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James Andrew Alspaugh, MD
Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 684-0045
Email:
Location:
DUMC Box 102359, 303 Sands Building, Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Misha Angrist, PhD
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute
Telephone:
(919) 684-2872
Location:
Box 90989, Gross Hall Room 263, Durham, NC 27708-0989
Courses:
AAAS 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
BIOETHIC 510S: Science and the Media: Narrative Writing about Science, Health and Policy
BIOETHIC 591: Topics in Science Policy
BIOETHIC 605: Contemporary Issues in Bioethics and Science Policy
BIOETHIC 605S: Contemporary Issues in Bioethics and Science Policy
BIOETHIC 700: Research Independent Study in Bioethics and Science Policy
CRP 253: Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research
CULANTH 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
GLHLTH 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
PJMS 510S: Science and the Media: Narrative Writing about Science, Health and Policy
PSY 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
PUBPOL 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
PUBPOL 510S: Science and the Media: Narrative Writing about Science, Health and Policy
SCISOC 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
SCISOC 256: Science and Society
SCISOC 293: Research Independent Study in Science & Society
SCISOC 498S: Science & Society Capstone
SOCIOL 196FS: Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy
Hayden B. Bosworth, Ph.D.
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Professor in Medicine
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Telephone:
(919) 286-6936
Email:
Location:
Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) Room: 152
Research Interests:
Psychosocial factors related to mortality, morbidity and functional status; assessing quality of life among chronically ill adult; adherence with medical regiments.
Courses:
CRP 249: Health Services Research
CRP 273: Implementation and Dissemination of Health Care Research
GLHLTH 395T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team
GLHLTH 396T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team
GLHLTH 795T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team
GLHLTH 796T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team
POPHS 706: Topics in Population Health Sciences II
Bruce Burnett, Ph.D., RAC
Director of Regulatory Affairs, DTMI, Associate Professor of Medicine – Clinical Pharmacology
Telephone:
(919) 624-2167
Email:
Location:
701 W Main Street, Suite 500, Durham, NC 27701
Courses:
David Edelman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 668-7218
Email:
Location:
Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) Room: EG006
Research Interests:
Dr. Edelman’s primary research interest is in randomized trials of novel system redesign interventions to improve chronic illness outcomes. He has led several studies of re-design interventions in both screening and outcomes. He has a special focus on diabetes as a model chronic illness for his interventions. He also has a strong interest in research education for physicians and medical students.
Matthew Engelhard
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 613-3665
Email:
Location:
2424 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Karen Goldstein
Associate Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 286-0411
Email:
Location:
508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705
Steven C. Grambow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Director, CRTP
Telephone:
(919) 684-1292
919-684-8038
Email:
Location:
Hock Plaza Suite 1105
Simon Gray Gregory, Ph.D.
Professor in Medicine,
Research Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Director of Genomics and Epigenetics, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
Telephone:
(919) 684-0726
Email:
Research Interests:
Simon Gregory’s research applies the experience he gained from leading the mapping of the mouse genome and the sequencing of human chromosome 1 for the Human Genome Project to elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying multi-factorial diseases. His primary area of research involves the identification of the genetic, genomic, and epigenetic factors that give rise to the development of chronic complex disease. Dr. Gregory is Director of the Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program and Director of the Duke Bioinformatics Workshop, a forum for researchers to gain in-depth experience using publicly available molecular genomics databases.
Research Interests:
The focus of our work is on understanding how dendritic cells and other myeloid cells initiate and regulate immune responses. We are also using our knowledge of immunology to develop diagnostics and therapeutics for a variety of human diseases.
Susan Halabi, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Professor in Surgery
Telephone:
(919) 681-2224
Email:
Location:
Hock Plaza Room #8019
Office Hours By appointment
Research Interests:
Design and analysis of clinical trials, survival analysis, statistical analysis of biomarker and microarray data, development and validation of prognostic models.
Courtney Van Houtven, Ph.D.
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 286-0411 x 7100
Location:
2424 Erwin Rd, Hock Plaza, Durham, NC 27708
Research Interests:
Aging and economics research interests encompass long-term care financing and long-term care policy; impact of family caregiving on health and economic outcomes of care recipients and caregivers; design and evaluation of family caregiver training programs intended to optimize caregiver and care recipient outcomes; health care delivery for persons with functional and cognitive limitations, including end-of-life care; policy evaluation.
