Dirk A. Davis

Dr. Dirk A. Davis is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health at Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, concurrently holding a primary appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Implementation Science at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. As a behavioral scientist and mixed methodologist, his research focuses on reducing health disparities through community-engaged interventions.

Education:
Earned MPH and PhD in Health Behavior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Research Focus:
His interdisciplinary work examines:

• HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment disparities
• Mental health interventions for marginalized populations
• Implementation science frameworks in low-resource settings
• Violence reduction strategies
• Intersectional stigma in Central American contexts

Publication Trends:
His 15 most recent articles demonstrate consistent focus on health disparities affecting sexual and gender minorities in Guatemala and Latin America, employing mixed methodologies to explore structural determinants of health, intervention efficacy, and implementation challenges. Dominant themes include intersectional stigma, health navigation systems, violence impacts, and HIV care continuum optimization.

Research Funding:

• Postdoctoral Fellow: Duke Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS (T32AI007392, 2022)
• Postdoctoral Fellow: Fogarty GloCal Global Health Fellowship (D43TW009343, 2021)
• Predoctoral Fellow: UNC Training Program in STDs and HIV (T32AI00700143, 2019-2020)

Global Engagement:
Extensive fieldwork in Central America since 2010, including five years in Guatemala with US Peace Corps, collaborating with governmental, academic, and community organizations.