David E. Eagle, Ph.D.

David E. Eagle, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

Duke Global Health Institute

Department of Sociology

Duke University

Biography

I am an Assistant Research Professor of Global Health and Sociology and a faculty affiliate at the Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research. In partnership with Duke Divinity School, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell and I help lead the Duke Clergy Health Initiative, a world leader in researching and designing interventions for pastors and religious leaders.

I am an expert on the health of religious clergy, the changing role of churches in North American society and the implications of these trends for the professional training of ministers. I have done significant work on burnout, depression and social support. A major strand of my research explores how structural racism impacts the experience of Black clergy.

I am Principal Investigator of The Seminary to Early Ministry Study, a multi-year, multi-cohort study seeking to understand how seminary impacts the health, occupational wellbeing, theology, and career trajectories of students.

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

My research is published in the American Journal of Sociology, the Journal of Religion and Health, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Social Networks, the Journal of Social History, the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and the Review of Religious Research.

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Interests
  • Theological Education
  • Clergy Health and Wellbeing
  • The Social Organization of North American Religion
  • Racial Inequality in Religious Organizations
  • Quantitative Research Methods
Education
  • PhD in Sociology, 2015

    Duke University

  • MA in Sociology, 2012

    Duke University

  • Th.M., 2009

    Duke Divinity School

  • M.Div., 2002

    Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary

  • B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, 1997

    University of Alberta

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