David E Eagle | Scholars@Duke

David E Eagle
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health

I am an Assistant Research Professor the Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research and the Duke Global Health Institute. I am an expert on the health of religious clergy, the changing shape of churches in North American society, and the implications of these trends for the professional training of ministers.

More recently, my research has begun to branch out internationally. I am doing research on clergy in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and studying the mental health of sexual and gender minorities around the world.

Methodologically, I am skilled in the collection and analysis of survey data, including longitudinal and social network data.

Current Research Interests

Using Heart Rate Variability to evaluate stress interventions
Uncovering patterns in the evolution of depressive symptoms in clergy populations
Understanding clergy conception of mental health in the DRC
Revealing how structural racism impacts professional careers
Studying the connection between perceived and enacted social support
Using respondent-driven sampling to study sexual and gender minorities

Office Hours

By appointment, email or call to set up.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2019

Contact Information

Box 90392, Durham, NC 27708
PO Box 90392, Durham, NC 27710
david.eagle@duke.edu (919) 613-5497
Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
Personal Website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2015
Recognition
In the News
- JUL 24, 2019 Duke Global Health
  
  Clergy Health, Local to Global
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
- Research
  - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- SMILE awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025
- Clergy Mental Health-Congo 2018 - 2021
- Caregiving and Flourishing Mental Health awarded by St. Louis University 2016 - 2018
- The Impact of Financial Shock on Religious and Non-Religious Philanthropy awarded by Indiana University 2015 - 2016
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Statewide Panel Survey of United Methodist Clergy awarded by The Duke Endowment 2018 - 2023
- The Seminary to Early Ministry Study awarded by The Duke Endowment 2018 - 2023
- The Selah Stress Intervention Study awarded by The Duke Endowment 2018 - 2022
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Proeschold-Bell, Rae Jean, Dori M. Steinberg, Jia Yao, David E. Eagle, Timothy W. Smith, Grace Y. Cai, and Elizabeth L. Turner. “Using a holistic health approach to achieve weight-loss maintenance: results from the Spirited Life intervention.” Transl Behav Med 10, no. 1 (February 3, 2020): 223–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby117.
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  - Eagle, David E., Warren A. Kinghorn, Heather Parnell, Cyrilla Amanya, Vanroth Vann, Senti Tzudir, Venkata Gopala Krishna Kaza, Chimdi Temesgen Safu, Kathryn Whetten, and Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell. “Religion and Caregiving for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers Across Four Religious Traditions and Five Global Contexts.” J Relig Health, December 5, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00955-y.
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  - Kinghorn, W. A., C. L. M. Keyes, H. E. Parnell, D. E. Eagle, B. M. Biru, C. Amanya, V. Vann, et al. “Putting virtues in context: engaging the VIA classification of character strengths in caregiving for orphans and vulnerable children across cultures.” Journal of Positive Psychology 14, no. 6 (November 2, 2019): 845–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1579363.
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  - Eagle, D. E., C. F. Hybels, and R. J. Proeschold-Bell. “Perceived social support, received social support, and depression among clergy.” Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 36, no. 7 (July 1, 2019): 2055–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407518776134.
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  - Proeschold-Bell, Rae, David Eagle, Warren Kinghorn, Kathryn Whetten, N. J. Molokwu, C. L. M. Keyes, M. M. Sohail, et al. “Caring and thriving: An international qualitative study of caregivers of orphaned and vulnerable children and strategies to sustain positive mental health,” March 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.12.024.
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  - Case, Andrew D., David E. Eagle, Jia Yao, and Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell. “Disentangling Race and Socioeconomic Status in HealthDisparities Research: an Examination of Black and White Clergy.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 5, no. 5 (October 2018): 1014–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-017-0449-7.
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  - Eagle, D., L. A. Keister, and J. G. Read. “Household Charitable Giving at the Intersection of Gender, Marital Status, and Religion.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017734650.
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  - Proeschold-Bell, Rae Jean, Elizabeth L. Turner, Gary G. Bennett, Jia Yao, Xiang-Fang Li, David E. Eagle, Rachel A. Meyer, et al. “A 2-Year Holistic Health and Stress Intervention: Results of an RCT in Clergy.” Am J Prev Med 53, no. 3 (September 2017): 290–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2017.04.009.
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  - Smith, Timothy W., David E. Eagle, and Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell. “Prospective Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and the Metabolic Syndrome: the Spirited Life Study of Methodist Pastors in North Carolina.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 51, no. 4 (August 2017): 610–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-017-9883-3.
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  - Eagle, D. E., A. A. Miles, and R. J. Proeschold-Bell. “The Honeymoon is Over: Occupational Relocation and Changes in Mental Health Among United Methodist Clergy.” Review of Religious Research 59, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 31–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13644-016-0263-4.
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  - Eagle, David. “The Negative Relationship between Size and the Probability of Weekly Attendance in Churches in the United States.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 2 (August 31, 2016): 237802311561716–237802311561716. https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023115617168.
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  - Eagle, A. J., D. E. Eagle, T. E. Stobbe, and G. C. Van Kooten. “Farmland protection and agriculturalland values at the urban-rural Fringe: British Columbia's agricultural land reserve.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 97, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 282–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aau098.
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  - Eagle, D. E. “Historicizing the megachurch.” Journal of Social History 48, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 589–604. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shu109.
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  - Eagle, D. E., and R. J. Proeschold-Bell. “Methodological considerations in the use of name generators and interpreters.” Social Networks 40 (January 1, 2015): 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2014.07.005.
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  - Eagle, D. E. “Mega, medium, and mini: Size and the socioeconomic status composition of American protestant churches.” Research in the Sociology of Work 23 (January 1, 2012): 281–307. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-2833(2012)0000023015.
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  - Eagle, D. E. “Changing Patterns of Attendance at Religious Services in Canada, 1986-2008.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 50, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 187–200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01559.x.
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  - Read, J. G., and D. E. Eagle. “Intersecting Identities as a Source of Religious Incongruence.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 50, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 116–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01555.x.
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  - Eagle, D. “The loosening bond of religion on canadian society: Reply to Bibby.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 50, no. 4 (January 1, 2011): 838–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01596_2.x.
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  - Eagle, David. “Pneumatological Ecclesiology and Same-Sex Marriage: A Non-Essentialist Approach using the work of Eugene Rogers and John Zizioulas.” Conrad Grebel Review 28, no. 2 (2010): 43–68.
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  - Eagle, David. “Anthony Bartlett’s Concept of Abyssal Compassion and the Possibility of a Truly Nonviolent Atonement.” Conrad Grebel Review 26, no. 2 (2006): 66–81.
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- Book Sections
  - Eagle, D. E. “The U.S. mainline protestant context.” In Religious Leadership: A Reference Handbook, 3–10, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452276137.n6.
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  - Read, J. G., and D. Eagle. “Intersectionality and identity: An exploration of Arab American women.” In Religion and Inequality in America: Research and Theory on Religion’s Role in Stratification, 75–94, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139226479.006.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2019

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Education, Training, & Certifications

In the News

Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Recent Courses