David Gute received his M.P.H. and Ph.D. from Yale University and is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University. He holds joint appointments with the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. His research is at the interface of engineering and public health. He has previously served as the Academic Director of the Tufts in Talloires Program in France and is a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. A multiple award recipient for service and teaching excellence, Gute also co-taught the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) produced at Tufts which featured global health content and enrolled over 12,000 participants from 175 countries.
This will be Gute’s fourth Tufts Travel and Learn engagement. On this trip he will explore the connections between the changing social environment and cultural influences on population health. All of this plays out under the uncertainties imposed by climate change which is a fitting vehicle to deepen our understanding and appreciation of French Polynesia.