Nathan Adam Boucher

Nathan Adam Boucher is a Research Health Scientist at the Durham VA Health System’s ADAPT Center and a faculty member at Duke University across multiple schools: Sanford School of Public Policy, Medical School, and School of Nursing. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development and as Core Faculty at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.

• Education: DrPH (2015, SUNY Downstate), M.P.A. (2011, Baruch College), M.S. (2004, Northeastern University)
• Research Focus: Intersects social care and health care through aging policy, palliative care quality improvement, community-based research, and health workforce development

His recent publications span 2025–2024, emphasizing caregiver experiences, home-based care metrics, and long-term care reform. Awards include the Health Care Systems Research Network MCC Scholar (2020) and Palliative Care Research Scholar (2017). Funded by grants like the Duke/UNC ADAR Program (2024–2029) and WECARE (2021–2027), his work addresses critical gaps in elder care, Medicaid funding, and caregiver support systems. He teaches courses on U.S. healthcare systems and bioethics.