Isaac Lipkus
Professor in the School of NursingOverview
Research Interests
Dr. Lipkus is interested in how: 1) dispositional (e.g., hostility) and attitudinal variables (e.g.,
belief in a world) affect coping with negative life events (e.g., cancer, conflict in interpersonal
relationships), and 2) the impact of risk perceptions (e.g., optimistic and pessimistic biases) on
modifying precautionary behaviors (e.g., early prevention and detection of cancer,etc.).
Positions
Professor in the School of Nursing in the School of Nursing
2009 School of Nursing
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine
2021 School of Medicine
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health in the School of Medicine
2009 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
1995 School of Medicine
Education
M.A. 1988
1988 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ph.D. 1991
1991 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Publications, Grants & Awards
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27701-2054 DUMC 3322
Durham, NC
27710