PA - Key Persons
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- Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs
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- Associate Professor of Computer Science
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Computer Science
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- Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Communications Strategist, Genomics
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- Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
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- Instructor in the Department of Cell Biology
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- Assistant Dean for Digital and Brand Communications
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Associate Professor of Neurology
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- Senior Science Writer and Managing Editor
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- Manager, Strategic Communications Projects
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- Professor of Neurobiology
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- Biology Distinguished Professor
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Associate Program Director, Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Communications Strategist, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
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- Academic Coordinator, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Clinical Coordinator, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Senior Director of Strategy and Planning
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Dr. Ward serves as the faculty lead for current and future School of Medicine faculty development programs including Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER); Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement (ALICE); and the Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP). Dr. Ward will partner with leaders in the Offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Research Mentoring; APT; Professionalism; and others to maintain and grow a robust portfolio of programs that meet evolving faculty needs. She also oversees the selection process for numerous School of Medicine faculty awards and the annual awards celebration to recognize and highlight the outstanding accomplishments of our faculty. Dr. Ward will report to the Vice Dean for Faculty.
Dr. Ward is an adult congenital and structural heart disease specialist, and serves as the Program Director for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship and the Director of the Cardio-Obstetrics Program. She received her MD from the University of Virginia, completed internal medicine residency at the University of Texas at Southwestern in Dallas, and was a cardiology fellow at Duke before joining the faculty in 2007. For the past 8 years, she has led professional development activities for the Department of Medicine, first as Director of Credentialing and more recently as the Associate Vice Chair for Provider Experience and Development. She is the director of the ALICE leadership development program for mid-career women faculty and has served as the Director of the Duke Clinical Leadership Program since 2018. Dr. Ward is a 2022 recipient of the Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award, recognizing faculty who display dedication to compassionate patient care and excellence in the teaching and mentoring of young physicians.
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- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Research Mentoring
- Professor of Medicine
Dr. Colon -Emeric is a Professor of Medicine, a senior fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and the Associate Director of the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the Durham VA. She has a longstanding passion for and experience mentoring faculty and trainees in the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. She directs the Duke Pepper Center Research Education Core, won the 2017 Clinical Science Research Mentoring Award, and is a recipient of the Duke Health Scholars Award.
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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- Senior Research Development Associate
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- Director SOM HR Service Center
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- Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Director, Gender and Sexual Diversity Initiative
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- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Instructor in the Department of Dermatology
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- Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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- Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- AV Information Specialist
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- Director, BioCoRE Program
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- Administrative Assistant to the Vice Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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- Vice Dean for Education, Vice Chancellor for Duke - NUS Affairs
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- Research Professor of Statistical Science
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- Advisor
- CBB Program Director
- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Ophthalmology
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- Senior Program Coordinator
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- Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Co - Leader, Office for Research Mentoring
Dr. Hall is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, and a faculty member at the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute where his laboratory focuses on the genetics of inherited kidney disease with a special focus on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
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- George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
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- Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Admissions Staff Specialist
Irina joined the office in August 2019. Previously, she was an Advanced Research Scientist/Statistician in the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. Irina holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies and an M.S. in Human Development from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and a BS in Psychology from Moscow State University in Russia.
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- Director Space Management
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Division Chief, Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Program Director, Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Director of Clinical Education, Medical Instructor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology
- Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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- Associate Dean for Appointments, Promotion & Tenure
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- Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Academic Coordinator, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- Associate Consulting Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Professor in Molecular Genetics and Mirobiology
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- Manager of Digital Strategy
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- Manager, Special Projects
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- Senior Video and Multimedia Producer
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- Associate Dean for Research Development
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- Administrative Manager
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Basic Sciences Director, IDEALS Office
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- Research Resource Manager
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- Assistant Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Educational Technology Specialist
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- Professor in Population Health Sciences
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- Program Coordinator, Senior
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- Preclinical Staff Specialist
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Medical Director, Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Professor of Medicine
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- Academic Coordinator, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- Program Coordinator / Research Mentoring
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- Instructional Specialist, Medical Instructor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Instructional Media Designer
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- Associate Director of Financial Aid
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- Assistant Dean, Financial Aid and Registrar
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- Academic Coordinator, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Professor of Anesthesiology
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- Research Development Associate
A member of the Office of Research Development since January 2016, Maile came to Duke after working with biotech startup companies to secure NIH funding (SBIR/STTR), managing and coordinating the grant proposal process. She completed her postdoctoral training at the NIH/National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC, where she studied the molecular mechanisms of synaptic weakening and elimination in the developing brain.
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- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
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- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
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- Senior Research Development Associate
Martha joined the Office of Research Development in January 2016 as a Research Development Associate and was promoted to her current position in April 2019. Previously, she held a range of research positions in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, including her most recent appointment as Associate Professor. Martha holds a PhD and MPH in nutrition from the UNC Chapel Hill and a BA in neuroscience from Oberlin College. Her research career has focused on nutritional determinants of late life depression and brain health.
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Vice Dean for Communications and Advancement and Chief Communications Officer
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Anatomist, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Director of Assessment & Evaluation, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Duke NUS Affairs, Duke - NUS Clinical Research Liaison
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- Multimedia and User Services Specialist
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- Associate Director
- Program Director
- Associate Director of Research
Michelle Mack is an Associate Director of Research Operations within the Duke Office of Clinical Research (DOCR) and works with the Office for Research Mentoring as the Program Director.
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- Director of Graduate Studies Assistant ( DGSA )
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- Associate Dean, Space Management & Research Resources
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- Professor of Neurosurgery
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- Space Management Coordinator
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- Operations Events Coordinator
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- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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- Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
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- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Clinical Coordinator, Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Interim Director of Preclinical Education, Senior Education Strategist, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Director of Graduate Studies ( DGS )
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- Associate Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Director of Assessment and Research
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- Communications and Recruitment Coordinator
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- Video Producer / Director
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
Roy T. Parker, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
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- Asst Director Space Management & Operations
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- Director, Office of Duke - NUS Affairs
- Our Director
Our Director, Samira Wellemeyer, presents information about our office to departments, divisions and centers across Duke.
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- Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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- Professor of Statistical Science
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- Associate Professor of Statistical Science
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- Building Manager RTP Campus
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- Senior Science Writer and Managing Editor
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- Manager, Information Systems
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- Professor in Neurosurgery
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Associate Professor of Cell Biology
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- George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
Ms. Harris provides support for the Office for Research Mentoring. She is also the Program Coordinator for the Duke Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
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- Instructional Specialist, Medical Instructor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
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- Member of the CBB Executive Committee
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- CBB Executive Committee
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- Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
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- Director Operations RTP Campus
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- Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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- Assistant Director of Admissions
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- Senior News Writer / Producer, Development & Alumni Affairs
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- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Information Services Specialist