Brief Bio

Dr. Kathryn Evans Kreider joined the School of Nursing faculty in July, 2014. She graduated from Samford University with a BS in psychology in 2004, and earned her BSN (2005) and MSN (2007) at University of Florida. She completed her DNP at the Duke University School of Nursing in 2013, and her capstone project (“The implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based protocol to treat diabetic ketoacidosis: a quality improvement study”) received the Outstanding Capstone Project award for 2014 and was awarded an honorable mention by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Dr. Kreider, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, currently practices in Duke’s Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition. Her practice includes the management of patients with disorders of the endocrine system (specifically diabetes, thyroid, adrenal and metabolic disorders) and evaluating patients in the Duke Lipid Clinic. As a member of the Duke Diabetes Research Clinic, she has served as an investigator in various diabetes and hypertension clinical trials including two separate NIH/NIDDK trials, including a glycemia reduction study (GRADE) and a hypertension trial (SPRINT), as well as several industry sponsored studies evaluating new treatment modalities for type 2 diabetes. She serves as the appointed chair of education for the Endocrine Nurses Society. Additionally, Dr. Kreider was recently appointed to the Professional Practice Committee for the American Diabetes Association, the committee that writes the Standards of Medical Care of Diabetes each year. Dr. Kreider is the lead faculty for the endocrinology specialty at DUSON.

Academic Program Affiliations

Master of Science in Nursing Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Education

DNP	Duke University
MSN	University of Florida
BSN	University of Florida

Professional Certifications

FNP-BC	Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
APRN

Research Interests

Research interests include:
• Diabetes, type 1
• Diabetes, type 2
• Obesity in diabetes
• Nutrition for diabetes
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Inpatient diabetes management
• Self-management for diabetes
• Depression in diabetes
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Chronic disease

Awards and Honors

• 2014 Graduation Speaker, North Carolina Nursing Association's Leadership Academy

• 2014 Certificate of Honorable Mention, American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Excellence in Advancing Nursing Practice

• 2014 Honorary DNP Degree Marshall, May 2014 Graduation, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2014 Outstanding Capstone Project, DNP Cohort, Duke University 2014 School of Nursing

• 2007 Clinical Excellence Award, MSN program recipient, University of Florida

• 2005 Clinical Excellence Award, ABSN program recipient, University of Florida

• 2005 Florida League for Nursing Student Clinical Excellence Award

• 2001 LEAD Scholar (Leadership, Education, Diversity)

• 2001 Presidential Scholar

Areas of Expertise

• Adult Health
• Chronic Illness
• Clinical Research Management
• Family Health

Areas of Interest

• Nutrition
• Diabetes Management
• Thyroid Disorders
• Adrenal Disorders

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25772640 Kreider, K. E., Lien, L. F. Transitioning safely from intravenous to subcutaneous insulin. Curr Diab Rep. May, 2015; 15(5); article 23

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24785671 Evans, K. J., Thompson, J., Spratt, S. E., Lien, L. F., Vorderstrasse, A. The implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based protocol to treat diabetic ketoacidosis: a quality improvement study. Adv Emerg Nurs J. Apr-Jun, 2014; 36(2); 189-98

Grant Funding (selected)

• Communities of Practice (CoP)  
  HRSA
  HRSA 16-070
  07/2016-07/2019
  Role: Lead Faculty
  Project Goals: 1) create a collaborative model (Communities of Practice or CoP) with mechanisms to build and sustain partnerships between academic centers and clinical practice sites;2) develop and support clinical preceptors in preceptor preparedness, clinical knowledge, and scholarly endeavors within the CoP framework; 3) expand educational preparation for primary care advanced practice nurses (APNs) by advancing knowledge through a diabetes/endocrinology concentration within DUSON MSN program; 4) prepare and graduate culturally and ethnically diverse FNP and AGNP with the theoretical knowledge and skills to provide primary care and manage MCC in underserved ethnic groups in rural and community healthcare settings.

• Diabetes Self-Management & Support LIVE (Learning in Virtual Environments)  
  National Institutes of Health/NHLBI
  1R01-HL118189-01
  06/2013-05/2018
  Role: Interventionist
  Project Goal: Evaluate the efficacy of a technologically based bio-behavioral diabetes self-management training and support (DSMT/S) intervention in a virtual environment.

• SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial)  
  NIDDK/NHLBI
  N01-HC-95257 Sub-award 30209
  11/2010-11/2014
  Role: Sub-investigator
  Project Goal: To determine whether randomization to the intensive strategy (target SBP <120 mm Hg) is more effective than a standard strategy (target SBP < 140 mm Hg) in reducing the incidence of serious cardiovascular disease events.

• GRADE (Glycemia Reduction and Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study)  
  NIDDK
  1U01-DK098246-01 Sub-award S-GRD1213-EAB
  05/2013-05/2014
  Role: Sub-investigator
  Project Goal: The primary purpose of this study is to do a comparative effectiveness study of the metabolic effects of four common anti-diabetic drugs when combined with metformin in a recent-onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) population.

• Breakfast Nutrition and Inpatient Glycemia  
  Duke University Hospital Internal Funding
  Pro00031605
  01/2012-12/2013
  Role: Co-investigator
  Project Goal: A comparison of current standard of care meals versus new menus (in which we redistributed the macronutrient content to de-emphasize carbohydrate- and encourage protein-content) was conducted. We hypothesized that the new menus will lead to an improvement in inpatient glycemic control, which can decrease incidence of infection and potentially shorten length-of-stay.

• Daily Tadalafil and Gastric Emptying Time in Diabetic Gastroparesis  
  Duke University Hospital Internal Funding
  Pro00027389
  01/2011-12/2013
  Role: Sub-investigator