Jennifer M. Gierisch
Jennifer M. Gierisch

Jennifer M. Gierisch

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences

Overview

Jennifer Gierisch, PhD,  is behavioral scientist and health services researcher. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Heath Sciences and the Department of Medicine at Duke University. She is a core investigator with the Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT)  where she serves as the leader of the Partnered Research Methods Core (PRESTO)  and Director of the VA OAA Health Services Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Gierisch also is the Co-Director of the Evidence Synthesis Program (VA ESP) at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health Care System. She also served as a faculty director of the Duke Clinical Translational Science Institute's  Community Engaged Research Initiative (CeRi) for five years

Dr. Gierisch’s research focuses on three overarching areas: 1) behavioral research on the psychosocial factors that influence appropriate uptake and maintenance of complex health behaviors (eg., weight management, smoking cessation, cancer screening); 2) evidence synthesis on key health and healthcare topics to enhance uptake of evidence-based interventions to improve patient and health system outcomes; and 3) participatory and  community engaged research approaches.

Area of expertise: health behavior, community-engaged research, evidence synthesis, intervention development,  qualitative research

Positions

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine

2021 School of Medicine

Associate Professor in Medicine in the School of Medicine

2020 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

2015 School of Medicine

Education

M.P.H. 2000

2000 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ph.D. 2008

2008 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Publications, Grants & Awards

Offices & Contact

DUMC 104427
Durham, NC
27710
DUMC 104427
Durham, NC
27710