Theodore Kennedy Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Developing new AI and sensing tools and infrastructure for multi-modal biomedical data integration to drive precision/personalized methods for early detection, intervention, and prevention of disease.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Theodore Kennedy Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
- Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Contact Information
- Office Location: 534 Research Dr, Durham, NC 27708
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
Research Interests
Generation and use of large-scale biomedical datasets for AI modeling and digital biomarker development to guide personalized, just-in-time therapies.
Courses Taught
- ISS 796T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 795T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 396T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 395T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
- ECE 899: Special Readings in Electrical Engineering
- BME 793: Graduate Independent Study
- BME 792: Continuation of Graduate Independent Study
- BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
- BME 790L: Advanced Topics with the Lab for Graduate Students in Biomedical Engineering
- BME 789: Internship in Biomedical Engineering
- BME 590: Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering
- BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
- BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
- BME 390L: Special Topics with a Lab
- BME 290: Intermediate Topics (GE)
In the News
- Time Change and Exercise (May 11, 2026)
- Nine Faculty Named 2026 Bass Chairs (Apr 24, 2026)
- New Center Brings Technological Advances to the Future of Health Care (Apr 10, …
- A Marriage of AI and Photonics to Advance Imaging, Health Care and Public Safet…
- Fighting Disease with a Smartwatch? That’s Genius (Jan 26, 2024)
- Duke Celebrates Women and Girls in Science Day (Feb 10, 2021)
- Early Detection of COVID-19: How Your Smartwatch Could Help (Aug 25, 2020)
- School of Medicine Forum Addresses the Role of Data Science During Times of Cri…
- A COVID-19 Study for Early Detection Expands to Reach New Communities (Jun 15, …
- Here'e How to Make Smartwatch Health Data Useful for Research (May 15, 2020)
- Using Smartphones in the Effort for Early Detection of COVID-19 (Apr 8, 2020)
- NC Survey Tracks How Residents Are Changing Behavior In Pandemic (Apr 6, 2020)
Representative Publications
- Liao, Jiawen, Ruoxue Chen, Rui Tian, Chenyu Qiu, Wu Chen, Zhenchun Yang, Jiayuan Hao, et al. “Wearable measured physiological stress and activity patterns changes after 2025 Los Angeles wildfire among older adults: findings from a pilot prospective cohort study.” Environmental Research, Health : ERH 4, no. 3 (September 2026): 031002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae7faf.
- Jeong, Hayoung, Leeor Hershkovich, Victoria Glunt, Logan White, Karnika Singh, Matthew J. Crowley, Benjamin A. Goldstein, Anastasia-Stefania Alexopoulos, and Jessilyn Dunn. “Automated Text Message Outreach to Increase Diabetes Screening: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial.” MedRxiv, June 24, 2026. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.22.26356244.
- Sullivan, Stephanie A., Anita Silver Shlesinger, Karnika Singh, Perisa Ashar, and Jessilyn P. Dunn. “Unaddressed implications of the FDA's 2026 guidance on wellness devices.” Nature Biomedical Engineering, June 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-026-01727-2.
- Jeong, Hayoung, Srikar Katta, Will Ke Wang, Alexander Volfovsky, and Jessilyn Dunn. “Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Physical Activity Patterns.” Nature Health, April 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44360-026-00115-z.
- Jiang, Yihang, Connor Spies, Ali R. Roghanizad, Will Ke Wang, Satasuk Joy Bhosai, Laurie Snyder, Ashley Burke, David MacLeod, and Jessilyn Dunn. “Performance of Wearable Pulse Oximetry During Controlled Hypoxia Induction: Instrument Validation Study.” JMIR Form Res 10 (March 27, 2026): e85253. https://doi.org/10.2196/85253.