Harold Koenig

Dr. Harold Koenig is on the faculty at Duke University Medical Center as a Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health. He has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion. He is considered by biomedical scientists as one of the world’s top experts on religion and health. Dr. Koenig is the lead author of the “Handbook of Religion and Health,” and two handbooks for military leaders and chaplains. Dr. Koenig has given testimony before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives concerning the benefits of religious involvement in public health.  His research has been featured on many TV/radio programs and newspapers/magazines, including ABC’s World News Tonight, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Reader’s Digest, Parade Magazine, Newsweek, and TIME. He is the recipient of the 2012 Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association, the 2013 Gary Collins Award from the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), and the 2021 Frank Minirth Award for Excellence in Christian Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine from AACC.  He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Religion and Health and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.