
Wall Street Journal Cites Study From Brystana Kaufman, PhD
With concern of COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals in unprepared rural areas, The Wall Street Journal (behind paywall) references a study from Dr. Brystana Kaufman and team.
Mask Mandate Benefits
New reserach from Drs. Brystana Kaufman, Valerie Smith, & team finds mask mandates are essential to reopening businesses.
Data Shows Rising Incidence of COVID-19 State-Wide
Read how COVID is taking hold all over North Carolina, in both urban and rural areas according to Aaron McKethan, PhD, & team.
David Ming, MD, Gets Funding for Regional Complex Care Convenings Project.
With funding from The National Center for Complex Health & Social Needs, Dr. David Ming tries to achieve an integrated pediatric service delivery system for children with complex care in NC.