In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s.

Duke-Margolis addresses critical health policy challenges with innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve health and the value of health care. Their interdisciplinary approach brings students and faculty from Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering together with policy experts, researchers, and health care professionals across the country to work together on focused projects that make a difference.

Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD student, submitted a grant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for her post-doc. It is a grant that is meant for RWJF Future of Nursing Scholars to attain supplemental funding to continue their research in their postdoctoral position. Her post-doc will be at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD student, and Dean Marion E.

Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of a subcontract proposal to The Ohio State University on their NIH R01 application entitled: "Efficacy of a Tailored mHealth Messaging Cessation Intervention for Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking in Young Adults." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of September 1, 2021.

This month’s research seminar features faculty and staff from the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) who will discuss various aspects of the Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Program.  Deondra Rose from the Sanford School of Public Policy will be the discussant.

Sara LeGrand will speak on:

• • The Duke SGM Health Program
• • Snapshots of current projects
• • Development of the SGM Health Best Practices Knowledgebase

Hy Huynh will speak on:

Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, wrote "Perceived Versus Actual Risks of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease" in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

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Congratulations to Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, on the award of her proposal to the Duke Global Health Institute Small Research Grant Program for a project entitled: Supporting the Customization of a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence among South African Adolescents Living with HIV. This project has been awarded for a one-year period with a start date January 15, 2021.