Dr. Matthew Dupre

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Biography

Matthew E. Dupre is a Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University and a Faculty Research Scholar at the Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI). His research specializes in medical sociology, particularly the study of aging, health disparities, and cardiovascular disease outcomes among older adults. Dr. Dupre's work explores various dimensions of health equity, focusing on race and socioeconomic disparities that affect chronic disease trajectories and mortality. He investigates the impact of social stressors on cardiovascular disease onset and progression, as well as the development of adaptive risk-assessment models. Additionally, he studies social determinants of healthy aging, particularly in China, integrating life course theory into clinical outcomes research. Dr. Dupre has published extensively in leading journals in medicine and sociology, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Gerontology, and is an active member of editorial boards for several journals. He holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Research Interests

Courses

Topics in Population Health Sciences Topics in Population Health Sciences

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)