David holds a PhD in health sociology from NCEPH. His special interests include the social determinants of health, health equity and non-numerical research methods. David has worked in the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa. Previously he was based at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam and prior to that he held a joint Commonwealth/UNESCO Chair at the University of the West Indies, where he conducted research in a range of Caribbean and South American countries. He was also Adjunct Professor in Public Health at the University of Texas, Houston and between 2014 and 2018, he was Professor in Medicine and Head of Public Health at Griffith University. In 2003, David was appointed Member of the Order of Australia for services to public and community health.