Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Yale University 1990
  • B.A., University of Alabama Birmingham 1984
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Hymowitz Family Professor of the Practice in Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017 - 2022
  • Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017 - 2022
  • Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2014 - 2017
  • Associate Professor of the Practice, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2009 - 2014
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JUL 7, 2022

    Duke Global Health Institute

    Retiring DGHI Professor David Boyd Reflects on What His Students Taught Him

  • JUN 8, 2020

    Duke Global Health Institute

    Embracing Global Health's Teachable Moment

  • NOV 23, 2015

    Faculty Leads Nutrition Intervention Effort to Prevent Stunting in Guatemala

  • JUN 17, 2015

    When Is a Selfie More Than a Selfie?

  • MAY 3, 2015

    Global Health Capstones Promote Real-World Problem Solving

  • FEB 6, 2015

    DGHI Faculty Launch Two New MOOCs
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Guatemala (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Implementation of a Safety Program in Guatemala awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Hall, Bria J., Melany Puente, Angie Aguilar, Isabelle Sico, Monica Orozco Barrios, Sindy Mendez, Joy Noel Baumgartner, et al. “Implementation challenges to patient safety in Guatemala: a mixed methods evaluation.” Bmj Qual Saf 31, no. 5 (May 2022): 353–63. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012552.
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    • Sico, Isabelle P., Bria J. Hall, Angie Aguilar-González, Monica Orozco, Carla Ramirez, Joy Noel Baumgartner, David Boyd, et al. “Implementation Analysis of a Perioperative Patient Safety Program in Guatemala.” World J Surg 44, no. 7 (July 2020): 2131–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05495-1.
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    • Tasnim, Noor, Emma M. Heneine, Casey M. MacDermod, Maria L. Perez, and David L. Boyd. “Assessment of Maya women's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs on sexually transmitted infections in Guatemala: a qualitative pilot study.” Bmc Women’S Health 20, no. 1 (March 2020): 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-00925-7.
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    • Cai, Yi, and David L. Boyd. “Effect of a traditional Chinese medicine course for undergraduate nursing students: A pre-/post-test study.” Nurse Education Today 70 (November 2018): 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.013.
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    • Hoyler, Elizabeth, Roxana Martinez, Kurren Mehta, Hunter Nisonoff, and David Boyd. “Beyond medical pluralism: characterising health-care delivery of biomedicine and traditional medicine in rural Guatemala.” Global Public Health 13, no. 4 (April 2018): 503–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2016.1207197.
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    • Atyeo, Natalie N., Tahvi D. Frank, Emma F. Vail, William A. L. Sperduto, and David L. Boyd. “Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Maya Mothers in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: Practices and Beliefs.” Journal of Human Lactation : Official Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 33, no. 4 (November 2017): 781–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334416682729.
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    • Lunyera, Joseph, Daphne Wang, Venance Maro, Francis Karia, David Boyd, Justin Omolo, Uptal D. Patel, John W. Stanifer, and John W. Comprehensive Kidney Disease Assessment For Risk factors, epidemiology, Knowledge, and Attitudes (CKD AFRiKA) Study. “Traditional medicine practices among community members with diabetes mellitus in Northern Tanzania: an ethnomedical survey.” Bmc Complement Altern Med 16, no. 1 (August 11, 2016): 282. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1262-2.
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    • Stanifer, John W., Joseph Lunyera, David Boyd, Francis Karia, Venance Maro, Justin Omolo, and Uptal D. Patel. “Traditional medicine practices among community members with chronic kidney disease in northern Tanzania: an ethnomedical survey.” Bmc Nephrol 16 (October 23, 2015): 170. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0161-y.
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    • Culver, Kathryn A., Kathryn Whetten, David L. Boyd, and Karen O’Donnell. “Yoga to Reduce Trauma-Related Distress and Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Living in Orphanages in Haiti: A Pilot Study.” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.) 21, no. 9 (September 2015): 539–45. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2015.0017.
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    • Cai, Yi, David L. Boyd, Remy R. Coeytaux, Truls Østbye, Bei Wu, and Zongfu Mao. “Treatment of chronic conditions with traditional Chinese medicine: findings from traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in Hubei, China.” J Altern Complement Med 21, no. 1 (January 2015): 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.0125.
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    • Stanifer, John W., Uptal D. Patel, Francis Karia, Nathan Thielman, Venance Maro, Dionis Shimbi, Humphrey Kilaweh, et al. “The determinants of traditional medicine use in Northern Tanzania: a mixed-methods study.” Plos One 10, no. 4 (2015): e0122638. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122638.
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    • Freedman, Darcy A., Kimberly D. Bess, Holly A. Tucker, David L. Boyd, Arleen M. Tuchman, and Kenneth A. Wallston. “Public health literacy defined.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 36, no. 5 (May 2009): 446–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2009.02.001.
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  • Other Articles

    • Premji, A., P. Sholar, L. Wanda, K. Potnis, J. Edwards, L. Chadwick, and D. L. Boyd. “The Quest to Eradicate Polio: Lessons Learned from Nigeria’s Challenges and Successes. Center for Global Development Policy Papers. Online 11/2016.” Center for Global Development, n.d.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • GLHLTH 101: Fundamentals of Global Health 2021
  • GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2021
  • GLHLTH 499: Global Health Capstone 2021
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Spirituality, Self-management and Chronic Disease among Ethnic Groups of Robeson County, North Carolina . August 2016 - May 2017  2016 - 2017
  • Fieldword in the Western Highlands of Guatemala . 2015  2015
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  Service to Duke

  • Bass Connections Faculty Advisory Council. 2017 - 2021  2017 - 2021
  • Bass Connections Theme Leader (Global Health). 2017 - 2021  2017 - 2021

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