Katie Duckworth, PhD

Katie Duckworth is trained in behavioral health. She holds a doctoral degree.

She is the director of the Cancer Patient Support and Psychosocial Oncology programs at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and an associate professor in the Section of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Her clinical and research interests include exploring the bio-psycho-social-cultural elements of health narratives in hopes of partnering with individuals to maximize quality of life. Duckworth’s articular interests include adjustment to chronic health condition and maternal health, including pregnancy during cancer treatment, young adult survivorship, sleep quality, fertility and end-of-life care.

At Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, she is active in many committees and teaches in numerous programs, including Genetic Counseling and the Addiction Research and Clinical Health programs.

She received her bachelor’s degree in cognitive studies and Spanish literature at Vanderbilt University and her master’s degree in community counseling at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Additionally, she received a master’s degree in history and a doctorate in counseling and counselor education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychosocial oncology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Duckworth is currently working on a second PhD in history with attention to the resiliency of indigenous women as they adapted to epidemic disease.