Joseph D. Tucker is an infectious diseases physician interested in how generosity can improve health in the short and long term. In the short term, generosity spreads through social networks to improve mood, enhance health service uptake, and build community solidarity. In the long term, generosity can build more robust research teams, improve population health, and bend the arc of justice. The team has demonstrated in NIH-funded clinical trials that generosity is contagious, leading to better medical, psychological, and community outcomes.
Dr. Tucker is also fascinated by crowdsourcing where a group of people solve part of a problem and then share solutions back with the community. Dr. Tucker feels privileged to work in partnership with outstanding partners in academia and the community. Dr. Tucker strongly believes that one powerful question – “What are you grateful for” – can transform sterile clinics into spaces of healing and hope.
