Kimberly Ann Dukes
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Kimberly Ann Dukes, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-9454
dukeska@bu.edu
Fuller - 902A
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Biography

Professor Dukes has been a member of the Boston University community since 1982 and an Research Associate Professor of Biostatistics at SPH since 2018. After earning her bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in mathematics/statistics, Professor Dukes held positions as a statistical analyst, data manager and statistical programmer at Boston Medical Center, Quintiles, New England Research Institute, and New England Medical Center. Building on these experiences, she founded DM-STAT, a full-service contract research organization serving government-, academic-, foundation-, and industry-sponsored programs, projects and contracts.

Professor Dukes served as President and CEO of DM-STAT for 21 years. In these roles, she was responsible for all aspects of making the business successful: business development, operations, financial and personnel management, and setting and achieving strategic goals. Additionally, she has extensive experience serving as lead biostatistician for projects with an array of study designs, including randomized clinical trials (Phase I-IV, device, behavioral), prospective longitudinal cohort, opportunistic, observational, surveillance, and retrospective studies and clinical evaluations.

Education

  • Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Mathematics
  • Boston University, MA Field of Study: Mathematics
  • Boston University, BS Field of Study: Mathematics

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHBS750
  • SPHBS835

Publications

  • Published on 6/20/2025

    Friberg Walhof J, Racila AM, Hockett Sherlock S, Cunningham Goedken C, Suh D, Guerrero B, Zabarsky T, Dukes K, Perencevich EN. Variation in veterans affairs hospitals' UV-C surface disinfection systems guidance documents: a qualitative content analysis. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e131. PMID: 40567398.

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  • Published on 6/5/2025

    Merry SP, Croghan IT, Dukes KA, McCormick BC, Considine GT, Duvall MJ, Thompson CT, Leffell DJ. Primary Care Physician Use of Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy on Skin Lesions Suggestive of Skin Cancer. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025; 16:21501319251344423. PMID: 40470593.

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  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Magane KM, Dukes KA, Fielman S, Palfai TP, Regan D, Cheng DM, Lee H, Kraemer KL, Bullard MJ, Chen CA, Samet JH. Oral vs Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jun 01; 185(6):635-645. PMID: 40257810.

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  • Published on 3/28/2025

    de-Winton Cummings PJ, Gonzalez Bravo C, Dukes KC, Wilks AD, Ahlers CD, Casado Castillo FE, Courtney A, Elliott-Wherry AN, Knobbe JE, Pineiro-Falcon NM, Schaeffer SE, Tillinghast S, Tovar EF, Villa AT, Carvour ML. Modifiable social and structural factors influence COVID-19 vaccine intention among frontline workers in the Midwestern USA: a community-engaged survey study. BMJ Public Health. 2025; 3(1):e000859. PMID: 40166606.

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  • Published on 3/11/2025

    Schaeffer SE, Gonzalez Bravo C, Ahlers CD, Elliott-Wherry AN, Zadeh H, de-Winton Cummings PJ, Dukes KC, Ibrahim NE, Jones D, Zamba PT, Wilks AD, Carvour ML. Epidemiological Assessment and Inference in Race-Based Clinical Algorithms: A Narrative Review and Health Policy Analysis Focused on Living Kidney Donation. Health Equity. 2025; 9(1):161-169. PMID: 40677644.

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  • Published on 10/22/2024

    Y Bernstein E, Magane KM, Dukes KA, Palfai TP, Lee JH, Saitz R, Samet JH. Correlates of post-hospitalization naltrexone adherence for alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 01; 265:112470. PMID: 39461121.

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  • Published on 8/1/2024

    Girotra S, Dukes KC, Sperling J, Kennedy K, Del Rios M, Crowe R, Panchal AR, Rea T, McNally BF, Chan PS. Emergency Medical Service Agency Practices and Cardiac Arrest Survival. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Aug 01; 9(8):683-691. PMID: 38837166.

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  • Published on 4/22/2024

    Jain A, LaValley M, Dukes K, Lane K, Winter M, Spangler KR, Cesare N, Wang B, Rickles M, Mohammed S. Modeling health and well-being measures using ZIP code spatial neighborhood patterns. Sci Rep. 2024 Apr 22; 14(1):9180. PMID: 38649687.

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  • Published on 3/14/2024

    Thirnbeck CK, Espinoza ET, Beaman EA, Rozen AL, Dukes KC, Singh H, Herwaldt LA, Landrigan CP, Reisinger HS, Cifra CL. Interfacility Referral Communication for PICU Transfer. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Jun 01; 25(6):499-511. PMID: 38483193.

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  • Published on 10/1/2023

    Uzendu AI, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Girotra S, Jones PG, McNally BF, Del Rios M, Sasson C, Breathett K, Sperling J, Dukes KC, Chan PS. Cardiac Arrest Survival at Emergency Medical Service Agencies in Catchment Areas With Primarily Black and Hispanic Populations. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Oct 01; 183(10):1136-1143. PMID: 37669067.

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