IHP’s colleagues at the Emory University Religion and Public Health Collaborative (RPHC) have hosted noted scholars who have spent their careers in the field of religion and public health.

• Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., President and CEO of CARE USA:  “The Significance of Faith in International Development Work”

• Andrea Phelps, PhD, Harvard University: “Religious Coping Leads to More Life-Prolonging Care”

• Tracy Balboni, PhD, Harvard University: “The Impact of Spiritual Care From the Medical Team on Terminal Cancer Patients End-of-Life Medical Care and Well-Being”

• Ellen Idler, Emory University: “Religiously Influenced End-of-Life Decision-Making: Finding the Context”

• Steve de Gruchy, PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: “Water and the Spirit: Theology in the Time of Cholera”

• Rev. Paul Germond, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa: “Healthworlds: Conceptualizing Landscapes of Health and Healing”

• Ellen Idler, PhD, Director, Religion and Public Health Collaborative:  “Under the Umbrella of Religion and Health Research: How is Religion’s Relationship to Public Health Different from its Role in Medicine?”