David M. Claborn
David Claborn started his professional career as a public health entomologist for the U.S. Navy, allowing him to work internationally. He has spent about eight years working outside the U.S., from Venezuela to South Korea. He was also stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. He completed his Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2001. After retiring from the Navy at the rank of Commander in 2008, he moved to Missouri State University, where he served as the director of the Master of Public Health program for 10 years. In 2023, he became the Associate Dean of the College of Healthcare Technologies at the American University of Iraq-Baghdad.