Kevin Weinfurt, PhD

Kevin Weinfurt, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Weinfurt is also Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Duke University Medical Center and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute; Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; and a Faculty Associate of the Trent Center for the Study of Medical Humanities and Bioethics.

Dr. Weinfurt was a principal investigator in the NIH PROMIS Network, where he led the development of the SexFS to measure male and female sexual function and satisfaction. Currently, he serves as the President of the PROMIS Health Organization, is co-chair of the coordinating center for the NIH Health Systems Research Collaboratory, and co-chair of NIDDK’s Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network. As an educator, Dr. Weinfurt co-directs Duke’s masters-level Clinical Research Training Program and has taught graduate courses in patient-reported outcomes research and multivariate statistics along with undergraduate courses in introductory psychology, judgment and decision making, and the psychology of medical decision making.

For more information, visit Weinfurt’s profile on Duke University’s website.