Overview
David Toole has a joint appointment in the Global Health Institute, the Divinity School, and the Kenan Institute for Ethics. His recent courses include Global Health Systems, Global Health as a Moral Enterprise, Challenges of Living and Ethical Life, and Life, the Universe, and Everything: How to Ask the Right Questions in a World without Answers. His research centers on questions concerning what it means to be human, and on the role of mission hospitals in African health systems.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Theology and Ethics
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2014 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics
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2023 - Present
Kenan Institute for Ethics,
University Institutes and Centers
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Theology and Ethics
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2019 - Present
Divinity School
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Theology and Ethics
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2019 - Present
Kenan Institute for Ethics,
University Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2015 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
A 2-Year Holistic Health and Stress Intervention: Results of an RCT in Clergy.
Journal Article Am J Prev Med · September 2017 INTRODUCTION: This study sought to determine the effect of a 2-year, multicomponent health intervention (Spirited Life) targeting metabolic syndrome and stress simultaneously. DESIGN: An RCT using a three-cohort multiple baseline design was conducted in 20 ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Emergence of Undergraduate Majors in Global Health: Systematic Review of Programs and Recommendations for Future Directions.
Conference The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · January 2017 Global health education has been expanding rapidly and several universities have created an undergraduate major degree (bachelor's degree) in global heath or global health studies. Because there are currently no national guidelines for undergraduate degree ... Full text CiteCorrigendum to Use of a randomized multiple baseline design: Rationale and design of the Spirited Life holistic health intervention study [Contemp Clin Trials 35 (2013) 138-152]
Journal Article Contemporary Clinical Trials · January 1, 2014 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Pursuit of Purpose and Vocation
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2020 - 2024DukeEngage in Durham NC and Durham England
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2017 - 2024Annual Funding
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for Ethics · 2022 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1996
Ph.D.