Overview
Dr. Jeff Levin, an epidemiologist and religious scholar, holds a distinguished chair at Baylor University, where he is University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Medical Humanities, and Director of the Program on Religion and Population Health at the Institute for Studies of Religion. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, and as an Affiliated Member of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, the Gerontological Society of America, and the International Society for Science and Religion. He has authored or edited over 250 scholarly publications, including 12 books. Dr. Levin's current research and writing are focused on three areas: (a) social and psychiatric epidemiologic research on religion and population health, (b) theories of healing and the work of healers, and (c) the role of faith-based initiatives in public health and healthcare policy. He is an honors graduate of the Duke Department of Religion.