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Notes
Dr. Wilberforce O. Mundia is an Associate
Professor of religion and philosophy in the
Department of Religion and Philosophy at Shaw
University. Since 1996, he has taught courses on
philosophy of religion, world religions,
contemporary religious thought, moral philosophy
(ETH 100: Foundations of Knowledge & Ethics; ETH
200: Ethical Concepts & Issues; and ETH 300:
Professional Ethics). Before coming to Shaw
University, Dr. Mundia worked with FOOD for
the POOR, Inc., an International
Interdenominational Agency that seeks to
alleviate the plight of the poor in Third World
Countries—especially in the Caribbean Islands.
Dr. Mundia has received the WHO’S WHO AMONG
AMERICA’S TEACHERS award two years in a row
(2003-2004, 2004-2005). His research interests
focus on the nature, sources, and suggested
solutions to problems of human and animal
suffering.
This research interest has led him to actively
participate in research programs at Shaw
University which deal with problems of
healthcare disparities in the USA. He recently
served as Principal Investigator and
Co-Investigator on two projects sponsored by The
Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and
housed in the Institute for Health, Social, and
Community Research at Shaw University. A
manuscript from one of these studies,
“Comparing United States vs. International
Medical School Graduate Physicians Who Serve
African American and White Elderly,” was
recently published (January 26, 2007) in the
journal, Health Services Research.
Another manuscript based on the impact of
workforce transitions on the disruption of
longitudinal physician-patient relationships was
recently (March 20, 2006) submitted to the
journal Medical Care Research and Review,
and is expected to be published soon.
Dr. Mundia received his doctorate from Boston
University in Philosophy of Religion and Moral
Philosophy in 1995. In addition to publishing a
definitive essay in The International Journal of
Philosophy of Religion (December, 2002), he has
presented many papers at professional
conferences on problems of evil, terrorism, and
suggested solutions. He also participates in
many activities (and has served as a Resource
Person to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of
North Carolina) where he is often called upon to
conduct retreats and special educational
programs. Dr. Mundia serves on many university
committees— including University Marshall, the
Academic Standards Committee, the Library
Committee, and the Self-Study Steering
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