Pamela W. Duncan PhD, PT, FAPTA, FAHA

Pamela Duncan, Ph.D., who has a professional degree in physical therapy from Columbia University, earned a master’s degree in education from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Wake Forest School of Medicine’s neurology department in 2011, Duncan was associate director of the Center for Clinical Health Policy Research at Duke University Medical Center, where she also served as professor of community and family medicine. In addition, from 2002- 2007 she was the director of the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies, associate director of the Institute of Aging at the University of Florida and director of the Department of Veteran Affairs Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center.

Duncan dedicates her clinical and research efforts to improve the trajectory of recovery for stroke survivors and individuals at risk of falls or functional decline. Her research focuses on evaluating best-evidence processes, interventions, and outcomes for post-acute care services across the care continuum. She leads studies on stroke care and outcomes measures, falls prevention for the elderly and hospital readmissions related to functional decline, with continuous external funding from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, the American Heart Association and various pharmaceutical companies.