Why Do Vaccines Wear Off?
Duke University School of Medicine researchers have proposed a new statistical approach to improve how scientists and policy makers use health record data to guide decisions, such as when it's time for a booster shot.
Adventures in Implementation Science
DPHS PhD alum Lindsay Ballengee, PT, DPT, PhD, leverages her Duke relationships in her current role as a postdoctoral research scholar at Duke Clinical Research Institute. Learn more in this interview conducted by current DPHS student Sahar Shibeika.
Staff Member Jessica Gregware Honored for Soft Skills
Working@Duke named Gregware a “soft-skills all star” for her ability to convey caring and empathy to students and colleagues.
Bringing Music to the Duke Community
PhD Student Franco Amigo Acuña and his team at Duke's Emerging Leaders Institute created a website to help anyone at Duke who finds happiness in music get the information and connections they need.
Meet the 2025 Incoming PhD Students in Population Health Sciences
Meet the 2025 Incoming PhD Students in Population Health Sciences
Reimagining Support for Family Caregivers and their Loved Ones
Family caregivers face an immense burden. Duke population health researchers are gathering evidence to show what type of care leads to the best physical and mental health for the care recipients, and how to best support the caregivers themselves. Ultimately, they hope this work leads to better outcomes for everyone involved in family caregiving.
Piling On Prescriptions in Your 50s and 60s May Hurt Strength and Balance
A new study led by Caroline Sloan, MD, MPH, links the use of five medications or more — known as polypharmacy — to reduced strength and mobility in adults as young as 50.
Alumni Profile: Caitlin Sullivan
2021 Population Health sciences alum Caitlin Sullivan, MS, is advancing public health through her work as a research health scientist specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Current master’s student Suepriya Adhikari interviewed Sullivan for this Duke University graduate school profile.
PhD Student Focuses on Heat, Health, and Community
In her Ph.D. studies in population health sciences, Elizabeth Rojo tackles one of the most pressing public health threats driven by climate change: extreme heat.
Bariatric Surgery Lightens Load of Diabetes Care
As GLP-1 medications reshape obesity treatments, a study led by Department of Population Health Sciences researchers Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, and Valerie Smith, DrPH, shows lasting savings surgery can deliver.