Kathryn IIonka Pollak
Kathryn IIonka Pollak

Kathryn IIonka Pollak

Professor in Population Health Sciences

Overview

Dr. Pollak is a social psychologist who designs and tests behavioral interventions to promote smoking cessation, reduce health disparities, and improve clinician-patient communication. She also is one of the Multiple Principal Investigators of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative that supports multi-site palliative care trials. Finally, Dr. Pollak serves as a Communication Coach where she teaches clinicians effective communication techniques.

Area of expertise: Health Behavior

Positions

Professor in Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine

2017 School of Medicine

Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in the School of Medicine

2017 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

1998 School of Medicine

Education

Ph.D. 1996

1996 University of Houston

Publications, Grants & Awards

Offices & Contact

2424 Erwin Road Suite 602
Durham, NC
27710
Box 2715
Durham, NC
27710