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Michelle Scotton Franklin, PhD, RN, PMHNP, FNP
@michellescotton.bsky.social
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Scientist, Nurse Practitioner, and Assitant Professor @DukeUniversity committed to improving the health and well-being of the disability community and other marginalized communities through community-engaged research, education, and clinical practice.
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I’m grateful to my colleagues and collaborators who made this work possible.

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How might you or your organization incorporate person-centered approaches in research and care? Let me know if you would like to discuss
People with IDD and their families have historically been excluded from many areas of health research. This roadmap is a step toward changing that — ensuring that voices of people with lived experience are central in the research process.
Thrilled to share that I co-authored “A Roadmap for Accelerating Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities using PCORnet” with an incredible group of experts from across the US. And I’ll be able to share another update on this work soon!!!

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4 years ago today, I shared this image of Hatteras OBX and wrote:

“No rain, no rainbows.
Cloudy days always close and lead to sun-filled tomorrows.
So I will continue to practice sitting in the present with all it includes… so I can see tomorrow even more
clearly and fully alive.”

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Still true.
Please join us next Tuesday to hear our PCORI project finding and learn from incredible North Carolina and National Disability Advocates about advancing health research with the IDD community. It is free and open to everyone. Register here duke.is/7/nr6b
It’s a beautiful, quiet night on campus. And this view of the #dukechapel never grows old. #foreverduke
This is a nightmare.
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
This!!!! 👇👇👇
Extraordinarily cruel

People will get sick

Drug resistance will spike

It sounds as if PEPFAR could be terminated (not just “paused”)

Until now, PEPFAR enjoyed bipartisan support & has arguably been one of the most effective bilateral health aid programs ever

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
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Check out our new publication describing these important findings! @brystana.bsky.social breaks things down 👇👇👇#academicsky #vbp #econsky #healthpolicy
New study in @jama.com @duke-population.bsky.social: We found relative increases in Medicaid personal care services for dual-eligible beneficiaries newly enrolled in D-SNPs vs other MA #econsky #academicsky #VBP @chvanhoutven.bsky.social @valeriesmith.bsky.social @michellescotton.bsky.social
So proud of my friends Terri Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi!!! They have conducted incredible research for many years to build to this.

How old are you, really?

#aging #healthpolicy #humandevelopment #biomarkers #science #technology
How old are you, really? Biological aging tech from Duke inventors spotlighted on TV

Duke professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi invented technology that measures aging based on biomarkers from a person’s organ systems.

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How old are you, really? Biological aging tech from Duke inventors spotlighted on TV | DUPRI
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