Kate Ehle Plyler, MSW

Kate Plyler
Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr

Kate is a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator with an interest in social determinants of health. She will use her experience in research and regulatory management to support projects that focus on multilevel healthcare access dimensions in ovarian cancer disparities as well as potential biological mechanisms that influence cancer in women in the US and Western Africa. Prior to joining Duke, she worked as the Program Manager for a nonprofit in Chapel Hill serving youth in the child welfare system. Kate also serves as the department’s Staff Resource Person.

Kate received her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.