Jillian Hurst
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Telephone:
(919) 668-8776
Email:
Location:
Chesterfield 701 W Main Street, Durham, NC 27710
Courses:
Ravi Karra, MD MHSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 684-2449
Email:
Location:
247A CARL Building, Durham, NC 27710
Christopher D. Kontos, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Telephone:
(919) 684-2119
Email:
Location:
180A CARL Bldg, 213 Research Dr., Durham, NC 27710
Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of vascular remodeling; signaling by endothelial receptor tyrosine kinases.
Matthew L. Maciejewski, Ph.D.
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Professor in Medicine
Research Interests:
Progesterone and preterm birth prevention, preterm premature rupture of membranes, serum markers of infection, and apoptosis in fetal membranes
Evan Myers, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief of the Division of Clinical & Epidemiologic Research
Telephone:
(919) 201-4884
Email:
Location:
244 Baker House, Durham, NC 27710
Office Hours Scheduled as needed
Research Interests:
Include broadly the application of quantitative methods, especially mathematical modeling and decision analysis, to problems in women’s health. Recent and current activities include integration of simulation modeling and systematic reviews to inform decisions surrounding cervical, ovarian, and breast cancer prevention and control, screening for postpartum depression, and management of uterine fibroids. We are also engaged in exploring methods for integrating guidelines development and research prioritization. In addition, I have ongoing collaborations using the tools of decision analysis with faculty in other clinical areas Research is conducted through the Division of Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Evidence Synthesis Group in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and the Duke Cancer Institute. I’m also the course director for CRP 259, “Decision Sciences in Clinical Research”, in Duke’s Clinical Research Training Program.
Megan Neely
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 684-8783
Email:
Location:
2424 Erwin Road Ste 1105, 11033 Hock Plaza, Durham, NC 27705-3860
Courses:
Carl F. Pieper, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 660-7525
Email:
Research Interests:
Statistical: Longitudinal data analysis, hierarchical linear models, mixed models, psychometrics, reliability and scale construction.
Collaborative: Aging and geriatrics/gerontology, especially prospective epidemiologic studies and clinical trials of mortality, function, disability, dementia, depression, health service use and comorbidity.
Courses:
Gregory P. Samsa
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 613-5212
Email:
Location:
2424 Erwin Road Ste 1105, 11045 Hock Plaza, Durham, NC 27705
Stefanie Sarantopoulos
Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 668-4383
Location:
2 Genome Court Bay F Msrb2, Box 3961, Durham, NC 27710
Courses:
Matt Sparks
Associate Professor of Medicine
Telephone:
(919) 684-9737
Email:
Location:
2 Genome Court, Msrb2 Room 1013, Box 103015, Durham, NC 27710
Courses:
Jesse David Troy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 668-2932
Email:
Location:
2400 Pratt St, Box 102501, Durham, NC 27705
Research Interests:
Medical decision making and patient-centered outcomes in hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplantation and cell therapies for a variety of indications including cerebral palsy (CP), brain injury, autism, cancer, and stroke.
Courses:
BIOSTAT 701: Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods I
BIOSTAT 703: Introduction to the Practice of Biostatistics I
BIOSTAT 703L: Introduction to the Practice of Biostatics I Lab
BIOSTAT 709: Observational Studies
BIOSTAT 732: Independent Study
CRP 241: Introduction to Statistical Methods
INTERDIS 300B: Quantitative Medicine and Decision Making - Medical Statistics
Kyle Walsh
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Telephone:
(919) 684-8732
Email:
Location:
571 Research Drive, Msrb-1, Rm 442, Durham, NC 27710
Kevin P. Weinfurt, Ph.D.
Professor in Population Health
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Telephone:
(919) 668-8019
Email:
Research Interests:
Clinical outcome assessments (patient-reported outcomes, observer-reported outcomes, clinician-reported outcomes, and performance outcomes); history and philosophy of measurement; research methods and statistics; psychology of medical decision making; and research ethics.
John W. Williams, M.D, M.H.Sc.
Professor of Medicine
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Telephone:
(919) 684-7611
Email:
Location:
2424 Erwin Road, Suite 1105
Research Interests:
Implementing best practices; Mental illness in Primary care with a focus on depression and dementia; Quality indicators; Systematic reviews; Effectiveness Trials