Kathryn IIonka Pollak
Professor in Population Health SciencesOverview
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