David B. Larson
David B. Larson, M.D., was a psychiatrist trained at Duke, who founded and directed the National Institute for Healthcare Research and was a leader in the religion and health research field. He died suddenly at the young age of 54 on March 5, 2002. The David B. Larson Memorial Lecture was established in 2003 to honor Dr. Larson’s pioneering work.
David B. Larson Memorial Lecture
The 8th Annual David B. Larson Memorial Lecture will be held during the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health. The speaker will be Tracy Balboni, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Balboni holds degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. She currently serves as instructor in radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School and is a core researcher in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Center for Psychooncology and Palliative Care Research. Her primary research interests are located at the intersection of oncology, palliative care, and the role of religion and spirituality in the experience of life-threatening illness. Her research endeavors have included examining religion and spirituality in the experience of advanced cancer as part of the NIH-funded Coping with Cancer study. Dr. Balboni has also received awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supporting a mixed quantitative-qualitative research protocol evaluating religion and spirituality operating among oncology physicians, nurses, and advanced cancer patients. Her work also includes forging improved dialogue between academic theology, religious communities, and the field of medicine. For details about the location, time, and cost of the lecture and the meeting please visit www.societysth.org. You may also contact dukespiritualityandhealth@gmail.com.
