Kathryn 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
Clinical Trials
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (47)
- Academics Articles (214)
- Conference Pages (28)
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
University of Washington
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
University of Colorado - Denver
American Thoracic Society
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
American Urological Association Foundation
Patrick & Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kennedy Krieger Institute
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Colorado - Denver
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Harvard University
Vivor, LLC
National Institutes of Health
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Vanderbilt University
Health Resources and Service Administration
National Institutes of Health
National Palliative Care Research Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Pec Innovation
Patient Educ Couns
J Pediatr
Patient Educ Couns
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Jama Internal Medicine
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Pec Innovation
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Jama Network Open
J Gen Intern Med
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Jco Oncol Pract
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Patient Educ Couns
J Pediatr
Matern Child Health J
Patient Educ Couns
J Child Neurol
Matern Child Health J
Frontiers in Public Health
J Neonatal Perinatal Med
Prog Community Health Partnersh
Support Care Cancer
Jco Oncol Pract
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Contemp Clin Trials
Support Care Cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage
Age Ageing
Jama Network Open
Contemp Clin Trials
Oncology Nursing Forum
Jmir Research Protocols
Addict Behav
Nicotine Tob Res
J Immigr Minor Health
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
Matern Child Health J
Am J Manag Care
Am J Manag Care
Journal of Smoking Cessation
Patient Educ Couns
Patient Educ Couns
Health Expectations : an International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy
Asia Pac J Clin Oncol
Jco Oncol Pract
J Pain Symptom Manage
Addict Behav
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal of Virus Eradication
J Cancer Educ
Patient Educ Couns
Patient Educ Couns
Clin J Oncol Nurs
Health Psychology
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Support Care Cancer
J Oncol Pract
Support Care Cancer
Patient Educ Couns
Jama Internal Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Nicotine Tob Res
Patient Educ Couns
Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
J Adolesc Health
Nicotine Tob Res
Patient Educ Couns
Patient Educ Couns
Int J Adolesc Med Health
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Support Care Cancer
Health Psychology
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
J Pain Symptom Manage
Palliat Med
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Nicotine Tob Res
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Patient Educ Couns
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Patient Educ Couns
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Patient Educ Couns
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
J Am Board Fam Med
Genome Medicine
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
Patient Educ Couns
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Nicotine Tob Res
Int J Obes (Lond)
Am J Health Promot
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Family Medicine
Patient Educ Couns
Patient Educ Couns
Ann Intern Med
Psychooncology
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Family Medicine
Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
Support Care Cancer
J Am Board Fam Med
Support Care Cancer
Psychooncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
The Journal of Physician Assistant Education : the Official Journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
Ethnicity & Health
Ethnicity & Health
Patient Educ Couns
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
J Adolesc Health
Patient Educ Couns
Nicotine Tob Res
Preventing Chronic Disease
Bmc Health Services Research
Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education
Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Journal of Adolescent Health
Social Science & Medicine
Research in Nursing & Health
Journal of Clinical Oncology
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Health Promotion : Ajhp
Palliative Medicine
Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Social Science & Medicine
American Journal of Health Promotion : Ajhp
American Journal of Health Promotion : Ajhp
Cancer Control : Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Psychology & Health
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Cancer
Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Journal of the National Medical Association
Journal of the National Medical Association
American Journal of Public Health
Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Journal of Community Health
American Journal of Managed Care
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Journal of the National Medical Association
Addictive Behaviors
Ethnicity & Disease
Health Education Research
Preventive Medicine
Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
Addictive Behaviors
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
2020 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics, ICHI 2020
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
2020 8TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS (ICHI 2020)
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 Box 2715
Durham, NC
27710